(Sec. 103) Revises State water pollution control revolving fund provisions concerning: (1) project eligibility; (2) loan payments and subsidization (making special provision for small treatment works); (3) community development conditions; (4) State priority systems; (5) strategies for technical, managerial, operations, maintenance, and financial capacity and sustaining compliance with applicable laws; (6) project restructuring conditions; (7) technical assistance for small treatment works located in rural areas; (8) allocation of funds; and (9) intended use plans and progress reports.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 through 2007 to carry out the State water pollution control revolving fund program. Allows the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reserve up to a specified amount annually for surveys of the construction costs of needed publicly owned treatment works.
(Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2007 for grants for sewer overflow treatment works.
Title II: Safe Drinking Water Act Modifications - Subtitle A: State Revolving Loan Fund Projects and Activities - (Sec. 201) Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to authorize appropriations for FY 2003 through 2010 for assistance to New York State for the New York City watershed protection program.
(Sec. 202) Expands requirements for coverage under the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works) of laborers and mechanics employed on construction projects financed under SDWA.
(Sec. 203) Includes among authorized uses of amounts in a State revolving loan fund: (1) planning, design, and associated preconstruction expenditures and projects for consolidation among community water systems; and (2) activities to increase security of a public water system.
(Sec. 204) Revises funding limitations to allow restructuring public water systems to include the formation of regional partnerships among operations changes agreed to by owners or operators.
Requires States that enter into capitalization agreements to provide significant public outreach in preparation of annual intended use plans.
Revises conditions for loans made under State loan funds. Exempts assistance to be used solely for planning, design, or security measures not requiring significant capital expenditures from certain management conditions.
Requires recipients of assistance to demonstrate to the State that they will coordinate and consult with agencies with authority to develop land use, transportation, and watershed plans.
Expands eligibility of source water protection programs for funding.
(Sec. 205) Revises provisions for loan subsidies to disadvantaged communities to allow a State to provide additional subsidization to a community that does not meet the definition of a disadvantaged community if the recipient demonstrates that it directs the subsidization to the maximum extent practicable to disadvantaged users (defined by affordability criteria).
(Sec. 206) Makes private utilities eligible for assistance if a State includes their needs in the public water system capital needs survey.
(Sec. 207) Includes technology assessment among the responsibilities of small public water system technology assistance centers and imposes review requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 through 2007.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 through 2007 for university-based environmental finance centers.
(Sec. 208) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 through 2007 to carry out the State revolving loan fund program. Allows the Administrator to reserve up to a specified amount annually for water system capital needs surveys and surveys of water treatment facilities needs of Indian tribes.
Subtitle B: Small Public Water System Assistance - Small Community Drinking Water Funding Act - Amends SDWA to require the Administrator to establish a Small Public Water System Assistance Program, including a program for Indian tribes, to assist small water systems in complying with national primary drinking water regulations.
Requires annual reports to Congress, and separate reports by Indian tribes to the Administrator, on activities funded under program grants.
Subtitle III: Innovations in Fund and Water Quality Management - (Sec. 302) Directs the Administrator to establish a demonstration program of research and development grants and contracts to promote technological innovations and alternative approaches to water quality management or water supply and to reduce municipalities' FWPCA and SDWA compliance costs.
Includes among projects those addressing such matters as excessive nutrient growth, water conservation, nonpoint source pollution, monitoring deficiencies, and sewer overflows. Requires that higher priority be given to those that address multiple problems and are regionally applicable. Requires biennial reports to Congress.
Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 303) Directs the Administrator to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study public water system and treatment works rate structures of selected communities. Requires a report to Congress. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 304) Directs the Administrator to consult with States, treatment works, and public water systems to identify improvements in the application and review process for provision of assistance from the State water pollution control and drinking water revolving funds under FWPCA and SDWA, respectively. Requires a report to Congress.
(Sec. 305) Amends FWPCA and SDWA to allow a Governor to reserve and transfer a specified percentage of capitalization grants made under each Act between the water pollution control and drinking water treatment revolving funds.
Title IV: Water Resource Planning - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, to: (1) assess the state of the Nation's water resources; and (2) coordinate a process to develop and publish a list of water resource research priorities focusing on monitoring and improving the quality of information available to water resource managers and a process to develop an effective system to communicate water resource information. Requires a report to Congress. Authorizes appropriations.
Title V: Miscellaneous - Amends FWPCA to require the Administrator to establish within EPA a program of grants to upgrade nutrient removal technologies so that they reduce total nitrogen to an average annual concentration of not more than four milligrams per liter or the limit of such technologies in a particular geographical area, whichever is less. Authorizes appropriations.
[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1961 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1961
To improve the financial and environmental sustainability of the water
programs of the United States.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 15, 2002
Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Smith of New
Hampshire) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To improve the financial and environmental sustainability of the water
programs of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water Investment
Act of 2002''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
TITLE I--FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT MODIFICATIONS
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Funding for Indian programs.
Sec. 103. Requirements for receipt of funds.
