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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1751

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002 through 2006 for the municipal construction

grant program, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 8, 2001

Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr.

BONIOR, Mr. FRANK, Mr. COYNE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. BOUCHER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr.

BROWN of Ohio, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. CLEMENT,

Mr. JOHN, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. GORDON, Mr.

BALDACCI, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA ́, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr.

MATSUI, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. SOLIS, and Mr. KILDEE)

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 authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002 through 2006

for the municipal construction grant program, 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 Infrastructure

5 Improvement Act of 2001’’.
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1 SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.

2 Section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution

3 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281(g)(1)) is amended by strik4 ing the period at the end of the first sentence and all that

5 follows through the period at the end of the last sentence

6 and inserting the following: ‘‘and for any purpose for

7 which a grant may be made under sections 319(h) and

8 319(i) of this Act (including any innovative and alter9 native approaches for the control of nonpoint sources of

10 pollution).’’.

11 SEC. 3. ALLOTMENT.

12 (a) FORMULA.—Section 205(c) of the Federal Water

13 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1285(c)) is amended by

14 adding at the end the following:

15 ‘‘(4) FISCAL YEARS 2002 THROUGH 2006.—Sums

16 authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section

17 207 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006 shall

18 be allotted by the Administrator not later than the

19 10th day which begins after the date of enactment

20 of this paragraph among the States in accordance

21 with regulations issued by the Administrator in the

22 ratio that the estimated cost of construction of all

23 needed publicly owned treatment works in each

24 State bears to the estimated cost of construction of

25 all needed publicly owned treatment works in all of

26 the States.’’.
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1 (b) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.—Section 205(e) of such

2 Act (33 U.S.C. 1285(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘and

3 1990’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘1990, 2002,

4 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006’’.

5 (c) SET-ASIDE FOR INNOVATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE

6 PROJECTS.—Section 205(i) of such Act (33 U.S.C.

7 1285(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘1990’’ each place it ap8 pears and inserting ‘‘2006’’.

9 (d) MARINE ESTUARY RESERVATION.—Section

10 205(l)(1) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1285(l)(1)) is amended

11 by adding at the end the following:

12 ‘‘(D) FISCAL YEARS 2002 THROUGH 2006.—

13 For each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006, the

reservation shall be 11 14 ⁄2 percent of the funds

15 appropriated pursuant to section 207 for such

16 fiscal year.’’.

17 (e) DISCRETIONARY DEPOSITS.—Section 205(m)(1)

18 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1285(m)(1)) is amended by insert19 ing ‘‘and ending before October 1, 2001,’’ after ‘‘1986,’’.

20 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

21 Section 207 of the Federal Water Pollution Control

22 Act (33 U.S.C. 1287) is amended by inserting before the

23 period at the end the following: ‘‘; and $5,400,000,000

24 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.’’.

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