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Riverside-Corona Feeder Authorization Act

Date: Sept. 21, 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Natural Resources


RIVERSIDE-CORONA FEEDER AUTHORIZATION ACT -- (House of Representatives - September 21, 2004)

Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3334) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design and construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder in cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside, California, as amended.

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Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from New Mexico?

There was no objection.

Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3334 sponsored by the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert) is another step towards drought-proofing southern California. It also reduces the region's dependence on imported water supplies.

This important legislation authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to help local planners plan and build the Riverside-Corona Feeder project, which would capture and store water in the wet years to increase firm water supplies through a series of groundwater wells and pumps. This bill would also authorize Federal assistance to the city of Corona, California, for its water recycling and reuse project.

The bill also authorizes the Department of the Interior to help build the Yucaipa Valley Water Supply Renewal Project. Located in the district of the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis), this project will include an advanced water filtration system and a brine disposal pipeline to remove salinity, contaminants other organic compounds from the water supply.

All of these projects will help develop much-needed domestic water supplies and reduce over-dependence on imported water while providing limited Federal assistance. I urge my colleagues to support this important measure.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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