TITLE II--SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT MODIFICATIONS
Sec. 201. Planning, design, and preconstruction costs.
Sec. 202. State Revolving Loan Fund.
Sec. 203. Additional subsidization.
Sec. 204. Private utilities.
Sec. 205. Competition requirements.
Sec. 206. Technical assistance for small systems.
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III--INNOVATIONS IN FUND AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Sec. 301. Transfer of funds.
Sec. 302. Demonstration program for water quality enhancement and
management.
Sec. 303. Rate study.
Sec. 304. Effects on policies and rights.
TITLE IV--WATER RESOURCE PLANNING
Sec. 401. Findings.
Sec. 402. Definition of Secretary.
Sec. 403. Actions.
Sec. 404. Report to Congress.
Sec. 405. Authorization of appropriations.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to modernize State water pollution control revolving
funds and the allocation for those funds to ensure that the
funds distributed reflect water quality needs;
(2) to streamline State water pollution control assistance
programs and State drinking water treatment assistance programs
to maximize use of Federal funds and encourage maximum
efficiency for States and localities;
(3) to provide additional structure to the water supply
research conducted in the United States; and
(4) to ensure that the Federal Government is performing the
appropriate role in analyzing regional and national water
supply trends.
TITLE I--FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT MODIFICATIONS
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(24) Disadvantaged community.--The term `disadvantaged
community' means a community or entity that meets affordability
criteria established, after public review and comment, by the
State in which the community or entity is located.
``(25) Small treatment works.--The term `small treatment
works' means a treatment works (as defined in section 212)
serving a population of 10,000 or less.''.
SEC. 102. FUNDING FOR INDIAN PROGRAMS.
Section 518 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1377) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
``(c) Reservation of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--For fiscal year 1987 and each fiscal
year thereafter, the Administrator shall reserve, before
allotments to the States under section 604(a), not less than
0.5 percent nor more than 1.5 percent of the funds made
available under section 207.
``(2) Use of funds.--Funds reserved under this subsection
shall be available only for grants for the development of waste
treatment management plans and for the construction of sewage
treatment works to serve--
``(A) Indian tribes;
``(B) former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as
determined by the Secretary of the Interior); and
``(C) Native villages (as defined in section 3 of
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1602)).''.
SEC. 103. REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIPT OF FUNDS.
(a) Grants to States for Establishment of Revolving Funds.--Section
601(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381(a))
is amended by striking ``for providing assistance (1)'' and all that
follows and inserting the following: ``for providing assistance for
eligible projects in accordance with section 603(c).''.
(b) Projects Eligible for Assistance.--Section 603 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Projects Eligible for Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--Funds available to each State water
pollution control revolving fund shall be used only for--
``(A) providing financial assistance to a
municipality, intermunicipal, interstate, or State
agency, or private utility, for construction (including
costs for planning, design, associated preconstruction,
and necessary activities for siting the facility and
related elements) of treatment works (as defined in
section 212);
``(B) implementation of a management program
established under section 319;
``(C) development and implementation of a
conservation and management plan under section 320;
``(D) water conservation projects or activities
that provide 1 or more water quality benefits; or
``(E) reuse, reclamation, or recycling projects
that provide 1 or more water quality benefits.
``(2) Maintenance of fund.--
``(A) In general.--The fund shall be established,
maintained, and credited with repayments.
``(B) Availability.--Any balances in the fund shall
be available in perpetuity for providing financial
assistance described in paragraph (1).
``(3) Approaches.--Projects eligible to receive assistance
from a State water pollution control revolving fund under this
title may include projects that use 1 or more nontraditional
approaches (such as land conservation, low-impact development
technologies, redevelopment of waterfront brownfields,
watershed management actions, decentralized wastewater
treatment innovations, and other nonpoint best management
practices).''.
(c) Extension of Loans; Types of Assistance.--Section 603(d) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, at terms
not to exceed 20 years'';
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B)(i) annual principal and interest payments
shall commence not later than 1 year after the date of
completion of any project for which the loan was made;
and
``(ii) except as provided in subparagraph (C), each
loan shall be fully amortized not later than 20 years
after the date of completion of the project for which
the loan is made;'';
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively;
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following:
``(C) in the case of a disadvantaged community, a
State may provide an extended term for a loan if the
extended term--
``(i) terminates not later than the date
that is 30 years after the date of completion
of the project; and
``(ii) does not exceed the expected design
life of the project.'';
(E) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (C)), by inserting ``, or, in the case of
a privately owned system, demonstrate that adequate
security exists,'' after ``revenue''; and
(F) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (C)), by inserting ``State loan'' before
``fund'';
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (10);
(4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) subject to subsection (e)(2), by a State to provide
additional subsidization (including forgiveness of principal)
to 1 or more treatment works for use in developing technical,
managerial, and financial capacity in accordance with
subsection (i);
``(8) by a State to provide additional subsidization
(including forgiveness of principal) to 1 or more treatment
works for a purpose other than a purpose specified in paragraph
(7) or (9), except that--
``(A) for the first fiscal year that begins after
the date of enactment of this paragraph and each fiscal
year thereafter, the total amount of subsidization
provided by a State under this paragraph shall not
exceed 15 percent of the amount of all capitalization
grants received by the State for the fiscal year;
``(B) notwithstanding section 204(b)(1), the State,
as part of an assistance agreement between the State
and each applicable treatment works, shall ensure, to
the maximum extent practicable, that additional
subsidization provided under this paragraph is directed
through the user charge rate system to disadvantaged
users within the residential user class of the
community (as defined by the State based on
affordability criteria and after an opportunity for
public review and comment) in which the treatment works
is located; and
``(C) a community that receives assistance as a
disadvantaged community under paragraph (9) shall not
be eligible for assistance under this paragraph;
``(9) subject to subsection (e)(2), by the State to provide
additional subsidization (including forgiveness of principal)
to a disadvantaged community, or to a community or entity that
the State expects to become a disadvantaged community as the
result of a proposed project, that receives a loan from the
State under this title; and''; and
(5) in paragraph (10) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)),
by striking ``that such amounts shall not exceed 4'' and
inserting ``that, beginning in fiscal year 2003, those amounts
shall not exceed 5''.
