<enum>I</enum><header>Water pollution infrastructure</header> <section id="ID72c3a236c4aa4bee941143dbb8907065"><enum>101.</enum><header>Technical assistance for rural small treatment works and medium treatment works</header> <subsection id="IDca3faed7f89a4c548f6750489eed152c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D007525647D40008936CDDB67D9CD83" style="OLC"> <section id="IDfe83b3cbe1b844dd87d2260f78e07441"><enum>222.</enum><header>Technical assistance for rural small treatment works and medium treatment works</header> <subsection id="ID8cb32898ccea4b1798d33f56cc7b9468"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="IDe25f3076f4744731aac83bfdc0cb9322"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Decentralized wastewater system</header> <subparagraph id="IDa8a6d86b83ca4530bfe5ede69a05a681"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>decentralized wastewater system</term> means a wastewater treatment system that is at or near a site at which wastewater is generated.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4e6205b8ff01417191de03abefd8b697"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>decentralized wastewater system</term> includes a system that provides for—</text> <clause id="ID4efd685997794007811e9747e6ab961c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>nonpotable reuse of treated effluent; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID8d86d1ab99a243549cfc7a5950886b0c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>energy and nutrient recovery from wastewater constituents.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDce6be5c506c742a78b637f2315f8ccef"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Medium treatment works</header><text>The term <term>medium treatment works</term> means a publicly owned treatment works serving more than 10,000 but fewer than 100,000 individuals.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID14f12406fcb64899acd5e2ecac3cfd79"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider</header><text>The term <term>qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider</term> means a qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider of water and wastewater services to small or medium-sized communities that provides technical assistance (including circuit rider, multi-State regional assistance programs, and training and preliminary engineering evaluations) to owners and operators of small treatment works or medium treatment works that may include State agencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2700999643964d1dbf6159eb41f37e28"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Small treatment works</header><text>The term <term>small treatment works</term> means a publicly owned treatment works serving not more than 10,000 individuals.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID85bd8016d23e4365b9b38054a2f62ea3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant program</header> <paragraph id="ID1a4a03a613904905872ff3895fd44578"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator may make grants on a competitive basis to qualified nonprofit technical assistance providers that are qualified to provide assistance on a broad range of wastewater and stormwater approaches—</text> <subparagraph id="ID90d8da21362a410a8cb641d3efb06ec3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to assist owners and operators of small treatment works and medium treatment works to plan, develop, and obtain financing for eligible projects described in section 603(c) or 518(c);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6d18196463d1478ea1609c39e9a63ca9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide financial assistance, in consultation with the State in which the assistance is provided, to owners and operators of small treatment works and medium treatment works for predevelopment costs (including costs for planning, design, and associated preconstruction activities, such as activities relating directly to the siting of the facility and related elements) associated with stormwater or wastewater infrastructure projects or short-term costs incurred for equipment replacement that is not part of regular operation and maintenance activities for existing stormwater or wastewater systems, if the amount of assistance for any single project does not exceed $50,000;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbce32609a67c4f659b645439f4876126"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to provide technical assistance and training for owners and operators of small treatment works and medium treatment works to enable those treatment works and systems to protect water quality and achieve and maintain compliance with this Act; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a99e2a924ed41818a5799d0a0a7354f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to disseminate information to owners and operators of small treatment works and medium treatment works, with respect to planning, design, construction, and operation of treatment works, small municipal separate storm sewer systems, and decentralized wastewater treatment systems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0186ad668ab042948fbac1cf3984d327"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of grant</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that technical assistance provided using funds from a grant under paragraph (1) is made available in each State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7e8ef0b34436400db27b0fa3db8b5583"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, a qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider shall agree to consult with each State in which grant funds are to be expended before the grant funds are expended in the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd28a08d0d37f44e89e164ec4feb865a0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, a qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider that receives a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Administrator a report that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDf00556ff1090432e89a300c8ff62402e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the activities of the qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider using grant funds received under this subsection for the fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDee4474fe0b884a40bb87d1a24ff9ee3e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>specifies—</text> <clause id="ID8ec988f4bfe2454d9d4c744cb21d4539"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of communities served;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc1807f7ff1a640f1bbd45e2e2201a34e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the sizes of those communities; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa8e04a532779458aa36a86b06d770ff6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the type of assistance provided by the qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb175192b57654171a3950eacaee76f1f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="idF7D38E49382B4ACB98F45F8D93FB56CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for grants for small treatment works, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID67d0943ea8c5491580e59ea8aec53af7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for grants for medium treatment works, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDa4cdc4a3f1264a8f87873016e3cc9c5e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance for small systems</header><text>Section 602 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DD64BD562D446B8A451AC5166C121D6" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID9b130a2546f0403bb692367edd6421a8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance for small systems</header> <paragraph id="ID8a6a855e4bd14808bb64cfb63fbaa75f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of small system</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>small system</term> means a system—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2192bceea50c42ae87d869eba08b81ef"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for which a municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency seeks assistance under this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf78b96d798964906a6c8964a8c6ed4d9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that serves a population of not more than 10,000 individuals.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3abb06843dd84472b2e72136fd3ed5da"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Simplified procedures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall assist the States in establishing simplified procedures for small systems to obtain assistance under this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc95b9720f291410eba2390328efcba72"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication of manual</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, after providing notice and opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall publish—</text> <subparagraph id="ID85de0b9622f84211af913fed046bbe01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a manual to assist small systems in obtaining assistance under this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID718246972b7f4c3485b240863a0ae566"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the Federal Register, notice of the availability of the manual.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID1e4bfced16134d39820660b65a392fa3"><enum>102.</enum><header>Projects eligible for assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03B02D8719784434B9D59FA99303FABC" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="IDe7c1b3b393aa4a0e87c3ec049716f6f9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Projects eligible for assistance</header><text>Funds in each State water pollution control revolving fund shall be used only by a municipality or an intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency (or, for the purpose of paragraph (1), by either of those entities or a private treatment works or decentralized wastewater system that principally treats municipal wastewater or domestic sewage)—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="IDa7d9ecff3e574196b1c2ab5f92fe8e68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide financial assistance for construction activities (such as expansion to meet needs of existing development), including planning design, and associated preconstruction planning activities (as defined in section 212)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="ID41043af0dc634d7aa96ecb16a7f313a5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to implement a management program established under section 319; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID6fe2df2ca204447d9220996926c9ea59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop and implement a conservation and management plan under section 320;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID3015945e3822440cb36739a3458ec2a0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to increase the security of wastewater treatment works (excluding any expenditure for operations or maintenance);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID356e6ea788ff4661b72cd2452f1136f0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to implement measures to control, manage, reduce, treat, infiltrate, or reuse municipal stormwater, the primary purpose of which is the protection, preservation, or enhancement of water quality to support public purposes, including procurement and use of equipment to support minimum measures such as street sweeping and storm drain system cleaning;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDd381e1cf910c4816925a03f7c94403d5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to carry out water conservation or efficiency projects, the primary purpose of which is the protection, preservation, or enhancement of water quality to support public purposes;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDf3e28b2ceb1141e9b64c5d0e37c57230"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to implement measures to integrate water resource management planning and implementation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID65dca9799f7b48e09fab56b4f38b9e26"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to carry out water and wastewater reuse, reclamation, and recycling projects, the primary purpose of which is the protection, preservation, or enhancement of water quality to support public purposes; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID2845176530ba4440badb7194c9731d9e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>for capital costs associated with monitoring equipment for combined or sanitary sewer overflows.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID7ccd6f9894164ec8b7fb4a66d94cfa7c"><enum>103.</enum><header>Affordability</header> <subsection id="ID1373fe5e687f46d58ed7bf75d2bc88de"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID7fc0a26ed7f14122af42a464a6c7961a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (g) through (j), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2d49f1c65924457a943edfe7dc759ea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="id9C90A85DCDB54385B6D21BAB52347E8A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="IDbe0c88fd9f004d33a9b480ac50b2baa9"><enum>(i)</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> </clause><clause id="IDe892d2613cab4cb6bf5da785a7265437"><enum>(ii)</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> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA9F0F8C8412482DB4C7C8E3035578BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B0709E0F8A24EACB479A3389F19C7EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>title, except that</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9FED405B8714AADAC3FD3AA7C5766C0" style="OLC"> <quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="paragraph">title, except that—</quoted-block-continuation-text><subparagraph id="id28DE2D0592F54873B0DE958341801135"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amounts shall not exceed 6 percent of all grant awards to the fund under this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB24BF7960F4242FB8E37D0B471D3EEB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if there is no appropriation for a fiscal year, the total amount of the reasonable cost of administering the fund and conducting activities under this title shall not exceed 6 percent of all grant awards made by the State for that fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><paragraph id="idF507894DDE964C1BAE2EACD0DC5D57E0"><enum>(8)</enum><text>as a source of revenue (restricted solely to interest earnings of the fund) or security for payment of the principal and interest on revenue or general obligation bonds issued by the State to provide matching funds under section 602(b)(2), if the proceeds of the sale of the bonds will be deposited in the fund.