‘‘(1) COOPERATION FOR USE OF WASTEWATER
CONTROL SYSTEMS.—’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘LIMITATION
ON CONSTRUCTION.—’’ before ‘‘Construction’’; and
(3) by moving paragraphs (1) and (2) 2 ems to
the right.
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall only apply to violations occurring
after such date of enactment.
SEC. 311. NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) STATE ASSESSMENT REPORTS.—
(1) RELATIONSHIP
TO
INDIVIDUAL
MANAGE-
MENT
PLANS.—Section 319(a)(1)(B) (33 U.S.C.
1329(a)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ‘‘, including nonpoint
sources of ground water pollution and nonpoint
sources for which the State may require site-specific
management plans’’.
(2) REVIEW AND REVISION.—Section 319(a) is
further amended—
(A) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘, re-
viewing, and revising’’ after ‘‘developing’’;
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘section,’’
the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub-
section,’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) REVIEW AND REVISION.—Not later than
12 months after the date of the enactment of this
paragraph, and every 5 years thereafter, the State
shall review and revise the report required by this
subsection.’’.
(3) APPROVAL
PROCESS.—Section 319(d) is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or re-
vised report’’ after ‘‘any report’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the report’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a report or revised report’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting
‘‘18’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘of the enactment of
this section’’ and inserting ‘‘on which such
report is required to be submitted under
subsection (a)’’.
(b) STATE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—
(1) TERM OF PROGRAM.—Section 319(b)(1) is
amended by striking ‘‘four’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’.
(2) CONTENTS.—Section 319(b)(2) is amend-
ed—
(A) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (C)
by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting
‘‘subsection (a)(1)(B)’’;
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘, as appropriate,’’ and
inserting ‘‘enforceable policies and mecha-
nisms,’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘for enforcement’’;
and
(iii) by adding at the end the follow-
ing: ‘‘Such programs shall, at a minimum,
provide for implementation of best man-
agement practices and measures in con-
formity with guidance to be issued by the
Administrator 
pursuant 
to 
subsection
(o).’’;
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘at
the earliest practicable date’’ and inserting
‘‘and measures on a watershed or other appro-
priate basis within 3 years after the date on
which each such watershed or other area is des-
ignated under subparagraph (K) for undertak-
ing such practices and measures’’;
(D) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘A
certification of’’ and inserting ‘‘After the date
of the enactment of the Water Quality Act of
1994, a certification by’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G) A description of monitoring and as-
sessment which will be carried out under the
program for the purposes of monitoring and as-
sessing the effectiveness of the program, includ-
ing the effectiveness of site-specific manage-
ment plans.
‘‘(H) A description of measures and prac-
tices of the program which will be applicable to
land owners and a description of any category
of land owners (including categories of land-
owners determined solely on the basis of eco-
nomic hardship), class of activities, or areas
which will be exempt from such measures and
practices.
‘‘(I) An identification of classes or cat-
egories of activities for which land owners will
be required to develop, submit to the State for
approval, and (after approval) implement site-
specific management plans. Before January 1,
2005, a land owner participating in and com-
plying with the requirements of a qualified pro-
gram shall be treated as having satisfied the re-
quirements for implementation of a site-specific
management plan under this subparagraph with
respect to pollutants and land areas regulated
under the qualified program. For purposes of
this section, a land owner shall be considered to
be participating in and complying with the re-
quirements of a qualified program, whether or
not the land owner is receiving financial assist-
ance under such program, if the agency admin-
istering such program provides certification
with respect to such compliance. For the pur-
poses of this subparagraph, the term ‘qualified
program’ means any of the following:
‘‘(i) The Conservation Reserve Pro-
gram established under section 1231 of the
Food Security Act of 1985.
‘‘(ii) The Agriculture Water Quality
Protection Program established under sec-
tion 1238B of the Food Security Act of
1985.
‘‘(iii) The Integrated Farm Manage-
ment Program Option established under
section 1451 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.
‘‘(iv) The Organic Certification Pro-
gram under title XXI of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990.
‘‘(v) The Coastal Zone Act Reauthor-
ization Amendments of 1990.
‘‘(vi) A program which is determined
by the State to contribute to water quality
improvement or protection and to meeting
the objectives of this section and which is
submitted to the Administrator and ap-
proved by the Administrator.
‘‘(J) If the program identifies any land
owner or category of land owners which will be
required to implement a site-specific manage-
ment plan under subparagraph (I), an identi-
fication of methods to inform each such land-
owner or category of landowners of sources of
Federal, State, and local governmental assist-
ance available for development and implementa-
tion of such plan.
(3) DEADLINE
FOR
SUBMISSION
OF
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 319(c)(2) is amended by striking
‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘the Water Quality Act
of 1994 and each 5-year period thereafter’’.
(c) PROCEDURE FOR DISAPPROVAL OF REPORTS AND
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS.—Section 319(d)(2)(D) is
amended by striking ‘‘are not adequate’’ and all that fol-
lows through the semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘will
not result in reasonable progress toward the attainment
of applicable water quality standards under section 303
as expeditiously as possible but not later than December
31, 2009;’’.
(d) LOCAL AND FEDERAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS;
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 319(e) is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading by inserting ‘‘AND
FEDERAL’’ after ‘‘LOCAL’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘If a State’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) LOCAL.—If a State’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘If the Administrator approves
such management program,’’ and all that follows
through the period and inserting ‘‘Such agency shall
be eligible to receive financial assistance under sub-
section (h) for preparation and implementation of
such management program as if the agency were a
State.’’;
(4) by moving paragraph (1), as designated by
paragraph (2) of this subsection, 2 ems to the right;
and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) FEDERAL.—If a State fails to submit a
management program or revised management pro-
gram under subsection (b) or the Administrator does
not approve such a management program, the Ad-
ministrator shall prepare a management program for
controlling pollution added from nonpoint sources to
the navigable waters within the State and improving
the quality of such waters in accordance with sub-
section (b).’’.