(d) Limitations.--Section 603(e) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(e)'' and all that follows through ``If a
State'' and inserting the following:
``(e) Limitations.--
``(1) Prevention of double benefits.--If a State''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Total amount of subsidies.--For each fiscal year, the
total amount of loan subsidies made by a State under paragraphs
(7) and (9) of subsection (d) may not exceed 30 percent of the
amount of all capitalization grants received by the State for
the fiscal year.''.
(e) Consistency With Planning Requirements.--Section 603(f) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(f)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``A State may'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--A State may'';
(2) by striking ``320 of this Act.'' and inserting
``320.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Community development.--A State that provides
financial assistance from the water pollution control revolving
fund of the State shall ensure that applicants for the
assistance consult and coordinate with, as appropriate,
agencies responsible for developing any--
``(A) local land use plans;
``(B) regional transportation improvement and long-
range transportation plans; and
``(C) State, regional, and municipal watershed
plans.''.
(f) Priority System Requirement.--Section 603 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by striking
subsection (g) and inserting the following:
``(g) Priority System Requirement.--
``(1) Definition of state agency.--In this subsection, the
term `State agency' means the agency of a State having
jurisdiction over water quality management (including the
establishment of water quality standards).
``(2) Development.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 216,
each State agency shall develop and periodically update
a project priority system for use in prioritizing
projects that are eligible to receive funding from the
water pollution control revolving fund of the State in
accordance with subsection (c).
``(B) Requirements.--In developing the project
priority system, a State agency shall--
``(i) take into consideration all available
water quality data for the State; and
``(ii) provide for public notice and
opportunity for comment, including significant
public outreach.
``(3) Summary of projects.--
``(A) In general.--Each State agency, after public
notice and opportunity for comment, shall biennially
publish a summary of projects in the State that are
eligible for assistance under this title.
``(B) Inclusions.--The summary under subparagraph
(A) shall include--
``(i) the priority assigned to each project
under the priority system of the State
developed under paragraph (2); and
``(ii) the funding schedule for each
project, to the extent that such information is
available.
``(4) Statement of policy.--It is the policy of Congress
that projects in a State that are carried out using assistance
provided under this title shall be funded, to the maximum
extent practicable, through a project priority system of the
State that, in the estimation of the State, is designed to
achieve optimum water quality management, consistent with the
public health and water quality goals and requirements of this
Act.''.
(g) Additional Requirements for Water Pollution Control Revolving
Funds.--Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1383) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Technical, Managerial, and Financial Capacity for Optimal
Performance.--
``(1) Definition of state agency.--In this subsection, the
term `State agency' has the meaning given the term in
subsection (g)(1).
``(2) Strategy.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the
date of enactment of this subsection, each State agency
shall implement a strategy to assist treatment works in
the State receiving assistance under this title in--
``(i) attaining and maintaining technical,
managerial, operations, maintenance, and
capital investments; and
``(ii) meeting and sustaining compliance
with applicable Federal and State laws.
``(B) Requirements.--In preparing the strategy
described in subparagraph (A), the State shall
consider, solicit public comment on, and include in the
strategy--
``(i) a description of the institutional,
regulatory, financial, tax, or legal factors at
the Federal, State, and local levels that
encourage or impair the development of
technical, managerial, and financial capacity;
and
``(ii) a description of the manner in which
the State intends to use the authorities and
resources of the State to assist treatment
works in attaining and maintaining technical,
managerial, and financial capacity.
``(3) Determination by administrator.--Except as provided
in subsection (k), if the Administrator determines that a State
agency has not developed or implemented a strategy in
accordance with paragraph (2), the Administrator shall--
``(A) withhold 20 percent of each capitalization
grant made to the State under this title after the date
of the determination; and
``(B) permit the State a 1-year period, beginning
on the date on which funds are withheld under
subparagraph (A), during which the State may implement
a strategy in accordance with paragraph (2).