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb45d741e82a44015aaa37951448ec4c8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85898A0BB22945F9A7DEA9E2AB145E94" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID4c61fe362b9f47e19d6295abbc614732"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional assistance for disadvantaged communities</header> <paragraph id="ID13e6e7a7e059464cba1a6f42ceb6448d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of disadvantaged community</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>disadvantaged community</term> means a community with a service area, or portion of a service area, of a treatment works that meets affordability criteria established after public review and comment by the State in which the treatment works is located.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6631c2c21534406e912cf53061b23224"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Loan subsidy</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in a case in which the State makes a loan from the water pollution control revolving loan fund in accordance with subsection (c) to a disadvantaged community or a community that the State expects to become a disadvantaged community as the result of a proposed project, the State may provide additional subsidization, including—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd36bd2104ba44650a225c075007e5a7c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the forgiveness of all or a portion of the principal of the loan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDabd42bc95f524e699d09c9556243c4ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a negative interest rate on the loan.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID34aa6970dab0491c9343170f706d9f0c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Total amount of subsidies</header><text>For each fiscal year, the total amount of loan subsidies made by the State pursuant to this subsection may not exceed 30 percent of the amount of the capitalization grant received by the State for the fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c06733b9d724576ab19cc89fd036d11"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The Administrator may publish information to assist States in establishing affordability criteria described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5fbfd9793fb947f997b015474a9a6de1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cost-saving water treatment and efficiency improvements</header><text>Subject to subsection (e)(3), in providing a loan for a project under this section, a State may forgive repayment of such portion of the loan amount, not to exceed 5 percent, as is equal to the percentage of the project that is devoted to alternative approaches to wastewater and stormwater controls (including nonstructural methods) such as projects that treat or minimize sewage or urban stormwater discharges using—</text> <paragraph id="IDfafca122886040e5ae318347bdcb506f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>decentralized or distributed stormwater controls;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1fb52bcc821a4f289e633300c324d295"><enum>(2)</enum><text>decentralized wastewater treatment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4343a2a30c4e4a6b9451034e3a276ce8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7eb962e5f184052b90ff769e30b7404"><enum>(4)</enum><text>stream buffers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID06fd4da1c12a4001bef34b7b8360124a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>wetland restoration and enhancement;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8a8d868a19e242c68c00adb27a66301e"><enum>(6)</enum><text>actions to minimize the quantity of and direct connections to impervious surfaces;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c42459e5abd4d77947d9bd0c0fefafa"><enum>(7)</enum><text>soil and vegetation, or other permeable materials;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0afdf97922564123b0953e138e041485"><enum>(8)</enum><text>actions that increase efficient water use, water conservation, or water reuse.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID26432e10273e418b98c282defe619c91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 221(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(d)) is amended in the second sentence by striking <quote>603(h)</quote> and inserting <quote>603(j)</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID7c4f909ab15d44d48c66a8d3d163e8c9"><enum>104.</enum><header>Water pollution control revolving loan funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by striking subsection (i) (as redesignated by section 103(a)(1)) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id483CFCFCD7E4430D8877551E6DB0E8D9" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDab063797db4d40d8a60a0e98972ec1c5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Priority system requirement</header> <paragraph id="ID70e4752064da4ed8b259299f4ce8a60b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="IDaf810c367c444ee3a279a96bab3bff3e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Restructuring</header><text>The term <term>restructuring</term> means—</text> <clause id="ID1a4bb8c517e34864adf0298e88d1f31d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the consolidation of management functions or ownership with another facility; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDe9dd259cf75b453aa99d96fa9d8f1c8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the formation of cooperative partnerships.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDab021ea2237c46aa9773b96563596af4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Traditional wastewater approach</header><text>The term <term>traditional wastewater approach</term> means a managed system used to collect and treat wastewater from an entire service area consisting of—</text> <clause id="ID146d7395ce10404db38184967e56b1c0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>collection sewers;</text> </clause><clause id="ID2fd4e5fa15f141f9b8e87987ed4ab55c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a centralized treatment plant using biological, physical, or chemical treatment processes; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID55d468ec26e2406db78381fa5b6720a8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a direct point source discharge to surface water.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd618629533dd4d1c91106ac36bc05f5c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority system</header><text>In providing financial assistance from the water pollution control revolving fund of the State, the State shall establish a priority system that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7dba08929bee4de29b2dfb9e4fccc806"><enum>(A)</enum><text>gives greater weight to an application for assistance by the owner or operator of a treatment works if the application includes—</text> <clause id="ID2af4bb71b6904c6087074ae8378654c5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an inventory of assets, including a description of the condition of those assets;</text> </clause><clause id="ID354a83eb54124cd5b21c38e3689b4096"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a schedule for replacement of the assets;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc3383d6cc6fc41bfbf20a8dc94e8bfa4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a financing plan that factors in all lifecycle costs indicating sources of revenue from ratepayers, grants, bonds, other loans, and other sources to meet the costs;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd2b344ef36bb4777b2b2dd43d0724716"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a review of options for restructuring the treatment works; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID767254ff1e884832a561c961c6901245"><enum>(v)</enum><text>approaches other than a traditional wastewater approach that treat or minimize sewage or urban stormwater discharges using—</text> <subclause id="IDcaabb661d0734493bfe4f185505fa8a0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>decentralized or distributed stormwater controls;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID88d861a3cc1f482bb307480901e0edcf"><enum>(II)</enum><text>decentralized wastewater treatment;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID2be0a530cd5a4405a2e5a750191b3ad5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDcfbe64fb442449d58a508195fdb8e03c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>stream buffers;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID5df0f2ff79354568aef692b95b964a42"><enum>(V)</enum><text>wetland restoration and enhancement;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID0c5a3c79e5b140c894002ad3247e9217"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>actions to minimize the quantity of and direct connections to impervious surfaces;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID2bc3960af4cf43b29889d6cf79e7b533"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>soil and vegetation, or other permeable materials; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDb779d8006ea247a6a4e24396dd884e13"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>actions that increase efficient water use, water conservation, or water reuse;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID2256bc25371a415aae2d6ccf81f26318"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a demonstration of consistency with State, regional, and municipal watershed plans, water conservation and efficiency plans, or integrated water resource management plans;</text> </clause><clause id="IDac8e092548794fddac72c3a49b2825eb"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a proposal by the applicant demonstrating flexibility through alternative means to carry out responsibilities under Federal regulations, that may include watershed permitting and other innovative management approaches, while achieving results that—</text> <subclause id="IDc61ebb685dd8404797535ebdb5e96941"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the State, in the case of a permit program approved under section 402, determines will meet permit requirements; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDa7555d1ffb4641009912d9fa1bcf7d59"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Administrator determines are measurably superior when compared to regulatory standards;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89f4d267c4b4413088d2b5c46b65961f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>takes into consideration appropriate chemical, physical, and biological data relating to water quality that the State considers reasonably available and of sufficient quality;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID99e2bc4d92134f36a861437a33888b4f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides for public notice and opportunity to comment on the establishment of the priority system and the summary under subparagraph (D);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b180867d52140f4bc430d69b655a58b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provides for the publication, not less than biennially in summary form, of a description of projects in the State that are eligible for assistance under this title that indicates—</text> <clause id="ID9297a1e357b749fba923816cde202317"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the priority assigned to each project under the priority system of the State; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa1d0fc036bc94fd4b39845d2e50b9c19"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the funding schedule for each project, to that extent the information is available; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd44ce1031e96410b8a31bb86baae9b5d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>ensures that projects undertaken with assistance under this title are designed to achieve, as determined by the State, the optimum water quality management, consistent with the public health and water quality goals and requirements of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDbc485661389a40bc977e8fbb5c1a7bd6"><enum>105.</enum><header>Transferability of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) (as amended by section 103(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7C1636DF46D429FB89C0250AF726553" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID5124d7150f5a417bb765c34bb4e96710"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header> <paragraph id="ID749a6d1acd3a43d384d54e0dce34fbcf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Governor of a State may—</text> <subparagraph id="ID82f239e99ebf4905b09299a07373bdff"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7886095475B14CE481F56293ECF1404B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reserve not more than 33 percent of a capitalization grant made under this title; and</text> </clause><clause id="id74D877B17A6D4720BFE6AF3CB8B09FAF" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>add the funds reserved to any funds provided to the State under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6b86f060bb14e52bbc2af60dc52b192"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id17F584DDF4AE458C92E34FA4C3D8B254"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reserve for any year an amount that does not exceed the amount that may be reserved under subparagraph (A) for that year from capitalization grants made under section 1452 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12); and</text> </clause><clause id="idC88C956788F1486FB0C8537FFFDC3703" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>add the reserved funds to any funds provided to the State under this title.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfac179a605c348aaabcefeb59716104d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State match</header><text>Funds reserved under this subsection shall not be considered to be a State contribution for a capitalization grant required under this title or section 1452(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(b)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDa7156d963f964c58bd5d7947226360d6"><enum>106.