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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Water Quality Financing Act of
2007
.
(b)
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendment of Federal
Water Pollution Control Act.
Title I—TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
Sec. 101. Technical assistance.
Sec. 102. State management assistance.
Sec. 103. Watershed pilot projects.
Title II—CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS
Sec. 201. Sewage collection systems.
Sec. 202. Treatment works defined.
Sec. 203. Policy on cost effectiveness.
Title III—STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING
FUNDS
Sec. 301. General authority for capitalization
grants.
Sec. 302. Capitalization grant agreements.
Sec. 303. Water pollution control revolving loan
funds.
Sec. 304. Allotment of funds.
Sec. 305. Intended use plan.
Sec. 306. Annual reports.
Sec. 307. Technical assistance.
Sec. 308. Authorization of appropriations.
Title IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Definition of treatment works.
Sec. 402. Funding for Indian programs.
Title V—Studies
Sec. 501. Study of long-term, sustainable, clean water
funding.
Sec. 502. Feasibility study of supplemental and alternative
clean water funding mechanisms.
Sec. 503. Great Lakes water
quality.
Title VI—Tonnage Duties
Sec. 601. Tonnage duties.
Title VII—Secure Maritime and Vessel Workforce
Sec. 701. Prohibition of issuance of transportation security
cards to convicted felons.
2.Amendment of
Federal Water Pollution Control
ActExcept as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
<enum>I</enum><header>TECHNICAL AND
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE</header>
<section id="HE413881BAC584AB3B5B82F8874B9B2A1"><enum>101.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H825CDD4E249C40388B537BB21E003891"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical
Assistance for Rural and Small Treatment Works</header><text>Section 104(b) (33
U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8760772CC1C54E7AB9CC161C0200B185"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (6);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18D389F9428C406FAD17D4C3D2FE412"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E404F1553B146A2AC5B022556DA0093"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H641DEFA2C53541F088EA0095DC518CD2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF0592C6CD49B452EBD2071801E5C5B45"><enum>(8)</enum><text>make grants to
nonprofit organizations—</text>
<subparagraph id="H57FCDE0990344480A4980000310085AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide technical assistance to rural
and small municipalities for the purpose of assisting, in consultation with the
State in which the assistance is provided, such municipalities in the planning,
developing, and acquisition of financing for eligible projects described in
section 603(c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H383EB70C5AAA498984C71C6239E73B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide
technical assistance and training for rural and small publicly owned treatment
works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems to enable such treatment
works and systems to protect water quality and achieve and maintain compliance
with the requirements of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDFE62A4FEA64EEEBE53AD754F64BAE3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to disseminate
information to rural and small municipalities and municipalities that meet the
affordability criteria established under section 603(i)(2) by the State in
which the municipality is located with respect to planning, design,
construction, and operation of publicly owned treatment works and decentralized
wastewater treatment
systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H32ED1FEA4F4F41DC8944EE688694E27C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Section 104(u) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1254">33 U.S.C. 1254(u)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H041F8A9FAB51475780F87490D348571D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13E0617CD2C5422D93F0A219AA1DC7E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period at the end the following: <quote>; and (7) not to exceed
$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for carrying out
subsections (b)(3) and (b)(8), except that not less than 20 percent of the
amounts appropriated pursuant to this paragraph in a fiscal year shall be used
for carrying out subsection (b)(8)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6EC939DBF1946F392D8EB32EDDC9017"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Small flows
clearinghouse</header><text>Section 104(q)(4) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1254">33 U.S.C. 1254(q)(4)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDE95473FFE0D4566BD853DE730CD24DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence by striking <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$3,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8361A54233934C6F9382D250BDDFD72"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second
sentence by striking <quote>1986</quote> and inserting
<quote>2009</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H201EEE3EE48F423591AE1888BD4999D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Competitive
Procedures for Awarding Grants</header><text>Section 104 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1254">33 U.S.C. 1254(b)</external-xref>)
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCD1F014FFD99444EAEB30BBAE56846" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H71910B29F9C94E2393AA5F3D2BC27FD4"><enum>(w)</enum><header>Competitive
Procedures for Awarding Grants</header><text>The Administrator shall establish
procedures that, to the maximum extent practicable, promote competition and
openness in the award of grants to nonprofit private agencies, institutions,
and organizations under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H220B1E63C7B14C049F44A538A0AEEB1"><enum>102.</enum><header>State management
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106(a) (33
U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6CD18EF7874E424891788E9525E9E951"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H048BB1243FB54E4FABD37508F1E7C223"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
semicolon at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98EF448B0787448DA7E84022558CE2E9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H16DB8EC558B043188E24DA22BD6E24B3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAF35A996D61848249F4CF5D5B0E8AEE9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2007, and $300,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 through
2012;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H7430D880ABDC45E6A24B44622EEE2841"><enum>103.</enum><header>Watershed pilot
projects</header>
<subsection id="H204342383424423D9B7104E9763D4D27"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot
Projects</header><text>Section 122 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1274">33 U.S.C. 1274</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6FF533BA92BF4CD3AD866C7E60DEC022"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Wet
weather</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32E43B63E4A846C4A067B414ECB1BBD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE4C8D25AF2E34DC79387A72F90F477BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>wet weather
discharge</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2E1B6E438AF44A4AAE284829202DEE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)
by striking <quote>in reducing such pollutants</quote> and all that follows
before the period at the end and inserting <quote>to manage, reduce, treat, or
reuse municipal stormwater, including low-impact development
technologies</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8BCC49F43394A6CBE488E42BD8364EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6BDB2C1520E74DD7943217DBAA448614" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9B08FC9CAB624E299E71EB00847D8F14"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Watershed
partnerships</header><text>Efforts of municipalities and property owners to
demonstrate cooperative ways to address nonpoint sources of pollution to reduce
adverse impacts on water quality.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C296E8B573D456CA01FD800B0DE681F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Integrated water
resource plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The development
of an integrated water resource plan for the coordinated management and
protection of surface water, ground water, and stormwater resources on a