``(4) Reallotment of funds.--
``(A) In general.--If, after the 1-year period
described in paragraph (3)(B), the Administrator is not
satisfied that a State has carried out adequate
corrective action relating to the development and
implementation of a strategy required under paragraph
(2), the Administrator shall reallot all funds of the
State withheld by the Administrator as of that date in
accordance with subparagraph (B).
``(B) Requirements for reallotment.--The
Administrator shall reallot funds under subparagraph
(A)--
``(i) only to States that the Administrator
determines to be in compliance with this
subsection; and
``(ii) in the same ratio provided under the
most recent formula for the allotment of funds
under this title.
``(5) Condition for receipt of assistance.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B) and subsection (k), beginning on the
date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the State shall require each treatment
works that receives significant assistance under this
title to demonstrate adequate technical, managerial,
and financial capacity, including the establishment and
implementation by the treatment works of an asset
management plan (for which the Administrator may
publish information to assist States in determining
required content) that--
``(i) conforms to generally accepted
industry practices; and
``(ii) includes--
``(I) an inventory of existing
assets (including an estimate of the
useful life of those assets); and
``(II) an optimal schedule of
operations, maintenance, and capital
investment required to meet and sustain
performance objectives for the
treatment works established in
accordance with applicable Federal and
State laws over the useful life of the
treatment works.
``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
a treatment works may receive assistance under this
title if the State determines that the assistance would
enable the treatment works to attain adequate
technical, managerial, and financial capacity.
``(j) Restructuring.--Notwithstanding section 204(b)(1), except as
provided in subsection (k), a State may provide assistance from the
water pollution control revolving fund of the State for a project only
if the recipient of the assistance--
``(1) has considered--
``(A) consolidating management functions or
ownership with another facility;
``(B) forming public-private partnerships or other
cooperative partnerships; and
``(C) using nonstructural alternatives or
technologies that may be more environmentally
sensitive; and
``(2) has in effect a plan to achieve, within a reasonable
period of time, a rate structure that, to the maximum extent
practicable--
``(A) reflects the actual cost of service provided
by the recipient; and
``(B) addresses capital replacement funds; and
``(3) has in effect, or will have in effect on completion
of the project, an asset management plan described in
subsection (i)(5).
``(k) Exemption for Assistance Solely for Planning, Design, and
Preconstruction Activities.--Subsection (j) and paragraphs (3) and (5)
of subsection (i) shall not apply to assistance provided under this
title that is to be used by a treatment works solely for planning,
design, or preconstruction activities.
``(l) Technical Assistance.--
``(1) Definition of qualified nonprofit technical
assistance provider.--In this subsection, the term `qualified
nonprofit technical assistance provider' means a nonprofit
entity that provides technical assistance (such as circuit-
rider programs, training, and preliminary engineering
evaluations) to small treatment works that--
``(A) serve not more than 3,300 users; and
``(B) are located in a rural area.
``(2) Grant program.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator may make
grants to a qualified nonprofit technical assistance
provider for use in assisting small treatment works in
planning, developing, and obtaining financing for
eligible projects described in subsection (c).
``(B) Distribution of grants.--In carrying out this
subsection, the Administrator shall ensure, to the
maximum extent practicable, that technical assistance
provided using funds from a grant under subparagraph
(A) is made available in each State.
``(C) Consultation.--As a condition of receiving a
grant under this subsection, a qualified nonprofit
technical assistance provider shall consult with each
State in which grant funds are to be expended or
otherwise made available before the grant funds are
expended or made available in the State.
``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $7,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
``(m) Competition Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--The requirements described in section
204(a)(6) shall apply to each specification for bids for
projects receiving assistance under this title.
``(2) Single bids.--Nothing in this subsection prohibits a
recipient of assistance under this title that receives only 1
bid for a project described in paragraph (1) from accepting the
bid and carrying out the project.
``(n) No Judicial Review.--A determination by a State to provide
financial assistance under this title shall not be subject to judicial
review.''.
(h) Allotment of Funds.--Section 604(a) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384(a)) is amended by striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) Formula.--
``(1) Allocation.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(2) and subject to subsection (b), funds made available
to carry out this title for each of fiscal years 2003
through 2006 shall be allocated by the Administrator as
follows:
``(i) Amounts of $1,350,000,000 or less.--
$1,350,000,000 (or, if the total amount made
available for the fiscal year is less than that
amount, the total amount made available) shall
be allocated in accordance with a formula that
allocates to each State the proportional share
of the State needs identified in the most
recent survey conducted under section 516(2),
except that the minimum proportionate share
provided to each State shall be 1.1 percent of
available funds.
``(ii) Amounts between $1,350,000,000 and
$1,550,000,000.--Amounts greater than
$1,350,000,000 but less than $1,550,000,000
made available for the fiscal year shall be
allocated by the Administrator in accordance
with a formula that allocates to each State a
proportionate share equal to the difference
between--
``(I) the amount received under
clause (i); and
``(II) the amount that the State
would have received under section
205(c);
in cases in which an amount received by the
State under clause (i) is less than the amount
that would have been received by the State
under section 205(c).