(e) GRANT PROGRAM.—
(1) FOR
PREPARING
ASSESSMENT
REPORTS
AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.—Section 319(h)(1)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) GRANTS FOR PREPARATION AND IMPLE-
MENTATION OF REPORTS AND MANAGEMENT PRO-
GRAMS.—Upon application of a State, the Adminis-
trator may make grants under this subsection, sub-
ject to such terms and conditions as the Adminis-
trator considers appropriate, to such State for the
purpose of assisting the State in preparing a report
under subsection (a) and in preparing and imple-
menting a management program under subsection
(b). Grants for implementation of such management
program may be made only after such report and
management program are approved under this sec-
tion. Funds reserved pursuant to section 205(j)(5)
of this Act may be used to develop and implement
such management program.’’.
(2) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Section 319(h)(3) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘management program im-
plemented’’ and inserting ‘‘report prepared and
management program prepared and imple-
mented’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘implementing’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘preparing such report and preparing and
implementing’’.
(3) PRIORITY FOR EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS.—
Section 319(h)(5) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (D) and inserting a semicolon;
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) protect waters designated pursuant to
section 303(c)(2)(A) as public water supplies;
or
‘‘(F) control particularly difficult or seri-
ous nonpoint pollution problems in urban
areas.’’.
(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Section
319(h)(7) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—States
may use funds from grants made pursuant to this
section—
‘‘(A) only for providing financial assistance
with respect to those activities whose principal
purpose is protecting and improving water qual-
ity; and
‘‘(B) only to the extent that such assist-
ance is related to the cost of implementing the
State management program.’’.
(5) COMPLIANCE
WITH
STATE
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM.—Section 319(h)(8) is amended—
(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘SATISFACTORY
PROGRESS.—’’ and inserting ‘‘COMPLIANCE
WITH STATE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—’’; and
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘made 
satisfactory
progress’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘complied in such preceding
fiscal year with its management program or re-
vised management program approved under this
section.’’.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
319(j) is amended by striking ‘‘and $130,000,000’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘$7,500,000’’ and inserting the
following: ‘‘$130,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991,
1992, and 1993, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1994,
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $300,000,000 for fis-
cal year 1996, $350,000,000 for fiscal year 1997,
$400,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $450,000,000 for fis-
cal year 1999, and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; ex-
cept that for each of such fiscal years not to exceed
$25,000,000’’.
(g) REPORTS.—Section 319(m) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘ANNUAL’’ and
inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’;
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘1988, and
each January 1’’ and inserting ‘‘1995, and bienni-
ally’’; and
(3) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘FINAL RE-
PORT.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Such re-
port,’’ and insert ‘‘CONTENTS.—Each report submit-
ted under paragraph (1),’’.
(h) GUIDANCE ON BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
AND MEASURES.—Section 319 is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(o) GUIDANCE ON BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
AND MEASURES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with appropriate Federal and State depart-
ments and agencies, and after providing notice and
opportunity for public comment, shall publish guid-
ance to identify best management practices and
measures which may be undertaken under manage-
ment programs established pursuant to this section.
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator shall
publish proposed guidance under this subsection not
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment
of this subsection and shall publish final guidance
under this subsection not later than 18 months after
such date of enactment. The Administrator shall pe-
riodically review and revise the final guidance at
least every 3 years after its publication.
‘‘(3) BEST
MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES
AND
MEASURES DEFINED.—For the purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘best management practices and
measures’ means economically achievable measures
for the control of the addition of pollutants from ex-
isting and new categories and classes of nonpoint
sources of pollution which reflect the greatest degree
of pollutant reduction achievable through the appli-
cation of the best available nonpoint pollution con-
trol practices, technologies, processes, siting criteria,
operating methods, or other alternatives.’’.
(i) ENFORCEABLE POLICY DEFINED.—Section 319
of such Act is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(p) ENFORCEABLE POLICY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘enforceable policy’ means any policy of a
State which is legally binding through constitutional provi-
sions, laws, regulations, land use plans, ordinances, or ju-
dicial or administrative decisions and by which the State
exercises control over private and public land and water
uses and natural resources.’’.
SEC. 312. NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM.
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 320(a)(2)(B)
(33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—The Ad-
ministrator shall give priority consideration
under this section to Long Island Sound, New
York and Connecticut; Narragansett Bay,
Rhode Island; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts;
Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts (including
Cape Cod Bay and Boston Harbor); Puget
Sound, Washington; New York-New Jersey
Harbor, New York and New Jersey; Delaware
Bay, Delaware and New Jersey; Delaware In-
land Bays, Delaware; Albemarle Sound, North
Carolina; Sarasota Bay, Florida; San Francisco
Bay, California; Santa Monica Bay, California;
Galveston Bay, Texas; Barataria-Terrebonne
Bay estuary complex, Louisiana; Indian River
Lagoon, Florida; and Peconic Bay, New York.’’.
(b) 
GRANTS.—Section 
320(g)(2) 
(33 
U.S.C.
1330(g)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and implementa-
tion’’ after ‘‘development’’.
SEC. 313. POLLUTION PREVENTION.
(a) POLLUTION PREVENTION PLANS.—Title III (33
U.S.C. 1311–1330) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘SEC. 321. POLLUTION PREVENTION PLANS.
‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish by regulation a schedule under which major
nonmunicipal dischargers of pollutants and significant in-
dustrial users are required to develop and submit, to the
Administrator and the State in the case of a State which
is administering a pollution prevention program approved
by the Administrator under this section, a plan to prevent
or reduce pollution of navigable waters.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—A plan developed and submitted to
the Administrator under this section shall include, at a
minimum, the following:
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION OF POLLUTANTS.—Iden-
tification of those pollutants that the person submit-
ting the plan discharges into navigable waters or in-
troduces into a publicly owned treatment works.
‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION
OF
POLLUTION
SOURCES
AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF PROCESSES.—A
description of the sources of such pollutants and a
comprehensive review of the processes used by the
person submitting the plan that result in the dis-
charge or introduction of such pollutants, as the
case may be.
