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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1915 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain 

water pollution control programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2021 

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs, and 

for other purposes. 

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 Protec5 tion and Job Creation Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

8 106(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

9 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

2 (1); and 

3 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(3) such sums as may be necessary for each 

6 of fiscal years 1991 through 2021; and 

7 ‘‘(4) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

8 through 2026;’’. 

9 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 106(e) of the 

10 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(e)) 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘Beginning in fiscal year 1974 

12 the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 

13 SEC. 3. WATERSHED PILOT PROJECTS. 

14 Section 122 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

15 Act (33 U.S.C. 1274(c)) is amended by striking subsection 

16 (c) and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of section 

18 608 shall apply to any construction, alteration, mainte19 nance, or repair of treatment works receiving a grant 

20 under this section. 

21 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

22 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

23 $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

24 2026.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER 

2 SOURCE PROJECTS. 

3 (a) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.—Section 220(d) of 

4 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

5 1300(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and redes6 ignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 

7 (b) COMMITTEE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE.—Section 

8 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

9 U.S.C. 1300) is amended by striking subsection (e) and 

10 redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections 

11 (e) through (g), respectively. 

12 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 220 of the Federal 

13 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended 

14 by inserting before subsection (i) the following: 

15 ‘‘(h) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of section 

16 608 shall apply to any construction of an alternative water 

17 source project carried out using assistance made available 

18 under this section.’’. 

19 (d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 220(i)(1) of the Federal 

20 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300(i)(1)) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘or wastewater or by treating waste22 water’’ and inserting ‘‘, wastewater, or stormwater or by 

23 treating wastewater or stormwater’’. 

24 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

25 220(j) (33 U.S.C. 1300(j)) of the Federal Water Pollution 

26 Control Act is amended by striking ‘‘a total of 


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1 $75,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 through 2004’’ and in2 serting ‘‘$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

3 through 2026’’. 

4 SEC. 5. SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER REUSE MU5 NICIPAL GRANTS. 

6 (a) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 221(e) of the 

7 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(e)) 

8 is amended by striking ‘‘section 513’’ and inserting ‘‘sec9 tion 513, or the requirements of section 608,’’. 

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

11 221(f)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

12 U.S.C. 1301(f)(1)) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$225,000,000’’ and all that follows before the period and 

14 inserting ‘‘$400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

15 through 2026’’. 

16 SEC. 6. GRANTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF EMERGING CON17 TAMINANTS. 

18 Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

19 (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 222. EMERGING CONTAMINANTS. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall award 

23 grants to owners of publicly owned treatment works to be 

24 used for the implementation of a pretreatment standard 

25 or effluent limitation developed pursuant to this Act for 


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1 the introduction into a treatment works, or the discharge 

2 of, any pollutant that is a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 

3 substance or any pollutant identified by the Administrator 

4 as a contaminant of emerging concern. 

5 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

7 $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

8 2026.’’. 

9 SEC. 7. STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING 

10 FUNDS. 

11 Section 607 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

12 Act (33 U.S.C. 1387) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

15 this title $8,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

16 through 2026.’’. 

17 SEC. 8. INDIAN TRIBES. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi19 tion to amounts otherwise made available under title VI 

20 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

21 1381 et seq.), there is authorized to be appropriated 

22 $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 

23 to make grants, in cooperation with the Director of the 

24 Indian Health Service, to entities described in section 


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1 518(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

2 U.S.C. 1377) for— 

3 (1) projects and activities eligible for assistance 

4 under section 603(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1383); 

5 and 

6 (2) training, technical assistance, and edu7 cational programs related to the operation and man8 agement of treatment works eligible for assistance 

9 pursuant to such section 603(c). 

10 (b) NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Adminis11 trator may not require an entity receiving a grant under 

12 subsection (a) to provide, as a condition of receiving such 

13 grant, a share of the cost of the project or activity for 

14 which such grant was made. 

15 (c) LIMITATION.—Not more than $2,000,000 of 

16 amounts made available in a fiscal year to carry out this 

17 section may be used for grants under subsection (a)(2). 

18 (d) APPLICATION OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The 

19 requirements of sections 513 and 608 of the Federal 

20 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1372, 1388) shall 

21 apply to any project for the construction, alteration, main22 tenance, or repair of treatment works for which a grant 

23 is received under subsection (a). 

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