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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient 
Removal Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) nutrient pollution from point sources and nonpoint 
        sources continues to be the most significant water quality 
        problem in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
            (2) a key commitment of the Chesapeake 2000 agreement, an 
        interstate agreement among the Administrator, the Chesapeake 
        Bay Commission, the District of Columbia, and the States of 
        Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, is to achieve the goal of 
        correcting the nutrient-related problems in the Chesapeake Bay 
        by 2010;
            (3) by correcting those problems, the Chesapeake Bay and 
        its tidal tributaries may be removed from the list of impaired 
        bodies of water designated by the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency under section 303(d) of the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d));
            (4) more than 300 major sewage treatment plants located in 
        the Chesapeake Bay watershed annually discharge approximately 
        60,000,000 pounds of nitrogen, or the equivalent of 20 percent 
        of the total nitrogen load, into the Chesapeake Bay; and
            (5) nutrient removal technology is 1 of the most reliable, 
        cost-effective, and direct methods for reducing the flow of 
        nitrogen from point sources into the Chesapeake Bay.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency to provide financial assistance to States and 
        municipalities for use in upgrading publicly-owned wastewater 
        treatment plants in the Chesapeake Bay watershed with nutrient 
        removal technologies; and
            (2) to further the goal of restoring the water quality of 
        the Chesapeake Bay to conditions that are protective of human 
        health and aquatic living resources.

SEC. 3. SEWAGE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.

    The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

                       ``TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

``SEC. 701. SEWAGE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definition of Eligible Facility.--In this section, the term 
`eligible facility' means a municipal wastewater treatment plant that--
            ``(1) as of the date of enactment of this title, has a 
        permitted design capacity to treat an annual average of at 
        least 500,000 gallons of wastewater per day; and
            ``(2) is located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in any 
        of the States of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, 
        Virginia, or West Virginia or in the District of Columbia.
    ``(b) Grant Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this title, the Administrator shall establish a 
        program within the Environmental Protection Agency to provide 
        grants to States and municipalities to upgrade eligible 
        facilities with nutrient removal technologies.
            ``(2) Priority.--In providing a grant under paragraph (1), 
        the Administrator shall--
                    ``(A) consult with the Chesapeake Bay Program 
                Office;
                    ``(B) give priority to eligible facilities at which 
                nutrient removal upgrades would--
                            ``(i) produce the greatest nutrient load 
                        reductions at points of discharge; or
                            ``(ii) result in the greatest environmental 
                        benefits to local bodies of water surrounding, 
                        and the main stem of, the Chesapeake Bay; and
                            ``(iii) take into consideration the 
                        geographic distribution of the grants.
            ``(3) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--On receipt of an application 
                from a State or municipality for a grant under this 
                section, if the Administrator approves the request, the 
                Administrator shall transfer to the State or 
                municipality the amount of assistance requested.
                    ``(B) Form.--An application submitted by a State or 
                municipality under subparagraph (A) shall be in such 
                form and shall include such information as the 
                Administrator may prescribe.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--A State or municipality that receives 
        a grant under this section shall use the grant to upgrade 
        eligible facilities with nutrient removal technologies that are 
        designed to reduce total nitrogen in discharged wastewater to 
        an average annual concentration of 3 milligrams per liter.
            ``(5) Cost sharing.--
                    ``(A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
                of upgrading any eligible facility as described in 
                paragraph (1) using funds provided under this section 
                shall not exceed 55 percent.
                    ``(B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of 
                the costs of upgrading any eligible facility as 
                described in paragraph (1) using funds provided under 
                this section may be provided in the form of funds made 
                available to a State or municipality under--
                            ``(i) any provision of this Act other than 
                        this section (including funds made available 
                        from a State revolving fund established under 
                        title VI); or
                            ``(ii) any other Federal or State law.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $132,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2006 through 2010, to remain available until expended.
            ``(2) Administrative costs.--The Administrator may use not 
        to exceed 4 percent of any amount made available under 
        paragraph (1) to pay administrative costs incurred in carrying 
        out this section.''.