watershed or subwatershed basis to meet the objectives, goals, and policies of
this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H674361BD3112479C91F6823232E9E529"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Section 122(c)(1) is amended by striking
<quote>for fiscal year 2004</quote> and inserting <quote>for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2012</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C73840070444C798DA35D0856F3F027"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Section 122(d) is amended by striking <quote>5
years</quote> and inserting <quote>10 years</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>CONSTRUCTION OF
TREATMENT WORKS</header>
<section id="H475220E2E595431DAE204E734E45D2A1"><enum>201.</enum><header>Sewage
collection systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 211
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1291">33 U.S.C. 1291</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA226872C3DC94688833CBD8514F941E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
section designation and all that follows through <quote>(a) No</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H58F14C4A552043C6901777FF8B05B5" style="OLC">
<section id="HC6899C01880E43C9841CFF99CBE96FF"><enum>211.</enum><header>Sewage
collection systems</header>
<subsection id="H8ACA8957868C439EB54EFD2BC319468E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>No</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD94403F19A64480290E777A5FC648089"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)
by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Population
Density</header-in-text>.—</quote> after <quote>(b)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA47048BEF80C401590D15D1E5CDFF959"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD8D12941B56141B88F7C36B146C1E10" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8EE197C42C63426BBA2577D6693D1B62"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<paragraph id="H5B6E397DBF3A4DCF90ED44B4D97459FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Replacement and
major rehabilitation</header><text>Notwithstanding the requirement of
subsection (a)(1) concerning the existence of a collection system as a
condition of eligibility, a project for replacement or major rehabilitation of
a collection system existing on January 1, 2007, shall be eligible for a grant
under this title if the project otherwise meets the requirements of subsection
(a)(1) and meets the requirement of paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B8A8619E3874600823F8F57C2AD39E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New
systems</header><text>Notwithstanding the requirement of subsection (a)(2)
concerning the existence of a community as a condition of eligibility, a
project for a new collection system to serve a community existing on January 1,
2007, shall be eligible for a grant under this title if the project otherwise
meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2) and meets the requirement of
paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6ED3F10878064A4698230753AD1276F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>A
project meets the requirement of this paragraph if the purpose of the project
is to accomplish the objectives, goals, and policies of this Act by addressing
an adverse environmental condition existing on the date of enactment of this
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2953FEB7C9DC4AF095507D01CBB08EE"><enum>202.</enum><header>Treatment works
defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(2)(A) (33
U.S.C. 1292(2)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8E2607802EEA45529EBEEAD42B01BA12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>any works, including site</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9805FBCF6A404C4A8349C5102FB7D46E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>is used for ultimate</quote> and inserting <quote>will be used for
ultimate</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22778ADFB72040AE86C8D514A0F133E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period at the end the following: <quote>and acquisition of other
lands, and interests in lands, which are necessary for
construction</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD6ACED252232432EBAA4081EEF100DA"><enum>203.</enum><header>Policy on cost
effectiveness</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 218(a)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1298">33 U.S.C. 1298(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>combination of devices and
systems</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting <quote>treatment works that meets the requirements of this Act. The
system may include water efficiency measures and devices.</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>STATE WATER
POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS</header>
<section id="H9C7B7F582409461EA219C02FB4487300"><enum>301.</enum><header>General
authority for capitalization grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 601(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1381">33 U.S.C. 1381(a)</external-xref>)
is amended by striking <quote>for providing assistance</quote> and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: <quote>to
accomplish the objectives, goals, and policies of this Act by providing
assistance for projects and activities identified in section
603(c).</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H819BA2DB6DEB4A57904E920541D55E1F"><enum>302.</enum><header>Capitalization
grant agreements</header>
<subsection id="H878588CE8A154D7C9D54DFDB029FBD60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reporting
Infrastructure Assets</header><text>Section 602(b)(9) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1382">33 U.S.C. 1382(b)(9)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>standards</quote> and inserting <quote>standards, including
standards relating to the reporting of infrastructure assets</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEF204F7C93E14D38987783C7291FD050"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
Requirements</header><text>Section 602(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1382">33 U.S.C. 1382(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBD00A91886A84E2B8F21751244B1B076"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (9);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99FE64F55A39463D9C6D31E864DB9417"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0596C7C34B3B41359ECD54B58E00353D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H346A6202FE404E0D88D7B103CB8356B9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H154F8209B51C4D278902C5A85C67321E"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the State will
establish, maintain, invest, and credit the fund with repayments, such that the
fund balance will be available in perpetuity for providing financial assistance
in accordance with this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H517BDAFD2A8043FBBB3184BD6E1981CD"><enum>(12)</enum><text>any fees charged
by the State to recipients of assistance will be used for the purpose of
financing the cost of administering the fund or financing projects or
activities eligible for assistance from the fund;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19FC5166D3124A6CBBDFD46004F69F12"><enum>(13)</enum><text>beginning in
fiscal year 2009, the State will include as a condition of providing assistance
to a municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency that the
recipient of such assistance certify, in a manner determined by the Governor of
the State, that the recipient—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H08EBC977D0D6407C9B3115836227AA2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has studied and
evaluated the cost and effectiveness of innovative and alternative processes,
materials, techniques, and technologies for carrying out the proposed project
or activity for which assistance is sought under this title, and has selected,
to the extent practicable, a project or activity that may result in greater
environmental benefits or equivalent environmental benefits when compared to
standard processes, materials, techniques, and technologies and more
efficiently uses energy and natural and financial resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0CEA67EBCF274DC8BC1DF500BF48C4CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has considered, to the maximum extent
practical and as determined appropriate by the recipient, the costs and
effectiveness of other design, management, and financing approaches for
carrying out a project or activity for which assistance is sought under this
