[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1116 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1116

   Amending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to 
                  research and development activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 1993

Mrs. Morella introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
 to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Public Works 
                           and Transportation

                             June 29, 1993

Additional sponsors: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Towns, 
                           and Mr. Gilchrest

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                                 A BILL


 
   Amending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to 
                  research and development activities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Act Research Amendments 
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. WATER QUALITY RESEARCH.

    (a) General Authority.--Section 104(a) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(a)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(a)(1) The Administrator, in cooperation with Federal, State, and 
local agencies and public or private institutions, organizations, or 
individuals, shall conduct and promote a comprehensive program of 
research, investigations, experiments, surveys, and studies relating to 
the causes, sources, effects, extent, prevention, detection, and 
correction of water pollution.
    ``(2) In carrying out this section, the Administrator may--
            ``(A) collect and make available, through publications and 
        other appropriate means, the results of research pursuant to 
        this section;
            ``(B) encourage, cooperate with, and render technical 
        services to pollution control agencies and other appropriate 
        public or private institutions, organizations, and individuals;
            ``(C) conduct investigations concerning the pollution of 
        any navigable waters and report on the results of such 
        investigations;
            ``(D) conduct research and make surveys concerning the 
        nationwide extent and seriousness of a pollutant or class of 
        pollutants in water;
            ``(E) develop, assess, collect, and disseminate basic data 
        on chemical, physical, and biological effects of varying water 
        quality and other information pertaining to water pollution and 
        the prevention, reduction, and elimination thereof;
            ``(F) develop effective and practical processes, methods, 
        and prototype devices for the prevention, reduction, and 
        elimination of water pollution;
            ``(G) make grants to State water pollution control 
        agencies, interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit 
        private agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals 
        to conduct research pursuant to this section;
            ``(H) contract with public or private agencies, 
        institutions, organizations, and individuals, without regard to 
        sections 3648 and 3709 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529; 
        41 U.S.C. 5) to conduct research pursuant to this section;
            ``(I) utilize, on a reimbursable basis, facilities and 
        personnel of Federal scientific laboratories and research 
        centers;
            ``(J) convene conferences concerning water quality and 
        water pollution control research issues, giving opportunity for 
        interested persons to be heard and to present papers at such 
        conferences; and
            ``(K) acquire technical data, inventions, patent 
        applications, patents, licenses, and an interest in lands, 
        plants, equipment and facilities, and other property rights by 
        purchase, license, lease, or donation.''.
    (b) Water Quality Research Committee.--Section 104(b) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) There is hereby established a National Water Quality 
Research Committee (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the 
`Research Committee') to advise the Administrator in the implementation 
of the authorities of this section and other related research 
activities of the Federal Government and State and local governments.
    ``(2) The Research Committee shall--
            ``(A) identify major research needs and scientific 
        uncertainties regarding the causes, effects, extent, 
        prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution;
            ``(B) ensure, to the extent practicable, that research 
        conducted pursuant to this section meets the needs of State and 
        local governments; and
            ``(C) facilitate, to the extent practicable, the 
        coordination of research programs pursuant to this section and 
        related research programs of other Federal agencies and State 
        and local governments.
    ``(3) The Research Committee shall consist of--
            ``(A) a representative of the Administrator, who shall 
        chair the Research Committee;
            ``(B) a representative of the Secretary of Agriculture;
            ``(C) a representative of the Administrator of the National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
            ``(D) a representative of the Director of the United States 
        Geological Survey;
            ``(E) a representative of the Director of the Fish and 
        Wildlife Service;
            ``(F) five representatives of State environmental agencies, 
        to be appointed by the Administrator; and
            ``(G) five representatives of the academic community, to be 
        appointed by the Administrator.
    ``(4) One of the members appointed initially under paragraph (3)(F) 
and two of the members appointed initially under paragraph (3)(G) shall 
be appointed to terms of 1 year each. Two of the members appointed 
initially under paragraph (3)(F) and one of the members appointed 
initially under paragraph (3)(G) shall be appointed to terms of 2 years 
each. All other members appointed under paragraph (3) (F) and (G) shall 
be appointed to terms of 3 years each.
    ``(5) Members appointed under paragraph (3)(G) shall receive travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as provided in 
section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(6) The Research Committee shall submit to the Congress on 
January 1 of each year after the date of enactment of the Clean Water 
Act Research Amendments of 1993 a report which shall--
            ``(A) describe the research conducted pursuant to this 
        section in the preceding year and the results of such research;
            ``(B) identify the highest priority research needs for the 
        following 5-year period, identify the approximate cost of such 
        research, and the relationship of such research to the goals 
        and objectives of this Act;
            ``(C) describe research activities pursuant to this section 
        and related research authorities planned for the coming year 
        and the extent to which such research will address the priority 
        research needs identified in subparagraph (B); and
            ``(D) identify opportunities to improve coordination of 
        research among Federal agencies and the States.''.

