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Union Calendar No. 414 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 784 

[Report No. 108–675] 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 

appropriations for sewer overflow control grants. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2003 

Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 

QUINN, Mr. EHLERS, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 

ENGLISH, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

GOODLATTE, and Mr. MCHUGH) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 

Mr. DICKS, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. NEAL of 

Massachusetts, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. TERRY, Ms. 

MILLENDER-MCDONALD, and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 

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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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2003] 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS. 

4 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 221(e) 

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

6 1301(e)) is amended to read as follows: 

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

8 that receives assistance under this section shall be carried 

9 out subject to the same requirements as a project that re10 ceives assistance from a State water pollution control re11 volving fund under title VI, except to the extent that the 

12 Governor of the State in which the project is located deter13 mines that a requirement of title VI is inconsistent with 

14 the purposes of this section.’’. 

15 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The first 

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

17 is amended by striking ‘‘$750,000,000’’ and all that follows 

18 before the period and inserting ‘‘$250,000,000 for each of 

19 fiscal years 2005 through 2010’’. 
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1 (c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Section 221(g) of such 

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

3 ‘‘(g) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Subject to subsection 

5 (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts appro6 priated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2005 

7 for making grants to municipalities and municipal 

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

9 the criteria set forth in subsection (b). 

10 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEAR 2006 AND THEREAFTER.—Sub11 ject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the 

12 amounts appropriated to carry out this section for 

13 fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter for 

14 making grants to States under subsection (a)(1) in 

15 accordance with a formula to be established by the 

16 Administrator, after providing notice and an oppor17 tunity for public comment, that allocates to each 

18 State a proportional share of such amounts based on 

19 the total needs of the State for municipal combined 

20 sewer overflow controls and sanitary sewer overflow 

21 controls identified in the most recent survey con22 ducted pursuant to section 516.’’. 

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

24 such Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2003’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘2008’’. 
Union Calendar No. 414 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 784 

[Report No. 108–675] 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

control grants. to authorize appropriations for sewer overflow 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 

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