‘‘(3) ANALYSIS
OF
POLLUTION
PREVENTION
METHODS.—An analysis of the methods which could
be used to prevent or reduce such pollution in a cost
effective manner, including application of innovative
and alternative technologies, and any adverse envi-
ronmental impacts of the use of those methods.
‘‘(4) STATEMENT OF GOALS.—A statement of
pollution prevention goals or strategies of the person
submitting the plan, including priorities for short-
term and long-term action.
‘‘(5) DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED ACTIONS.—A
description of the methods which the person submit-
ting the plan intends to implement over the succeed-
ing 5-year period in order to implement the goals or
strategies contained in the statement described in
paragraph (4).
‘‘(6) DESCRIPTION
OF
EXISTING
POLLUTION
PREVENTION METHODS.—A description of any pollu-
tion prevention measures that currently are being
implemented by the person submitting the plan and,
to the extent available, identification of their im-
pacts.
‘‘(c) COMPARABLE STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS.—
At any time after the date of the issuance of regulations
to carry out this section, the Governor of a State may sub-
mit to the Administrator a description of pollution preven-
tion laws and programs for discharges of pollutants into
navigable waters and introduction of pollutants into pub-
licly owned treatment works within its jurisdiction the
State proposes to administer under State law or under an
interstate compact, including any existing State pollution
prevention program. If the Administrator determines that
the State program is at least comparable to the program
of the Administrator under this section, then the State
program shall apply instead of the program of the Admin-
istrator.
‘‘(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A person submitting a
plan to the Administrator or a State under this section
shall make summaries of such plan available to the public,
upon request or during normal working hours, at the prin-
cipal place of business of such person located in the juris-
diction of the State.
‘‘(e) NONENFORCEABILITY.—The contents of a plan
to be developed and submitted to the Administrator or a
State under this section shall not be enforceable.
‘‘(f) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Information made available
to the Administrator in a plan developed under this section
shall be entitled to protection under section 1905 of title
18, United States Code, and shall be considered confiden-
tial in accordance with the purposes of that section, except
that such information may be disclosed to other officers,
employees, or authorized representatives of the United
States concerned with carrying out this Act. Information
to be submitted to a State in a plan developed under this
section shall be afforded protection equivalent to that
which would be afforded to such information under the
preceding sentence and section 1905 of such title if the
information was being submitted to the Administrator
under this section.
‘‘(g) LIMITATIONS
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as af-
fecting applicable effluent limitations or the requirements
for individual control strategies under section 304(l).
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the
Administrator or a State to modify or condition the con-
tents of an adequately prepared plan submitted under this
section.
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator
shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out this section.
‘‘(i) REPORT
ON INNOVATIVE
AND ALTERNATIVE
TECHNOLOGIES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall re-
view, analyze, and compile in a report information on inno-
vative and alternative technologies which are available for
preventing and reducing pollution of navigable waters,
submit such report to Congress, and publish in the Fed-
eral Register a summary of such report and a notice of
the availability of such report. The Administrator shall an-
nually update the report prepared under this subsection,
submit the updated report to Congress, and publish in the
Federal Register a summary of the updated report and
a notice of its availability.
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following
definitions apply:
‘‘(1) MAJOR
NONMUNICIPAL
DISCHARGER
OF
POLLUTANTS.—The term ‘major nonmunicipal dis-
charger of pollutants’ means a person who dis-
charges toxic chemicals in excess of 200,000 pounds
per year into navigable waters and who is required
to submit forms or information to the Administrator
under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C.
11023).
‘‘(2) SIGNIFICANT
INDUSTRIAL
USER.—The
term ‘significant industrial user’ means a person
who introduces into a publicly owned treatment
works toxic chemicals in excess of 200,000 pounds
per year and who is required to submit forms or in-
formation to the Administrator under section 313 of
the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-
Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11023).’’.
(b) TOXIC REDUCTION ACTION PLANS.—Section 307
(33 U.S.C. 1317) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(f) TOXIC REDUCTION ACTION PLANS.—
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Each publicly owned
treatment works that is required to develop an ap-
proved pretreatment program under this Act and
each federally owned treatment works shall develop
a toxic reduction action plan.
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—A plan developed under this
section shall be designed to reduce, through public
education, best management practices, technology-
based local limits, and other means, the introduction
of toxic pollutants and hazardous wastes into pub-
licly owned treatment works and federally owned
treatment works and shall be directed at sources not
scheduled to be subject to categorical standards
under section 304(l).
‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 months
after the date of the enactment of this subsection,
and after providing for notice and comment, the Ad-
ministrator shall publish guidance on the develop-
ment, approval, and implementation of plans under
this subsection and on providing technical assistance
to small communities to assist them in reducing the
introduction of toxic pollutants and hazardous
wastes from small industrial and commercial sources
into publicly owned treatment works and federally
owned treatment works.
‘‘(4) ENFORCEMENT.—Effective on the last day
of the 1-year period beginning on the date of publi-
cation of guidance under paragraph (3), a toxic re-
duction action plan approved by the Administrator
under this section shall be a precondition for issu-
ance or renewal of a permit under section 402 of
this Act to a treatment works that is required to
have an approved pretreatment program under this
Act.’’.
SEC. 314. STATE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title III (33 U.S.C. 1311–
1330) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 322. STATE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—A State may submit to the Ad-
ministrator for approval an application to implement a
State watershed management program. Such application
shall be in such form and contain such information as the
Administrator may require by regulation.
‘‘(b) MINIMUM ELEMENTS FOR APPROVAL.—The Ad-
ministrator may only approve a State watershed manage-
ment program for implementation under this section if the
State provided an appropriate opportunity for public par-
ticipation in development of the program, if the State
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator the
capability to implement the program, and if the program
includes the following elements:
‘‘(1) Identification of the State agency respon-
sible for overseeing and approving watershed man-
agement plans under the program.
‘‘(2) A method for establishing watershed areas
within the areas of the State, including watersheds
located in more than 1 State. If a watershed is lo-
cated in more than 1 State, the program shall re-
quire the State submitting the application to cooper-
ate with the other States within the boundaries of
which the watershed is located and may include co-
operative efforts, mutual assistance, and the estab-
lishment of agencies in accordance with section
103(b).
