[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4475 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4475

 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
   conduct a study to identify future funding options for financing 
 infrastructure projects under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 1994

    Mr. Franks of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Neal of 
 Massachusetts, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bacchus of Florida, Mr. 
Boehner, Mr. Zimmer, and Mr. Gilchrest) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
   conduct a study to identify future funding options for financing 
 infrastructure projects under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Society cannot function without adequate water 
        pollution control facilities.
            (2) Deteriorated and leaking sewage pipes and collection 
        systems and antiquated wastewater treatment facilities threaten 
        public health and the environment.
            (3) The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 
        meeting the Nation's 20-year design needs for publicly-owned 
        wastewater treatment works will cost $137,000,000,000.
            (4) Federal and State expenditures for infrastructure 
        projects under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act will 
        continue to be constrained due to the enormity of the Federal 
        budget deficit unless alternative funding sources can be 
        identified.

SEC. 2. FUTURE FUNDING OPTIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

    (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall conduct a study to identify and examine future funding 
options for financing infrastructure projects under the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a report 
containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000 for fiscal year 1995.

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