‘‘(D) 
TREATMENT
WORKS.—The 
term 
‘treatment works’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 212. 
‘‘(8) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Administrator shall establish procedures to en-
sure that permits issued under this section (or under 
a State permit program approved under this section) 
to a publicly owned treatment works include require-
ments to implement this subsection. 
‘‘(9) INCREASE
IN
MAXIMUM
CIVIL
PENALTY 
FOR
VIOLATIONS
OCCURRING
AFTER
JANUARY
1, 
2027.—Notwithstanding any provision of section 309, 
in the case of a violation of this subsection occurring 
on or after January 1, 2027, or any violation of a 
permit limitation or condition implementing this 
subsection occurring after such date, the maximum 
civil penalty which shall be assessed for the violation 
shall be $100,000 per day for each day the violation 
occurs. 
‘‘(10) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall 
apply to a bypass occurring after the last day of the 
one-year period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF GREAT LAKES CLEANUP FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is amended 
by redesignating section 519 as section 520 and inserting 
after section 518 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 519. ESTABLISHMENT OF GREAT LAKES CLEANUP 
FUND. 
‘‘(a) CREATION OF FUND.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be 
known as the ‘Great Lakes Cleanup Fund’ (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Fund’). 
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO FUND.—Effective January 1, 
2027, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 
amounts equivalent to the penalties collected for violations 
of section 402(r). 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION
OF FUND.—The Adminis-
trator shall administer the Fund. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—The Administrator shall make 
the amounts in the Fund available to the Great Lakes 
States for programs and activities for improving waste-
water discharges into the Great Lakes, including habitat 
protection and wetland restoration. The Administrator 
shall allocate such amounts among the Great Lakes States 
based on the proportional amount attributable to each 
Great Lakes State for penalties collected for violations of 
section 402(r). 
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‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In selecting programs and activities 
to be funded using amounts made available under this sec-
tion, a Great Lakes State shall give priority consideration 
to programs and activities that address violations of sec-
tion 402(r) resulting in the collection of penalties. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘Great 
Lakes’ and ‘Great Lakes States’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 118(a)(3).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO STATE REVOLV-
ING FUND PROGRAM.—Section 607 of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 1387) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘There is’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT
OF
GREAT
LAKES
CLEANUP 
FUND.—For purposes of this title, amounts made avail-
able from the Great Lakes Cleanup Fund under section 
519 shall be treated as funds authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title and as funds made available 
under this title, except that such funds shall be made 
available to the Great Lakes States as provided in section 
519.’’. 
Æ 
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