title, taking into account the cost of operating and maintaining the project or
activity over its life, as well as the cost of constructing the project or
activity;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4C47A85BDEF4B608B49194939EA91EF"><enum>(14)</enum><text>the State will
use at least 15 percent of the amount of each capitalization grant received by
the State under this title after September 30, 2007, to provide assistance to
municipalities of fewer than 10,000 individuals that meet the affordability
criteria established by the State under section 603(i)(2) for activities
included on the State’s priority list established under section 603(g), to the
extent that there are sufficient applications for such assistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6FF51B132704099A207E4A58D00ED2C"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">treatment works eligible under section
603(c)(1) which will be constructed in whole or in part with funds made
available under section 205(m) or by a State water pollution control revolving
fund under this title, or both, will meet the requirements of, or otherwise be
treated (as determined by the Governor of the State) under sections 204(a)(6),
204(b)(1), 211, 218, and 511(c)(1) in the same manner as treatment works
constructed with assistance under title II of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3CA9FDBC3155463782B1AE2EB832AC00"><enum>(16)</enum><text>a contract to be
carried out using funds directly made available by a capitalization grant under
this title for program management, construction management, feasibility
studies, preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or
architectural related services shall be negotiated in the same manner as a
contract for architectural and engineering services is negotiated under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/11">chapter 11</external-xref> of title 40,
United States Code, or an equivalent State qualifications-based requirement (as
determined by the Governor of the State); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6405EDDC6A7B45D19EE8D13FC40EC61"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the requirements of section 513 will apply
to the construction of treatment works carried out in whole or in part with
assistance made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as
authorized under this title, or with assistance made available under section
205(m), or both, in the same manner as treatment works for which grants are
made under this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H46BDA801254A4610A04D80A1A0BFA49"><enum>303.</enum><header>Water pollution
control revolving loan funds</header>
<subsection id="HD23DD1AB370A466500183B32E75D19A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Projects and
Activities Eligible for Assistance</header><text>Section 603(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1383">33 U.S.C. 1383(c)</external-xref>)
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF77D11A05B254C67BE6DF4A882A4AE4F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE7B7A28899BA4FDCADEEDD08D51B0685"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Projects and
Activities Eligible for Assistance</header><text>The amounts of funds available
to each State water pollution control revolving fund shall be used only for
providing financial assistance—</text>
<paragraph id="H3FAD4777228E4F01B63E649B1879B320"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to any
municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency for construction of
publicly owned treatment works;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6D383153DD643CD81F05333AF5B0737"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the
implementation of a management program established under section 319;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A926673FFFE44ABBD6BBD6580750000"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for development
and implementation of a conservation and management plan under section
320;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49EC0FA72B2D4E8CA064F1C638408577"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for the
implementation of lake protection programs and projects under section
314;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H36AC4B538BCA4E709ED9B6FE1EDBAB1B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>for repair or
replacement of decentralized wastewater treatment systems that treat domestic
sewage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H610308901A5B435A8D23EAE2F16594F6"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for measures to manage, reduce, treat, or
reuse municipal stormwater;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC38DB76A132D4CBAB061D41083AEBD4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to any municipality
or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency for measures to reduce the
demand for publicly owned treatment works capacity through water conservation,
efficiency, or reuse;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22B33116A40D4849A265380032352155"><enum>(8)</enum><text>for measures to
increase the security of publicly owned treatment works; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF185080A4AD4CE08FB99F68257966CA"><enum>(9)</enum><text>for the
development and implementation of watershed projects meeting the criteria set
forth in section
122.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HB17EAE5D03C04C4A00776134F2583825"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extended
Repayment Period</header><text>Section 603(d)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1383">33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF69000578FC24DFEB1C3123D2FD64F39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A) by striking <quote>20 years</quote> and inserting <quote>the lesser of 30
years or the design life of the project to be financed with the proceeds of the
loan</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E457FE788F2451C8BD54E35FCC663E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>not later than 20 years after project
completion</quote> and inserting <quote>upon the expiration of the term of the
loan</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H84B6007338E34C4298A5D29BB094DA13"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fiscal
Sustainability Plan</header><text>Section 603(d)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1383">33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)</external-xref>) is
further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE2C9A598FBE34D3D900018D4A8642385"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79AA5C27607C423FB9194653B2244F34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (D); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99BFF5F638724753A396002854DAE4EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEE4C432AC87E42B2B61347A0D831BE6" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HEF6316DE867F42468F2926C977BA7FDF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for any portion of
a treatment works proposed for repair, replacement, or expansion, and eligible
for assistance under section 603(c)(1), the recipient of a loan will develop
and implement a fiscal sustainability plan that includes—</text>
<clause id="HE5609D4A95DE4FC5BB4EFEEF82DE93E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
inventory of critical assets that are a part of that portion of the treatment
works;</text>
</clause><clause id="H959F0683F18C49DDB7F07800F2F396B3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an evaluation of
the condition and performance of inventoried assets or asset groupings;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF0504C28358E421F818B906837D38FBE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a plan for
maintaining, repairing, and, as necessary, replacing that portion of the
treatment works and a plan for funding such
activities;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9378A766795E4AF78E568FAD1533B73F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administrative
Expenses</header><text>Section 603(d)(7) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1383">33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(7)</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, $400,000 per
year, or <fraction>1/5</fraction> percent per year of the current valuation of
the fund, whichever amount is greatest, plus the amount of any fees collected
by the State for such purpose regardless of the source</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3C3B9AC8E2CF42D29281A4B5495B708C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical and
Planning Assistance for Small Systems</header><text>Section 603(d) (33 U.S.C.