</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) (as amended by section 105) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D46DE09147C4F38A4A991C896EF4F12" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID5c8ae0132765421ea45bc34e254a4160"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header> <paragraph id="ID08807cf4f5924b50b9310935bd72061f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), no assistance (other than assistance that is to be used by a treatment works solely for planning, design, or security purposes) shall be provided under this title to the owner or operator of a treatment works that has been in significant noncompliance with any requirement of this Act for any of the 4 quarters during the preceding 8 quarters, unless the treatment works is in compliance with an enforceable administrative order to effect compliance with the requirement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc9baedfa0ed8423dbbc3fd6adc19cd26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>An owner or operator of a treatment works that is determined under paragraph (1) to be in significant noncompliance with a requirement described in that paragraph may receive assistance under this title if the Administrator and the State providing the assistance determine that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID90e7d5d23654411e82f2c27d6b91a456"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the entity conducting the enforcement action on which the determination of significant noncompliance is based has determined that the use of assistance would enable the owner or operator of the treatment works to take corrective action toward resolving the violations; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe07122bbc97a4c77b87964ea75c4d64f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the entity conducting the enforcement action on which the determination of significant noncompliance is based has determined that the assistance would be used by the owner or operator of the treatment works in order to assist owners and operators in making progress towards compliance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID8b5d17c6c6c5409bbd499d64b5e0fb2b"><enum>107.</enum><header>Negotiation of contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) (as amended by section 106) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F6892C901B64220836CA51FA114B80A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id331CE771096A43CFBC23CF5F71FCA851"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Negotiation of contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contract to be carried out using funds directly made available by a capitalization grant under this section for program management, construction management, feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural or related services shall be negotiated in the same manner as—</text> <paragraph id="ID9258c2ec8948440cb4ee9ec003fa809d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a contract for architectural and engineering services is negotiated under chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDabec8f6532a9409cbcc27b9401b1150f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an equivalent State qualifications-based requirement (as determined by the Governor of the State).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDdd65ee1bb7d744bcb5caeddd40b8cd2c"><enum>108.</enum><header>Allotment of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29CE609B623F4377B0B35A5F89DDC404" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID27f11977d6ca498fba516c99a39c1302"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header> <paragraph id="ID456a6ae11a004526a955f46315809bc0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Planning</header><text>Each State may reserve for each fiscal year the greater of 2 percent of the sums allotted to the State under this section for the fiscal year, or $100,000, to carry out planning under sections 205(j) and 303(e).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID09aa5dbd724e40d4a61268ce021c6388"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the total amount of funds made available under paragraph (1), 1.5 percent shall be allocated to Indian tribes (as defined in section 518(h)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID2223d61315bb4e36b1c372c6cc484d22"><enum>109.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by striking section 607 (33 U.S.C. 1387) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB460858CED764C98B91AEA33BAD58198" style="OLC"> <section id="IDc519782acb5c47fdb07956e485811d6f"><enum>607.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="ID929e0e1fcb754d6f800de0f43d6f6e80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title—</text> <paragraph id="ID050f43c8ed4e4e2483dc84b532a6dfb4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$3,200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID852481129b7c4296a197dd679a2564d4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$3,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7844509274004a2eb8adb86f02ce4689"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f405af51cb44e7d8d53457b9717ec4c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDab8cd326403e46b3aa0b1354f15dfc2d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID566ba85b61f44120bf213c6c541e8be0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reservation for needs surveys</header><text>Of the amount made available under subsection (a) to carry out this title for a fiscal year, the Administrator may reserve not more than $1,000,000 for the fiscal year, to remain available until expended, to pay the costs of conducting needs surveys under section 516(b)(1)(B).</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID442803f4a86c4bddb177e4752b6008b1"><enum>110.</enum><header>Sewer overflow control grants</header> <subsection id="ID0d8938d2326d47a6b6fd60b0b46df7ac"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sewer Overflow Control Grants</header><text>Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDf2892981792e46509f1b742f0ef8f963"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>(2) subject to subsection (g), the Administrator may</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD257D0FA0A0A4E8BA4D58E710EC4C657" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id8AB9A04278344C888513630B9D4C5BD3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator may—</text> <paragraph id="id5C53C016F3F544E295160F8CA0870948"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make grants to States for the purpose of providing grants to a municipality or municipal entity for planning, design, and construction of treatment works to intercept, transport, control, or treat municipal combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id003C1052BF8A417FB0ED6DE6F108855D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subject to subsection (g),</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID497b8b43623a41188776a91dd8745dcd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (e) through (g) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3511761A8474B62802301FF52169A8A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDd80d0ea1081b4e0c98b96d3bc15e5e61"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administrative requirements</header> <paragraph id="id23150D325B2F40F7A21596F7C3E3EE8C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), a project that receives grant assistance under subsection (a) shall be carried out subject to the same requirements as a project that receives assistance from a State water pollution control revolving fund established pursuant to title VI.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE7612EB8BA954A86BD655CD7574A1D22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of Governor</header><text>The requirement described in paragraph (1) shall not apply to a project that receives grant assistance under subsection (a) to the extent that the Governor of the State in which the project is located determines that a requirement described in title VI is inconsistent with the purposes of this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9a0208b0ff7a4bdc8fd603a2285f4d24"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—</text> <paragraph id="IDb1e6f4c470454988b853e8afa970d3e1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfffa93548fea4ee49027b7b005c96658"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd9fdd86f26d94d2694a809701937a84f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa46f5126e48b46778baf0f3f00ac2246"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfdab4d7112354edf8157aeaa4728443f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id908F4474518649A79D174DCCEC1F1DB6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Allocation of Funds</header> <paragraph id="ID6d6ff457fb5e403595781a1b2590de3c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2008 and 2009</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009, subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts made available to carry out this section to provide grants to municipalities and municipal entities under subsection (a)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="id52E5B4E884354FF19DA830B50E6AACF1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in accordance with the priority criteria described in subsection (b); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A6DB7A7DFAF4EB8A7FF70812FB5F477"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with additional priority given to proposed projects that involve the use of—</text> <clause id="idE9E4079327F7483E8EB175817F682767"><enum>(i)</enum><text>nonstructural, low-impact development;</text> </clause><clause id="id7CD4C76EEFAC42BBA4C82B71B8EF9AA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>water conservation, efficiency, or reuse; or</text> </clause><clause id="id956761017A0848D6929C36D7DB6AD152"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other decentralized stormwater or wastewater approaches to minimize flows into the sewer systems.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID082fd9a2287c4017a4cc36b812463e4b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2010 and thereafter</header><text>For fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts made available to carry out this section to provide grants to States under subsection (a)(1) in accordance with a formula that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID64067679f2474dff96ee85c38426e4eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be established by the Administrator, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6694f2fbbfe74588a2039dcaab3c1d0f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allocates to each State a proportional share of the amounts based on the total needs of the State for municipal combined sewer overflow controls and sanitary sewer overflow controls, as identified in the most recent survey—</text> <clause id="ID69f6b3858cf74d51b988bea926fb8837"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducted under section 210; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID49bfd9b21bae4473a327602ba9aac4ac"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>included in a report required under section 516(b)(1)(B).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID136e3746bd92457ca17f9a366020e432"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Section 221(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(i)) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2010</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID03822dfede984c0f8f8087e809986b6f"><enum>111.</enum><header>Critical water infrastructure projects</header> <subsection id="IDdad94aea304a4606989d792151616fad"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the <term>Administrator</term>) shall establish a program under which grants are provided to eligible entities for use in carrying out projects and activities the primary purpose of which is watershed restoration through the protection or improvement of water quality.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID5448ebdb38fa4df5943462fa7d50a9d6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project selection</header> <paragraph id="ID4d543c3f715141a794d40883ba7d67ea"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator may provide funds under this section to an eligible entity to carry out an eligible project described in paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf1dad441e8664bcb833fa027a00622da"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Equitable distribution</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure an equitable distribution of projects under this section, taking into account cost and number of requests for each category listed in paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c4cd4ad1c21407db9340e40b543ba05"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>A project that is eligible to be carried out using funds provided under this section may include projects that are included in the intended use plan of the State developed in accordance with section 606(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb261e3f44b3942b5a40ba5d3cbc63c71"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Local Participation</header><text>In prioritizing projects for implementation under this section, the Administrator shall consult with, and consider the priorities of—</text> <paragraph id="ID4e078b7cb6c5472e922c5653592802f5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affected State and local governments; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8694e5048f974442a29621793ebd94c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>public and private entities that are active in watershed planning and restoration.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID11f8a50b05ab4ed492a61445c83a0b2d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost Sharing</header><text>Before carrying out any project under this section, the Administrator shall enter into an agreement with 1 or more non-Federal interests that shall require the non-Federal interests—</text> <paragraph id="IDe6b400bec46647db90cd08484dbb2257"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to pay 45 percent of the total costs of the project, which may include services, materials, supplies, or other in-kind contributions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb3a0db31b6cc49c889e94168ea0f81ad"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide any land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations necessary to carry out the project; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID58a2b9a393124a3b9351df296a07bda0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to pay 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs associated with the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd637b9e4048d4369b98b8f0d2632aacc"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Administrator may waive the requirement to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out an eligible activity using funds from a grant provided under this section if the Administrator determines that an eligible entity is unable to pay, or would experience significant financial hardship if required to pay, the non-Federal share.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd328fa14375b477a92112bb7d6de7921"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </subsection></section>