‘‘(3) Designation of those watersheds which will
receive priority under the program for development
and implementation of watershed management
plans. The factors to be considered in designating
such watersheds may include—
‘‘(A) the presence within the watershed of
waters the water quality of which is threatened
or impaired;
‘‘(B) the need to protect highly productive,
fragile, declining, or unique environmental
areas which rely on such waters for their exist-
ence;
‘‘(C) the degree of risk to human health
and the environment within the watershed;
‘‘(D) the need to restore or maintain wa-
ters of special significance to local interests;
and
‘‘(E) the need to protect priority ground
water or drinking water supplies.
‘‘(4) A schedule, including appropriate mile-
stones, for implementing watershed management
plans under the program and for achieving and
maintaining water quality standards in all waters lo-
cated within the boundaries of the State by not later
than December 31, 2009.
‘‘(5) A mechanism for designation of those per-
sons who are responsible for development and imple-
mentation of each watershed management plan
under the program. The designated persons may in-
clude—
‘‘(A) interstate and regional agencies or
entities having jurisdiction over all or a signifi-
cant part of the watershed;
‘‘(B) interested Federal agencies;
‘‘(C) local governments having jurisdiction
over any land or water located within the water-
shed; and
‘‘(D) affected industries, public and private
educational institutions, and representatives of
the general public.
‘‘(6) Identification of State environmental ob-
jectives which will be adopted and achieved under
the program, including attainment of water quality
standards and other environmental goals and re-
quirements.
‘‘(7) A program for monitoring water quality
for the purpose of determining the effectiveness of
the State watershed management program.
‘‘(8) A mechanism for including public involve-
ment in the development and implementation of wa-
tershed management plans under the State water-
shed management program.
‘‘(9) A process for State oversight and evalua-
tion of development and implementation of such
plans.
‘‘(c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator,
after consultation with appropriate State and local govern-
ment agencies, shall develop and publish guidance to the
States on development of State watershed management
programs. Such guidance shall describe the minimum ele-
ments necessary for approval of such programs under this
section.
‘‘(d) COOPERATION
OF OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—Upon request, Federal agencies shall provide to
States and watershed management entities such informa-
tion as may be useful for development and implementation
of watershed management programs and plans.
‘‘(e) APPROVAL PROCESS.—Not later than the last
day of the 180th day following the date of submission of
an application under this subsection, the Administrator,
after consultation with other Federal agencies, shall ap-
prove or disapprove the application. If the Administrator
disapproves the application, the Administrator shall speci-
fy, in writing, any modifications of the application which
are necessary for approval of the application under this
section.
‘‘(f) REVOCATION OF APPROVAL.—If the Adminis-
trator, after consultation with other Federal agencies,
finds that a State watershed management program ap-
proved under this section is not resulting in the mainte-
nance or attainment of water quality standards in accord-
ance with the implementation schedule approved as part
of the program under this section, the Administrator shall
notify the State, in writing, of any modifications of the
program necessary to continue approval of the program
under this section. If, after the State has been provided
an opportunity to modify the program and to implement
the modified program, the program is not resulting in the
maintenance or attainment of water quality standards, the
Administrator shall revoke approval of the program under
this section.
‘‘(g) STATE REPORTS.—Each State implementing a
watershed management program under this section shall
submit to the Administrator annual reports on the activi-
ties carried out under the program during the preceding
year and the progress being made toward attainment of
water quality standards and other environmental goals
and requirements under the program.
‘‘(h) INCENTIVES.—
‘‘(1) TRANSFERABILITY OF FUNDS.—In any fis-
cal year in which a State is implementing a State
watershed management program approved under
this section, the State may transfer any funds it re-
ceives under each of sections 104(b)(3), 104(g), 106,
314(b), 319, and 604(b) for use under any of such
other sections. Any such transfer shall be subject to
such limitations and conditions as the Administrator
may impose to ensure that the transferred funds are
used in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the program to which such funds are transferred.
‘‘(2) EXTENSION
OF
TERMS
OF
NPDES
PER-
MITS.—In any fiscal year in which a State is imple-
menting a State watershed management program
approved under this section, the Administrator or
the State (if the State has a permit program ap-
proved under section 402) may extend—
‘‘(A) on a one-time basis, the terms of per-
mits, issued under such section for the dis-
charge of any pollutant or combination of pol-
lutants into waters in a watershed subject to
such program, from 5 years to a maximum of
8 years for the purpose of having the same ter-
mination year for all permits issued under such
section for discharges into waters in such wa-
tershed; and
‘‘(B) the terms of permits issued under
such section for discharges from a point source
into waters in the State from 5 years to a maxi-
mum of 10 years if such waters are meeting ap-
plicable water quality standards under this Act
and if, throughout the term of the permit, such
water quality standards will be maintained.’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES.—
(1) EXTENSION OF REVIEW PROCESS.—Section
303(c)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1313(c)(1)) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘1972’’ the following: ‘‘or at least once
each 5-year period in the case of a State which is
implementing a watershed management program ap-
proved under section 322’’.
(2) PLANNING.—Section 604(b) (33 U.S.C.
1384(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘In any fiscal year in which a State is imple-
menting a State watershed management program
approved under section 322, the State may reserve
up to an additional 2 percent of the sums allotted
to the State for such fiscal year for development of
watershed management plans under such program if
50 percent of the amount reserved under this sen-
tence will be made available to local entities.’’.
(c) TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES.—
(1) STUDY.—The Administrator shall conduct a
study—
(A) to assess the opportunities for trans-
ferring the governmentally granted authority—
(i) to discharge conventional and
nonconventional pollutants between dis-
charges of pollutants with similar environ-
mental effects;
(ii) to discharge toxic pollutants; and
(iii) to discharge pollutants between
different media and among a variety of
point and nonpoint sources; and
(B) to evaluate methods of implementing
such transfers.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall transmit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the study conducted under this subsection,
together with recommendations.
TITLE IV—PERMITS AND
LICENSES
SEC. 401. STATE PERMIT PROGRAMS.
