114 STAT. 2818 PUBLIC LAW 106-566—DEC. 23, 2000 Public Law 106-566 106th Congress An Act Dec. 23, 2000 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the reclamation [S. 1694] ^^^ reuse of water and wastewater in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2000. TITLE I—HAWAII WATER RESOURCES STUDY 43 USC 390h SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2000". SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) SECRETARY.— The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) STATE.— The term "State" means the State of Hawaii. SEC. 103. HAWAII WATER RESOURCES STUDY. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and in accordance with the provisions of this title and existing legislative authorities as may be pertinent to the provisions of this title, including: The Act of August 23, 1954 (68 Stat. 773, chapter 838), authorizing the Secretary to investigate the use of irrigation and reclamation resource needs for areas of the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, and Molokai in the State of Hawaii; section 31 of the Hawaii Omnibus Act (43 U.S.C. 4221) authorizing the Secretary to develop reclamation projects in the State under the Act of August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1044, chapter 972; 42 U.S.C. 422a et seq.) (commonly known as the "Small Reclamation Projects Act"); and the amendment made by section 207 of the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act (109 Stat. 364; 25 U.S.C. 386a) authorizing the Secretary to assess charges against Native Hawaiians for reclamation cost recovery in the same manner as charges are assessed against Indians or Indian tribes; is authorized and directed to conduct a study that includes— (1) a survey of the irrigation and other agricultural water delivery systems in the State; (2) an estimation of the cost of repair and rehabilitation of the irrigation and other agricultural water delivery systems; (3) an evaluation of options and alternatives for future use of the irrigation and other agricultural water delivery systems (including alternatives that would improve the use and
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