(1) nutrient pollution from point sources and
nonpoint sources continues to be the most signifi-
cant water quality problem in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed;
(2) a key commitment of the Chesapeake 2000
agreement, an interstate agreement among the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
the Chesapeake Bay Commission, the District of Co-
lumbia, and the States of Maryland, Virginia, and
Pennsylvania, is to achieve the goal of correcting the
nutrient-related problems in the Chesapeake Bay by
2010;
(3) by correcting those problems, the Chesa-
peake Bay and its tidal tributaries may be removed
from the list of impaired bodies of water designated
by the Administrator under section 303(d) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1313(d));
(4) nearly 300 major sewage treatment plants
located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed annually
discharge approximately 60,000,000 pounds of nitro-
gen, or the equivalent of 20 percent of the total ni-
trogen load, into the Chesapeake Bay; and
(5) nutrient removal technology is 1 of the most
reliable, cost-effective, and direct methods for reduc-
ing the flow of nitrogen from point sources into the
Chesapeake Bay.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to authorize the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency to provide financial as-
sistance to States and municipalities for use in up-
grading publicly-owned wastewater treatment plants
in the Chesapeake Bay watershed with nutrient re-
moval technologies; and
(2) to further the goal of restoring the water
quality of the Chesapeake Bay to conditions that are
protective of human health and aquatic living re-
sources.
SEC. 3. SEWAGE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.
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—MISCELLANEOUS
‘‘SEC. 701. SEWAGE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY GRANT PRO-
GRAM.
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE FACILITY.—In this
section, the term ‘eligible facility’ means a municipal
wastewater treatment plant that—
‘‘(1) as of the date of enactment of this title,
has a permitted design capacity to treat an annual
average of at least 500,000 gallons of wastewater
per day; and
‘‘(2) is located within the Chesapeake Bay wa-
tershed in any of the States of Delaware, Maryland,
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia
or in the District of Columbia.
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this title, the Admin-
istrator shall establish a program within the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency to provide grants to
States and municipalities to upgrade eligible facili-
ties with nutrient removal technologies.
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In providing a grant under
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall—
‘‘(A) consult with the Chesapeake Bay
Program Office;
‘‘(B) give priority to eligible facilities at
which nutrient removal upgrades would—
‘‘(i) produce the greatest nutrient load
reductions at points of discharge;
‘‘(ii) result in the greatest environ-
mental benefits to local bodies of water
surrounding, and the main stem of, the
Chesapeake Bay; and
‘‘(iii) take into consideration the geo-
graphic distribution of the grants.
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of an ap-
plication from a State or municipality for a
grant under this section, if the Administrator
approves the request, the Administrator shall
transfer to the State or municipality the
amount of assistance requested.
‘‘(B) FORM.—An application submitted by
a State or municipality under subparagraph (A)
shall be in such form and shall include such in-
formation as the Administrator may prescribe.
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—A State or municipality
that receives a grant under this section shall use the
grant to upgrade eligible facilities with nutrient re-
moval technologies that are designed to reduce total
nitrogen in discharged wastewater to an average an-
nual concentration of 3 milligrams per liter.
‘‘(5) COST SHARING.—
‘‘(A) 
FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Federal
share of the cost of upgrading any eligible facil-
ity described in paragraph (1) using funds pro-
vided under this section shall not exceed 55 per-
cent.
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-
Federal share of the costs of upgrading any eli-
gible facility described in paragraph (1) using
funds provided under this section may be pro-
vided in the form of funds made available to a
State or municipality under—
‘‘(i) any provision of this Act other
than this section (including funds made
available from a State revolving fund es-
tablished under title VI); or
‘‘(ii) any other Federal or State law.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $132,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007. Such
sums shall remain available until expended.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—The Adminis-
trator may use not to exceed 4 percent of any
amount made available under paragraph (1) to pay
administrative costs incurred in carrying out this
section.’’.
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