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Water Infrastructure Financing Act

. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—Water pollution infrastructure

Sec. 101. Technical assistance for rural small treatment works and medium treatment works.

Sec. 102. Projects eligible for assistance.

Sec. 103. Affordability.

Sec. 104. Water pollution control revolving loan funds.

Sec. 105. Transferability of funds.

Sec. 106. Noncompliance.

Sec. 107. Negotiation of contracts.

Sec. 108. Allotment of funds.

Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 110. Sewer overflow control grants.

Sec. 111. Critical water infrastructure projects.

TITLE II—Safe drinking water infrastructure

Sec. 201. Contaminant prevention, detection, and response.

Sec. 202. Drinking water technical assistance for communities.

Sec. 203. Preconstruction work.

Sec. 204. Priority system requirements.

Sec. 205. Affordability.

Sec. 206. Safe drinking water revolving loan funds.

Sec. 207. Other authorized activities.

Sec. 208. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 209. Negotiation of contracts.

Sec. 210. Critical drinking water infrastructure projects.

Sec. 211. District of Columbia lead service line replacement.

TITLE III—Miscellaneous

Sec. 301. Definitions.

Sec. 302. Program for water quality enhancement and management.

Sec. 303. Agricultural pollution control technology grant program.

Sec. 304. State revolving fund review process.

Sec. 305. Cost of service study.

Sec. 306. Water management study.