(a) 
JUDICIAL
REVIEW
OF
PERMITS.—Section
402(b)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1342(b)(3)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and to provide’’ and inserting
‘‘, to provide’’; and
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: ‘‘, and to provide any interested per-
son an opportunity for judicial review of the ap-
proval or denial of any such application’’.
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 402(b)(7) (33 U.S.C.
1342(b)(7)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘civil and crimi-
nal penalties’’ the following: ‘‘which are comparable to
Federal civil and criminal penalties’’.
SEC. 402. STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS.
Section 402(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(p)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(p) MUNICIPAL
AND INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER
DISCHARGES.—
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—Permits for discharges
composed entirely of stormwater are required under
this Act only for the discharges described in para-
graph (2). No permit shall be required under this
Act for any other discharge composed entirely of
stormwater. Such other discharges shall be subject
to section 319, relating to nonpoint source manage-
ment programs.
‘‘(2) DESCRIPTIONS
OF
DISCHARGES
FOR
WHICH PERMITS ARE REQUIRED.—Permits are re-
quired under this Act for the following stormwater
discharges:
‘‘(A) A discharge with respect to which a
permit has been issued under this section before
February 4, 1987.
‘‘(B) A discharge associated with any in-
dustrial activity (other than a discharge that is
composed entirely of stormwater) that is subject
to regulation by a State or local stormwater
program, and that is from a construction activ-
ity which disturbs less than 5 acres of total
land area and is not part of a larger common
plan of development or sale. The Administrator
may, by regulation, exempt from such permit
requirement a discharge composed entirely of
stormwater from conveyances or systems of
conveyances (including pipes, conduits, ditches,
and channels) used for collecting and conveying
precipitation runoff and which are not contami-
nated by contact with, or do not come into con-
tact with, any material handling equipment or
activity, industrial machinery, raw material, in-
termediate product, finished product, byprod-
uct, or waste product located on the site of the
industrial activity.
‘‘(C) A discharge from a municipal sepa-
rate storm sewer system serving a population of
250,000 or more.
‘‘(D) A discharge from a municipal sepa-
rate storm sewer system serving a population of
100,000 or more but less than 250,000.
‘‘(E) A discharge for which the Adminis-
trator or the State, as the case may be, deter-
mines that the stormwater discharge contrib-
utes to a violation of a water quality standard
or is a significant contributor of pollutants to
waters of the United States.
‘‘(F) A discharge from a municipal sepa-
rate storm sewer system serving an urbanized
area (as defined by the Bureau of Census of the
Department of Commerce) with a population of
less than 100,000 and more than 50,000.
‘‘(3) PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(A) INDUSTRIAL
DISCHARGES.—Permits
for discharges associated with industrial activity
shall meet all applicable provisions of this sec-
tion and section 301.
‘‘(B) 
MUNICIPAL
DISCHARGE.—Permits
for discharges from municipal separate storm
sewer systems—
‘‘(i) may be issued on a system- or ju-
risdiction-wide basis;
‘‘(ii) shall include a requirement to ef-
fectively 
prohibit 
non-stormwater 
dis-
charges into the municipal separate storm
sewer system;
a State with authority to issue permits under
this section, may, after notice and opportunity
for public hearing, issue general or group per-
mits for any discharges described in paragraph
(2) (other than discharges from municipal sepa-
rate storm sewer systems) if the Administrator
or the State determines that the discharges are
similar in nature and that application of similar
management measures will effectively reduce
pollution occurring from such discharges.
‘‘(D) COMPLIANCE WITH WATER QUALITY
STANDARDS.—Neither the Administrator nor
the State, in the case of a State with authority
to issue permits under this section, may re-
quire, in a permit issued under this section for
discharges described in paragraph (2), compli-
ance with a numeric effluent limitation or an
applicable water quality standard directly before
December 31, 2009, except to the extent nec-
essary for implementation of management
measures under the regulations issued under
paragraph (5).
‘‘(4) PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(A) INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE MUNICIPAL
DISCHARGES.—Not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this subsection, the
Administrator shall establish regulations setting
forth the permit application requirements for
stormwater discharges described in paragraphs
(2)(B) and (2)(C). Applications for permits for
such discharges shall be filed no later than No-
vember 18, 1992. Not later than November 18,
1993, the Administrator or the State, as the
case may be, shall issue or deny each such per-
mit. Any such permit shall provide for compli-
ance as expeditiously as practicable, but in no
event later than 3 years after the date of issu-
ance of such permit.
‘‘(B) MEDIUM MUNICIPAL DISCHARGES.—
Not later than 4 years after the date of the en-
actment of this subsection, the Administrator
shall establish regulations setting forth the per-
mit application requirements for stormwater
discharges described in paragraph (2)(D). Ap-
plications for permits for such discharges shall
be filed no later than May 17, 1993. Not later
than May 17, 1994, the Administrator or the
State, as the case may be, shall issue or deny
each such permit. Any such permit shall provide
for compliance as expeditiously as practicable,
but in no event later than 3 years after the date
of issuance of such permit.
‘‘(C) OTHER
URBANIZED
DISCHARGES.—
Not later than October 1, 1995, the Adminis-
trator shall establish regulations setting forth
the 
permit 
application 
requirements 
for
stormwater discharges described in paragraph
(2)(F). Applications for permits for such dis-
charges shall be filed no later than May 1,
1997. Not later than May 1, 1998, the Admin-
istrator or the State, as the case may be, shall
issue or deny each such permit. Any such per-
mit shall provide for compliance as expedi-
tiously as practicable, but in no event later than
3 years after the date of issuance of such per-
mit.
‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—Not later than October 1,
1995, the Administrator, in consultation with State
and local officials, shall propose and, not later than
May 1, 1996, issue final regulations for the issuance
of permits for municipal separate storm sewer sys-
tem discharges described in paragraphs (2)(C),
(2)(D), and (2)(F). Such regulations shall include,
at a minimum, the following:
‘‘(A) 
Methods 
to 
prohibit 
effectively
nonstormwater discharges into the municipal
separate storm sewer system of the permittee.
