Stop Sewage Overflow Act

Bill: 117-hr-1660
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-08
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: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stop Sewage Overflow Act</b></p> <p>This bill extends through FY2030 and revises a grant program that addresses stormwater and sewer overflows into rivers or other water bodies. Under the existing program, the Environmental Protection Agency awards grants to states, which in turn provide subgrants for projects that address the infrastructure needs for municipal combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, and stormwater management. </p> <p>The bill reduces the share of the cost of grant projects that financially distressed communities must pay, increases the minimum allocation for green infrastructure and other environmentally innovative activities, and prioritizes grant assistance for municipalities with high levels of sewage in rivers, lakes, and bays.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1660 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2021 Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Mr. LaHood , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Pappas , and Ms. Kuster ) 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, lakes, and bays of such municipality. ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking The Federal share and inserting the following: (1) Federal share (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal share ; and (B) by striking The non-Federal share and inserting the following: (B) Financially distressed communities The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out using amounts from a grant made to a financially distressed community under subsection (a) shall be not less than 75 percent of the cost. (2) Non-Federal share The non-Federal share ; and (3) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking $225,000,000 and inserting $500,000,000 ; and (ii) by striking 2020 and inserting 2030 ; and (B) in paragraph (2) by striking 20 percent and inserting 25 percent .