<enum>I</enum><header>Water pollution infrastructure</header> <section id="ID72c3a236c4aa4bee941143dbb8907065"><enum>101.</enum><header>Technical assistance for rural small treatment works and medium treatment works</header> <subsection id="IDca3faed7f89a4c548f6750489eed152c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D007525647D40008936CDDB67D9CD83" style="OLC"> <section id="IDfe83b3cbe1b844dd87d2260f78e07441"><enum>222.</enum><header>Technical assistance for rural small treatment works and medium treatment works</header> <subsection id="ID8cb32898ccea4b1798d33f56cc7b9468"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="IDe25f3076f4744731aac83bfdc0cb9322"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Decentralized wastewater system</header> <subparagraph id="IDa8a6d86b83ca4530bfe5ede69a05a681"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>decentralized wastewater system</term> means a wastewater treatment system that is at or near a site at which wastewater is generated.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4e6205b8ff01417191de03abefd8b697"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>decentralized wastewater system</term> includes a system that provides for—</text> <clause id="ID4efd685997794007811e9747e6ab961c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>nonpotable reuse of treated effluent; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID8d86d1ab99a243549cfc7a5950886b0c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>energy and nutrient recovery from wastewater constituents.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDce6be5c506c742a78b637f2315f8ccef"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Medium treatment works</header><text>The term <term>medium treatment works</term> means a publicly owned treatment works serving more than 10,000 but fewer than 100,000 individuals.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID14f12406fcb64899acd5e2ecac3cfd79"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider</header><text>The term <term>qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider</term> means a qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider of water and wastewater services to small or medium-sized communities that provides technical assistance (including circuit rider, multi-State regional assistance programs, and training and preliminary engineering evaluations) to owners and operators of small treatment works or medium treatment works that may include State agencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2700999643964d1dbf6159eb41f37e28"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Small treatment works</header><text>The term <term>small treatment works</term> means a publicly owned treatment works serving not more than 10,000 individuals.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID85bd8016d23e4365b9b38054a2f62ea3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant program</header> <paragraph id="ID1a4a03a613904905872ff3895fd44578"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator may make grants on a competitive basis to qualified nonprofit technical assistance providers that are qualified to provide assistance on a broad range of wastewater and stormwater approaches—</text> <subparagraph id="ID90d8da21362a410a8cb641d3efb06ec3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to assist owners and operators of small treatment works and medium treatment works to plan, develop, and obtain financing for eligible projects described in section 603(c) or 518(c);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6d18196463d1478ea1609c39e9a63ca9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide financial assistance, in consultation with the State in which the assistance is provided, to owners and operators of small treatment works and medium treatment works for predevelopment costs (including costs for planning, design, and associated preconstruction activities, such as activities relating directly to the siting of the facility and related elements) associated with stormwater or wastewater infrastructure projects or short-term costs incurred for equipment replacement that is not part of regular operation and maintenance activities for existing stormwater or wastewater systems, if the amount of assistance for any single project does not exceed $50,000;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbce32609a67c4f659b645439f4876126"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to provide technical assistance and training for owners and operators of small treatment works and medium treatment works to enable those treatment works and systems to protect water quality and achieve and maintain compliance with this Act; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a99e2a924ed41818a5799d0a0a7354f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to disseminate information to owners and operators of small treatment works and medium treatment works, with respect to planning, design, construction, and operation of treatment works, small municipal separate storm sewer systems, and decentralized wastewater treatment systems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0186ad668ab042948fbac1cf3984d327"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of grant</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that technical assistance provided using funds from a grant under paragraph (1) is made available in each State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7e8ef0b34436400db27b0fa3db8b5583"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, a qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider shall agree to consult with each State in which grant funds are to be expended before the grant funds are expended in the State.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd28a08d0d37f44e89e164ec4feb865a0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, a qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider that receives a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Administrator a report that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDf00556ff1090432e89a300c8ff62402e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the activities of the qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider using grant funds received under this subsection for the fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDee4474fe0b884a40bb87d1a24ff9ee3e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>specifies—</text> <clause id="ID8ec988f4bfe2454d9d4c744cb21d4539"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of communities served;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc1807f7ff1a640f1bbd45e2e2201a34e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the sizes of those communities; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa8e04a532779458aa36a86b06d770ff6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the type of assistance provided by the qualified nonprofit technical assistance provider.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb175192b57654171a3950eacaee76f1f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="idF7D38E49382B4ACB98F45F8D93FB56CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for grants for small treatment works, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID67d0943ea8c5491580e59ea8aec53af7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for grants for medium treatment works, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="IDa4cdc4a3f1264a8f87873016e3cc9c5e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance for small systems</header><text>Section 602 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DD64BD562D446B8A451AC5166C121D6" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID9b130a2546f0403bb692367edd6421a8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance for small systems</header> <paragraph id="ID8a6a855e4bd14808bb64cfb63fbaa75f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of small system</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>small system</term> means a system—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2192bceea50c42ae87d869eba08b81ef"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for which a municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency seeks assistance under this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf78b96d798964906a6c8964a8c6ed4d9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that serves a population of not more than 10,000 individuals.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3abb06843dd84472b2e72136fd3ed5da"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Simplified procedures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall assist the States in establishing simplified procedures for small systems to obtain assistance under this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc95b9720f291410eba2390328efcba72"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication of manual</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, after providing notice and opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall publish—</text> <subparagraph id="ID85de0b9622f84211af913fed046bbe01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a manual to assist small systems in obtaining assistance under this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID718246972b7f4c3485b240863a0ae566"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the Federal Register, notice of the availability of the manual.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="ID1e4bfced16134d39820660b65a392fa3"><enum>102.</enum><header>Projects eligible for assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03B02D8719784434B9D59FA99303FABC" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="IDe7c1b3b393aa4a0e87c3ec049716f6f9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Projects eligible for assistance</header><text>Funds in each State water pollution control revolving fund shall be used only by a municipality or an intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency (or, for the purpose of paragraph (1), by either of those entities or a private treatment works or decentralized wastewater system that principally treats municipal wastewater or domestic sewage)—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="IDa7d9ecff3e574196b1c2ab5f92fe8e68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide financial assistance for construction activities (such as expansion to meet needs of existing development), including planning design, and associated preconstruction planning activities (as defined in section 212)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="ID41043af0dc634d7aa96ecb16a7f313a5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to implement a management program established under section 319; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID6fe2df2ca204447d9220996926c9ea59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop and implement a conservation and management plan under section 320;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID3015945e3822440cb36739a3458ec2a0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to increase the security of wastewater treatment works (excluding any expenditure for operations or maintenance);</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID356e6ea788ff4661b72cd2452f1136f0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to implement measures to control, manage, reduce, treat, infiltrate, or reuse municipal stormwater, the primary purpose of which is the protection, preservation, or enhancement of water quality to support public purposes, including procurement and use of equipment to support minimum measures such as street sweeping and storm drain system cleaning;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDd381e1cf910c4816925a03f7c94403d5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to carry out water conservation or efficiency projects, the primary purpose of which is the protection, preservation, or enhancement of water quality to support public purposes;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDf3e28b2ceb1141e9b64c5d0e37c57230"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to implement measures to integrate water resource management planning and implementation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID65dca9799f7b48e09fab56b4f38b9e26"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to carry out water and wastewater reuse, reclamation, and recycling projects, the primary purpose of which is the protection, preservation, or enhancement of water quality to support public purposes; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID2845176530ba4440badb7194c9731d9e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>for capital costs associated with monitoring equipment for combined or sanitary sewer overflows.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID7ccd6f9894164ec8b7fb4a66d94cfa7c"><enum>103.