12 2 STA T .84 4 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 22 9—M A Y 8 , 2008 (B)sum m ariz i ngthe a d ministrati v e and l egal re q uire - ments relating t o the site se c urit y measure . ( 3 ) CONSULTA T I ON. —T he S ecretary shall— ( A ) p rovide pro j ect b ene f iciaries an opportunity to con- sult w ith the Bureau of R eclamation on the planning , design, and construction of the site security measure
and (B) in consultation with project beneficiaries, develop and provide timeframes for the consultation described in subparagraph (A). ( 4 )R E S P ONSE; NOTI C E.—Before incurring costs pursuant to activities described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider cost containment measures recommended by a project beneficiary that has elected to consult with the Bureau of Reclamation on such activities. The Secretary shall provide to the project beneficiary— (A) a timely written response describing proposed actions, if any, to address the recommendation; and (B) notice regarding the costs and status of such activi- ties on a periodic basis. ( 5 ) REPO R T.—The Secretary shall report annually to the N atural Resources Committee of the H ouse of Representatives and the E nergy and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate on site security actions and activities underta k en pursuant to this Act for each fiscal year. The report shall include a summary of F ederal and non-Federal e x penditures for the fiscal year and information relating to a 5-year planning horizon for the program, detailed to show pre-September 1 1, 20 01, and post-September 11, 2001, costs for the site security activi- ties. (d) P RE-SEPTE MB ER 11, 2001 SECURIT Y COST L E V ELS.—Rec- lamation project security costs at the levels of activity that existed prior to September 11, 2001, shall remain reimbursable. SEC.514 . MOR E WAT ER , MORE E N ER GY ,AN DL ESS WASTE. (a) FIN D IN G S.—The Congress finds that— (1) development of energy resources, including oil, natural gas, coalbed methane, and geothermal resources, frequently results in bringing to the surface water extracted from under- ground sources; (2) some of that produced water is used for irrigation or other purposes, but most of the water is returned to the subsurface or otherwise disposed of as waste; (3) reducing the quantity of produced water returned to the subsurface and increasing the quantity of produced water that is made available for irrigation and other uses— (A) would augment water supplies; (B) could reduce the costs to energy developers for disposing of the water; and (C) in some cases, could increase the efficiency of energy development activities; and (4) it is in the national interest— (A) to limit the quantity of produced water disposed of as waste; (B) to optimize the production of energy resources; and 42USC103 01 note.
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