IIB 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 569 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 8, 2007 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water Quality Invest3 ment Act of 2007’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS. 

5 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

6 221(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

7 U.S.C. 1301(e)) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.—A project 

9 that receives assistance under this section shall be carried 

10 out subject to the same requirements as a project that 

11 receives assistance from a State water pollution control 

12 revolving fund under title VI, except to the extent that 

13 the Governor of the State in which the project is located 

14 determines that a requirement of title VI is inconsistent 

15 with the purposes of this section.’’. 

16 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The first 

17 sentence of section 221(f) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(f)) 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘$750,000,000’’ and all that fol19 lows before the period and inserting ‘‘$237,500,000 for 

20 fiscal year 2008, $285,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, 

21 $332,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, $380,000,000 for fis22 cal year 2011, and $475,000,000 for fiscal year 2012’’. 

23 (c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Section 221(g) of such 

24 Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(g)) is amended to read as follows: 

25 ‘‘(g) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2008.—Subject to subsection 

2 (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts appro3 priated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2008 

4 for making grants to municipalities and municipal 

5 entities under subsection (a)(2) in accordance with 

6 the criteria set forth in subsection (b). 

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

8 Subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall 

9 use the amounts appropriated to carry out this sec10 tion for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year there11 after for making grants to States under subsection 

12 (a)(1) in accordance with a formula to be established 

13 by the Administrator, after providing notice and an 

14 opportunity for public comment, that allocates to 

15 each State a proportional share of such amounts 

16 based on the total needs of the State for municipal 

17 combined sewer overflow controls and sanitary sewer 

18 overflow controls identified in the most recent survey 

19 conducted pursuant to section 516.’’. 

20 (d) REPORTS.—The first sentence of section 221(i) 

21 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(i)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 

23 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS. 

24 None of the funds authorized by this Act, including 

25 the amendments made by this Act, may be used— 


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1 (1) to lobby or retain a lobbyist for the purpose 

2 of influencing a Federal, State, or local govern3 mental entity or officer; or 

4 (2) to pay for expenses related to the member5 ship of any individual or entity in an organization or 

6 association. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 7, 

2007. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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