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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 569 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                   Union Calendar No. 7
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 569

                          [Report No. 110-16]

     To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 
           appropriations for sewer overflow control grants.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2007

   Mr. Pascrell (for himself, Mr. Camp of Michigan, and Mr. Capuano) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

                           February 16, 2007

Additional sponsors: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. McCotter, Ms. Norton, Mr. Higgins, 
 Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, 
 Mr. Sires, Mr. Hare, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Kagen, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Michaud, 
             Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Lynch

                           February 16, 2007

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
     To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 
           appropriations for sewer overflow control grants.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Quality Investment 
Act of 2007''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Administrative Requirements.--Section 221(e) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(e)) is amended to 
read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Administrative Requirements.--A project that 
receives assistance under this section shall be carried out subject to 
the same requirements as a project that receives assistance from a 
State water pollution control revolving fund under title VI, except to 
the extent that the Governor of the State in which the project is 
located determines that a requirement of title VI is inconsistent with 
the purposes of this section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--The first sentence 
of section 221(f) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(f)) is amended by 
striking ``this section $750,000,000'' and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ``this section $250,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2008, $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $450,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, $650,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2012, and $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2013''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Allocation of Funds.--Section 221(g)(2) of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1301(g)) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Allocation of Funds.--Subject to subsection (h), the 
Administrator shall use the amounts appropriated to carry out this 
section for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter for making 
grants to municipalities and municipal entities under subsection 
(a)(2), in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection 
(b).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Reports.--The first sentence of section 221(i) of such 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(i)) is amended by striking ``2003'' and inserting 
``2010''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Quality Investment Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS.

    (a) Administrative Requirements.--Section 221(e) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(e)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(e) Administrative Requirements.--A project that receives 
assistance under this section shall be carried out subject to the same 
requirements as a project that receives assistance from a State water 
pollution control revolving fund under title VI, except to the extent 
that the Governor of the State in which the project is located 
determines that a requirement of title VI is inconsistent with the 
purposes of this section.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--The first sentence of section 
221(f) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(f)) is amended by striking 
``$750,000,000'' and all that follows before the period and inserting 
``$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, 
$350,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, 
and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2012''.
    (c) Allocation of Funds.--Section 221(g) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
1301(g)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Allocation of Funds.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2008.--Subject to subsection (h), the 
        Administrator shall use the amounts appropriated to carry out 
        this section for fiscal year 2008 for making grants to 
        municipalities and municipal entities under subsection (a)(2) 
        in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection (b).
            ``(2) Fiscal year 2009 and thereafter.--Subject to 
        subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts 
        appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2009 and 
        each fiscal year thereafter for making grants to States under 
        subsection (a)(1) in accordance with a formula to be 
        established by the Administrator, after providing notice and an 
        opportunity for public comment, that allocates to each State a 
        proportional share of such amounts based on the total needs of 
        the State for municipal combined sewer overflow controls and 
        sanitary sewer overflow controls identified in the most recent 
        survey conducted pursuant to section 516.''.
    (d) Reports.--The first sentence of section 221(i) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 1301(i)) is amended by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2010''.
                                                   Union Calendar No. 7

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 569

                          [Report No. 110-16]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

     To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 
           appropriations for sewer overflow control grants.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           February 16, 2007

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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