H.R. 2442: Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-14 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 611.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 788 (2009): On Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair, HR2442 (2009-10-15), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 611. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009

Plain summary

Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of: (1) recycled water distribution systems in California in cooperation with the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District and the Ironhouse Sanitary District; and (2) recycled water system facilities in California in cooperation with the Dublin San Ramon Services District, the city of Petaluma, Redwood City, and the city of Palo Alto. Limits the federal share of each project to 25%. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to enter into individual agreements with the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Recycling implementing agencies to fund specified projects under such Act through the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies. Authorizes the Secretary to include in such agreements a provision for the reimbursement of construction costs, subject to appropriations made available for the federal share of the projects. Increases the authorization of appropriations for the design, planning, and construction of: (1) recycled water system facilities in cooperation with the city of Antioch, California; and (2) recycled water treatment facilities in cooperation with the city of San Jose, California, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

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Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009

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Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · 8 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2442, Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009 (2009-09-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2442, Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009 (2009-09-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2442, Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009 (2010-08-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2442, Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009 (2010-08-20)

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Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

Recorded votes

House roll call 743 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2442 (2009-09-30): Failed
House roll call 788 (2009): On Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair, HR2442 (2009-10-15): Passed
House roll call 789 (2009): On Passage, HR2442 (2009-10-15): Passed

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr2442.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr2442 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111