SEC. 3. WATER QUALITY MONITORING COUNCIL.

    Section 305 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1315) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
subsection:
    ``(d) Water Quality Monitoring Council.--(1) There is established a 
Water Quality Monitoring Council (hereafter in this subsection referred 
to as the ``Council'') to ensure the effective coordination of Federal 
and State surface and ground water quality monitoring programs.
    ``(2) The membership of the Council shall be--
            ``(A) a representative of the Administrator, who shall 
        cochair the Council;
            ``(B) a representative of the Director of the United States 
        Geological Survey, who shall cochair the Council;
            ``(C) a representative of the Secretary of Agriculture;
            ``(D) a representative of the Administrator of the National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
            ``(E) a representative of the Director of the Fish and 
        Wildlife Service;
            ``(F) five representatives of State environmental 
        protection agencies, to be appointed by the Administrator; and
            ``(G) five representatives of the academic community, to be 
        appointed by the Administrator in consultation with the 
        Director of the United States Geological Survey and the 
        Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration.
    ``(3) The Council shall--
            ``(A) identify all Federal surface and ground water quality 
        monitoring programs;
            ``(B) oversee the implementation of Federal surface and 
        ground water quality monitoring programs;
            ``(C) coordinate the establishment of consistent quality 
        assurance standards for Federal surface and ground water 
        quality monitoring programs; and
            ``(D) coordinate the establishment of procedures and 
        methods for statistical analysis of monitoring data and data 
        management systems.
    ``(4) The Administrator, in cooperation with the Council, shall 
issue guidance not less often than annually to State agencies, the 
United States Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, and such other Federal agencies as are considered 
appropriate by the Administrator, to ensure the effective and 
coordinated implementation of surface and ground water quality 
monitoring programs.
    ``(5) Within 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Administrator, in cooperation with the Council, shall 
submit to the Congress a strategy for the coordinated implementation of 
Federal surface and ground water quality monitoring programs. Such 
strategy shall describe the roles and responsibilities of Federal 
agencies, methods of coordination among Federal agencies, the 
anticipated level of resources to be devoted to surface and ground 
water quality monitoring programs by each Federal agency, and measures 
to ensure that Federal surface and ground water quality monitoring 
programs are responsive to the monitoring needs of States to the 
fullest extent practicable.
    ``(6) The Administrator, in cooperation with the Council, shall 
prepare and submit to the Congress by January 1, 1997, and biennially 
thereafter, a report describing the findings of surface and ground 
water quality monitoring programs and providing a comprehensive 
assessment of conditions and trends in the quality of surface and 
ground waters throughout the Nation. The report shall also identify 
needed changes to Federal and State surface and ground water quality 
monitoring programs, including the adequacy of funding for the 
accomplishment of such programs.''.

SEC. 4. NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL MEASURES.

    Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1254) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(v) The Administrator, in consultation with the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Geological Survey, 
the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Department of Agriculture, shall 
conduct a comprehensive program of research, testing, and technology 
development of methods for sampling, measuring, monitoring, and 
modeling, and development of methods for the control of nonpoint 
sources of pollution. The Administrator shall establish categories of 
nonpoint sources for the purposes of such research program, including 
sources of pollution in connection with mining and silviculture 
activities, urban runoff, and both irrigated and nonirrigated 
agricultural activities. Such program shall include the following 
elements:
            ``(1) Identification of regionally representative 
        ecosystems in each of the categories established by the 
        Administrator.
            ``(2) Methods to evaluate the effects of episodic loadings 
        of multiple pollutants and their aggregate effects in receiving 
        waters, including effects on both water quality and water 
        quantity.
            ``(3) Development of improved quantitative models and 
        monitoring systems for evaluating and quantifying the linkage 
        between various land use practices, precipitation, surface and 
        ground water flows, and pollutant loads. Emphasis shall be 
        placed on those models and systems which--
                    ``(A) improve the ability to evaluate the transport 
                and fate processes from nonpoint sources of pollution 
                to both surface and ground water;
                    ``(B) improve the ability to identify sources of 
                contamination and quantitatively attribute loadings to 
                sources; and
                    ``(C) improve the ability to identify and evaluate 
                region-specific or category-specific prevention and 
                control opportunities.
            ``(4) Research and development to identify and develop 
        pollution control measures, including alternative agriculture 
        technologies, best management practices, and land use control 
        measures, suitable for reducing or controlling the introduction 
        of pollutants in each of the various categories of nonpoint 
        sources established under this subsection. Such research and 
        development shall address--
                    ``(A) a detailed description of methods, measures, 
                or practices, including structural and legal controls 
                such as changes in construction and building practices 
                and land use or zoning laws, and operation and 
                maintenance procedures, that constitute each control 
                measure;
                    ``(B) a reliable method to make quantitative 
                estimates of the pollution reduction effects of each 
                measure;
                    ``(C) a description of the categories and 
                subcategories of activities for which each measure may 
                be suitable; and
                    ``(D) an estimate and analysis of the comparative 
                costs of implementing the methods, measures, and 
                practices described under subparagraph (A).
            ``(5) Biennial reports to the Congress which detail and 
        assess the effectiveness of models and systems developed under 
        paragraph (3) of this section and which assess the 
        effectiveness of nonpoint source control measures identified or 
        developed under paragraph (4).''.

SEC. 5. CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS.

    Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 121. CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS.

    ``(a) Survey.--(1) The Administrator, in consultation with the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States 
Geological Survey, and the Corps of Engineers, shall conduct a 
comprehensive national survey of data regarding bottom sediment 
contamination. The purpose of the survey is to assess the scope and 
severity of sediment contamination and to identify those areas for 
which additional pollution reduction requirements may be required.
    ``(2) In conducting the survey under this subsection, the 
Administrator shall compile all available information on--
            ``(A) the quantity, chemical and physical makeup, and 
        geographic location of contaminated sediments;
            ``(B) the aquatic resources that may be in the vicinity of 
        the contamination; and
            ``(C) the degree of risk to public health and aquatic life 
        from the contamination.
    ``(b) Sediment Remediation or Removal.--The Administrator shall 
conduct a program of research, testing, and development of methods for 
improved remediation and control of pollution problems resulting from 
contaminated sediments. Such program shall include the development of 
improved, more cost-effective or innovative treatment processes, 
including new treatment processes involving modified or engineered 
organisms, new technologies and removal methods for dredge and dredge 
disposal operations, and new treatment processes or control methods to 
lessen the release of odors from such sediment.
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Administrator shall submit a report to the 
Congress on the results of the program conducted under this section, 
together with recommendations for remediating sediment 
contamination.''.

SEC. 6. GROUND WATER RESEARCH.

    Section 104(m) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1254(m)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(m)(1) The Administrator shall, in consultation with the United 
States Geological Survey and the Department of Agriculture, and in 
cooperation with other Federal agencies and the States, conduct a 
comprehensive program of research and investigation concerning ground 
water quality.
    ``(2) Research pursuant to this subsection shall, at a minimum, 
address--
            ``(A) the effects on human health of contaminants or 
        combinations of contaminants, whether natural or anthropogenic, 
        that are found in or that are likely to be found in the ground 
        waters of the United States;
            ``(B) the effects on the environment, including aquatic 
        life, wildlife, and other environmental resources, of 
        contaminants;
            ``(C) the hydrologic relationship between surface water and 
        ground water and the likely impact of contamination in one 
        medium on the quality and uses of the other;
            ``(D) methods and techniques for characterizing and 
        modeling subsurface flow, fate, and transport in both the 
        saturated and unsaturated zones;
            ``(E) the fate, transport, and distribution of particular 
        contaminants in the saturated and unsaturated zones;
            ``(F) methods and techniques to characterize the 
        vulnerability of locations to contamination based on factors 
        including climate, vegetation, topography, soil 
        characteristics, and subsurface hydrology;
            ``(G) innovative methods and techniques for site 
        characterization or sampling ground water, including well 
        construction, sample collection, and the storage of samples 
        before analysis;
            ``(H) methods and techniques for monitoring, sampling, and 
        analyzing discharge to the subsurface;
            ``(I) the design and operation of waste treatment systems, 
        including septic systems, land treatment systems, and 
        containment systems, that minimize the potential for 
        contaminants to reach ground water;
            ``(J) methods and techniques for the remediation and 
        restoration of contaminated ground water resources; and
            ``(K) methods and techniques to design and operate ground 
        water recharge systems, including percolation, direct 
        injection, and acquifer storage and recovery, which would allow 
        for the safe and effective reuse of reclaimed water in arid 
        areas.''.