A: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to states and municipalities to upgrade municipal wastewater treatment plants of a specified capacity and located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed with nutrient removal technologies.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Skilled Workforce Enhancement Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EXPENSES FOR LONG-TERM TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES IN 
              HIGHLY SKILLED SMALL BUSINESS TRADES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45E. EXPENSES FOR LONG-TERM TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES IN HIGHLY 
              SKILLED SMALL BUSINESS TRADES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of a 
small business employer, the highly skilled trades training credit 
determined under this section for the taxable year is $15,000 for each 
employee having a qualified training year ending with or within such 
taxable year (whether or not such employee is an employee of the 
taxpayer as of the close of such taxable year).
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Small business employer.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `small business 
                employer' means, with respect to any taxable year, any 
                employer who employed an average of 250 or fewer 
                employees on business days during such taxable year.
                    ``(B) Controlled groups.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), all persons treated as a single 
                employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of 
                section 414 shall be treated as a single employer.
            ``(2) Qualified training year.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified training 
                year' means each year during the training period in 
                which the employee received at least 1,500 hours of 
                training (including on-the-job training and training at 
                multi-employer training facilities) from the taxpayer 
                (or any predecessor) under a qualified training program 
                as an apprentice in any highly skilled trade.
                    ``(B) Highly skilled trades.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the term `highly skilled trades' 
                means--
                            ``(i) precision machinists,
                            ``(ii) die makers,
                            ``(iii) mold makers,
                            ``(iv) tool and die designers,
                            ``(v) heating, ventilating, air 
                        conditioning, refrigeration, and roofing 
                        contractors,
                            ``(vi) the trade of masonry,
                            ``(vii) plumbers,
                            ``(viii) pipefitters,
                            ``(ix) patternmakers,
                            ``(x) foundry technicians,
                            ``(xi) electricians,
                            ``(xii) recreational marine production and 
                        design workers,
                            ``(xiii) 2-way radio technicians,
                            ``(xiv) welders,
                            ``(xv) shipfitters,
                            ``(xvi) propellor machinists,
                            ``(xvii) electronic instrumentation 
                        specialists, and
                            ``(xviii) other highly skilled trades 
                        specified in regulations prescribed by the 
                        Secretary.
                Such term shall not include any trade if the customary 
                apprenticeship period for such trade is less than 2 
                years.
                    ``(C) Qualified training program.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified 
                        training program' means a written plan of study 
                        and training for individuals in, or entering 
                        into, highly skilled trades.
                            ``(ii) Description of programs.--A plan 
                        under clause (i) must be a program described in 
                        one of the following subclauses:
                                    ``(I) An apprenticeship program 
                                registered and certified with the 
                                Secretary of Labor under section 1 of 
                                the National Apprenticeship Act (29 
                                U.S.C. 50).
                                    ``(II) A program licensed, 
                                registered, or certified by the 
                                workforce investment board or 
                                apprenticeship agency or council of a 
                                State or administered in compliance 
                                with apprenticeship laws of a State.
                                    ``(III) A program conducted by a 
                                vocational or technical education 
                                school, community college, or 
                                industrial or trade training 
                                organization.
                                    ``(IV) A program which conforms to 
                                apprentice training programs developed 
                                or administered by an employer trade 
                                group or committee.
                                    ``(V) An industry sponsored or 
                                administered program which is clearly 
                                identified and commonly 
recognized within an industry and which meets the requirements of 
clause (iii).
                            ``(iii) Requirements.--A program meets the 
                        requirements of this clause if such program--
                                    ``(I) is accessible to individuals 
                                without discrimination on the basis of 
                                race, sex, color, religion, or national 
                                origin,
                                    ``(II) provides an overview of the 
                                trade, including the history and modern 
                                developments in such trade,
                                    ``(III) provides related 
                                instruction of the fundamental, 
                                intermediate, and advanced skills, 
                                techniques, and materials of the trade,
                                    ``(IV) provides training in math, 
                                measurement, and blueprint reading 
                                skills, if such skills are required in 
                                the trade,
                                    ``(V) provides training on trade 
                                specific tools and equipment,
                                    ``(VI) provides on-the-job training 
                                which allows performance of work under 
                                close supervision of an instructor or 
                                skilled worker, and
                                    ``(VII) provides periodic review 
                                and evaluation of participants to 
                                demonstrate proficiency in skills, 
                                including the use of tests and 
                                assessment of individual and group 
                                projects.
            ``(3) Training period.--The term `training period' means, 
        with respect to an employee, the period--
                    ``(A) beginning on the date that the employee 
                begins employment with the taxpayer as an apprentice in 
                the highly skilled trade, and
                    ``(B) ending on the earlier of--
                            ``(i) the date that such apprenticeship 
                        with the employer ends, or
                            ``(ii) the date which is 4 years after the 
                        date referred to in subparagraph (A).
    ``(c) Coordination With Other Credits.--The amount of credit 
otherwise allowable under sections 51(a) and 1396(a) with respect to 
any employee shall be reduced by the credit allowed by this section 
with respect to such employee.''.
    (b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of 
section 38 of such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of 
paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (13) and 
inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(14) in the case of a small business employer (as defined 
        in section 45E(b)), the highly skilled trades training credit 
        determined under section 45E(a).''.
    (c) Denial of Double Benefit.--Section 280C of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Credit for Training Expenses for Employees in Highly Skilled 
Small Business Trades.--No deduction shall be allowed for that portion 
of the expenses otherwise allowable as a deduction for the taxable year 
which is equal to the amount of the credit determined for the taxable 
year under section 45E(a).''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 45E. Expenses for long-term 
                                        training of employees in highly 
                                        skilled small business 
                                        trades.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to expenses paid or incurred in the taxable years ending after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