``(iii) Amounts greater than
$1,550,000,000.--Any amounts equal to or
greater than $1,550,000,000 that are made
available for the fiscal year shall be
allocated in accordance with a formula that
allocates to each State the proportional share
of the State needs identified in the most
recent survey conducted under section 516(2),
except that the minimum proportionate share
provided to each State shall be 1.1 percent of
available funds.
``(B) Subsequent fiscal years.--For fiscal year
2007 and each fiscal year thereafter, funds shall be
allocated in accordance with a formula that allocates
to each State the proportional share of the State needs
identified in the most recent survey conducted pursuant
to section 516(2), except that the minimum
proportionate share provided to each State shall be 1
percent of available funds.
``(2) Private utilities.--If a State elects to include the
needs of private utilities in the needs survey used to develop
the allocation formula described in paragraph (1), the State
shall ensure that the private utilities are eligible to receive
funds under this title.''.
(i) Audits, Reports, and Fiscal Controls; Intended Use Plan.--
Section 606 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1386)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by inserting ``(including significant public
outreach)'' after ``review''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
``(1) a summary of the priority projects developed under
section 603(g) for which the State intends to provide
assistance from the water pollution control revolving fund of
the State for the year covered by the plan;''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Report'' and inserting ``Reports'';
(B) by striking ``Beginning the'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--Beginning in the''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Report on technical, managerial, and financial
capacity.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which a
State first adopts a strategy in accordance with section
603(j)(2), and annually thereafter, the State shall submit to
the Administrator a report on the progress made in improving
the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of treatment
works in the State (including the progress of the State in
complying with the amendments to section 603 made by the Water
Investment Act of 2002).
``(3) Availability.--A State that submits a report under
this subsection shall make the report available to the
public.''.
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--The Federal Water Pollution
Control Act is amended by striking section 607 (33 U.S.C. 1387) and
inserting the following:
``SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this title--
``(1) $3,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004;
``(2) $3,600,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(3) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
``(4) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
``(b) Availability.--Amounts made available under this section
shall remain available until expended.
``(c) Reservation for Needs Surveys.--Of the amount made available
under subsection (a) to carry out this title for a fiscal year, the
Administrator may reserve not more than $1,000,000 per year to pay the
costs of conducting needs surveys under section 516(2).''.
(k) Conforming Amendment.--Section 216 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1296) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``in accordance
with section 603(g)'' before ``the determination''; and
(2) by striking the ``Not less than 25 per centum'' and all
that follows.
TITLE II--SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT MODIFICATIONS
SEC. 201. PLANNING, DESIGN, AND PRECONSTRUCTION COSTS.
Section 1452(a)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-
12(a)(2)) is amended in the second sentence by striking ``(not'' and
inserting ``(including planning, design, and associated preconstruction
expenditures but not''.
SEC. 202. STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND.
(a) In General.--Section 1452(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(a)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting
``and the formation of regional partnerships'' after ``procedures''.
(b) Public Outreach.--Section 1452(b) of the Safe Drinking Water
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(b)) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (3)(B) by
inserting ``(including significant public outreach)'' after ``comment''
each place it appears.
(c) Types of Assistance.--Section 1452(f) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the
end; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) the recipient of the loan funds considers,
during the planning and engineering phase of each
project for which the loan funds are received--
``(i) consolidating management functions or
ownership with another facility;
``(ii) forming public-private partnerships
or other cooperative partnerships; and
``(iii) using nonstructural alternatives or
technologies that may be more environmentally
sensitive;
``(F) the recipient of the loan funds has in effect
a plan to achieve, within a reasonable period of time,
a rate structure that, to the maximum extent
practicable--
``(i) reflects the actual cost of service
provided by the recipient; and
``(ii) addresses capital replacement funds;
and
``(G) the recipient of each loan that reflects a
significant capital investment has in effect, or will
have in effect on completion of the project, an asset
management plan (for which the Administrator may
publish information to assist States in determining
required content) that--
``(i) conforms to generally accepted
industry practices; and
``(ii) includes--
``(I) an inventory of existing
assets (including an estimate of the
useful life of the assets); and
``(II) an optimal schedule of
operations, maintenance, and capital
investment required to meet and sustain
performance objectives;'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) to reduce costs incurred by a municipality in issuing
bonds.''.
(d) Consultation and Coordination With State Agencies; Judicial
Review.--Section 1452(g) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300j-12(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Consultation and coordination with state agencies.--A
State that provides financial assistance from the drinking
water revolving fund of the State shall ensure that applicants
for the assistance consult and coordinate with, as appropriate,
agencies responsible for developing any--
``(A) local land use plans;
``(B) regional transportation improvement and long-
range transportation plans; and
``(C) State, regional, and municipal watershed
plans.
``(6) No judicial review.--A determination by a State to
provide financial assistance under this section shall not be
subject to judicial review.''.
