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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1751
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropria-
tions for fiscal years 2002 through 2006 for the municipal construction
grant program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 8, 2001
Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr.
BONIOR, Mr. FRANK, Mr. COYNE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. BOU-
CHER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr.
BROWN of Ohio, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. CLEMENT,
Mr. JOHN, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. GORDON, Mr.
BALDACCI, Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr.
MATSUI, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. SOLIS, and Mr. KILDEE)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to au-
thorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002 through 2006
for the municipal construction grant program, and for
other 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 ‘‘Water Infrastructure
Improvement Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.
Section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281(g)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing the period at the end of the first sentence and all that
follows through the period at the end of the last sentence
and inserting the following: ‘‘and for any purpose for
which a grant may be made under sections 319(h) and
319(i) of this Act (including any innovative and alter-
native approaches for the control of nonpoint sources of
pollution).’’.
SEC. 3. ALLOTMENT.
(a) FORMULA.—Section 205(c) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1285(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) FISCAL YEARS 2002 THROUGH 2006.—Sums
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section
207 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006 shall
be allotted by the Administrator not later than the
10th day which begins after the date of enactment
of this paragraph among the States in accordance
with regulations issued by the Administrator in the
ratio that the estimated cost of construction of all
needed publicly owned treatment works in each
State bears to the estimated cost of construction of
all needed publicly owned treatment works in all of
the States.’’.
(b) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.—Section 205(e) of such
Act (33 U.S.C. 1285(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘and
1990’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘1990, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006’’.
(c) SET-ASIDE FOR INNOVATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE
PROJECTS.—Section 205(i) of such Act (33 U.S.C.
1285(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘1990’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2006’’.
(d) 
MARINE
ESTUARY
RESERVATION.—Section
205(l)(1) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1285(l)(1)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) FISCAL YEARS 2002 THROUGH 2006.—
For each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006, the
reservation shall be 11⁄2 percent of the funds
appropriated pursuant to section 207 for such
fiscal year.’’.
(e) DISCRETIONARY DEPOSITS.—Section 205(m)(1)
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1285(m)(1)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and ending before October 1, 2001,’’ after ‘‘1986,’’.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 207 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1287) is amended by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ‘‘; and $5,400,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.’’.
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