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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 775
To amend title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish
a 1-year program to stimulate the economy by providing additional fund-
ing for the State water pollution control revolving fund program, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 1993
Ms. DELAURO (for herself and Mrs. LOWEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To amend title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to establish a 1-year program to stimulate the econ-
omy by providing additional funding for the State water
pollution control revolving fund 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 ‘‘Lowey-DeLauro Emer-
gency Infrastructure Jobs Act’’.
SEC. 2. STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING
FUNDS.
Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1381–1387) is amended by inserting at the
end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 608. EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STIMULATION PRO-
GRAM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide a short-term
stimulus to the economy of the United States, the Admin-
istrator shall make capitalization grants to each State
from funds appropriated pursuant to this section. Such
grants shall be made in accordance with and subject to
the provisions of this title unless otherwise provided in this
section.
‘‘(b) SCHEDULE OF GRANT PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The schedule of grant pay-
ments for grants made under this section shall be as
provided under section 601 except that such pay-
ments shall be made in semiannual installments in-
stead of quarterly installments.
‘‘(2) FIRST
INSTALLMENT.—The first semi-
annual installment shall be equal to 40 percent of
the amount of funds allotted to the State from funds
appropriated pursuant to this section and shall be
paid to the State not later than the 30th day follow-
ing the date on which funds are appropriated pursu-
ant to this section.
‘‘(3) 
SECOND
INSTALLMENT.—The 
second
semiannual installment shall be equal to 60 percent
of the amount of such allotted funds and shall be
paid to the State not later than the 180th day fol-
lowing such appropriation date.
‘‘(c) CAPITALIZATION GRANT AGREEMENTS.—
‘‘(1) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(A) EXISTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Except
for the specific requirements set forth in para-
graphs (2) and (3) of section 602(b), the spe-
cific requirements set forth in such section shall
apply to capitalization grants made from funds
appropriated pursuant to this section. For pur-
poses of this section, the reference to quarterly
grant payments in paragraph (7) of such sec-
tion shall be treated as a reference to semi-
annual grant payments.
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(i) NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS.—The
Administrator shall enter into an agree-
ment under section 602(b) with a State
with respect to each of the semiannual
payments to be made to the State under
this section.
‘‘(ii) FIRST
AGREEMENT.—The Ad-
ministrator shall enter into the agreement
with respect to the first semiannual pay-
ment to be made to the State under this
section only after—
‘‘(I) the State has entered into
binding commitments to provide as-
sistance in accordance with the re-
quirements of this title in fiscal year
1993 in an amount equal to 40 per-
cent of the funds allotted to the State
from funds appropriated pursuant to
section 607 for fiscal year 1993; and
‘‘(II) the State has established to
the satisfaction of the Administrator
that it will enter into binding commit-
ments to provide assistance in accord-
ance with the requirements of this
title in an amount equal to 40 percent
of the amount allotted to the State
from funds appropriated pursuant to
this section within 6 months after the
date of such appropriation.
‘‘(iii) SECOND AGREEMENT.—The Ad-
ministrator shall enter into the agreement
with respect to the second semiannual pay-
ment to be made to the State under this
section only after—
‘‘(I) the State has entered into
binding commitments to provide as-
sistance in accordance with the re-
quirements of this title in fiscal year
1993 in an amount equal to 100 per-
cent of the funds allotted to the State
from funds appropriated pursuant to
section 607 for fiscal year 1993 (in-
cluding amounts counted with respect
to the meeting of the requirement of
clause (ii)(I) by the State);
‘‘(II) the State has entered into
binding commitments to provide as-
sistance in accordance with the re-
quirements of this title of 40 percent
of the funds allotted to the State from
funds appropriated pursuant to this
section; and
‘‘(III) the State has established
to the satisfaction of the Adminis-
trator that it will enter into binding
commitments to provide assistance in
accordance with the requirements of
this title in an amount equal to the
remaining 60 percent of the funds al-
lotted to the State from funds appro-
priated pursuant to this section within
1 year after the date of such appro-
priation.
‘‘(2) WAIVER
OF
MATCHING
FUND
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Notwithstanding section 602(b), a State
shall not be required to deposit in its State water
pollution control revolving fund an amount equal to
at least 20 percent of the total amount of capitaliza-
tion grants made with funds appropriated pursuant
to this section.
‘‘(d) ALLOTMENT PERIOD.—Notwithstanding section
604(c), sums allotted to a State from funds appropriated
pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation
by the State in accordance with the time periods set forth
in clauses (ii)(II) and (iii)(III) of subsection (c)(1)(B), re-
spectively. The amount of such allotment which is not obli-
gated by the State in accordance with such time periods
shall be immediately deposited in the Treasury of the
United States.
‘‘(e) TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE.—In addition to the
types of assistance authorized by section 603(d), a State
may use not to exceed 50 percent of the funds allotted
to it from amounts appropriated pursuant to this section
to subsidize not to exceed 90 percent of the principal por-
tion of the amount of debt service required to be paid by
an entity referred to in section 603(c) if such principle
subsidy will be financed from interest earned on funds al-
lotted to the State from amounts so appropriated, if such
debt service is being incurred for a project eligible for as-
sistance under this title, and if the State determines that
such entity would be financially unable to carry out such
project without such subsidy.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to funds authorized to be appropriated by section 607,
there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
purposes of this title $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year
1993.’’.
SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANTS
UNDER SECTION 306(a)(2) OF THE CONSOLI-
DATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ACT.
(a) SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATION.—In addition
to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agri-
culture for grants under section 306(a)(2) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act not to exceed
$300,000,000 for fiscal year 1993.
(b) WAIVER OF ANNUAL DOLLAR LIMITATION.—The
Secretary of Agriculture may use amounts appropriated
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to make grants
under section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, notwithstanding the dollar limita-
tion specified in such section 306(a)(2).
(c) ALLOCATION AND AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—All
amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section shall be allocated to the States in accordance with
section 1940.582 (except subsection (i)) and section
1940.587 (except subsection (i)) of title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (January 1, 1992, edition), and all such
amounts shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture,
upon the enactment of this section, for States to obligate
on an annual basis.
(d) RESERVED FUNDS TO BE USED FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING GRANTS.—The Secretary of
Agriculture shall use the amounts appropriated pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section that are reserved pursuant
to section 306(a)(16)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, for grants under section
306(a)(16)(A) of such Act.