</enum><header>Affordability</header> <subsection id="ID1373fe5e687f46d58ed7bf75d2bc88de"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID7fc0a26ed7f14122af42a464a6c7961a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (g) through (j), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb2d49f1c65924457a943edfe7dc759ea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="id9C90A85DCDB54385B6D21BAB52347E8A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <clause id="IDbe0c88fd9f004d33a9b480ac50b2baa9"><enum>(i)</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> </clause><clause id="IDe892d2613cab4cb6bf5da785a7265437"><enum>(ii)</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> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA9F0F8C8412482DB4C7C8E3035578BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B0709E0F8A24EACB479A3389F19C7EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>title, except that</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9FED405B8714AADAC3FD3AA7C5766C0" style="OLC"> <quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="paragraph">title, except that—</quoted-block-continuation-text><subparagraph id="id28DE2D0592F54873B0DE958341801135"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amounts shall not exceed 6 percent of all grant awards to the fund under this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB24BF7960F4242FB8E37D0B471D3EEB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if there is no appropriation for a fiscal year, the total amount of the reasonable cost of administering the fund and conducting activities under this title shall not exceed 6 percent of all grant awards made by the State for that fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><paragraph id="idF507894DDE964C1BAE2EACD0DC5D57E0"><enum>(8)</enum><text>as a source of revenue (restricted solely to interest earnings of the fund) or security for payment of the principal and interest on revenue or general obligation bonds issued by the State to provide matching funds under section 602(b)(2), if the proceeds of the sale of the bonds will be deposited in the fund.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb45d741e82a44015aaa37951448ec4c8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85898A0BB22945F9A7DEA9E2AB145E94" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID4c61fe362b9f47e19d6295abbc614732"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional assistance for disadvantaged communities</header> <paragraph id="ID13e6e7a7e059464cba1a6f42ceb6448d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of disadvantaged community</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>disadvantaged community</term> means a community with a service area, or portion of a service area, of a treatment works that meets affordability criteria established after public review and comment by the State in which the treatment works is located.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6631c2c21534406e912cf53061b23224"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Loan subsidy</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in a case in which the State makes a loan from the water pollution control revolving loan fund in accordance with subsection (c) to a disadvantaged community or a community that the State expects to become a disadvantaged community as the result of a proposed project, the State may provide additional subsidization, including—</text> <subparagraph id="IDd36bd2104ba44650a225c075007e5a7c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the forgiveness of all or a portion of the principal of the loan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDabd42bc95f524e699d09c9556243c4ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a negative interest rate on the loan.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID34aa6970dab0491c9343170f706d9f0c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Total amount of subsidies</header><text>For each fiscal year, the total amount of loan subsidies made by the State pursuant to this subsection may not exceed 30 percent of the amount of the capitalization grant received by the State for the fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c06733b9d724576ab19cc89fd036d11"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The Administrator may publish information to assist States in establishing affordability criteria described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5fbfd9793fb947f997b015474a9a6de1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cost-saving water treatment and efficiency improvements</header><text>Subject to subsection (e)(3), in providing a loan for a project under this section, a State may forgive repayment of such portion of the loan amount, not to exceed 5 percent, as is equal to the percentage of the project that is devoted to alternative approaches to wastewater and stormwater controls (including nonstructural methods) such as projects that treat or minimize sewage or urban stormwater discharges using—</text> <paragraph id="IDfafca122886040e5ae318347bdcb506f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>decentralized or distributed stormwater controls;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1fb52bcc821a4f289e633300c324d295"><enum>(2)</enum><text>decentralized wastewater treatment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4343a2a30c4e4a6b9451034e3a276ce8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7eb962e5f184052b90ff769e30b7404"><enum>(4)</enum><text>stream buffers;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID06fd4da1c12a4001bef34b7b8360124a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>wetland restoration and enhancement;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8a8d868a19e242c68c00adb27a66301e"><enum>(6)</enum><text>actions to minimize the quantity of and direct connections to impervious surfaces;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c42459e5abd4d77947d9bd0c0fefafa"><enum>(7)</enum><text>soil and vegetation, or other permeable materials;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0afdf97922564123b0953e138e041485"><enum>(8)</enum><text>actions that increase efficient water use, water conservation, or water reuse.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID26432e10273e418b98c282defe619c91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 221(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(d)) is amended in the second sentence by striking <quote>603(h)</quote> and inserting <quote>603(j)</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID7c4f909ab15d44d48c66a8d3d163e8c9"><enum>104.</enum><header>Water pollution control revolving loan funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by striking subsection (i) (as redesignated by section 103(a)(1)) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id483CFCFCD7E4430D8877551E6DB0E8D9" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDab063797db4d40d8a60a0e98972ec1c5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Priority system requirement</header> <paragraph id="ID70e4752064da4ed8b259299f4ce8a60b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="IDaf810c367c444ee3a279a96bab3bff3e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Restructuring</header><text>The term <term>restructuring</term> means—</text> <clause id="ID1a4bb8c517e34864adf0298e88d1f31d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the consolidation of management functions or ownership with another facility; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDe9dd259cf75b453aa99d96fa9d8f1c8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the formation of cooperative partnerships.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDab021ea2237c46aa9773b96563596af4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Traditional wastewater approach</header><text>The term <term>traditional wastewater approach</term> means a managed system used to collect and treat wastewater from an entire service area consisting of—</text> <clause id="ID146d7395ce10404db38184967e56b1c0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>collection sewers;</text> </clause><clause id="ID2fd4e5fa15f141f9b8e87987ed4ab55c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a centralized treatment plant using biological, physical, or chemical treatment processes; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID55d468ec26e2406db78381fa5b6720a8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a direct point source discharge to surface water.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd618629533dd4d1c91106ac36bc05f5c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority system</header><text>In providing financial assistance from the water pollution control revolving fund of the State, the State shall establish a priority system that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID7dba08929bee4de29b2dfb9e4fccc806"><enum>(A)</enum><text>gives greater weight to an application for assistance by the owner or operator of a treatment works if the application includes—</text> <clause id="ID2af4bb71b6904c6087074ae8378654c5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an inventory of assets, including a description of the condition of those assets;</text> </clause><clause id="ID354a83eb54124cd5b21c38e3689b4096"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a schedule for replacement of the assets;</text> </clause><clause id="IDc3383d6cc6fc41bfbf20a8dc94e8bfa4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a financing plan that factors in all lifecycle costs indicating sources of revenue from ratepayers, grants, bonds, other loans, and other sources to meet the costs;</text> </clause><clause id="IDd2b344ef36bb4777b2b2dd43d0724716"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a review of options for restructuring the treatment works; or</text> </clause><clause id="ID767254ff1e884832a561c961c6901245"><enum>(v)</enum><text>approaches other than a traditional wastewater approach that treat or minimize sewage or urban stormwater discharges using—</text> <subclause id="IDcaabb661d0734493bfe4f185505fa8a0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>decentralized or distributed stormwater controls;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID88d861a3cc1f482bb307480901e0edcf"><enum>(II)</enum><text>decentralized wastewater treatment;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID2be0a530cd5a4405a2e5a750191b3ad5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches;</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDcfbe64fb442449d58a508195fdb8e03c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>stream buffers;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID5df0f2ff79354568aef692b95b964a42"><enum>(V)</enum><text>wetland restoration and enhancement;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID0c5a3c79e5b140c894002ad3247e9217"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>actions to minimize the quantity of and direct connections to impervious surfaces;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID2bc3960af4cf43b29889d6cf79e7b533"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>soil and vegetation, or other permeable materials; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDb779d8006ea247a6a4e24396dd884e13"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>actions that increase efficient water use, water conservation, or water reuse;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID2256bc25371a415aae2d6ccf81f26318"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a demonstration of consistency with State, regional, and municipal watershed plans, water conservation and efficiency plans, or integrated water resource management plans;</text> </clause><clause id="IDac8e092548794fddac72c3a49b2825eb"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a proposal by the applicant demonstrating flexibility through alternative means to carry out responsibilities under Federal regulations, that may include watershed permitting and other innovative management approaches, while achieving results that—</text> <subclause id="IDc61ebb685dd8404797535ebdb5e96941"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the State, in the case of a permit program approved under section 402, determines will meet permit requirements; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDa7555d1ffb4641009912d9fa1bcf7d59"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Administrator determines are measurably superior when compared to regulatory standards;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89f4d267c4b4413088d2b5c46b65961f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>takes into consideration appropriate chemical, physical, and biological data relating to water quality that the State considers reasonably available and of sufficient quality;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID99e2bc4d92134f36a861437a33888b4f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides for public notice and opportunity to comment on the establishment of the priority system and the summary under subparagraph (D);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b180867d52140f4bc430d69b655a58b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provides for the publication, not less than biennially in summary form, of a description of projects in the State that are eligible for assistance under this title that indicates—</text> <clause id="ID9297a1e357b749fba923816cde202317"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the priority assigned to each project under the priority system of the State; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDa1d0fc036bc94fd4b39845d2e50b9c19"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the funding schedule for each project, to that extent the information is available; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd44ce1031e96410b8a31bb86baae9b5d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>ensures that projects undertaken with assistance under this title are designed to achieve, as determined by the State, the optimum water quality management, consistent with the public health and water quality goals and requirements of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDbc485661389a40bc977e8fbb5c1a7bd6"><enum>105.