To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Alamitos Barrier Recycled Water Project and in the Long Beach Water Desalination and Reuse Research and Development Project.

For Further Action See H.R.2738.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 16, 1995

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of: (1) water reclamation and reuse projects to treat effluent from the city of Long Beach in order to provide new water supplies, reduce the demand for potable imported water, and decrease the amount of sewage effluent released into the Long Beach Harbor; and (2) the Long Beach Desalination and Reuse Research and Development Project to demonstrate innovative water desalination and reuse technology to reduce the demand for imported water in southern California. Limits the Government's share to 50 percent of the total cost of any such project, excluding operation or maintenance costs.

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Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] · R–CA

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Natural Resources Committee

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Dec 7, 1995
For Further Action See H.R.2738.
Jun 21, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jun 21, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources.
Jun 16, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jun 16, 1995
Introduced in House
Jun 16, 1995
Introduced in House

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HR 2738 · To make amendments to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and for other purposes.

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Discuss H.R.1879, 104th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Alamitos Barrier Recycled Water Project and in the Long Beach Water Desalination and Reuse Research and Development Project.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/1879

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr1879/BILLS-104hr1879ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.1879, 104th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Alamitos Barrier Recycled Water Project and in the Long Beach Water Desalination and Reuse Research and Development Project.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/1879

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1995-06-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr1879/BILLS-104hr1879ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.1879, 104th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Alamitos Barrier Recycled Water Project and in the Long Beach Water Desalination and Reuse Research and Development Project.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/1879

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1995-06-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr1879/BILLS-104hr1879ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.1879, 104th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Alamitos Barrier Recycled Water Project and in the Long Beach Water Desalination and Reuse Research and Development Project.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/1879

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1995-06-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr1879/BILLS-104hr1879ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.1879 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.