SEC. 7. ECOSYSTEM AND WATER QUALITY STUDIES.

    Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1254) is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(w) In carrying out this section and section 305 of this Act, the 
Administrator, in consultation with the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, the United States Geological Survey, and 
the Department of Agriculture, shall conduct a comprehensive program of 
research and development, including development of methods of sampling, 
measuring, monitoring, and analysis, both to improve understanding of 
the status and trends of ecosystems and to develop improved predictive 
models upon which to base the standardized protocols to be established 
under section 305(c). The categories or classes of ecosystems for such 
research and development shall include rivers, streams, lakes, 
estuaries, coastal zones, wetlands, and fresh and marine water. Such 
program shall include the following elements:
            ``(1) Identification of representative and critical or 
        priority ecosystems in each class.
            ``(2) Identification of the structure and function of 
        natural aquatic systems and an identification of indices of the 
        ecological health of such ecosystems.
            ``(3) Evaluation of ecosystems response to long-term 
        contamination by developing improved methods and monitoring and 
        modeling techniques to assess toxicity persistence, sediment 
        toxicity, and bioaccumulation or teratogenic potential in 
        living aquatic resources, and by developing methods to evaluate 
        the efficacy of remediation practices.
            ``(4) Development of improved biological, biochemical, and 
        other monitoring and modeling techniques and criteria to 
        increase understanding of functions and processes related to 
        the ecological health of water resources. Emphasis shall be 
        placed on those techniques and methods which--
                    ``(A) improve the ability to determine the origin, 
                sources, and cycling of toxic materials, nutrients, and 
                other contaminants resulting from natural or 
                anthropogenic sources, including atmospheric deposits, 
                ground water contamination, pesticide runoff, and other 
                point and nonpoint sources;
                    ``(B) improve the ability to identify and evaluate 
                the ecological or water quality impacts of control or 
                remediation opportunities; and
                    ``(C) develop biological or biochemical criteria to 
                serve as water quality criteria and to serve as 
                effective indicators of ecological health for fresh and 
                marine surface waters, ground water systems, and fresh 
                water and coastal wetlands.
            ``(5) Development of improved criteria to assess the 
        physical, biological, and chemical sources of stresses 
        affecting aquatic ecosystems, including impacts on habitat and 
        water quantity, and development of improved modeling and 
        monitoring criteria to serve as reliable indicators of such 
        stresses. The criteria must consider the range of related 
        ecosystems (including surface and ground waters, tributaries, 
        wetlands, and runoff areas) that affect or are affected by the 
        specific water system as well as the various functions served 
        by the entire water system (such as animal feeding or breeding 
        ground, recreational purpose, flood control, drinking water, or 
        irrigation).

SEC. 8. ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROTOCOLS.

    Section 305 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1315) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) Not later than 36 months after the date of enactment of 
this subsection, the Administrator shall issue protocols based on the 
research and development program carried out under section 104(w) for 
the use of the States in conducting the water quality assessments 
required in subsection (b)(1) of this section. These protocols shall 
seek to provide an appropriate degree of uniformity while still 
addressing regional or local needs.
    ``(2) Protocols issued under this subsection shall include specific 
requirements for monitoring rivers, streams, estuaries, coastal waters, 
and lakes, including monitoring networks responsive to storm events. 
Such protocols shall also address--
            ``(A) priority waters in each State which must be assessed 
        in order to derive usable data regarding (i) the ecological 
        status of the water bodies, and (ii) the support of designated 
        uses; and
            ``(B) uniform monitoring and modeling techniques.''.