A: Skilled Workforce Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide small employers with a highly skilled trades training credit.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``13th Regional Corporation Land 
Entitlement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that authorizing a land entitlement 
for the 13th Regional Corporation would provide an equitable land 
entitlement for that Corporation.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide an equitable 
distribution of land for the shareholders of the 13th Regional 
Corporation.

SEC. 3. LAND ENTITLEMENT.

    The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 43. THE 13TH REGIONAL CORPORATION LAND ENTITLEMENT.

    ``(a) Entitlement.--Not later than 7 years after the date of the 
enactment of the 13th Regional Corporation Land Entitlement Act, the 
13th Regional Corporation may select, subject to subsections (b) and 
(c), not more than 1,453,388 acres from public lands which were 
withdrawn by the Secretary for selection, or were otherwise available 
for selection, but which were not selected by, or if selected not 
conveyed to, the State of Alaska, another Regional Corporation, a 
Village Corporation, or a Group Corporation. Any withdrawal eligible 
for selection under this subsection which will expire prior to the end 
of the seven-year selection period for the 13th Regional Corporation 
shall be extended to the end of the selection period provided by this 
subsection. Prior to making each selection, the 13th Regional 
Corporation shall consult with and solicit the comments of the Regional 
Corporation for the geographical region within which the selection is 
located.
    ``(b) Approval.--No selection may be made within the geographical 
region of any Regional Corporation under subsection (a) without the 
prior written approval of such Regional Corporation. Approval may be 
withheld or conditioned in the reasonable judgment of the Regional 
Corporation, including without limitation because of interest by the 
Regional Corporation in pursuing a land exchange involving the lands to 
be selected, the potential for economic harm to the Regional 
Corporation, its shareholders or Village Corporations or Group 
Corporations within the geographical region, environmental 
considerations, impacts on subsistence activities, the presence of 
Native owned cabins or campsites on or near the lands to be selected, 
the need for access to or across the lands to be selected for 
transportation, pipelines or economic activities, or the availability 
of sand and gravel or other minerals or substances valuable for 
economic activity within the geographical region. Approval may not be 
conditioned upon the payment of economic consideration by the 13th 
Regional Corporation except to the extent of economic harm anticipated 
in the reasonable judgment of the Regional Corporation to the Regional 
Corporation, its shareholders or Village Corporations or Group 
Corporations within the geographical region.
    ``(c) Conveyances; Limitations; Restrictions.--
            ``(1) Conveyances.--Subject to the limitations in 
        paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall convey to the 13th 
        Regional Corporation the surface and subsurface estate of no 
        more than 1,162,710 acres of the lands selected pursuant to 
        subsection (a).
            ``(2) Limitations on conveyances.--
                    ``(A) Previously selected lands.--The 13th Regional 
                Corporation may select, but the Secretary shall not 
                convey, any of the following unless the State of Alaska 
                or any Regional Corporation, Village Corporation, or 
                Group Corporation which made or has the right to make a 
                selection has relinquished its selection or right to 
                make its selection:
                            ``(i) Lands validly selected by, but not 
                        yet conveyed to, the State of Alaska pursuant 
                        to the Alaska Statehood Act or any other 
                        provision of law.
                            ``(ii) Lands validly selected by, but not 
                        yet conveyed to, another Regional Corporation, 
                        a Village Corporation, or a Group Corporation.
                    ``(B) Conditions.--Any selections made by the 13th 
                Regional Corporation that are subject to such valid 
                selections shall be subordinate to those valid 
                selections. Selections are valid if they are on file 
                with the United States and have not been finally 
                adjudicated or all appeal rights from any final 
                adjudication have not lapsed or been exhausted, whether 
                or not such selections are in compliance with all 
                applicable standards, including without limitation time 
                restrictions. Valid selections also include selections 
                for land in excess of the amount of land to which the 
                selecting entity may be entitled.
                    ``(C) Other limitations.--The 13th Regional 
                Corporation may not select, and the Secretary shall not 
                convey the following:
                            ``(i) Any land without the approval of any 
                        Native individual or Native owned or public 
                        entity that owns a partial interest in that 
                        land, which approval may be withheld with or 
                        without reason or cause.
                            ``(ii) Any land that the State of Alaska, a 
                        Regional Corporation, a Village Corporation or 
