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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1070
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants for reme-
diation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and to authorize
assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for
such purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 15, 2001
Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. KIRK, and Mr. BARCIA) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to au-
thorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to make grants for remediation of sediment
contamination in areas of concern and to authorize as-
sistance for research and development of innovative tech-
nologies for such purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Great Lakes Legacy
Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR THE REMEDIATION OF SEDIMENT
CONTAMINATION IN AREAS OF CONCERN.
Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(12) GRANTS
FOR
REMEDIATION
OF
SEDI-
MENT CONTAMINATION IN AREAS OF CONCERN.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with
this paragraph, the Administrator, acting
through the Great Lakes National Program Of-
fice described in subsection (b) and in coordina-
tion with the Office of Research and Develop-
ment, may make grants to States, Indian tribes
(as defined in section 518(h)), regional agen-
cies, and local governments to carry out quali-
fied projects.
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED PROJECT.—In this para-
graph, a qualified project is a project to be car-
ried out in an area of concern located wholly or
in part in the United States, that—
‘‘(i) monitors or evaluates contami-
nated sediment;
‘‘(ii) remediates contaminated sedi-
ment; or
‘‘(iii) prevents further or renewed con-
tamination of sediment.
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In selecting applicants to
receive grants under this paragraph, the Ad-
ministrator shall give priority to an applicant
proposing to carry out a qualified project
that—
‘‘(i) constitutes remedial action for
contaminated sediment;
‘‘(ii) has been identified in a remedial
action plan submitted pursuant to para-
graph (3), and is ready to be implemented;
or
‘‘(iii) will use an innovative approach,
technology, or technique for remediation.
‘‘(D) LIMITATIONS.—The Administrator
may not make a grant under this paragraph to
carry out any of the following types of projects:
‘‘(i) A project located in an area of
concern that the Administrator determines
is likely to suffer significant further or re-
newed contamination from existing sources
years preceding the date on which the grant is
made.
‘‘(G) COORDINATION.—In making grants
under this paragraph, the Administrator shall
coordinate with the Secretary of the Army, and
with the Governors of States in which projects
assisted under this paragraph are located, to
ensure that Federal and State assistance for re-
mediation in areas of concern is used as effi-
ciently as possible.
‘‘(H) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to
other amounts authorized under this sec-
tion, there is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this paragraph $50,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2002 through
2006.
‘‘(ii) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appro-
priated under clause (i) shall remain avail-
able until expended.’’.
SEC. 3. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In coordination with other Fed-
eral and local officials, the Administrator is authorized to
conduct research on the development and use of innovative
approaches, technologies, and techniques for the remedi-
ation of sediment contamination in areas of concern in the
Great Lakes.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts au-
thorized under other laws, there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under
paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
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