HR 3792 IH
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3792
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize
appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2002
Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mrs. TAUSCHER) 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 authorize
appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL- This Act may be cited as the `Clean Water Infrastructure
and Security Improvement Act of 2002'.
(b) AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT- Except as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed
in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387).
SEC. 2. GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR CAPITALIZATION GRANTS.
Section 601(a) (33 U.S.C. 1381(a)) is amended by striking `(1) for
construction' and all that follows through the period and inserting `to
accomplish the purposes of this Act.'.
SEC. 3. CAPITALIZATION GRANTS AGREEMENTS.
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS- Section 602(b)(6)
(33 U.S.C. 1382(b)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
`(6) treatment works eligible under section 603(c)(1) of this Act
constructed in whole or in part with funds made available by a State water
pollution control revolving fund under this title and section 205(m) of this
Act will meet the requirements of section 513 of this Act in the same manner
as treatment works constructed with assistance under title II of this
Act;'.
(b) ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING CONTRACTS- Section 602(b) (33 U.S.C.
1382(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (9);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting `;
and'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
`(11) the State will require that each contract and subcontract for
program management, construction management, planning studies, feasibility
studies, architectural services, preliminary engineering, design,
engineering, surveying, mapping, and related services entered into using
amounts from the fund will be awarded in the same way that a contract for
architectural and engineering services is awarded under title IX of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et
seq.), or an equivalent qualifications-based requirement prescribed by the
State, except that such an award shall not be construed as conferring a
proprietary interest upon the United States.'.
(c) GUIDANCE FOR SMALL SYSTEMS- Section 602 (33 U.S.C. 1382) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
`(c) GUIDANCE FOR SMALL SYSTEMS-
`(1) SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES- Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall assist the States in
establishing simplified procedures for small systems to obtain assistance
under this title.
`(2) PUBLICATION OF MANUAL- Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subsection, and after providing notice and opportunity for
public comment, the Administrator shall publish a manual to assist small
systems in obtaining assistance under this title and publish in the Federal
Register notice of the availability of the manual.
`(3) SMALL SYSTEM DEFINED- For purposes of this title, the term `small
system' means a system for which a municipality or intermunicipal,
interstate, or State agency seeks assistance under this title and which
serves a population of 10,000 or less.'.
SEC. 4. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS.
(a) ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE- Section 603(c) (33 U.S.C. 1383(c))
is amended to read as follows:
`(c) ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The amounts of funds available to each State water
pollution control revolving fund shall be used only for providing financial
assistance to activities that have as a principal benefit the improvement or
protection of water quality of navigable waters to a municipality,
intermunicipal agency, interstate agency, State agency, or other person.
Such activities may include the following:
`(A) Construction of a publicly owned treatment works.
`(B) Implementation of lake protection programs and projects under
section 314.
`(C) Implementation of a management program under section
319.
`(D) Implementation of a conservation and management plan under
section 320.
`(E) Restoration or protection of publicly or privately owned riparian
areas, including acquisition of property rights.
`(F) Implementation of measures to promote beneficial reuse of
wastewater.
`(G) Development and implementation of plans by a public recipient to
prevent water pollution.
`(H) Acquisition of lands necessary to meet any mitigation
requirements related to construction of a publicly owned treatment
works.
`(I) Implementation of measures to enhance the security of publicly
owned treatment works.
`(2) FUND AMOUNTS- The water pollution control revolving fund of a State
shall be established, maintained, and credited with repayments, and the fund
balance shall be available in perpetuity for providing financial assistance
described in paragraph (1). Fees charged by a State to recipients of such
assistance may be deposited in the fund for the sole purpose of financing
the cost of administration of this title.'.
(b) LOAN GUARANTEES- Section 603(d)(5) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(5)) is amended
to read as follows:
`(5) to provide loan guarantees for--
`(A) similar revolving funds established by municipalities or
intermunicipal agencies; and
`(B) developing and implementing innovative technologies.'.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES- Section 603(d)(7) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(7)) is
amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: `or $400,000
per year or 1/2 percent per year of the current valuation of such fund,
whichever is greater, plus the amount of any fees collected by the State for
such purpose under subsection (c)(2)'.
