Water Quality Investment Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5826
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2014-12-10
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Executive agency funding and structure

Solid waste and recycling

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-12-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Water Quality Investment Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize the sewer overflow control grants program through FY2019.</p> <p>Requires a project that receives a grant to be carried out under the same requirements as a project that receives assistance from a state water pollution control revolving fund, unless the state determines the requirements are inconsistent with treating sewer overflow.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5826 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2014 Mr. Pascrell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the sewer overflow control grants program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Quality Investment Act of 2014 . 2. Sewer overflow control grants (a) Administrative requirements Section 221(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301(e) ) is amended to read as follows: (e) Administrative requirements A project that receives assistance under this section shall be carried out subject to the same requirements as a project that receives assistance from a State water pollution control revolving fund under title VI, except to the extent that the Governor of the State in which the project is located determines that a requirement of title VI is inconsistent with the purposes of this section. . (b) Authorization of Appropriations The first sentence of section 221(f) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301(f) ) is amended by striking $750,000,000 and all that follows before the period and inserting $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 . (c) Allocation of funds Section 221(g) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301(g) ) is amended to read as follows: (g) Allocation of funds (1) Fiscal year 2015 Subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2015 for making grants to municipalities and municipal entities under subsection (a)(2) in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection (b). (2) Fiscal year 2016 and thereafter Subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter for making grants to States under subsection (a)(1), in accordance with a formula to be established by the Administrator, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, that allocates to each State a proportional share of such amounts based on the total needs of the State for municipal combined sewer overflow controls and sanitary sewer overflow controls identified in the most recent survey conducted pursuant to section 516. . (d) Reports Section 221(i) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301(i) ) is amended by striking 2003 and inserting 2017 .