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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Deep Water Outfall Treatment Systems
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) States that are insular areas, including the
territories of the United States, have geographical,
geological, and marine characteristics and island environments.
(2) The Federal Water Pollution Control Act should,
consistent with the environmental goals of the Act, be
administered with sufficient flexibility to take into
consideration the unique characteristics of such States.
(3) Scientific evidence has demonstrated that some deep
water outfall water treatment systems can protect marine
environments as effectively as secondary waste water treatment
systems.
(4) Deep water outfalls can promote the environmental goals
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act more cost
effectively than secondary treatment.
(5) The existing secondary treatment requirements of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act have yet to be fulfilled
because of the unreasonableness of some provisions as applied
to the States referred to in paragraph (1).
(6) Such States should be provided the opportunity to apply
for a secondary treatment waiver for new or proposed deep water
outfalls under the existing standards of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Act is to allow certain States, including each
territory of the United States, to apply for a waiver under section
301(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act that would allow the
State to construct deep water outfalls and to meet the effluent
standards of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act more effectively,
efficiently, and expeditiously.

SEC. 4. WAIVERS FOR DEEP WATER OUTFALLS IN ELIGIBLE STATES.

Section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1311) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(q) Waivers For Deep Water Outfalls in Eligible States.--
''(1) Studies.--Not later than 3 months after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, an eligible State may
initiate, expand, or continue a study of the marine environment
of coastal areas to determine the feasibility of constructing a
deep water outfall for any of the publicly owned treatment
works in the eligible State that, on such date of enactment,
uses primary treatments and is not exempt from the requirements
of subsection (b)(1)(B). Such study may recommend one or more
technically feasible locations for a deep water outfall that
would have beneficial effects on the marine environment.
''(2) Application for modification.--Notwithstanding
subsection (j)(1)(A), not later than 18 months after the date
of the enactment of this subsection, an application may be
submitted for a modification pursuant to subsection (h) of the
requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B) by the owner of a publicly
owned treatment works in an eligible State at a location
recommended in a study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
''(3) Initial determination.--On or before the 90th day
after the date of submittal of an application for a
modification under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall issue
to the applicant a draft initial determination regarding the
modification.
''(4) Final determination.--On or before the 270th day
after the date of submittal of an application for a
modification under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall issue
a final determination regarding the modification.
''(5) Effectiveness.--If a modification is granted pursuant
to an application submitted under this subsection, such
modification shall be effective only if the new deepwater
outfall is operational on or before the date that is 5 years
after the date of the enactment of this subsection. In all
other aspects, such modification shall be effective for the
period applicable to all modifications granted under subsection
(h).
''(6) Pending applications.--The requirements of subsection
(b)(1)(B) shall not apply to the owner or operator of a
publicly owned treatment works in an eligible State that has
submitted an application for a modification under paragraph (2)
during the period beginning on the date of submission of the
application and ending on the date of a final determination
under paragraph (4).
''(7) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
definitions apply:
''(A) Eligible state.--The term 'eligible State'
means a State that is an insular area and includes each
territory of the United States.
''(B) Territory of the united states.--The term
'territory of the United States' means all territories
and possessions of the United States, including the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.''.
Solution:
Deep Water Outfall Treatment Systems Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize an eligible State to initiate, expand, or continue a study of the marine environment of coastal areas to determine the feasibility of constructing a deep water outfall for any publicly owned treatment work (POTW) that uses primary treatments and is not exempt from specified effluent limitations. Provides that such study may recommend one or more technically feasible locations for a deep water outfall that would have beneficial effects on the marine environment.
Sets forth provisions regarding applications for: (1) modification of secondary treatment requirements for certain POTWs by the owner in an eligible State at a location recommended in such a study; and (2) initial and final determinations regarding and effective periods of such modifications. Specifies that such requirements shall not apply to the POTW owner or operator in an eligible State that has submitted an application for a modification during the period beginning on the date of submission of the application and ending on the date of a final determination.