(e) Other Authorized Activities.--Section 1452(k)(1) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(k)(1)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:
``(D) Make expenditures for the development and
implementation of source water protection programs.
``(E) Provide assistance for consolidation among
community water systems for the purpose of--
``(i) meeting national primary drinking
water standards; or
``(ii) making more efficient use of funds
made available under subsection (a)(2).''.
SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIZATION.
Section 1452(d)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-
12(d)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Notwithstanding any other provision'' and
inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Subsidization for disadvantaged users.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
a State may provide additional subsidization
under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year for a
community that does not meet the definition of
a disadvantaged community if the State, as part
of the assistance agreement between the State
and the recipient of the assistance, ensures
that the additional subsidization provided
under this paragraph is directed through
the user charge rate system to disadvantaged users within the
residential user class of the community (as defined by the State based
on affordability criteria).
``(ii) Maximum amount.--Assistance provided
by a State under clause (i) shall not exceed 15
percent of the amount of the capitalization
grant received by the State for the fiscal
year.
``(iii) Guidance.--The Administrator may
publish guidance to assist States in
identifying disadvantaged users described in
clause (i).''.
SEC. 204. PRIVATE UTILITIES.
Section 1452(h) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-
12(h)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--The Administrator''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Private utilities.--If a State elects to include the
needs of private utilities in the needs survey under paragraph
(1), the State shall ensure that the private utilities are
eligible to receive funds under this title.''.
SEC. 205. COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.
Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s) Competition Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), as
a condition of receipt of funds under this section, no
specification for bids prepared for projects to be carried out
using the funds shall be written in such a manner as to contain
any proprietary, exclusionary, or discriminatory requirement,
other than requirements based on performance, unless such
requirements are necessary to test or demonstrate a specific
thing or to provide for necessary interchangeability of parts
and equipment. If, in the judgment of a recipient of funds, it
is impractical or uneconomical to make a clear and accurate
description of the technical requirements, a `brand name or
equal' description may be used as a means to define the
performance or other salient requirements of a procurement, and
in doing so the recipient need not establish the existence of
any source other than the brand or source so named.
``(2) Single bids.--Nothing in this subsection prohibits a
recipient of assistance under this title that receives only 1
bid for a project described in paragraph (1) from accepting the
bid and carrying out the project.''.
SEC. 206. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL SYSTEMS.
(a) Small Public Water Systems Technology Assistance Centers.--
Section 1420(f) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-9(f)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``technology
verification, pilot and field testing of innovative
technologies, and'' after ``shall include''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
``(6) Review and evaluation.--
``(A) In general.--Not less often than every 2
years, the Administrator shall review and evaluate the
program carried out under this subsection.
``(B) Disqualification.--If, in carrying out this
subsection, the Administrator determines that a small
public water system technology assistance center is not
carrying out the duties of the center, the
Administrator--
``(i) shall notify the center of the
determination of the Administrator; and
``(ii) not later than 180 days after the
date of the notification, may terminate the
provision of funds to the center.
``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, to be distributed to
the centers in accordance with this subsection.''.
(b) Environmental Finance Centers.--Section 1420(g) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-9(g)) is amended by striking
paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $1,500,000 for
each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.
SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) is
amended by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:
``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section--
``(A) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2003;
``(B) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 and
2005;
``(C) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
``(D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
``(2) Availability.--Amounts made available under this
subsection shall remain available until expended.
``(3) Reservation for needs surveys.--Of the amount made
available under paragraph (1) to carry out this section for a
fiscal year, the Administrator may reserve not more than
$1,000,000 per year to pay the costs of conducting needs
surveys under subsection (h).''.
TITLE III--INNOVATIONS IN FUND AND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
SEC. 301. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
(a) Water Pollution Control Fund.--Section 603 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(i) Transfer of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--A Governor of the State may--
``(A) reserve up to 33 percent of a capitalization
grant made under this title and add the funds reserved
to any funds provided to the State under section 1452
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12); and
``(B) reserve in any year an amount up to the
amount that may be reserved under subparagraph (A) for
that year from capitalization grants made under section
1452 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) and add the
reserved funds to any funds provided to the State under
this title.
``(2) State match.--Funds reserved under this subsection
shall not be considered to be a State contribution for a
capitalization grant required under this title or section
1452(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-
12(b)).''.
(b) Safe Drinking Water Fund.--Section 1452(g) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``4'' and inserting
``5''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Transfer of funds.--
``(A) In general.--A Governor of the State may--
``(i) reserve up to 33 percent of a
capitalization grant made under this section
and add the funds reserved to any funds
provided to the State under section 601 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1381); and
``(ii) reserve in any year an amount up to
the amount that may be reserved under clause
(i) for that year from capitalization grants
made under section 601 of that Act (33 U.S.C.
1381) and add the reserved funds to any funds
provided to the State under this section.
``(B) State match.--Funds reserved under this
paragraph shall not be considered to be a State match
of a capitalization grant required under this section
or section 602(b) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)).''.
