II 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 836 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 

appropriations for sewer overflow control grants. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 9, 2007 

Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. 

VOINOVICH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 

authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water Quality Invest5 ment Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS. 

7 (a) SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS.—Section 

8 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

9 U.S.C. 1301) is amended by striking subsections (e) 

10 through (g) and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 

3 project that receives grant assistance under sub4 section (a) shall be carried out subject to the same 

5 requirements as a project that receives assistance 

6 from a State water pollution control revolving fund 

7 established pursuant to title VI. 

8 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF GOVERNOR.—The re9 quirement described in paragraph (1) shall not apply 

10 to a project that receives grant assistance under 

11 subsection (a) to the extent that the Governor of the 

12 State in which the project is located determines that 

13 a requirement described in title VI is inconsistent 

14 with the purposes of this section. 

15 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

17 appropriated to carry out this section— 

18 ‘‘(A) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

19 ‘‘(B) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

20 ‘‘(C) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

21 ‘‘(D) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(E) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 

24 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts 

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1 tion under paragraph (1) shall remain available until 

2 expended. 

3 ‘‘(g) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—For fiscal year 2008, 

5 subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall 

6 use the amounts appropriated to carry out this sec7 tion under subsection (f)(1) to provide grants to mu8 nicipalities and municipal entities under subsection 

9 (a)(2) in accordance with the priority criteria de10 scribed in subsection (b). 

11 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEAR 2009 AND THEREAFTER.— 

12 For fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, 

13 subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall 

14 use the amounts appropriated to carry out this sec15 tion under subsection (f)(1) to provide grants to 

16 States under subsection (a)(1) in accordance with a 

17 formula that— 

18 ‘‘(A) shall be established by the Adminis19 trator, after providing notice and an oppor20 tunity for public comment; and 

21 ‘‘(B) allocates to each State a proportional 

22 share of the amounts based on the total needs 

23 of the State for municipal combined sewer over24 flow controls and sanitary sewer overflow con25 trols, as identified in the most recent survey— 


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1 ‘‘(i) conducted under section 210; and 

2 ‘‘(ii) included in a report required 

3 under section 516(a).’’. 

4 (b) REPORTS.—Section 221(i) of the Federal Water 

5 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(i)) is amended in 

6 the first sentence by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘2010’’. 

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