[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2415 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2415

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning the effect 
           of administrative orders on civil penalty actions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 5, 1997

  Mr. Condit introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning the effect 
           of administrative orders on civil penalty actions.

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

SECTION 1. EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS ON CIVIL PENALTY ACTIONS.

    Section 309(g)(6)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1319(g)(6)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
            (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                            ``(iii) that occurs at any publicly owned 
                        treatment works utilizing innovative or 
                        alternative technology funded by a construction 
                        grant made by the Administrator under this Act 
                        which, despite due diligence, failed to meet 
                        design performance specifications during a 
                        period in which additional funding 
                        authorization is being sought, or design and 
                        construction are occurring pursuant to the 
                        Administrator's authorization of additional 
                        funding, for modification or replacement 
                        facilities under section 202(a)(3) of this Act; 
                        or''.
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