SEC. 302. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR WATER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT AND
MANAGEMENT.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the
``Administrator'') shall establish a nationwide demonstration
program to--
(A) promote innovations in technology and
alternative approaches to water quality management or
water supply; and
(B) reduce costs to municipalities incurred in
complying with--
(i) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and
(ii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300f et seq.).
(2) Scope.--The demonstration program shall consist of 10
projects per year, to be carried out in municipalities selected
by the Administrator under subsection (b).
(b) Selection of Municipalities.--
(1) Application.--A municipality that seeks to be selected
to participate in the demonstration program shall submit to the
Administrator a plan that--
(A) is developed in coordination with--
(i) the agency of the State having
jurisdiction over water quality or water supply
matters; and
(ii) interested stakeholders;
(B) describes water impacts specific to urban and
rural areas;
(C) includes a strategy under which the
municipality, through participation in the
demonstration program, could effectively--
(i) address those problems; and
(ii) achieve the same water quality goals
as those goals that--
(I) could be achieved using more
traditional methods; or
(II) are mandated under--
(aa) the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and
(bb) the Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et
seq.); and
(D) includes a schedule for achieving the goals of
the municipality.
(2) Types of projects.--In carrying out the demonstration
program, the Administrator may select projects relating to such
matters as--
(A) excessive nutrient growth;
(B) urban or rural pressure;
(C) a lack of an alternative water supply;
(D) difficulties in water conservation and
efficiency;
(E) a lack of support tools and technologies to
rehabilitate and replace water supplies;
(F) a lack of monitoring and data analysis for
distribution systems;
(G) nonpoint source water pollution;
(H) sanitary overflows;
(I) combined sewer overflows;
(J) problems with naturally-occurring constituents
of concern; or
(K) problems with erosion and excess sediment.
(3) Responsibilities of administrator.--In selecting
municipalities under this subsection, the Administrator shall--
(A) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable--
(i) the inclusion in the demonstration
program of a variety of projects with respect
to--
(I) geographic distribution;
(II) innovative technologies used
for the projects; and
(III) nontraditional approaches
(including low-impact development
technologies) used for the projects;
and
(ii) that each category of project
described in paragraph (2) is adequately
represented;
(B) give higher priority to projects that--
(i) address multiple problems; and
(ii) are regionally applicable;
(C) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that
at least 1 small community having a population of
10,000 or less receives a grant each year; and
(D) ensure that, for each fiscal year, no
municipality receives more than 25 percent of the total
amount of funds made available for the fiscal year to
provide grants under this section.
(4) Cost sharing.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the non-Federal share of the cost of a project
carried out under this section shall be at least 20
percent.
(B) Waiver.--The Administrator may reduce or
eliminate the non-Federal share of the cost of a
project for reasons of affordability.
(c) Reports.--
(1) Reports from municipalities.--A municipality that is
selected for participation in the demonstration program shall
submit to the Administrator, on the date of completion of a
project of the municipality and on each of the dates that is 1,
2, and 3 years after that date, a report that describes the
effectiveness of the project.
(2) Reports to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter,
the Administrator shall compile, and submit to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report
that describes the status and results of the demonstration
program.
(d) Incorporation of Results and Information.--To the maximum
extent practicable, the Administrator shall incorporate the results of,
and information obtained from, successful projects under this section
into programs administered by the Administrator.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2007.
SEC. 303. RATE STUDY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall complete a study of
the public water system and treatment works rate structures for
communities in the United States selected by the Academy in accordance
with subsection (c).
(b) Required Elements.--
(1) Rates.--The study shall, at a minimum--
(A) determine whether public water system and
treatment works rates for communities included in the
study adequately address the cost of service, including
funds necessary to replace infrastructure;
(B) identify the manner in which the public water
system and treatment works rates were determined;
(C) determine the manner in which cost of service
is measured;
(D)(i) survey existing practices for establishing
public water system and treatment works rates; and
(ii) identify any commonalities in factors and
processes used to evaluate rate systems and make
related decisions; and
(E) recommend a set of best industry practices for
public water systems and treatment works for use in
establishing a rate structure that--
(i) adequately addresses the true cost of
service; and
(ii) takes into consideration the needs of
disadvantaged individuals and communities.
(2) Affordability.--The study shall, at a minimum--
(A) identify existing standards for affordability;
(B) determine the manner in which those standards
are determined and defined;
(C) determine the manner in which affordability
varies with respect to communities of different sizes
and in different regions; and
(D) determine the extent to which affordability
affects the decision of a community to increase public
water system and treatment works rates (including the
decision relating to the percentage by which those
rates should be increased).
(3) Disadvantaged communities.--The study shall, at a
minimum--
(A) survey a cross-section of States representing
different sizes, demographics, and geographical
regions;
(B) describe, for each State described in
subparagraph (A), the definition of ``disadvantaged
community'' used in the State in carrying out projects
and activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
(C) review other means of identifying the meaning
of the term ``disadvantaged'', as that term applies to
communities;
(D) determine which factors and characteristics are
required for a community to be considered
``disadvantaged''; and
(E) evaluate the degree to which factors such as a
reduction in the tax base over a period of time, a
reduction in population, the loss of an industrial
base, and the existence of areas of concentrated
poverty are taken into account in determining whether a
community is a disadvantaged community.
