ment works in obtaining assistance under this title and 
publish in the Federal Register notice of the availability 
of the manual. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE
FOR IMPROVING
THE MANAGE-
MENT OF WATER QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND IN-
CREASING COST-EFFECTIVENESS
OF INFRASTRUCTURE 
IMPROVEMENTS.—At the request of any State, the Admin-
istrator shall assist in the development of criteria for a 
State to determine compliance with the conditions of fund-
ing assistance established under section 602(b)(13).’’. 
SEC. 308. HIGH PRIORITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS. 
Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is further amended by inserting 
after section 607 (as inserted by section 307 of this Act) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 608. HIGH PRIORITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Adminis-
trator is authorized to make grants to States for the pur-
pose of providing grants to entities eligible for assistance 
under section 603(c) for projects and activities that are 
eligible under section 603(c) based on the selection criteria 
in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—In selecting from among applica-
tions for grants under this section, a State shall give pri-
ority, to the maximum extent practicable, to projects and 
activities that— 
‘‘(1) address the most serious water pollution 
problems; 
‘‘(2) are necessary to ensure compliance with 
the requirements of this Act; or 
‘‘(3) benefit communities with the greatest need 
(determined on the basis of affordability criteria es-
tablished by the State under section 603(i)). 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The amount of Federal 
funds granted by a State for a project or activity under 
this section may not exceed 65 percent of the cost of the 
project or activity.’’. 
SEC. 309. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE 
CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND. 
Title VI (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 610. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM 
CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated from the 
Clean Water Trust Fund established by section 701 
$6,000,000,000 for grants to States under section 601(a) 
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, of which the 
first $1,500,000,000 shall be available only for the pur-
pose of providing assistance under paragraphs (1) through
(8) of section 603(d). The remainder of the amount made 
available under this section for a fiscal year shall be avail-
able for grants for high priority partnerships under section 
608 for such fiscal year.’’. 
TITLE IV—CLEAN WATER TRUST 
FUND 
SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND. 
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘TITLE VII—CLEAN WATER 
TRUST FUND 
‘‘SEC. 701. CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known 
as the ‘Clean Water Trust Fund’. 
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO THE TRUST FUND.—There are 
hereby appropriated to the Clean Water Trust Fund 
amounts equivalent to fees collected and deposited in the 
Fund under section 702. 
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES FROM
THE TRUST FUND.— 
Amounts in the Trust Fund are available, as provided by 
appropriations acts, for— 
‘‘(1) water pollution reduction and control ac-
tivities under section 104(b)(3);
‘‘(2) the technical assistance for small rural 
communities program under section 104(b)(8); 
‘‘(3) the National Center for Utility Manage-
ment program under section 104(x); 
‘‘(4) grants for State management assistance 
under section 106(a); 
‘‘(5) carrying out section 122, relating to water-
shed pilot projects; 
‘‘(6) critical regional waters under section 123; 
‘‘(7) carrying out section 220 relating to alter-
native water source projects; 
‘‘(8) carrying out section 221, relating to sewer 
overflow control grants; 
‘‘(9) grants to States under section 601; 
‘‘(10) grants for fisheries habitat protection, 
restoration, and enhancement under section 501 of 
the Clean Water Trust Act of 2005; and 
‘‘(11) grants for wetlands restoration under sec-
tion 502 of the Clean Water Trust Act of 2005. 
‘‘(d) BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF THE FUND.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and 
disbursements of the Clean Water Trust Fund— 
‘‘(1) shall not be counted as new budget author-
ity, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for pur-
poses of—