1383(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF557D332653441E7AAAE4C1037CF4AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (6);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7FE0A38B224D4B05B7164E9CD363B841"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0AB0BDE10FF24A19AF83A70264D12797"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H57AF6E5581804590A283757802B7F1F4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6FEBEE5BA84143468B73F75D2EA8AAB3"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to provide owners
and operators of treatment works that serve a population of 10,000 or fewer
with technical and planning assistance and assistance in financial management,
user fee analysis, budgeting, capital improvement planning, facility operation
and maintenance, equipment replacement, repair schedules, and other activities
to improve wastewater treatment plant management and operations; except that
such amounts shall not exceed 2 percent of grant awards to such fund under this
title.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H00709E6490A344C28BF16D7D007FDE10"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional
Subsidization</header><text>Section 603 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1383">33 U.S.C. 1383</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8E7B047A9E9A493CA7F32CA697DEDC00" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDBB4BF926D3E4B8C8B858BD8848D967"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Additional
Subsidization</header>
<paragraph id="H157B8B7637FF46C8A000956E248F8BDE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In any case in which a State provides assistance to a
municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency under subsection
(d), the State may provide additional subsidization, including forgiveness of
principal and negative interest loans—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5E48FA3B5D2D4B3FADFE10BC7906F25E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to benefit a
municipality that—</text>
<clause id="HB385D58EC92A4A94AE668C83F57BA57C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the State’s
affordability criteria established under paragraph (2); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C8B91E7DEAE4587A25BA8633FD4E237"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not meet the
State’s affordability criteria if the recipient—</text>
<subclause id="HD34AA031ED464452A28B9D613142AE41"><enum>(I)</enum><text>seeks additional
subsidization to benefit individual ratepayers in the residential user rate
class;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF1CAF84D68BB4E519911128CFF9557C6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrates to
the State that such ratepayers will experience a significant hardship from the
increase in rates necessary to finance the project or activity for which
assistance is sought; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8AFCCA51FB39489EB99C562D88019041"><enum>(III)</enum><text>ensures, as part
of an assistance agreement between the State and the recipient, that the
additional subsidization provided under this paragraph is directed through a
user charge rate system (or other appropriate method) to such ratepayers;
or</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC95F79B9ADAE441300EE86CCEEED419"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement an innovative or alternative
process, material, technique, or technology (including low-impact technologies,
nonstructural protection of surface waters, a new or improved method of waste
treatment, and nutrient pollutant trading) that may result in greater
environmental benefits, or equivalent environmental benefits at reduced cost,
when compared to a standard process, material, technique, or technology.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H45A90658660541EB823E522C16E54F00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Affordability
criteria</header>
<subparagraph id="H8A6DC47AB3E945318C3F00CE0779AAB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>On
or before September 30, 2008, and after providing notice and an opportunity for
public comment, a State shall establish affordability criteria to assist in
identifying municipalities that would experience a significant hardship raising
the revenue necessary to finance a project or activity eligible for assistance
under section 603(c)(1) if additional subsidization is not provided. Such
criteria shall be based on income data, population trends, and other data
determined relevant by the State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC42F41AA79654162A879B1EABCD0DED2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Existing
criteria</header><text>If a State has previously established, after providing
notice and an opportunity for public comment, affordability criteria that meet
the requirements of subparagraph (A), the State may use the criteria for the
purposes of this subsection. For purposes of this Act, any such criteria shall
be treated as affordability criteria established under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF423F7E43F244021B5E3B9E2026B90E1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information to
assist states</header><text>The Administrator may publish information to assist
States in establishing affordability criteria under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87A6EC861AEE4F1888CC282B9BC98BFA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>A
State may give priority to a recipient for a project or activity eligible for
funding under section 603(c)(1) if the recipient meets the State’s
affordability criteria.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC842C1D9BA94CA19E408FF60086EF87"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Set-aside</header>
<subparagraph id="HB3C1D1612D15483885BF52C838D07DA9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In any fiscal year in which the Administrator has
available for obligation more than $1,000,000,000 for the purposes of this
title, a State shall provide additional subsidization under this subsection in
the amount specified in subparagraph (B) to eligible entities described in
paragraph (1) for projects and activities identified in the State’s intended
use plan prepared under section 606(c) to the extent that there are sufficient
applications for such assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F4B76E962D4400F83A636FD827C8363"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>In
a fiscal year described in subparagraph (A), a State shall set aside for
purposes of subparagraph (A) an amount not less than 25 percent of the
difference between—</text>
<clause id="HDFF2B0F27DA747AC9EFD6130C3FD9BDF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total amount
that would have been allotted to the State under section 604 for such fiscal
year if the amount available to the Administrator for obligation under this
title for such fiscal year had been equal to $1,000,000,000; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8382538385A345E992EB0000D810D897"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount
allotted to the State under section 604 for such fiscal year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H14A7DACD11A0441FA1F3C82010262E87"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
total amount of additional subsidization provided under this subsection by a
State may not exceed 30 percent of the total amount of capitalization grants
received by the State under this title in fiscal years beginning after
September 30,
2007.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HAC1A13B97D764282B7D3036117F5C52"><enum>304.</enum><header>Allotment of
funds</header>
<subsection id="H677353ADEC154EB58E5386286E260004"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Section 604(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1384">33 U.S.C. 1384(a)</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD13ADED1CF8243018D36919E5610C894" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8C4E68E1025847258C88EB5031C452AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allotments</header>