(c) Selection of Communities.--The National Academy of Sciences
shall select communities, the public water system and treatment works
rate structures of which are to be studied under this section, that
include a cross section of communities representing various
populations, income levels, demographics, and geographical regions.
(d) Report to Congress.--On completion of the study under this
section, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress a
report that describes the results of the study.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2003 and 2004.
SEC. 304. EFFECTS ON POLICIES AND RIGHTS.
(a) In General.--Nothing in this Act--
(1) impairs or otherwise affects in any way, any right or
jurisdiction of any State with respect to the water (including
boundary water) of the State;
(2) supersedes, abrogates, or otherwise impairs the
authority of any State to allocate quantities of water within
areas under the jurisdiction of the State; or
(3) supersedes or abrogates any right to any quantity or
use of water that has been established by any State.
(b) State Water Rights.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, with respect to the implementation of this Act and amendments made
by this Act--
(1) the management of and control over water in a State
shall be subject to and in accordance with the laws of the
State in which the water is located;
(2) Congress delegates to each State the authority to
regulate water of the State, including the authority to
regulate water in interstate commerce (including regulation of
usufructuary rights, trade, and transportation); and
(3) the United States, and any agency or officer on behalf
of the United States, may exercise management and control over
water in a State only in compliance with the laws of the State
in which the water is located.
TITLE IV--WATER RESOURCE PLANNING
SEC. 401. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) there is ever-growing demand and competition for water
from many segments of society, including municipal users,
agriculture, and critical ecosystems;
(2) population growth in the United States will continue to
place increasing pressure on the water supply of the United
States;
(3) because sources of water do not follow political
boundaries--
(A) the availability of water is increasingly
becoming a regional issue; and
(B) it is more difficult to take action--
(i) to monitor the state of water
resources;
(ii) to prepare for water shortages or
surpluses;
(iii) to prevent the occurrence of water
shortages or surpluses; or
(iv) to respond to emergency situations;
(4)(A) water shortages or surpluses can--
(i) impact public health;
(ii) limit economic and agricultural development;
and
(iii) damage ecosystems; and
(B) the United States often suffers serious economic and
environmental losses from water shortages or surpluses;
(5) there is no national policy to ensure an integrated and
coordinated Federal strategy to monitor the state of the water
resources of the United States;
(6) periodic assessments of the water resources of the
United States are necessary; and
(7)(A) Congress has recognized and deferred to the States
the authority to allocate and administer water within the
borders of the States;
(B) the courts have confirmed that this is an appropriate
role for the States; and
(C) Congress should continue to defer to States on laws and
regulations governing the appropriation, distribution, and
control or use of water.
SEC. 402. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
In this title, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological
Survey.
SEC. 403. ACTIONS.
(a) Assessment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct an
assessment of the state of water resources in the United
States.
(2) Components.--The assessment shall, at a minimum--
(A) identify areas in the United States that are at
significant risk for water shortages or water
surpluses, as those shortages or surpluses pertain to
support of human or ecosystem needs, in--
(i) the short term (1 through 10 years);
(ii) the middle term (11 through 20 years);
and
(iii) the long term (21 through 50 years);
and
(B) identify areas in each category described in
subparagraph (A) in which water resource issues cross
political boundaries.
(3) Report.--On completion of the assessment, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of
the assessment.
(b) Water Resource Research Priorities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate a process
among Federal agencies (including the Environmental Protection
Agency) to develop and publish, not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, a list of water resource
research priorities that focuses on--
(A) monitoring; and
(B) improving the quality of the information
available to State, tribal, and local water resource
managers.
(2) Use of list.--The list published under paragraph (1)
shall be used by Federal agencies as a guide in making
decisions on the allocation of water research funding.
(c) Information Delivery System.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate a process
to develop an effective information delivery system to
communicate information described in paragraph (2) to--
(A) decisionmakers at the Federal, regional, State,
tribal, and local levels;
(B) the private sector; and
(C) the general public.
(2) Types of information.--The information referred to in
paragraph (1) may include--
(A) the results of the national water resource
assessment;
(B) a summary of the Federal water research
priorities developed under subsection (b);
(C) near real-time data and other information on
water shortages and surpluses;
(D) planning models for water shortages or
surpluses (at various levels, such as State, river
basin, and watershed levels);
(E) streamlined procedures for States and
localities to interact with and obtain assistance from
Federal agencies that perform water resource functions;
and
(F) other materials, as determined by the
Secretary.
SEC. 404. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and
every 2 years thereafter through fiscal year 2007, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report on the implementation of this title.
SEC. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
out this title $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007,
to remain available until expended.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S901-907)
Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-954.
Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-954.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Jeffords with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-228. Minority views filed.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Jeffords with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-228. Minority views filed.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
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