‘‘(B) Information on the development and
implementation of management measures to re-
duce, to the maximum extent practicable, the
discharge of pollutants from such system. In
this subsection, the term ‘management meas-
ures’ means economically achievable measures
for the control of the addition of pollutants
from a municipal separate storm sewer system
which reflect the greatest degree of pollutant
reduction achievable through the application of
the best available storm water control practices,
technologies, processes, siting criteria, operating
methods, or other alternatives. The Adminis-
trator shall establish objective minimum per-
formance standards for each management
measure.
‘‘(C) Requirements for development and
implementation of a municipal stormwater qual-
ity management program for implementation of
the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and
(B). The program shall be incorporated into the
permit and shall be subject to public hearing
and review before implementation.
‘‘(D) Requirements for monitoring of the
waters receiving discharges described in para-
graphs (2)(C), (2)(D), and (2)(F) for the pur-
pose of determining if the requirements of the
permit are resulting in progress toward attain-
ing by December 31, 2009, applicable water
quality standards under this Act.
The Administrator shall periodically review and re-
vise the regulations taking into account States’ as-
sessments of the effectiveness of the management
measures being implemented under such regula-
tions.’’.
SEC. 403. COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS.
Section 402 (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(q) COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS.—
‘‘(1) EXISTING PERMITS.—After the last day of
the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection, a permit issued under this
section before, on, or after such date of enactment
shall be subject to the provisions of this subsection
to the extent such permit applies to a discharge
from a municipal combined sewer system resulting
from a wet weather overflow.
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days
after the date of the enactment of this subsection,
the Administrator shall issue regulations—
‘‘(A) to require, after the last day of the
1-year period described in paragraph (1), a per-
mit under this section for any discharge from a
municipal combined sewer system resulting
from a wet weather overflow;
‘‘(B) to require that an applicant for such
a permit submit for approval to the Adminis-
trator or the State, in the case of a State with
authority to issue permits under this section, a
permit application that—
‘‘(i) characterizes the combined sewer
system of the applicant and the impact of
the wet weather overflows from the system
on water quality;
‘‘(ii) demonstrates the ability of the
applicant to implement, within 3 years
after the date of submission of the applica-
tion, such technology-based controls for
wet weather overflows as may be specified
in the regulations; and
‘‘(iii) contains a long-term control
plan;
‘‘(C) to require that any permit issued on
the basis of such an application—
‘‘(i) provide for implementation, with-
in 3 years after the date of submission of
the application, of such technology-based
controls for wet weather overflows as may
be specified in the regulations; and
‘‘(ii) set forth a compliance schedule
for implementation of the long-term con-
trol plan contained in the application as
soon as practicable after the date of issu-
ance of such permit; and
‘‘(D) to require that such permit require
reasonable progress toward attainment of appli-
cable water quality standards under this Act as
expeditiously as possible, but not later than De-
cember 31, 2009.
‘‘(3) COMPLIANCE
WITH
WATER
QUALITY
STANDARDS.—Before December 31, 2009, neither
the Administrator nor the State, in the case of a
State with authority to issue permits under this sec-
tion, may require in a permit issued under this sec-
tion and subject to this subsection that a discharge
from a municipal combined sewer system resulting
from a wet weather overflow comply with a numeric
effluent limitation or a water quality standard di-
rectly.
‘‘(4) LENGTH
OF
COMPLIANCE
SCHEDULE.—
The term of any permit issued by the Administrator
or the State, in the case of a State with authority
to issue permits under this section, for a discharge
from a municipal combined sewer system resulting
from a wet weather overflow shall not be construed
to limit the length of the compliance schedule estab-
lished by the permit.’’.
SEC. 404. DISCHARGES INTO GROUND WATER.
Section 402 (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(r) DISCHARGES INTO GROUND WATER.—
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—For the purposes of this
section, any discharge of a pollutant into the ground
or ground waters shall be treated as a discharge of
a pollutant into the navigable waters if—
‘‘(A) there is a reasonably foreseeable and
demonstrable direct hydrologic connection be-
tween the ground waters and surface waters in
the proximity of the discharge;
‘‘(B) a greater than de minimis quantity of
the pollutant reasonably and demonstrably is
able to reach such surface waters; and
‘‘(C) no other Federal law directly address-
es the activity resulting in the discharge.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
ASSESSMENT
OF
PEN-
ALTIES.—No penalty may be assessed under this
Act against any person for a discharge of a pollutant
into the ground or ground waters unless the person
knew or should have known that there is a direct hy-
drologic connection between the ground waters and
surface waters in the proximity of the discharge.
‘‘(3) PERMIT
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENT.—
The Administrator or the State, in the case of a
State with authority to issue permits under this sec-
tion, shall require as part of any application for a
permit under this section that the applicant pro-
vide—
‘‘(A) a description of any known or sus-
pected sources of pollution at the facility of the
applicant to the ground or ground waters that
have a direct hydrologic connection to surface
waters; and
‘‘(B) a description of any measures that
have been or will be taken by the applicant to
eliminate or reduce such sources of pollution.’’.
SEC. 405. BENEFICIAL USE OF BIOSOLIDS.
Section 405(g) (33 U.S.C. 1345(g)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(also referred to as
‘biosolids’)’’ after ‘‘sewage sludge’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘building materials,’’ after
‘‘agricultural and horticultural uses,’’;
(2) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘Not later than January 1, 1996, the Ad-
ministrator shall issue guidance on the beneficial use
of sewage sludge.’’; and
(3) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘September
30, 1986,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1994,’’.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. NEEDS ESTIMATE.
Section 516(b)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1375(b)(1)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘biennially
revised’’ and inserting ‘‘quadrennially revised’’; and
(2) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘Feb-
ruary 10 of each odd numbered year’’ and inserting
‘‘December 31, 1995, and December 31 of every 4th
calendar year thereafter’’.
SEC. 502. EMERGENCY POWERS.
Section 504 (33 U.S.C. 1364) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 504. EMERGENCY POWERS.