<paragraph id="H46AED772EC3D4A61B8E78EE9684402D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2008 and 2009</header><text>Sums appropriated to carry out this title for each
of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 shall be allotted by the Administrator in
accordance with the formula used to allot sums appropriated to carry out this
title for fiscal year 2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H069D25EB1BC141FDAACE9F5F1D1F5CB8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2010
and thereafter</header><text>Sums appropriated to carry out this title for
fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be allotted by the
Administrator as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6620BFCF7D5746178769386000B9088E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Amounts that do
not exceed $1,350,000,000 shall be allotted in accordance with the formula
described in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24FDC44CCCA64D4FB81491A4B2EB72D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Amounts that exceed
$1,350,000,000 shall be allotted in accordance with the formula developed by
the Administrator under subsection
(d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H17BC5462B38F415CB1E981A378D21FD4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Planning
Assistance</header><text>Section 604(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1384">33 U.S.C. 1384(b)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>1 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>2
percent</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6C17506A36B84E86A9D3C003594DC123"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Section
604 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1384">33 U.S.C. 1384</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9E6269CAC6A04CBFABF385C8D931F9F1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF393D7CBA4434A2A914366215751408D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Formula Based on
Water Quality Needs</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2009, and after
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall
publish an allotment formula based on water quality needs in accordance with
the most recent survey of needs developed by the Administrator under section
516(b).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HC187F14B98574EB49EF129FC422DA5C"><enum>305.</enum><header>Intended use
plan</header>
<subsection id="HFACCE4507A564A2EA6390900E432AD13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Integrated
Priority List</header><text>Section 603(g) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1383">33 U.S.C. 1383(g)</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8E912D9FC8C34409A1BA68FBE69CAE" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H83358453590145F796335B80E2003235"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Priority
List</header>
<paragraph id="H010E0596E79946D39C45613C07048E2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, a
State shall establish or update a list of projects and activities for which
assistance is sought from the State’s water pollution control revolving fund.
Such projects and activities shall be listed in priority order based on the
methodology established under paragraph (2). The State may provide financial
assistance from the State’s water pollution control revolving fund only with
respect to a project or activity included on such list. In the case of projects
and activities eligible for assistance under section 603(c)(2), the State may
include a category or subcategory of nonpoint sources of pollution on such list
in lieu of a specific project or activity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D22EC21EB734E4988B6C7C11DD5297B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methodology</header>
<subparagraph id="H28DABF158DA94976914683539D95B831"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
paragraph, and after providing notice and opportunity for public comment, each
State (acting through the State’s water quality management agency and other
appropriate agencies of the State) shall establish a methodology for developing
a priority list under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C86B461F91643F194808EAB511048F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority for
projects and activities that achieve greatest water quality
improvement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the
methodology, the State shall seek to achieve the greatest degree of water
quality improvement, taking into consideration the requirements of section
602(b)(5) and section 603(i)(3), whether such water quality improvements would
be realized without assistance under this title, and whether the proposed
projects and activities would address water quality impairments associated with
existing treatment works.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB62FF7D57CCF43649BD6EA0635504FF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Considerations in
selecting projects and activities</header><text>In determining which projects
and activities will achieve the greatest degree of water quality improvement,
the State shall consider—</text>
<clause id="HEB2CDDF3D64A4FD0BA07AE5EB32D4EEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information
developed by the State under sections 303(d) and 305(b);</text>
</clause><clause id="H8A6A5871D52342CFB38F0087F9FBB7C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State’s
continuing planning process developed under section 303(e);</text>
</clause><clause id="H0145B05023D1479197577462AA719E04"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the State’s
management program developed under section 319; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5D94A3D535E54E269BEEC670182C005F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>conservation and
management plans developed under section 320.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4453E99684F441FA9744DA5100FE0913"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Nonpoint
sources</header><text>For categories or subcategories of nonpoint sources of
pollution that a State may include on its priority list under paragraph (1),
the State may consider the cumulative water quality improvements associated
with projects or activities in such categories or subcategories.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H673C06B40F024813B2F0F91559953F6D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Existing
methodologies</header><text>If a State has previously developed, after
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, a methodology that
meets the requirements of this paragraph, the State may use the methodology for
the purposes of this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HA389A60526374643B532DEB022A426CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Intended Use
Plan</header><text>Section 606(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1386">33 U.S.C. 1386(c)</external-xref>)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB91DDB9B3574404A8212A3813337DA59"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>each State shall annually
prepare</quote> and inserting <quote>each State (acting through the State’s
water quality management agency and other appropriate agencies of the State)
shall annually prepare and publish</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC44794CE8E494A83BF88B4F900525DE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE990C09845424DEA9EC22882BBEDF8CA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC513A595168A4E6E8CF7C959A7978EB9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the State’s
priority list developed under section
603(g);</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H855A08E30EF24D32A83C30FB50D96DE4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5A174BC56B434B23A113061311AAF962"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6), (15), and (17)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1F442C204A694C148701D72C8CB799A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7A59E077463E4332B9A3FD58CF4AF29"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE4C0EB9E7E7B4DCDB5A62F6040422B9C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4B248DA8CBE1470F82F1FF6794D9A59E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H40DA6667C0444E068EDC9EF2A65587DD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>if the State does
