Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) conduct an evaluation of each storm water retention basin located in the watershed of an estuary for which a comprehensive conservation and management plan is in effect under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to identify basins whose pollution control capabilities are in need of improvement; and (2) make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities (a state or political subdivision that has jurisdiction over a basin identified) for the improvement of pollution control capabilities of such basins.
Directs the Administrator to give priority to grant proposals by eligible entities: (1) whose pollution control capabilities are the most deficient and the improvement of which will result in the greatest increase in water quality in the estuary involved; and (2) for basins for which an evaluation of pollution control capabilities has been conducted prior to the date of this Act's enactment as part of the implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan.
Requires an eligible entity receiving a grant to use grant funds to carry out storm water retention basin improvements and monitoring and reporting requirements.
Prohibits the Administrator from making a grant to an eligible entity unless it agrees to make available non-federal contributions equal to not less than 20% of the federal funds provided under the grant.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 5670 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5670
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
make grants for the improvement of storm water retention basins in the
watersheds of estuaries in the National Estuary Program.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 1, 2010
Mr. Adler of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
make grants for the improvement of storm water retention basins in the
watersheds of estuaries in the National Estuary Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STORM WATER RETENTION BASIN IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.
(a) Authorization.--The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall make grants on a competitive basis to eligible
entities for improvement of the pollution control capabilities of storm
water retention basins identified by the Administrator under subsection
(b).
(b) Identification of Basins by Administrator.--The Administrator
shall conduct an evaluation of each storm water retention basin located
in the watershed of an estuary for which a comprehensive conservation
and management plan is in effect under section 320 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330) to identify basins whose
pollution control capabilities are in need of improvement in order to
attain or maintain in such estuary the water quality described in
subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section.
(c) Eligibility.--The Administrator may only make a grant under
subsection (a) to an eligible entity that submits an application at
such time, in such form, and including such information and assurances
as the Administrator may require, including--
(1) a detailed description of the storm water retention
basin improvements for which the entity will use grant funds;
and
(2) scientific evidence in support of the need for such
improvements, which may include the evidence that formed the
basis of the Administrator's identification under subsection
(b) of the basin involved.
(d) Priority.--In making grants under subsection (a), the
Administrator shall give priority to grant proposals--
(1) by eligible entities to improve storm water retention
basins whose pollution control capabilities are the most
deficient and the improvement of which will result in the
greatest increase in water quality in the estuary involved; and
(2) by eligible entities to improve storm water retention
basins for which, prior to the date of the enactment of this
Act, an evaluation of pollution control capabilities has been
conducted as part of the implementation of a comprehensive
conservation and management plan under section 320 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330).
(e) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under
subsection (a) shall use grant funds to carry out--
(1) the storm water retention basin improvements the entity
described in its grant application, as required by subsection
(c)(1); and
(2) the monitoring and reporting requirements of subsection
(f)(1).
(f) Monitoring, Reporting, and Evaluation.--
(1) By eligible entities.--An eligible entity receiving a
grant under subsection (a) shall conduct such monitoring
activities as the Administrator considers necessary to
determine if the storm water retention basin improvements for
which the entity is using grant funds are increasing the
basin's pollution control capabilities. At such times as the
Administrator may require, the eligible entity shall submit to
the Administrator reports of the data gathered by the
monitoring activities.
(2) By administrator.--The Administrator shall analyze the
data submitted by eligible entities under paragraph (1) and
conduct such additional monitoring and evaluation of the storm
water basin improvements carried out through grants under
subsection (a) as the Administrator considers necessary to
determine the most effective methods of improving storm water
basins to increase water quality in estuaries for which
comprehensive conservation and management plans are in effect
under section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1330).
(g) Matching Requirement.--The Administrator may not make a grant
to an eligible entity under subsection (a) unless the eligible entity
agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the eligible
entity in carrying out the activities for which the grant is awarded,
the eligible entity will make available non-Federal contributions in an
amount equal to not less than 20 percent of the Federal funds provided
under the grant.
(h) Eligible Entity Defined.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
State or a political subdivision of a State that has jurisdiction over
all or part of a storm water retention basin identified by the
Administrator under subsection (b), regardless of whether such basin is
publicly or privately owned.
(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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