[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4987 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4987

     To provide for priority funding of water, waste disposal, and 
wastewater facility loans and grants and community facilities loans and 
  grants for the communities in Burlington and Camden counties in New 
     Jersey, affected by the flood which occurred on July 12, 2004.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2004

Mr. Saxton (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Andrews) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide for priority funding of water, waste disposal, and 
wastewater facility loans and grants and community facilities loans and 
  grants for the communities in Burlington and Camden counties in New 
     Jersey, affected by the flood which occurred on July 12, 2004.

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

SECTION 1. PRIORITY FUNDING OF WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND WASTEWATER 
              FACILITY LOANS AND GRANTS AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES LOANS 
              AND GRANTS FOR THE COMMUNITIES IN BURLINGTON AND CAMDEN 
              COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY, AFFECTED BY THE FLOOD WHICH 
              OCCURRED ON JULY 12, 2004.

    (a) Consideration of Applications.--In considering an application 
for a loan or grant under paragraph (1), (2) or (19) of section 306(a) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for a project 
involving a water, waste disposal, or wastewater facility or an 
essential community facility, from an entity located in a community in 
Burlington or Camden county, New Jersey, that has been affected by a 
major disaster designated by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act that occurred on July 12, 
2004--
            (1) the project is deemed to be in a rural area; and
            (2) if the project is for a water system, the Secretary of 
        Agriculture is deemed to have determined that the project meets 
        the requirements of paragraph (9) of such section.
    (b) Grant Rates.--If the Secretary of Agriculture approves an 
application referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection for a 
grant, the amount of the grant shall be--
            (1) in the case of a grant under section 306(a)(2) of the 
        Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 75 percent of the 
        development cost of the project involved; or
            (2) in the case of a grant under section 306(a)(19) of such 
        Act, not less than 35 percent of the cost of developing the 
        facility involved.
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