not fund projects and activities in the order of the priority established under
section 603(g), an explanation of why such a change in order is
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAAF3FC8F7D964B520042F4C654941F01"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transitional
Provision</header><text>Before completion of a priority list based on a
methodology established under section 603(g) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name>
(as amended by this section), a State shall continue to comply with the
requirements of sections 603(g) and 606(c) of such Act, as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3F8315220B904C8CB4EAFA3158C0FE00"><enum>306.</enum><header>Annual
reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 606(d) (33
U.S.C. 1386(d)) is amended by inserting <quote>the eligible purpose under
section 603(c) for which the assistance is provided,</quote> after <quote>loan
amounts,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H06AFECD9039441F2A95441115DDC5B59"><enum>307.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VI (33 U.S.C.
1381 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6EB4BA865CE34355A42DEFAED02B99F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
section 607 as section 608; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDDB200FA20F483B80E20059950010F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
inserting after section 606 the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD624E4AE241749C1AE1FD5FE5DD7C1EA" style="OLC">
<section id="H8060199944234EAAB7C1A55D2BDFCD5"><enum>607.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="HAF03A0EB70EC4FED00A60249EA00072F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Simplified
Procedures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this section, the Administrator shall assist the States in establishing
simplified procedures for treatment works to obtain assistance under this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA70F3295AC4142C5ABF6FBE344A4F2DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication of
Manual</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this section, and after providing notice and opportunity for public comment,
the Administrator shall publish a manual to assist treatment works in obtaining
assistance under this title and publish in the Federal Register notice of the
availability of the manual.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3D1EE82D25F44C128B15537D44DB0632"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compliance
criteria</header><text>At the request of any State, the Administrator, after
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, shall assist in the
development of criteria for a State to determine compliance with the conditions
of funding assistance established under sections 602(b)(13) and
603(d)(1)(E).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H018704AC6431449D8E6B4C6CCC12B7D0"><enum>308.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 608
(as redesignated by section 307 of this Act) is amended by striking paragraphs
(1) through (5) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF2BAC7A94C764D8B86C481BD5B8EAFBA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFA9F644A1C4D4D31ACE86BAD73B40051"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$2,000,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H904123B984E14362AB5EA2D4A86744A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$3,000,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB78F9245441C479988B6BFF6FA562DC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$4,000,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0A5708C27E8446183E732262591F296"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$5,000,000,000 for
fiscal year
2011.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>GENERAL
PROVISIONS</header>
<section id="HE0B13A4E9AD64C23B63BB06D7C002472"><enum>401.</enum><header>Definition of
treatment works</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1362">33 U.S.C. 1362</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6BD48D81789347F69CFD872100D9F87" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HED39993FCE584326B483CE101F6928EB"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Treatment
works</header><text>The term <term>treatment works</term> has the meaning given
that term in section
212.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H541B36D0C2904453AC7B0247DD984FEE"><enum>402.</enum><header>Funding for
Indian programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 518(c)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1377">33 U.S.C. 1377</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H31E58586119C449C89AC67CEA9C6E89C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Administrator</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDE905B3DEEE54838A75666FB74FFC0F8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H23F49F88F94E46E3977C519D5516BBFC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal years
1987–2006</header><text>The
Administrator</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H372D2789B98E4C3D82A839F0D3ABFB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1) (as so designated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2F8C4B90E13E40D1A31656B2CF006328"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and ending before October 1, 2006,</quote> after <quote>1986,</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CD76F42F44F4BA49009389943A96C87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
second sentence; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H61D9EE28D6E04EA3BB4D1BF09210D435"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7E4260A2919D4C39A2B680CD683D1096" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H952C92A0AB634883A597BEA3232439DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2007
and thereafter</header><text>For fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Administrator shall reserve, before allotments to the States
under section 604(a), not less than 0.5 percent and not more than 1.5 percent
of the funds made available to carry out title VI.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4603E87970A4460B40074E93EB9E37B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds reserved under this subsection shall be available
only for grants for projects and activities eligible for assistance under
section 603(c) to serve—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB47E1AB8B9A044A58F16B2BE5C93A3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Indian
tribes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA18FBE2428DA4B5AB215FC852BC2DAA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>former Indian
reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C93E63BF897446887F33E01F7E4BD3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Native villages (as
defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1602)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header>Studies</header>
<section id="HCEA5B3917F3349E0B2CAE37003E05CC"><enum>501.</enum><header>Study of
long-term, sustainable, clean water funding</header>
<subsection id="H65784330156B4FB28943DD40E0C13CE9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General shall commence a study of the funding mechanisms and funding sources
available to establish a Clean Water Trust Fund.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF852327482AC41C9970057560832FDFF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
study shall include an analysis of potential revenue sources that can be
efficiently collected, are broad based, are related to water quality, and that
support the annual funding levels authorized by the amendments made by this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB5DD37B8DC9A4407B46F676F8BFDB8DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
conducting the study, the Comptroller General, at a minimum, shall consult with
