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Union Calendar No. 11 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 720 
[Report No. 110–30] 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropria-
tions for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2007 
Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, and Mrs. TAUSCHER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
MARCH 5, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SAXTON, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. COSTELLO, Ms. MATSUI, 
Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. NADLER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. ARCURI, 
Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. HALL of New York, 
Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. WELLER
of Illinois, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. MORAN 
of Virginia, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. GILLMOR, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of 
California, and Mr. STUPAK 
MARCH 5, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 30, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to au-
thorize appropriations for State water pollution control 
revolving funds, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Water Quality Financing Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Amendment of Federal Water Pollution Control Act. 
TITLE I—TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 101. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 102. State management assistance. 
Sec. 103. Watershed pilot projects. 
TITLE II—CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS 
Sec. 201. Sewage collection systems. 
Sec. 202. Treatment works defined. 
Sec. 203. Policy on cost effectiveness. 
TITLE III—STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS 
Sec. 301. General authority for capitalization grants. 
Sec. 302. Capitalization grant agreements. 
Sec. 303. Water pollution control revolving loan funds. 
Sec. 304. Allotment of funds. 
Sec. 305. Intended use plan. 
Sec. 306. Annual reports. 
Sec. 307. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 308. Authorization of appropriations. 
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TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Definition of treatment works. 
Sec. 402. Funding for Indian programs. 
TITLE V—STUDIES 
Sec. 501. Study of long-term, sustainable, clean water funding. 
Sec. 502. Feasibility study of supplemental and alternative clean water funding 
mechanisms. 
TITLE VI—TONNAGE DUTIES 
Sec. 601. Tonnage duties. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CON-
TROL ACT. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 
an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
other provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 
TITLE I—TECHNICAL AND 
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 101. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL AND SMALL 
TREATMENT WORKS.—Section 104(b) (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(6); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(8) make grants to nonprofit organizations— 
‘‘(A) to provide technical assistance to rural 
and small municipalities for the purpose of as-
sisting, in consultation with the State in which 
the assistance is provided, such municipalities in 
the planning, developing, and acquisition of fi-
nancing for wastewater infrastructure assistance; 
‘‘(B) to provide technical assistance and 
training for rural and small publicly owned 
treatment works and decentralized wastewater 
treatment systems to enable such treatment 
works and systems to protect water quality and 
achieve and maintain compliance with the re-
quirements of this Act; and 
‘‘(C) to disseminate information to rural 
and small municipalities and municipalities 
that meet the affordability criteria established 
under section 603(i)(2) by the State in which the 
municipality is located with respect to planning, 
design, construction, and operation of publicly 
owned treatment works and decentralized waste-
water treatment systems.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
104(u) (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(6)’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘; and (7) not to exceed $75,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for carrying 
out subsections (b)(3) and (b)(8), except that not less 
than 20 percent of the amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to this paragraph in a fiscal year shall be used 
for carrying out subsection (b)(8)’’. 
(c) COMPETITIVE
PROCEDURES
FOR
AWARDING 
GRANTS.—Section 104 (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(w) COMPETITIVE
PROCEDURES
FOR
AWARDING 
GRANTS.—The Administrator shall establish procedures 
that, to the maximum extent practicable, promote competi-
tion and openness in the award of grants to nonprofit pri-
vate agencies, institutions, and organizations under this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 102. STATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE. 
Section 106(a) (33 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 1991 through 2007, and $300,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012;’’. 
SEC. 103. WATERSHED PILOT PROJECTS. 
(a) PILOT PROJECTS.—Section 122 (33 U.S.C. 1274) 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘WET 
WEATHER’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by striking ‘‘wet weather discharge’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding low-impact development technologies’’ be-
fore the period at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) WATERSHED
PARTNERSHIPS.—Efforts of 
municipalities and property owners to demonstrate 
cooperative ways to address nonpoint sources of pollu-
tion to reduce adverse impacts on water quality.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
122(c)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2012’’. 
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(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 122(d) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 
TITLE II—CONSTRUCTION OF 
TREATMENT WORKS 
SEC. 201. SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS. 
Section 211 (33 U.S.C. 1291) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section designation and all 
that follows through ‘‘(a) No’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 211. SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No’’; 
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘POPULATION 
DENSITY.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) REPLACEMENT
AND
MAJOR
REHABILITA-
TION.—Notwithstanding the requirement of subsection 
(a)(1) concerning the existence of a collection system 
as a condition of eligibility, a project for replacement 
or major rehabilitation of a collection system existing 
on January 1, 2007, shall be eligible for a grant 
under this title if the project otherwise meets the re-
quirements of subsection (a)(1) and meets the require-
ment of paragraph (3). 
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‘‘(2) NEW
SYSTEMS.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirement of subsection (a)(2) concerning the exist-
ence of a community as a condition of eligibility, a 
project for a new collection system to serve a commu-
nity existing on January 1, 2007, shall be eligible for 
a grant under this title if the project otherwise meets 
the requirements of subsection (a)(2) and meets the re-
quirement of paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—A project meets the re-
quirement of this paragraph if the purpose of the 
project is to accomplish the objectives, goals, and poli-
cies of this Act by addressing an adverse environ-
mental condition existing on the date of enactment of 
this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 202. TREATMENT WORKS DEFINED. 
Section 212(2)(A) (33 U.S.C. 1292(2)(A)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘any works, including site’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘is used for ultimate’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘will be used for ultimate’’; and 
(3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘and acquisition of other lands, and inter-
ests in lands, which are necessary for construction’’. 
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SEC. 203. POLICY ON COST EFFECTIVENESS. 
Section 218(a) (33 U.S.C. 1298(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘combination of devices and systems’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘treat-
ment works that meets the requirements of this Act. The 
system may include water efficiency measures and de-
vices.’’. 
TITLE III—STATE WATER POLLU-
TION CONTROL REVOLVING 
FUNDS 
SEC. 301. GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR CAPITALIZATION 
GRANTS. 
Section 601(a) (33 U.S.C. 1381(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘for providing assistance’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting the following: 
‘‘to accomplish the objectives, goals, and policies of this Act 
by providing assistance for projects and activities identified 
in section 603(c).’’. 
SEC. 302. CAPITALIZATION GRANT AGREEMENTS. 
(a) REPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS.—Section 
602(b)(9) (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)(9)) is amended by striking 
‘‘standards’’ and inserting ‘‘standards, including standards 
relating to the reporting of infrastructure assets’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 602(b) (33 
U.S.C. 1382(b)) is amended— 
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