‘‘(a) ISSUANCE OF ORDERS; COURT ACTION.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this Act, whenever the
Administrator finds that a pollution source or combination
of sources may present an imminent and substantial
endangerment (whether actual or threatened) to the public
health or welfare (including the livelihood of persons) or
to the environment, the Administrator may issue such or-
ders or take such action as may be necessary to protect
the public health or welfare or the environment and com-
mence a suit (or cause it to be commenced) in the United
States district court for the district in which the pollution
source or combination of sources is located. Such court
may grant such relief to abate the threat and to protect
against the endangerment as the public interest and the
equities of the case may require.
‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS.—Any person who,
without sufficient cause, violates or fails to comply with
an order of the Administrator issued under this section
shall be liable for civil penalties to the United States in
an amount not to exceed $25,000 per day for each day
on which such violation or failure occurs or continues.’’.
SEC. 503. CITIZEN SUITS.
(a) NOTICE.—Section 505(b) (33 U.S.C. 1365(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘After an
action is commenced against a person under this sub-
section, the plaintiff shall not be required to provide notice
under paragraph (1)(A) for any alleged violation by such
person that is not identified in a discharge monitoring re-
port that is publically available prior to the 60-day period
referred to in paragraph (1)(A).’’.
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR
COMMENCING
CITIZEN
SUITS.—Section 505(a)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1365(a)(1)) is
amended by inserting after ‘‘who is alleged’’ the following:
‘‘to have violated in the 180-day period ending on the date
of issuance of notice under subsection (b)(1) or’’.
(c) REVIEW
OF CONSENT JUDGMENTS.—Section
505(c)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1365(c)(3)) is amended by inserting
after the first sentence the following: ‘‘The Attorney Gen-
eral and the Administrator shall each review the proposed
consent judgment to determine the consistency of the
judgment with the purposes and requirements of this Act.
The court shall consider any views submitted on behalf
of the United States as to such consistency in determining
whether to enter the proposed consent judgment.’’.
SEC. 504. GENERAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.
Section 517 (33 U.S.C. 1376) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘$135,000,000’’;
and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ‘‘, such sums as may be necessary for each
of fiscal years 1991 through 1993, $185,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995, $190,000,000
for 
each 
of 
fiscal 
years 
1996 
and 
1997,
$195,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and
1999, and $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’.
SEC. 505. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.
(a) REVISED REPORT.—Section 518(b) (33 U.S.C.
1377(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment
of the Water Quality Act of 1994, the Administrator shall
update the assessment conducted under this subsection
and transmit to Congress a revised version of the report
and recommendations submitted under this subsection.’’.
(b) SEWAGE
TREATMENT.—Section 518(c) (33
U.S.C. 1377(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘one-half of one percent of the
sums appropriated under section 207’’ and inserting
‘‘1 percent of the sums appropriated under section
607’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The
Administrator shall provide the funds reserved under
this subsection directly to Indian tribes and may
make a grant in an amount not to exceed 100 per-
cent of the cost of a project that is the subject of
the grant. In making a grant under this subsection,
the Administrator shall give priority to projects that
address the most significant public health and envi-
ronmental pollution problems, as determined by a
needs assessment conducted under subsection (b).’’.
(c) 
NONPOINT
POLLUTION
CONTROL.—Section
518(f) (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘one-
third’’ and inserting ‘‘one-half’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 319(h)(3), the Ad-
ministrator may make a grant under this subsection
in an amount not to exceed 100 percent of the cost
of the project that is the subject of the grant.’’.
(d) REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.—Section 603(c)(1)
(33 U.S.C. 1383(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or In-
dian tribe’’ after ‘‘State agency’’.
TITLE VI—STATE WATER POLLU-
TION CONTROL REVOLVING
FUNDS
SEC. 601. WATER USE EFFICIENCY MEASURES.
(a) GENERAL
AUTHORITY
FOR
CAPITALIZATION
GRANTS.—Section 601(a) (33 U.S.C. 1381(a)) is amend-
ed by inserting after ‘‘publicly owned’’ the following: ‘‘and
for implementation of water use efficiency measures whose
principal purpose is improving or protecting water
quality’’.
(b) PROJECT
ELIGIBILITY.—Section 603(c) (33
U.S.C. 1383(c)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘section
212 of this Act)’’ the following: ‘‘and for implementation
of water use efficiency measures whose principal purpose
is improving or protecting water quality’’.
SEC. 602. GUIDANCE FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES.
Section 602 (33 U.S.C. 1382) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) GUIDANCE FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES.—
‘‘(1) SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES.—Not later than
1 year after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the Administrator shall establish simplified
procedures for small communities to obtain assist-
ance under this title.
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION
OF
MANUAL.—Not later
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
subsection, the Administrator shall publish a manual
to assist small communities in obtaining assistance
under this title and publish in the Federal Register
notice of availability of the manual.
‘‘(3) SMALL COMMUNITY DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this title, the term ‘small community’ means
a municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State
agency seeking assistance under this title which
serves a population of 20,000 or less.’’.
SEC. 603. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.
(a) EXTENDED REPAYMENT PERIOD FOR HARDSHIP
COMMUNITIES.—Section 
603(d)(1) 
(33 
U.S.C.
1383(d)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting after ‘‘20
years’’ the following: ‘‘or, in the case of a municipal-
ity or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency ap-
plying for assistance for a service area in which the
average annual residential sewage treatment charge,
after completion of the project, will be greater than
1.25 percent of the median family income for such
service area, the lesser of 30 years or the expected
life of the project to be financed with the proceeds
of the loan’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘not later
than 20 years after project completion’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘upon the expiration of the term of the loan’’.
(b) TECHNICAL
AND PLANNING ASSISTANCE
FOR
SMALL
COMMUNITIES.—Section 603(d) (33 U.S.C.
1383(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(8) to provide technical and planning assist-
ance to small communities; except that such
amounts shall not exceed 1 percent of all grant
awards to such fund under this title.’’.