Federal, State, and local agencies, representatives of business and industry,
representatives of entities operating publicly owned treatment works, and other
interested groups.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H37C68A1164334859A41E315350327003"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than January 1, 2008, the Comptroller General shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the
results of the study.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1F70034F76244CB9874DB665146F1C2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header>Feasibility study of
supplemental and alternative clean water funding mechanisms</header>
<subsection id="HE1E8934E8E164D10964D51EF3B2FBBF7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General shall commence a study of funding mechanisms and funding sources
potentially available for wastewater infrastructure and other water pollution
control activities under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1251 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H29F5B598B2E44664A000919BE187E7D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
study shall include an analysis of funding and investment mechanisms and
revenue sources from other potential supplemental or alternative public or
private sources that could be used to fund wastewater infrastructure and other
water pollution control activities under the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9095B1A3B725440FA3403FA86EE5BF16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
conducting the study, the Comptroller General, at a minimum, shall consult with
Federal, State, and local agencies, representatives of business, industry, and
financial investment entities, representatives of entities operating treatment
works, and other interested groups.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H609922BD2277403089691FFCADD8CD08"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than January 1, 2008, the Comptroller General shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the
results of the study.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1194086FF4D49FB9B65FDE2CED920CF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header>Great Lakes water
quality</header>
<subsection id="H9BDA32907505482383A148DFF565CCA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the
Government of Canada, shall conduct a study of the condition of wastewater
treatment facilities located in the United States and Canada that discharge
into the Great Lakes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3D447D24A8FB46DF9E724F73253C8C2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In
conducting the study, the Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H2BFA15A4C7804CBFB512CAABBA623D31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine the
effect that such treatment facilities have on Great Lakes water quality;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73E140C7B8094C81A8F334F2B3E69D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop recommendations—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3545ADDD78A545D4BA46D9CC04A3E1D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve water
quality monitoring by the operators of such treatment facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12AA3E7BDFF24B01B901CDFFBEC332F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish a protocol for improved
notification and information sharing between the United States and Canada;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D567B77C195402CA515EF2B60EEA9C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to promote
cooperation between the United States and Canada to prevent the discharge of
untreated and undertreated waste into the Great Lakes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0726148A8D87491F87FBC700022E26B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study, the Administrator
shall consult with the International Joint Commission and Federal, State, and
local governments.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H726CF51A05514D1586FE62F8CC1B9C40"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study, together with
the recommendations developed under subsection (b)(2).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Tonnage
Duties</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E190A36C3AB491385516F59FFD69557" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Tonnage
duties</header>
<subsection id="HE3453848EF884E2D9DAA101124550619"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/60301">Section 60301</external-xref> of title 46, United
State Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1235F5A2D2C5424B0000A7FE9679C033"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">taxes</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">duties</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC986E037FC2D45839BF008FB073B6D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H615F61E42E7746F0AA3FF60400C22CD5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9292E9C0D2DA4FA19B20D6A266AE8E94"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Lower
rate</header>
<paragraph id="H5272ECD770A34E95BF8059446FB65F00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Imposition of
duty</header><text>A duty is imposed at the rate described in paragraph (2) at
each entry in a port of the United States of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H034E6146F7B942D6BF73C8DD158C9C9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a vessel entering
from a foreign port or place in North America, Central America, the West Indies
Islands, the Bahama Islands, the Bermuda Islands, or the coast of South America
bordering the Caribbean Sea; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94EEC5D91E8B4C7DAEB61EBCD2B4EDA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a vessel returning
to the same port or place in the United States from which it departed, and not
entering the United States from another port or place, except—</text>
<clause id="H843064E9D42146E493C3152395D1F633"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
vessel of the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1909C38F76EF42598F29DD00326754E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
recreational vessel (as defined in section 2101 of this title); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H1296CE83DB2C498B9282E44648C7593B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a barge.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H53BD6A1E9F93468BA6AB67AF8677B300"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rate</header><text>The
rate referred to in paragraph (1) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H39DB0B2178A944A985763E0185D45100"><enum>(A)</enum><text>4.5 cents per ton
(but not more than a total of 22.5 cents per ton per year) for fiscal years
2006 through 2007;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8170C2CD09DF4CF882B2DF4EC4E0065"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">9.0 cents per ton (but not more than a
total of 45 cents per ton per year) for fiscal years 2008 through 2017;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H968CF71DDFF7407CBFE1368382008699"><enum>(C)</enum><text>2 cents per ton
(but not more than a total of 10 cents per ton per year) for each fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8866CEE1F5254E91BE1D202D98A234CE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Higher
rate</header>
<paragraph id="HA138F88831014D5E9871A1D51450C110"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Imposition of
duty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A duty is imposed at the
rate described in paragraph (2) on a vessel at each entry in a port of the
United States from a foreign port or place not named in subsection
(a)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82D907770CA84A80AABD52A3B779D86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rate</header><text>The
rate referred to in paragraph (1) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H988A22DA57C940C1A064D65EA02EAD69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>13.5 cents per ton
