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109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1409

AN ACT

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of

1996 to modify the grant program to improve sanitation

in rural and Native villages in the State of Alaska.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. GRANTS TO ALASKA TO IMPROVE SANITATION

2 IN RURAL AND NATIVE VILLAGES.

3 Section 303 of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amend4 ments of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 1263a) is amended—

5 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub6 section (h);

7 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol8 lowing:

9 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.—As a condition of receiving a

10 grant under this section, the State of Alaska shall—

11 ‘‘(1) require each applicant to clearly identify

12 the scope and the goal of the project for which fund13 ing is sought and how the funds will be used to meet

14 the specific, stated goal of the project;

15 ‘‘(2) establish long-term goals for the program,

16 including providing water and sewer systems to

17 Alaska Native villages; and

18 ‘‘(3) carry out regular reviews of grantees to

19 determine if the stated scope and goals of each grant

20 are being met.

21 ‘‘(f) REPORTING.—Not later than December 31,

22 2007 (with respect to fiscal year 2007), and annually

23 thereafter (with respect to each subsequent fiscal year),

24 the State of Alaska shall submit to the Administrator of

25 the Environmental Protection Agency a report describing

26 the information obtained under subsection (e), including—
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1 ‘‘(1) the specific goals of each project;

2 ‘‘(2) how funds were used to meet the goal; and

3 ‘‘(3) whether the goals were met.

4 ‘‘(g) REVIEW.—

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the

6 Environmental Protection Agency shall require the

7 State of Alaska to correct any deficiencies identified

8 in the report under subsection (f).

9 ‘‘(2) FAILURE TO CORRECT OR REACH AGREE10 MENT.—

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a deficiency in a

12 project included in a report under subsection (f)

13 is not corrected within a period of time agreed

14 to by the Administrator and the State of Alas15 ka, the Administrator shall not permit addi16 tional expenditures for that project.

17 ‘‘(B) TIME AGREEMENT.—

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than

19 180 days after the date of submission to

20 the Administrator of a report under sub21 section (f), the Administrator and the

22 State of Alaska shall reach an agreement

23 on a period of time referred to in subpara24 graph (A).
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1 ‘‘(ii) FAILURE TO REACH AGREE2 MENT.—If the State of Alaska and the Ad3 ministrator fail to reach an agreement on

4 the period of time to correct a deficiency in

5 a project included in a report under sub6 section (f) by the deadline specified in

7 clause (i), the Administrator shall not per8 mit additional expenditures for that

9 project.’’; and

10 (3) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by para11 graph (1))—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘$45,000,000’’; and

14 (B) by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘2009’’.

Passed the Senate September 30 (legislative day,

September 29), 2006.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1409

AN ACT

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendthe State of Alaska. improve sanitation in rural and Native villages in ments of 1996 to modify the grant program to