[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 13 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 13

    To require the Secretary of the Army to calculate the aggregate 
      withdrawals of non-Federal entities, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2010

 Mr. Isakson (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Secretary of the Army to calculate the aggregate 
      withdrawals of non-Federal entities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CALCULATION OF WITHDRAWALS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Return flow.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``return flow'' means a 
                discharge that flows directly or indirectly into a 
                reservoir from a wastewater or water supply system in 
                accordance with applicable Federal law (including 
                regulations).
                    (B) Exclusion.--The term ``return flow'' does not 
                include a discharge of storm water that would have 
                flowed into a reservoir described in subparagraph (A) 
                in the absence of a discharge by a non-Federal entity.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
    (b) Calculation of Return Flow.--At the request of a State in which 
a Federal reservoir operated by the Secretary is located, the Secretary 
shall calculate the aggregate withdrawals of a non-Federal entity by 
subtracting any return flow from the aggregate withdrawals of the non-
Federal entity.
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