</enum><header>Transferability of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) (as amended by section 103(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7C1636DF46D429FB89C0250AF726553" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID5124d7150f5a417bb765c34bb4e96710"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header> <paragraph id="ID749a6d1acd3a43d384d54e0dce34fbcf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Governor of a State may—</text> <subparagraph id="ID82f239e99ebf4905b09299a07373bdff"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7886095475B14CE481F56293ECF1404B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reserve not more than 33 percent of a capitalization grant made under this title; and</text> </clause><clause id="id74D877B17A6D4720BFE6AF3CB8B09FAF" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>add the funds reserved to any funds provided to the State under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6b86f060bb14e52bbc2af60dc52b192"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id17F584DDF4AE458C92E34FA4C3D8B254"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reserve for any year an amount that does not exceed the amount that may be reserved under subparagraph (A) for that year from capitalization grants made under section 1452 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12); and</text> </clause><clause id="idC88C956788F1486FB0C8537FFFDC3703" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>add the reserved funds to any funds provided to the State under this title.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfac179a605c348aaabcefeb59716104d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State match</header><text>Funds reserved under this subsection shall not be considered to be a State contribution for a capitalization grant required under this title or section 1452(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(b)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDa7156d963f964c58bd5d7947226360d6"><enum>106.</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) (as amended by section 105) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D46DE09147C4F38A4A991C896EF4F12" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID5c8ae0132765421ea45bc34e254a4160"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header> <paragraph id="ID08807cf4f5924b50b9310935bd72061f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), no assistance (other than assistance that is to be used by a treatment works solely for planning, design, or security purposes) shall be provided under this title to the owner or operator of a treatment works that has been in significant noncompliance with any requirement of this Act for any of the 4 quarters during the preceding 8 quarters, unless the treatment works is in compliance with an enforceable administrative order to effect compliance with the requirement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc9baedfa0ed8423dbbc3fd6adc19cd26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>An owner or operator of a treatment works that is determined under paragraph (1) to be in significant noncompliance with a requirement described in that paragraph may receive assistance under this title if the Administrator and the State providing the assistance determine that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID90e7d5d23654411e82f2c27d6b91a456"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the entity conducting the enforcement action on which the determination of significant noncompliance is based has determined that the use of assistance would enable the owner or operator of the treatment works to take corrective action toward resolving the violations; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe07122bbc97a4c77b87964ea75c4d64f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the entity conducting the enforcement action on which the determination of significant noncompliance is based has determined that the assistance would be used by the owner or operator of the treatment works in order to assist owners and operators in making progress towards compliance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID8b5d17c6c6c5409bbd499d64b5e0fb2b"><enum>107.</enum><header>Negotiation of contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) (as amended by section 106) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F6892C901B64220836CA51FA114B80A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id331CE771096A43CFBC23CF5F71FCA851"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Negotiation of contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contract to be carried out using funds directly made available by a capitalization grant under this section for program management, construction management, feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural or related services shall be negotiated in the same manner as—</text> <paragraph id="ID9258c2ec8948440cb4ee9ec003fa809d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a contract for architectural and engineering services is negotiated under chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDabec8f6532a9409cbcc27b9401b1150f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an equivalent State qualifications-based requirement (as determined by the Governor of the State).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDdd65ee1bb7d744bcb5caeddd40b8cd2c"><enum>108.</enum><header>Allotment of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29CE609B623F4377B0B35A5F89DDC404" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID27f11977d6ca498fba516c99a39c1302"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header> <paragraph id="ID456a6ae11a004526a955f46315809bc0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Planning</header><text>Each State may reserve for each fiscal year the greater of 2 percent of the sums allotted to the State under this section for the fiscal year, or $100,000, to carry out planning under sections 205(j) and 303(e).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID09aa5dbd724e40d4a61268ce021c6388"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the total amount of funds made available under paragraph (1), 1.5 percent shall be allocated to Indian tribes (as defined in section 518(h)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID2223d61315bb4e36b1c372c6cc484d22"><enum>109.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by striking section 607 (33 U.S.C. 1387) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB460858CED764C98B91AEA33BAD58198" style="OLC"> <section id="IDc519782acb5c47fdb07956e485811d6f"><enum>607.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <subsection id="ID929e0e1fcb754d6f800de0f43d6f6e80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title—</text> <paragraph id="ID050f43c8ed4e4e2483dc84b532a6dfb4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$3,200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID852481129b7c4296a197dd679a2564d4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$3,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7844509274004a2eb8adb86f02ce4689"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f405af51cb44e7d8d53457b9717ec4c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDab8cd326403e46b3aa0b1354f15dfc2d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID566ba85b61f44120bf213c6c541e8be0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reservation for needs surveys</header><text>Of the amount made available under subsection (a) to carry out this title for a fiscal year, the Administrator may reserve not more than $1,000,000 for the fiscal year, to remain available until expended, to pay the costs of conducting needs surveys under section 516(b)(1)(B).</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID442803f4a86c4bddb177e4752b6008b1"><enum>110.</enum><header>Sewer overflow control grants</header> <subsection id="ID0d8938d2326d47a6b6fd60b0b46df7ac"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sewer Overflow Control Grants</header><text>Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDf2892981792e46509f1b742f0ef8f963"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>(2) subject to subsection (g), the Administrator may</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD257D0FA0A0A4E8BA4D58E710EC4C657" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id8AB9A04278344C888513630B9D4C5BD3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator may—</text> <paragraph id="id5C53C016F3F544E295160F8CA0870948"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make grants to States for the purpose of providing grants to a municipality or municipal entity for planning, design, and construction of treatment works to intercept, transport, control, or treat municipal combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id003C1052BF8A417FB0ED6DE6F108855D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subject to subsection (g),</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID497b8b43623a41188776a91dd8745dcd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (e) through (g) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3511761A8474B62802301FF52169A8A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="IDd80d0ea1081b4e0c98b96d3bc15e5e61"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administrative requirements</header> <paragraph id="id23150D325B2F40F7A21596F7C3E3EE8C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), a project that receives grant assistance under subsection (a) shall be carried out subject to the same requirements as a project that receives assistance from a State water pollution control revolving fund established pursuant to title VI.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE7612EB8BA954A86BD655CD7574A1D22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of Governor</header><text>The requirement described in paragraph (1) shall not apply to a project that receives grant assistance under subsection (a) to the extent that the Governor of the State in which the project is located determines that a requirement described in title VI is inconsistent with the purposes of this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9a0208b0ff7a4bdc8fd603a2285f4d24"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—</text> <paragraph id="IDb1e6f4c470454988b853e8afa970d3e1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfffa93548fea4ee49027b7b005c96658"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd9fdd86f26d94d2694a809701937a84f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa46f5126e48b46778baf0f3f00ac2246"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$375,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfdab4d7112354edf8157aeaa4728443f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id908F4474518649A79D174DCCEC1F1DB6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Allocation of Funds</header> <paragraph id="ID6d6ff457fb5e403595781a1b2590de3c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2008 and 2009</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009, subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts made available to carry out this section to provide grants to municipalities and municipal entities under subsection (a)(2)—</text> <subparagraph id="id52E5B4E884354FF19DA830B50E6AACF1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in accordance with the priority criteria described in subsection (b); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A6DB7A7DFAF4EB8A7FF70812FB5F477"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with additional priority given to proposed projects that involve the use of—</text> <clause id="idE9E4079327F7483E8EB175817F682767"><enum>(i)</enum><text>nonstructural, low-impact development;</text> </clause><clause id="id7CD4C76EEFAC42BBA4C82B71B8EF9AA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>water conservation, efficiency, or reuse; or</text> </clause><clause id="id956761017A0848D6929C36D7DB6AD152"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other decentralized stormwater or wastewater approaches to minimize flows into the sewer systems.