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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2707 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry 
out a pilot program to work with municipalities that are seeking to 
develop and implement integrated plans to meet their wastewater and 
stormwater obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2013 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. SIMPSON, and Mr. GRAVES of Missouri) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to carry out a pilot program to work with munici-
palities that are seeking to develop and implement inte-
grated plans to meet their wastewater and stormwater 
obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, 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 ‘‘Clean Water Compli-
ance and Ratepayer Affordability Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
INTEGRATED 
MUNICIPAL 
STORMWATER 
AND 
WASTEWATER APPROACH FRAMEWORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the first 5 fiscal years begin-
ning after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in coordi-
nation with appropriate State, local, and regional authori-
ties, shall carry out a pilot program under which the Ad-
ministrator shall work cooperatively with and facilitate the 
efforts of municipalities to develop and implement inte-
grated plans to meet their wastewater and stormwater ob-
ligations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) in a more cost-effective and flexi-
ble manner. 
(b) FRAMEWORK.—The Administrator shall carry out 
the pilot program in a manner that is consistent with the 
Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Ap-
proach Framework issued by the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, dated May 2012. 
(c) SELECTION OF MUNICIPALITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with States that have approved National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System programs, 
shall select not less than 15 municipalities to partici-
pate in the pilot program. 
(2) FACTORS.—In selecting the municipalities, 
the Administrator shall— 
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(A) specifically focus on— 
(i) municipalities that are operating 
under an administrative order, administra-
tive consent agreement, or judicial consent 
decree to comply with the requirements of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; 
(ii) other municipalities facing compli-
ance issues under the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act, in addition to the munici-
palities described in clause (i); and 
(iii) municipalities that are affected by 
affordability constraints in planning and 
implementing control measures to address 
wet weather discharges from their waste-
water and stormwater facilities; and 
(B) give priority to municipalities with a 
history of knowledgeable, detailed, and com-
prehensive efforts to develop integrated and 
adaptive clean water management practices, 
without regard to the status of the municipality 
in the process of planning or implementing such 
practices. 
(d) APPROVAL OF INTEGRATED PLANS.— 
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(C) provide additional regulatory flexibility 
under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
in approving and implementing an integrated 
plan that includes adaptive approaches in order 
to encourage the innovation integral to such ap-
proaches. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year 
thereafter for 5 years, the Administrator shall transmit 
to Congress a report on the results of the pilot program, 
including a description of the specific outcomes expected 
to be achieved that will reduce the costs of complying with 
the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act for municipalities participating in the program and 
similarly situated municipalities. 
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