(c) INTEREST
RATES.—Section 603 is further
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(i) INTEREST RATES.—In any case in which a State
makes a loan pursuant to subsection (d)(1) to a municipal-
ity or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency applying
for assistance for a service area in which the average an-
nual residential sewage treatment charge will increase,
after completion of the project for which the loan is made
and as a result of the project, to greater than 1.25 percent
of the median family income for such service area, the
State may charge a negative interest rate so as to reduce
the unpaid principal of the loan to the extent that such
assistance is necessary to ensure that such charge is not
greater than 1.25 percent of such median family income
taking into account any extension of the repayment period
under subsection (d)(1)(A).’’.
SEC. 604. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.
Section 604(a) (33 U.S.C. 1384(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘and 1990’’ and inserting ‘‘through 1994’’.
SEC. 605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 607 (33 U.S.C. 1387(a)) is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (3) and all that follows through the period
at the end and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1992;
‘‘(4) $2,550,000,000 for fiscal year 1993;
‘‘(5) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1994;
‘‘(6) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
‘‘(7) $3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
‘‘(8) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
‘‘(9) $4,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(10) $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
‘‘(11) $5,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’.
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TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator is authorized
to provide financial assistance to States for planning, de-
sign, and construction of international wastewater treat-
ment works in the vicinity of the United States-Mexico
border which are for the protection of United States resi-
dents and waters from pollution originating in Mexico.
(b) 
APPROVAL
OF
PLANS.—Any 
international
wastewater treatment facility for which financial assist-
ance is provided under this section shall be constructed
in accordance with plans developed by the International
Boundary and Water Commission in consultation with the
water pollution control agency of the affected State, and
approved by the United States and Mexico, to meet appli-
cable standards under the laws of the United States and
Mexico and under applicable treaties and international
agreements. Such plans shall include construction cost es-
timates and identify responsible parties and the allocation
of costs associated with operating and maintaining the
treatment works.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions apply:
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(1) CONSTRUCTION; TREATMENT WORKS.—The
terms ‘‘construction’’ and ‘‘treatment works’’ have
the meanings such terms have under section 212 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
(2) SEWAGE.—The term ‘‘sewage’’ means spent
or used water of a municipality which contains
human waste and other dissolved and suspended
matter and includes wastewater from industries
which discharge into a municipal collection system
and any ground water, surface water, or stormwater
which enters the system.
(3) INTERNATIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WORKS.—The term ‘‘international wastewater treat-
ment works’’ means any facility constructed pursu-
ant to a Minute agreement of the International
Boundary and Water Commission, United States
and Mexico, for the treatment of wastewater in the
vicinity of the border described in subsection (a).
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$50,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September
30, 1994.
SEC. 702. WASTEWATER SERVICE FOR COLONIAS.
(a) GRANT ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator may
make grants to States along the United States-Mexico
102
border to provide assistance for planning, design, and con-
struction of treatment works to provide wastewater service
to the communities along such border commonly known
as ‘‘colonias’’.
(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project carried out using grants made available under
subsection (a) shall be 50 percent. The non-Federal share
of such cost shall be provided by the State receiving the
grant.
(c) TREATMENT WORKS DEFINED.—For purposes of
this section, the term ‘‘treatment works’’ has the meaning
given such term by section 212 of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act.
(d) FUNDING.—The Administrator shall carry out
this section using amounts not to exceed $60,000,000
which were appropriated before the date of the enactment
of this Act and which are available for such purpose.
SEC. 703. POLLUTION FROM MOBILE SOURCES.
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator shall conduct a
study of pollutants to the navigable waters which originate
from mobile sources and which impair or threaten water
quality.
(b) DETERMINATION.—In conducting the study
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall determine
whether each source of pollution identified under the study
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enters the navigable waters from a point or nonpoint
source.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall
transmit to the Committee on Public Works and Trans-
portation of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
a report containing the results of the study to be con-
ducted under subsection (a), together with recommenda-
tions on actions to reduce or eliminate pollution from mo-
bile sources.
(d) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—Before trans-
mitting a report under subsection (c), the Administrator
shall make the report available for public review and com-
ment.
SEC. 704. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) SECTION 118.—Section 118(c)(1)(A) (33 U.S.C.
1268(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking the last comma.
(b) SECTION
120.—Section 120(d) (33 U.S.C.
1270(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘(1)’’.
(c) SECTION 204.—Section 204(a)(3) (33 U.S.C.
1284(a)(3)) is amended by striking the final period and
inserting a semicolon.
(d) SECTION 205.—Section 205 (33 U.S.C. 1285) is
amended—
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(1) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘and 1985’’
and inserting ‘‘1985 , and 1986’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘through
1985’’ and inserting ‘‘through 1986’’;
(3) in subsection (g)(1) by striking the period
following ‘‘4 per centum’’; and
(4) in subsection (m)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘this’’
and inserting ‘‘such’’.
(e) SECTION 208.—Section 208 (33 U.S.C. 1288) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (h)(1) by striking ‘‘designed’’
and inserting ‘‘designated’’; and
(2) in subsection (j)(1) by striking ‘‘September
31, 1988’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1988’’.
(f) SECTION 301.—Section 301(j)(1)(A) (33 U.S.C.
1311(j)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘that’’ the first
place it appears and inserting ‘‘than’’.
(g) SECTION
309.—Section 309(d) (33 U.S.C.
1319(d)) is amended by striking the second comma follow-
ing ‘‘Act by a State’’.
(h) SECTION 311.—Section 311 (33 U.S.C. 1321) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b) by moving paragraph (12)
(including subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C)) 2 ems
to the right; and
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(2) in subsection (h)(2) by striking ‘‘The’’ and
inserting ‘‘the’’.
(i) SECTION 404.—Section 404(s)(3) (33 U.S.C.
1344(s)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘acton’’ and inserting
‘‘action’’.
(j) SECTION
505.—Section 505(f) (33 U.S.C.
1365(f)) is amended by striking the last comma.
(k) SECTION 516.—Section 516 (33 U.S.C. 1375) is
amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
(l) SECTION
518.—Section 518(f) (33 U.S.C.
1377(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)’’.
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