(d) TECHNICAL AND PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL SYSTEMS- Section 603(d)
(33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (6);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting a
semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
`(8) to provide to small systems technical and planning assistance and
assistance in financial management, user fee analysis, budgeting, capital
improvement planning, facility operation and maintenance, repair schedules,
and other activities to improve wastewater treatment plant operations,
except that such amounts shall not exceed 2 percent of all grant awards to
such fund under this title; and'.
(e) GRANTS TO FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES- Section 603(d) (33
U.S.C. 1383(d)) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
`(9) to make grants to financially distressed communities in the State
in the amounts specified in subsection (i).'.
(f) CONSISTENCY WITH PLANNING REQUIREMENTS- Section 603(f) (33 U.S.C.
1383(f)) is amended by striking `is consistent' and inserting `is not
inconsistent'.
(g) CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE- Section 603(g) (33 U.S.C. 1383(g)) is amended
to read as follows:
`(g) CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE-
`(1) PRIORITY LIST REQUIREMENT- The State may provide financial
assistance from its water pollution control revolving fund with respect to a
project for construction of a publicly owned treatment works only if such
project is on the State's priority list under section 216 of this Act
without regard to the rank of such project on the State's priority
list.
`(2) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN TREATMENT WORKS- A treatment works shall be
treated as a publicly owned treatment works for purposes of subsection (c)
if the treatment works, without regard to ownership, would be considered a
publicly owned treatment works and is principally treating municipal waste
water or domestic sewage.'.
(h) FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES- Section 603 is amended by adding
at the end the following:
`(i) FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES-
`(A) IN GENERAL- In any fiscal year in which the Administrator has
available for obligation more than $1,400,000,000 for the purposes of this
title, a State shall make grants to financially distressed communities in
the State in an amount equal to 25 percent of the difference
between--
`(i) the total amount that would have been allotted to the State
under section 604 for such fiscal year if the amount available to the
Administrator for obligation under this title for such fiscal year had
been equal to $1,400,000,000; and
`(ii) the total amount allotted to the State under section 604 for
such fiscal year.
`(B) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY- Notwithstanding section 604(c), amounts
to be used by a State under this paragraph for making grants to
financially distressed communities shall remain available to the State
until expended.
`(C) CERTIFICATION- A State may make a grant to a financially
distressed community under this paragraph only if the community certifies
to the State that the amounts of the grant will be used to improve water
quality.
`(2) PRIORITY FOR LOANS- A State may give priority to a financially
distressed community in making loans from its water pollution control
revolving fund.
`(3) FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITY DEFINED- In this section, the term
`financially distressed community' means any community that meets
affordability criteria established by the State in which the treatment works
is located, if such criteria are developed after public review and
comment.
`(4) INFORMATION TO ASSIST STATES- The Administrator may publish
information to assist States in establishing affordability criteria under
paragraph (3).'.
(i) DESIGN-BUILD- Section 603 is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
`(1) IN GENERAL- To the extent permitted by State law, a recipient of
financial assistance from a State's water pollution control revolving fund
may use the design-build project delivery method for any project for the
design and construction of a publicly owned treatment works or other
infrastructure facility receiving such assistance.
`(2) SELECTION PROCEDURES- In carrying out a project using the
design-build project delivery method, a recipient described in paragraph (1)
shall use the design-build selection procedures established under section
303M of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41
U.S.C. 253m).
`(3) DESIGN-BUILD DEFINED- In this subsection, the term `design-build'
means an agreement between a recipient described in paragraph (1) and a
contractor that provides for the design and construction of a publicly owned
treatment works or other infrastructure facility under a single
contract.'.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 607 (33 U.S.C. 1387) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through
(5) and inserting the following:
`(1) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
`(2) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
`(3) $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
`(4) $6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
`(5) $7,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.'.
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