[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2711 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2711

 To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
    to make grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other 
    appropriate agencies for the purpose of improving water quality 
          throughout the marine ecosystem of the Florida Keys.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 12, 2000

 Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Mack) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
    to make grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other 
    appropriate agencies for the purpose of improving water quality 
          throughout the marine ecosystem of the Florida Keys.

    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 ``Florida Keys Water Quality 
Improvements Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FLORIDA KEYS WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS.

    Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 121. FLORIDA KEYS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator may make grants to the Florida 
Keys Aqueduct Authority, appropriate agencies of municipalities of 
Monroe County, Florida, and other appropriate public agencies of the 
State of Florida or Monroe County for the planning and construction of 
treatment works to improve water quality in the Florida Keys National 
Marine Sanctuary.
    ``(b) Criteria for Projects.--To be eligible for a grant for a 
project under subsection (a), an agency described in subsection (a) 
shall demonstrate that--
            ``(1) the agency has completed adequate planning and design 
        activities for the project;
            ``(2) the agency has completed a financial plan identifying 
        sources of non-Federal funding for the project;
            ``(3) the project complies with--
                    ``(A) applicable growth management ordinances of 
                Monroe County, Florida;
                    ``(B) applicable agreements between Monroe County, 
                Florida, and the State of Florida to manage growth in 
                Monroe County, Florida; and
                    ``(C) applicable water quality standards; and
            ``(4) the project is consistent with the master wastewater 
        and stormwater plans for Monroe County, Florida.
    ``(c) Consideration.--In selecting projects to receive grants under 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider whether a project will 
have substantial water quality benefits relative to other projects 
under consideration.
    ``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the 
Administrator shall consult with--
            ``(1) the Steering Committee established under section 
        8(d)(2)(A) of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and 
        Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1433 note; 106 Stat. 5054);
            ``(2) the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force 
        established by section 528(f) of the Water Resources 
        Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3771);
            ``(3) the Commission on the Everglades established by 
        Executive Order of the Governor of the State of Florida; and
            ``(4) other appropriate State and local government 
        agencies.
    ``(e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out using amounts from grants made under subsection (a) shall 
be not more than 75 percent.
    ``(f) Sense of Congress.--
            ``(1) Purchase of equipment and products produced in the 
        united states.--In the case of any equipment or product that 
        may be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance 
        provided under this section, it is the sense of Congress that 
        agencies receiving the financial assistance should, in 
        expending the assistance, purchase only equipment and products 
        that are produced in the United States.
            ``(2) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
        financial assistance under this section, the Administrator 
        shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice 
        describing the statement of Congress under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Reporting of Expenditures.--Not later than 180 days 
        after an agency that receives funds under this section makes 
        any expenditure on an item that is produced in a country other 
        than the United States, the agency shall report the expenditure 
        to Congress.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, to remain available until 
expended--
            ``(1) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
            ``(2) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
            ``(3) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 
        2005.''.
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