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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2417

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 11, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

AN ACT

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase funding for State nonpoint source 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 Pollution Pro5 gram Enhancements Act of 2000’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 In this Act:

3 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis4 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ5 mental Protection Agency.

6 (2) NAPA STUDY—The term ‘‘NAPA Study’’

7 means the study required to be carried out under

8 section 4(b).

9 (3) NAS STUDY.—The term ‘‘NAS Study’’

10 means the study required to be carried out under

11 section 4(a).

12 SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL MEAS13 URES.

14 (a) STATE GRANTS.—Section 106 of the Federal

15 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256) is amend16 ing by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

17 ‘‘(a) FUNDING.—

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

19 appropriated $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years

20 2001 through 2007, to remain available until ex21 pended, for grants to States and interstate agencies

22 to be used in carrying out this section, including—

23 ‘‘(A) the administration of programs for

24 the prevention, reduction, and elimination of

25 pollutants; and
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1 ‘‘(B) enforcement carried out directly or

2 through appropriate State law enforcement offi3 cers and agencies.

4 ‘‘(2) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Of the amount au5 thorized under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year,

6 $50,000,000 shall be made available to States for—

7 ‘‘(A) the collection of reliable monitoring

8 data;

9 ‘‘(B) the improvement of lists prepared

10 under section 303(d)(1);

11 ‘‘(C) the preparation of total maximum

12 daily load allocations under section 303(d); and

13 ‘‘(D) the development of watershed man14 agement strategies.

15 (b) NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.—

16 Section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act

17 (33 U.S.C. 1329) is amended by striking subsection (j)

18 and inserting the following:

19 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2)

21 and (3), there is authorized to be appropriated to

22 carry out subsections (h) and (i) $500,000,000 for

23 each of fiscal years 2001 through 2007, to remain

24 available until expended.
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1 ‘‘(2) GROUNDWATER QUALITY.—Of the amount

2 authorized under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year,

3 not more than $7,500,000 may be made available to

4 carry out subsection (i).

5 ‘‘(3) PROJECT GRANTS.—

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount au7 thorized under paragraph (1) for any fiscal

8 year, $200,000,000 shall be made available to

9 States to provide grants to landowners to de10 velop and implement nonpoint source pollution

11 control projects or activities to restore or im12 prove the water quality of impaired water that

13 has been identified by a State as a priority for

14 restoration.

15 ‘‘(B) COST SHARING.—

16 ‘‘(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal

17 share of the costs of any project or activity

18 funded under this paragraph shall not ex19 ceed 90 percent.

20 ‘‘(ii) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The re21 cipient of a grant under this paragraph

22 may use funds from other Federal pro23 grams and eligible in-kind contributions to

24 satisfy the non-Federal share.
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1 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—Grants under this

2 paragraph shall not be made available for

3 projects or activities that are required to be

4 carried out under Federal or State law.’’.

5 SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

6 (a) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall con8 tract with the National Academy of Sciences to con9 duct a study of—

10 (A) the scientific basis underlying the de11 velopment and implementation of total max12 imum daily loads under the Federal Water Pol13 lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);

14 and

15 (B) the availability and effectiveness of al16 ternative programs or mechanisms in producing

17 quantifiable reductions of pollution from point

18 sources and non point sources to achieve water

19 quality standards.

20 (2) SUBMISSION OF NAS STUDY TO CON21 GRESS.—Not later than 18 months after the date of

22 enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub23 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra24 structure Committee of the House of Representa-
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1 tives and the Committee on Environment and Public

2 Works of the Senate a copy of the NAS Study.

3 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out

5 the LAS Study $2,000,000, to remain available until

6 expended.

7 (b) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRA8 TORS STUDY.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall con10 tract with the National Academy of Public Adminis11 trators to conduct a study of—

12 (A) the effectiveness of existing voluntary

13 and other programs, activities, and practices

14 being implemented as of the date of enactment

15 of this Act in producing quantifiable reductions

16 in pollution from point sources and nonpoint

17 sources and attaining water quality standards;

18 and

19 (B) the costs and benefits associated with

20 the programs, activities, and practices described

21 in subparagraph (A) that are incurred by State

22 and local governments and the private sector.

23 (2) SUBMISSION OF NAPA STUDY TO CON24 GRESS.—Not later than 18 months after the date of

25 enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub-
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1 mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra2 structure of the House of Representatives and the

3 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the

4 Senate a copy of the NAPA Study.

5 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

6 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out

7 the NAPA Study $3,000,000, to remain available

8 until expended.

Passed the Senate October 10 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.