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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2309
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to reauthorization
of the State water pollution control revolving fund program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 27, 1993
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. BLUTE, Mr.
OLVER, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. NEAL of
Massachusetts, Mr. STUDDS, and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and Transpor-
tation
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating
to reauthorization of the State water pollution control
revolving fund program.
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 ‘‘State Water Pollution
Control Revolving Fund Reauthorization Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. PROJECT ELIGIBILITY.
Sections 601(a) and 603(c) of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381(a) and 1383(c)) are
each amended by inserting before ‘‘(2)’’ the following: ‘‘in-
cluding any land acquisition, land development, and relo-
cations necessary for construction of the treatment works
and construction, development, and improvement of parks
and other areas necessary for environmental mitigation or
compensation related to construction of the treatment
works,’’.
SEC. 3. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR CAPITALIZATION
GRANTS.
Section 602(b)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)(6)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘(other than the 20 percent limitation contained in
the exception at the end of the last sentence of such sec-
tion)’’ after ‘‘201(g)(1)’’.
SEC. 4. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.
(a) MAXIMUM TERMS OF LOANS.—
(1) EXTENSION.—Section 603(d)(1) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1383(d)(1)(A)) is amended in each of subparagraphs
(A) and (B) by striking ‘‘20 years’’ and inserting
‘‘30 years or the life of the project, whichever is
greater’’.
(2) APPLICABILITY TO EXISTING LOANS.—The
term of any loan made from a State water pollution
control revolving loan fund under title VI of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act before the date
of the enactment of this Act may be extended under
the amendment made by paragraph (1) of this sub-
section by agreement of the parties to such loan.
(b) GRANTS.—Section 603(d) of such Act is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(7) to make grants (including grants to pay
the cost of debt service on loans made under this
title or on loans entered into or bonds issued to fi-
nance projects eligible for assistance under this title)
to municipal and intermunicipal agencies approved
by the State taking into account, at a minimum, the
following factors: the environmental significance of
the project, court ordered improvements, projected
increases in residential and commercial water and
sewer bills in the area to be served by the project,
the extent to which local communities in the service
area can contribute financially to the project, the
local unemployment rate, and the median household
income of the service area; and’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 606(d) of such
Act is amended by striking ‘‘and loan terms’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘loan 
terms, 
grant 
recipients, 
grant
amounts, and grant terms’’.
(2) FEDERAL OVERSIGHT.—Section 606(e) of
such Act is amended by inserting after ‘‘loan’’ each
place it appears ‘‘or grant’’.
SEC. 5. ALLOTMENT FORMULA.
Section 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1384(a)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) FORMULA.—Sums authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section for fiscal years beginning after
September 30, 1993, shall be allotted among the States
by the Administrator in accordance with such formula as
the Administrator shall establish by regulation. In estab-
lishing such formula, the Administrator shall consider, at
a minimum, the following:
‘‘(1) The needs of each State for assistance
under this title, including court ordered improve-
ments to waste water treatment plants as a result