SEC. 9. POLLUTION PREVENTION RESEARCH.

    Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1254) is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(x) In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall conduct 
a basic research technology development and demonstration program to 
identify, test, and demonstrate cost-effective preventive measures for 
sources of pollution in complex watersheds having a mix of land use 
types, including urban, suburban, agricultural, and industrial. Such 
program shall include the following elements:
            ``(1) Development of improved strategies and technologies 
        for simultaneously reducing water inflow and infiltration into 
        sewer systems and reducing or effectively treating toxic 
        materials and other pollutants.
            ``(2) Development of improved strategies and technologies 
        for preventing and reducing the infiltration of toxic materials 
        into wastewater treatment facilities, including development of 
        treatment processes involving modified or engineered organisms.
            ``(3) Development of programs to enhance the beneficial use 
        of sludge.
            ``(4) Identification of wastewater sources that are 
        significant contributors to contaminated sediments that impair 
        health and ecological systems.''.

SEC. 10. WETLANDS RESEARCH.

    Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1254) is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(y) In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall conduct 
a basic research, development, and demonstration program for wetlands. 
Such program shall include the following elements:
            ``(1) A determination of whether efficacious methods exist 
        for natural wetland preservation and for wetland creation and 
        restoration for both fresh and salt water wetlands. Such 
        program shall include research on--
                    ``(A) the hydrologic requirements of various plants 
                and animals necessary to sustain wetland ecosystems;
                    ``(B) the importance of substrata to flora, fauna, 
                and various wetland functions such as removal of toxic 
                materials;
                    ``(C) characteristics and rates of revegetation 
                with various types of plantings;
                    ``(D) comparison of the functions of natural versus 
                restored and created wetlands including support of 
                species, removal of toxic materials, and water quality 
                enhancement;
                    ``(E) comparison of the stability of natural versus 
                restored and created wetlands;
                    ``(F) evaluation of the impact of sediments, 
                nutrients, toxic runoff, pedestrian use, off-road 
                vehicle use, and grazing on natural and both restored 
                and created wetlands; and
                    ``(G) evaluation of management alternatives that 
                would lessen impacts to natural and both restored and 
                created wetlands.
            ``(2) Evaluation of the uses of constructed multipurpose 
        wetlands for environmental enhancement as well as the 
        management of water quality problems, waste disposal practices, 
        and various other types of water impoundments. Such program 
        shall include research on--
                    ``(A) evaluation of the ability of constructed 
                multipurpose wetlands to provide biological diversity, 
                habitat value, and recreational opportunities, to 
                control erosion and remove and treat contaminants from 
                natural or anthropogenic sources, and to protect water 
                quality to the same extent as do naturally occurring 
                wetlands;
                    ``(B) development of design criteria capable of 
                optimizing the environmental value and treatment 
                capacity of constructed multipurpose wetlands; and
                    ``(C) identification of strategies to incorporate 
                the use of constructed multipurpose wetlands into 
                comprehensive water resource management programs.''.

SEC. 11. TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    Section 105 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1255) is amended to read as follows:

                   ``technology demonstration program

    ``Sec. 105. (a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a 
program to develop and demonstrate practices, methods, technologies, or 
processes which may be effective in prevention and control of 
industrial and municipal sources or potential sources of water 
pollution.
    ``(b) Grant Assistance.--(1) The Administrator may provide grants 
to public agencies and authorities, nonprofit organizations and 
institutions and enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with 
other persons to demonstrate water pollution control practices, 
methods, technologies, or processes.
    ``(2) The Administrator may assist demonstration activities only 
if--
            ``(A) such demonstration activity will serve to demonstrate 
        a new or significantly improved practice, method, technology, 
        or process or the feasibility and cost effectiveness of an 
        existing, but unproven, practice, method, technology, or 
        process and will not duplicate other Federal, State, local, or 
        commercial efforts to demonstrate such practice, method, 
        technology, or process;
            ``(B) such demonstration activity meets the requirements of 
        this section and serves the purposes of this Act;
            ``(C) the demonstration of such practice, method, 
        technology, or process will comply with all other laws and 
        regulations for the protection of human health, welfare, and 
        the environment; and
            ``(D) in the case of a contract or cooperative agreement, 
        such practice, method, technology, or process would not be 
        adequately demonstrated by State, local, or private persons or 
        in the case of an application for financial assistance by a 
        grant, such practice, method, technology, or process is not 
        likely to receive adequate financial assistance from other 
        sources.
    ``(3) The demonstration program established by this subsection 
shall include solicitations for demonstration projects, selection of 
suitable demonstration projects from among those proposed, supervision 
of such demonstration projects, evaluation of the results of 
demonstration projects, and dissemination of information on the 
effectiveness and feasibility of the practices, methods, technologies, 
and processes which are proven to be effective.
    ``(4) Within 180 days after the date of enactment of the Clean 
Water Act Research Amendments of 1993, and no less often than annually 
thereafter, the Administrator shall publish a solicitation for 
proposals to demonstrate, by prototype or at full-scale, practices, 
methods, technologies, and processes which are (or may be) effective in 
controlling sources or potential sources of water pollution. The 
solicitation notice shall prescribe the information to be included in 
the proposal, including technical and economic information derived from 
the applicant's own research and development efforts, a proposed 
demonstration plan setting forth how and when the project is to be 
carried out, and other information sufficient to permit the 
Administrator to assess the potential effectiveness and feasibility of 
the practice, method, technology, or process proposed to be 
demonstrated.
    ``(5) In selecting practices, methods, technologies, or processes 
to be demonstrated, the Administrator shall fully review the 
applications submitted and shall evaluate each project according to--
            ``(A) the potential for the proposed practice, method, 
        technology, or process to effectively control sources or 
        potential sources of pollutants which present risks to human 
        health, welfare, or the environment;
            ``(B) the potential for the practice, method, technology, 
        or process to contribute to the advancement of pollution 
        control for an industry for which an effluent guideline is 
        published pursuant to section 304;
            ``(C) the potential for the practice, method, technology, 
        or process to effectively prevent the discharge of pollutants 
        which present risks to human health, welfare, and the 
        environment;
            ``(D) the potential for the practice, method, technology, 
        or process to contribute to the advancement of treatment of 
        sewage or the management of sewage sludge;
            ``(E) the potential for the practice, method, technology, 
        or process to contribute to reductions of pollution associated 
        with nonpoint sources of pollution;
            ``(F) the capability of the person or persons proposing the 
        project to successfully complete the demonstration as described 
        in the application;
            ``(G) the likelihood that the demonstrated practice, 
        method, technology, or process could be applied in other 
        locations and circumstances to control sources or potential 
        sources of pollutants, including considerations of cost, 
        effectiveness, and technological feasibility;
            ``(H) the extent of financial support from the applicant to 
        accomplish the demonstration as described in the application; 
        and
            ``(I) the capability of the applicant to disseminate the 
        results of the demonstration or otherwise make the benefits of 
        the practice, method, technology, or process widely available 
        to the public in a timely manner.
    ``(6) The Administrator shall select or refuse to select a project 
for demonstration under this subsection in an expeditious manner. In 
the case of a refusal to select a project, the Administrator shall 
notify the applicant of the reasons for the refusal.
    ``(7) Each demonstration project under this subsection shall be 
performed by the applicant, or by a person satisfactory to the 
applicant, under the oversight of the Administrator.
    ``(8) Total Federal funds for any demonstration project under this 
subsection shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of such 
project. In cases where the Administrator determines that research 
under this section is of a basic nature which would not otherwise be 
undertaken, the Administrator may approve grants under this subsection 
with a matching requirement other than that specified in this 
paragraph, including full Federal funding.
    ``(c) Reports.--The Administrator shall, within 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Clean Water Act Research Amendments of 1993 
and biennially thereafter, publish general reports describing the 
findings of demonstration projects conducted pursuant to subsection 
(b).
    ``(d) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 
through 2000.''.

SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator for 
carrying out the amendments made by sections 2 through 10 of this Act 
$65,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 2000.
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