Stop Sewage Overflow Act

Bill: 116-hr-2776
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-15
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental technology

Lakes and rivers

Solid waste and recycling

State and local government operations

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stop Sewage Overflow Act </b></p> <p>This bill gives priority for sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants to a municipality with high levels of sewage in its rivers.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2776 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2019 Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Mr. LaHood , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Rouda , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. Trone , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Ryan , Mr. Beyer , and Mr. Serrano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To make certain municipalities eligible for grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Sewage Overflow Act . 2. Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking or ; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (5) is a municipality with high levels of sewage in the rivers of such municipality. ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking The Federal share and inserting the following: (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal share ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Exception for certain projects (A) In general The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out using amounts from a grant made under subsection (a) for a municipality described in subsection (b)(5) shall be as follows: (i) Not less than 55 percent for municipalities the affected residents of which pay, on average, 2.0 percent or less of their household income for sewer service. (ii) Not less than 60 percent for municipalities the affected residents of which pay, on average, more than 2.0 percent, but not more than 2.5 percent, of their household income for sewer service. (iii) Not less than 65 percent for municipalities the affected residents of which pay, on average, more than 2.5 percent, but not more than 3.0 percent, of their household income for sewer service. (iv) Not less than 70 percent for municipalities the affected residents of which pay, on average, more than 3.0 percent, but not more than 3.5 percent, of their household income for sewer service. (v) Not less than 75 percent for municipalities the affected residents of which pay, on average, more than 3.5 percent of their household income for sewer service. (B) Affected residents defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term affected resident means a resident of a municipality who is in the 20th percentile of income for the municipality. ; and (3) in subsection (f)(1)— (A) by striking $225,000,000 and inserting $500,000,000 ; and (B) by striking 2020 and inserting 2030 .