                        a Group Corporation could select or acquire 
                        through the exercise of statutory or 
                        contractual rights of selection or acquisition, 
                        whether or not those rights have been exercised 
                        or are subject to discretionary actions by 
                        governmental entities, without the approval of 
                        the State of Alaska, Regional Corporation, 
                        Village Corporation or Group Corporation, which 
                        approval may be withheld with or without reason 
                        or cause.
                            ``(iii) Any land within any area withdrawn 
                        for selection pursuant to sections 11 or 14 of 
                        this Act or otherwise withdrawn by the 
                        Secretary for selection if a Village 
                        Corporation or Regional Corporation has 
                        unexercised selection rights or rights to 
                        conveyance in that area without the approval of 
                        the Village Corporation and Regional 
                        Corporation, which approval may be withheld 
                        with or without reason or cause.
            ``(3) Restrictions.--Selected lands which are eligible for 
        conveyance to the 13th Regional Corporation shall be conveyed 
        subject to valid existing rights, in the same manner and 
        subject to the same reservations and restrictions that are 
        applicable to lands selected by and conveyed to other Regional 
        Corporations pursuant to this Act. The lands conveyed to the 
        13th Regional Corporation shall, whenever practicable and 
        consistent with safety considerations, remain available for 
        subsistence uses. Additionally, until the lands conveyed to the 
        13th Regional Corporation are developed, as defined in section 
        907(d) of Public Law 96-487 (43 U.S.C. 1636(d)), they shall be 
        managed under policies consistent with the land management 
        policies applicable to any adjacent Native Corporation owned 
        lands.
    ``(d) Reserved Lands.--The 13th Regional Corporation may not 
select, and the Secretary shall not convey, any of the following:
            ``(1) Lands within any conservation system unit as defined 
        in section 102 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
        Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
            ``(2) Acquired lands.
            ``(3) Lands immediately surrounding any building, permanent 
        structure, or other development owned or controlled by the 
        United States, another unit of government, or any person, 
        including without limitation Native owned cabins or campsites 
        on public lands with or without the permission of the public 
        land owner.
            ``(4) Lands withdrawn or reserved for national defense 
        purposes.
            ``(5) Lands within the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska.
            ``(6) Lands within the Tongass and Chugach National 
        Forests.
    ``(e) Right of First Refusal.--The 13th Regional Corporation shall 
not transfer all or any portion of lands or interests therein that it 
acquires pursuant to this section to a third party without first making 
a written offer to sell that same land or interest therein to the 
Regional Corporation for the geographical region within which the land 
or interest therein is located at the amount (or its cash equivalent) 
offered by the third party who desires to acquire the land or interest 
therein. The following terms shall govern such transfers and offers:
            ``(1) The offer shall be made to the Regional Corporation 
        not less than 30 days before any proposed transfer of such land 
        or interest therein and shall state the price and terms of the 
        proposed sale, and the name and address of both the offerer and 
        offeree.
            ``(2) Not later than 20 days after the receipt of the 
        offer, the Regional Corporation may exercise an option to 
        purchase all, but not less than all, of the land or interest 
        therein that is to be transferred on the terms in the offer or 
        their cash equivalent.
            ``(3) If the Regional Corporation does not purchase all of 
        the land or interest therein to be transferred within the 
        required time, then the 13th Regional Corporation may transfer 
        all of the land or interest therein offered (but not a lesser 
        or greater amount) to the third party specified in the offer, 
        but not for a price less or on terms different from those 
        originally made by the third party. Any land or interest 
        therein not transferred by the 13th Regional Corporation to the 
        specified third party not later than 60 days after making the 
        offer to the Regional Corporation shall again become subject to 
        the restrictions of this subsection as though it had never been 
        offered.
            ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, `transfer' means the 
        sale, transfer, or exchange of land or interests therein for 
        consideration, but does not include an exchange for other land 
        or an interest therein within the state of Alaska pursuant to 
        section 22(f) of this Act or section 1302(h) of the Alaska 
        National Interest Lands and Conservation Act, mineral or other 
        leasing on commercially reasonable terms, or the pledge, 
        encumbrance or grant of a security interest on commercially 
        reasonable terms.''.