(but not more than a total of 67.5 cents per ton per year) for fiscal years
2006 through 2007;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EA971E826154493B905AC6FA0B3C862"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">27 cents per ton (but not more than a total
of $1.35 per ton per year) for fiscal years 2008 through 2017, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35A4F893D7F241A49B64111189066061"><enum>(C)</enum><text>6 cents per ton
(but not more than a total of 30 cents per ton per year) for each fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H26CE3607332D46BFB8930794673609C6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)
by striking <quote>taxes</quote> and inserting <quote>duties</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H189CD1EBB263481EBA90B3264526528F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Such title is further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H42BD86ED52094E17ABEB99A569394E46"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
heading for subtitle VI and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7328D6721FD649D9BD401805F93590CB" style="USC">
<subtitle id="HA49CD4DF857448618531F7D8BBF3FF2E"><enum>VI</enum><header>Clearance and
Tonnage
Duties</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69F578FD3FCE4ABA90BD8B28F8FABC78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the headings of
sections in chapter 603, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">taxes</header-in-text></quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">duties</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DB35F47F3B34745841693BE4390F3CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the heading for
subsection (a) of section 60303, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">tax</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">duty</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H123BD63FBC5242149E897EF75726E451"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the text of
sections in chapter 603, by striking <quote>taxes</quote> each place it appears
and inserting <quote>duties</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AB9DADAB5EC44E39BDAEB7F963D4489"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the text of
sections in chapter 603, by striking <quote>tax</quote> each place it appears
and inserting <quote>duty</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1D9EF1F5DBE346958D75F1ED52BA7813"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
amendments</header><text>Such title is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4236E44E69084242BDCB902046A23683"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the title
analysis by striking the item relating to subtitle VI and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F28BC6535D14620A753FBC5E1AE00A8" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<multi-column-toc-entry bold="on" level="subtitle"><toc-enum>VI.
</toc-enum><level-header bold="on" level="subtitle">CLEARANCE AND TONNAGE
DUTIES</level-header><target>60101</target></multi-column-toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF560F03814F948ED964F3BF58E4900BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the analysis
for chapter 603—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFBD99D5085384359A8D227DAF219131"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
items relating to sections 60301 and 60302 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC44A8E0B0ED74F708BEE869996D3A583" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">60301. Regular tonnage duties.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">60302. Special tonnage
duties.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text><subparagraph id="H36FB2B017029403BB6BBEA21FAC8101E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
item relating to section 60304 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB689BE0CF6A5414D8B77284F276F411C" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">60304. Presidential suspension of tonnage
duties and light money.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Secure Maritime
and Vessel Workforce</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50D6CDD8AF064B91AE10858C1E8223DE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header>Prohibition of
issuance of transportation security cards to convicted felons</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No individual who has been issued a
transportation worker identification card may board a maritime vessel if the
individual has been convicted, or found not guilty by reason of insanity, in a
civilian or military jurisdiction of any of the following felonies:</text>
<paragraph id="H89344514EBE847B39ED1462701C80015"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Espionage or
conspiracy to commit espionage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1F5D394E5E54250B193CF3715C18C88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Sedition or
conspiracy to commit sedition.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB872CC5BA0964523A34E4CD925A7031"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Treason or
conspiracy to commit treason.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0DF58D1BA6F4CEA00DACC9F64E2815B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
crime listed in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/113B">chapter 113B</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code, a comparable State law, or conspiracy to commit such
crime.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H487930D5AB3B4560877161C168932B5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A
crime involving a transportation security incident. In this paragraph, a
transportation security incident—</text>
<subparagraph id="H311071FE7C3648879DEEC50B7FF5CBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a security
incident resulting in a significant loss of life, environmental damage,
transportation system disruption, or economic disruption in a particular area
(as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/70101">section 70101</external-xref> of title 46, United
States Code); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADC364F332F241008F78A2EED015FF00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include a
work stoppage or other nonviolent employee-related action, resulting from an
employer-employee dispute.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDECB0C352B3D47EFA2B91997F121ADA8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Improper
transportation of a hazardous material under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5124">section 5124</external-xref> of title 49, United
States Code, or a comparable State law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88A70DE716CF4B6EACB600B2AEEFC4E7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Unlawful
possession, use, sale, distribution, manufacture, purchase, receipt, transfer,
shipping, transporting, import, export, storage of, or dealing in an explosive
or incendiary device (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/232">section 232(5)</external-xref> of title 18, United States
Code, explosive materials (as defined in section 841(c) of such title 18), or a
destructive device (as defined in 921(a)(4) of such title 18).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03A447F8B8B54D1D98534156029929A6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Murder.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09922CBB525841CB84CCBC007934661B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Conspiracy or
attempt to commit any of the crimes described in paragraphs (5) through
(8).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FC821F3C8A2423E869BE4E800001417"><enum>(10)</enum><text>A violation of
the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (18 U.S.C. 1961 et
seq.), or a comparable State law, if 1 of the predicate acts found by a jury or
admitted by the defendant consists of 1 of the offenses listed in paragraphs
(4) and (8).</text>
</paragraph></section>
Passed the House of
Representatives March 9, 2007.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.