SEC. 4. REVENUE SHARING.

    Section 7(i)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1606(i)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1)(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), 70 percent 
        of all revenues received by each of the 12 Regional 
        Corporations organized under subsection (a) from the timber and 
        subsurface estate patented to it pursuant to this Act, and 15 
        percent of all revenues received by the 13th Regional 
        Corporation organized under subsection (c) from the timber and 
        subsurface estate patented to it pursuant to the 13th Regional 
        Corporation Land Entitlement Act, shall be divided annually by 
        the Regional Corporation among the 12 Regional Corporations 
        organized pursuant to subsection (a) according to the number of 
        Natives enrolled in each region pursuant to section 5 of this 
        Act. An additional, 10 percent of such revenues received by the 
        13th Regional Corporation, shall be distributed to the Regional 
        Corporation for the geographical region where the resources 
        giving rise to such revenues are located. If the resources 
        developed are on lands originally withdrawn for selection by a 
        Village Corporation, then one-half of the 10 percent paid to 
        the local Regional Corporation shall be distributed by that 
        corporation to the Village Corporation. Revenues distributed by 
        or received from the 13th Regional Corporation are not subject 
        to the requirements of subsections (j), (k), (l), (m), and (n) 
        of this section.
            ``(B) The Regional Corporations, including the 13th 
        Regional Corporation shall determine the revenues required to 
        be distributed pursuant to this subsection in accordance with 
        the section 7(i) Settlement Agreement by and between the 12 
        Regional Corporations created pursuant to subsection (a), as 
        previously or hereafter amended, and shall be bound by the 
        provisions of that Agreement with respect to the revenues they 
        distribute. The 13th Regional Corporation shall be bound by any 
        amendment to the section 7(i) Settlement Agreement unless the 
        amendment is not of general applicability to the other Regional 
        Corporations. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
        grant the 13th Regional Corporation any rights with respect to 
        any revenues distributed by the 12 Regional Corporations 
        pursuant to section 7(i), or to grant the 13th Regional 
        Corporation the right or power to approve any amendment to the 
        section 7(i) Settlement Agreement.''.

A:
13th Regional Corporation Land Entitlement Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide land selection rights to the 13th Regional Corporation.



Revises requirements for timber and subsurface estate revenue sharing among the Regional Corporations of Alaska.
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