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID082fd9a2287c4017a4cc36b812463e4b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2010 and thereafter</header><text>For fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts made available to carry out this section to provide grants to States under subsection (a)(1) in accordance with a formula that—</text> <subparagraph id="ID64067679f2474dff96ee85c38426e4eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be established by the Administrator, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6694f2fbbfe74588a2039dcaab3c1d0f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allocates to each State a proportional share of the amounts based on the total needs of the State for municipal combined sewer overflow controls and sanitary sewer overflow controls, as identified in the most recent survey—</text> <clause id="ID69f6b3858cf74d51b988bea926fb8837"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducted under section 210; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID49bfd9b21bae4473a327602ba9aac4ac"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>included in a report required under section 516(b)(1)(B).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID136e3746bd92457ca17f9a366020e432"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Section 221(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(i)) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2010</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID03822dfede984c0f8f8087e809986b6f"><enum>111.</enum><header>Critical water infrastructure projects</header> <subsection id="IDdad94aea304a4606989d792151616fad"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the <term>Administrator</term>) shall establish a program under which grants are provided to eligible entities for use in carrying out projects and activities the primary purpose of which is watershed restoration through the protection or improvement of water quality.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID5448ebdb38fa4df5943462fa7d50a9d6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project selection</header> <paragraph id="ID4d543c3f715141a794d40883ba7d67ea"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator may provide funds under this section to an eligible entity to carry out an eligible project described in paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDf1dad441e8664bcb833fa027a00622da"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Equitable distribution</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure an equitable distribution of projects under this section, taking into account cost and number of requests for each category listed in paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c4cd4ad1c21407db9340e40b543ba05"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>A project that is eligible to be carried out using funds provided under this section may include projects that are included in the intended use plan of the State developed in accordance with section 606(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb261e3f44b3942b5a40ba5d3cbc63c71"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Local Participation</header><text>In prioritizing projects for implementation under this section, the Administrator shall consult with, and consider the priorities of—</text> <paragraph id="ID4e078b7cb6c5472e922c5653592802f5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affected State and local governments; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8694e5048f974442a29621793ebd94c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>public and private entities that are active in watershed planning and restoration.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID11f8a50b05ab4ed492a61445c83a0b2d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost Sharing</header><text>Before carrying out any project under this section, the Administrator shall enter into an agreement with 1 or more non-Federal interests that shall require the non-Federal interests—</text> <paragraph id="IDe6b400bec46647db90cd08484dbb2257"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to pay 45 percent of the total costs of the project, which may include services, materials, supplies, or other in-kind contributions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb3a0db31b6cc49c889e94168ea0f81ad"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide any land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations necessary to carry out the project; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID58a2b9a393124a3b9351df296a07bda0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to pay 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs associated with the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd637b9e4048d4369b98b8f0d2632aacc"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Administrator may waive the requirement to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out an eligible activity using funds from a grant provided under this section if the Administrator determines that an eligible entity is unable to pay, or would experience significant financial hardship if required to pay, the non-Federal share.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd328fa14375b477a92112bb7d6de7921"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Safe drinking water infrastructure</header> <section id="ID046bdc480a6241bc815450de7a098185"><enum>201.</enum><header>Contaminant prevention, detection, and response</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1434 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i–3) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95F521175AB74A0FAECADEE513CA9C9B" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID7687d484d03b436d89a8eebc5db0faeb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Water Infrastructure Financing Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that includes—</text> <paragraph id="IDf0b6d637fecb4bb1897433cbeca3896c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the progress made as of that date in implementing this section; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0bfa9dbe7c09492ba6cc227a6925b8f8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of any impediments to that implementation identified by the Administrator, including—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5faa110117054f8799a7f61fd2c7af03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>difficulty in coordinating the implementation with other Federal, State, or local agencies or organizations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID77fc7ec879ae4c4abe321c4f53c191fa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>insufficient funding for effective implementation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6448131735d046b88b69b9cf4a9f871d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a lack of authorization to take certain actions (including the authority to hire necessary personnel) required to carry out the implementation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a9cb5dab27d405a9770238581c981b6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>technological impediments to developing the methods, means, and equipment specified in subsection (a)(1).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe5d6be809ee54401a9adcf791ccd4279"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation Plan</header><text>The Administrator shall develop and carry out an implementation plan for this section consistent with actions taken to date and incorporating the results of the report under subsection (b).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID878a3e2815e5422497dc40456e9f6899"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="idF02D67DAA4964CD38278CB3B34069562"><enum>202.</enum><header>Drinking water technical assistance for communities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1442(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–1(e)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID353803ebdde4463d968781dce9499667"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>The Administrator may provide</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA16C09ED9E774EFD91964917E55EF924" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID9ecf8c16f2124f0eaddbfd1a9b3c27c4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public water systems</header><text>The Administrator may provide</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1CCB6DFA101E4D879B8B21F28F7A6A39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>Such assistance</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA09DFDB7AC53471CADD9197F7BB0A792" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id01AA4D51400D411BB197134A2FDB9C5A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Types of assistance</header><text>Such assistance</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3DBCE00AAE8B4F4BB9335AB472A40301"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the third sentence, by striking <quote>The Administrator shall ensure</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C461A4AFAF04E34BA882FD216613B75" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id0DA27648EF194C3083D9A873902C47C6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7ECBE83F1E524231A487FC6C6052BF82"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the fourth sentence, by striking <quote>Each nonprofit</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D04259A49804F07A8B7F7A00A3CF51B" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id7AD0F1F058454FFCB88DBB5AD1FDD483"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirement applicable to nonprofit organizations</header><text>Each nonprofit</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9f9fcbd1b8f84913975baeba6b70da13"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking the fifth sentence and all that follows and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D4D67DD1E8E416A9C79112FADF63A55" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID71844b8e106e44edbd8ce7f2dc6f945f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In providing grants under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to small systems organizations that, as determined by the Administrator, are qualified and will be the most effective at assisting those small systems that have the greatest need (or a majority of need) in the States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8703FB43F7574A589D1F91E48B1C30BD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Wells and well systems</header> <subparagraph id="id708EF96DF86A4D7285C7E012876700A0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall provide grants to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance to communities and individuals regarding the design, operation, construction, and maintenance of household wells and small shared well-systems that provide drinking water.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCDBC800969AC442FBB4E1366789B7825"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form of assistance</header><text>Technical assistance referred to in subparagraph (A) may include—</text> <clause id="idBF949013F5184B89826F8086F52B944C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>training and education;</text> </clause><clause id="idD552DD0162A348218C33F4574135DF92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>operation of a hotline; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3D941E3FF92B4A8684B4E1084F4359E7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the conduct of other activities relating to the design and construction of household, shared, and small water well systems in rural areas.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4856AC85C01F4DD7989379E3DCD0FB2F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Subject to paragraph (5), in providing grants under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to applicants that, as determined by the Administrator—</text> <clause id="id33BD5C90F4D446199A31362711DBCD4F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are qualified; and</text> </clause><clause id="idFAFA3209528C4CC5AB8FCC6FA42E8B78"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have demonstrated experience in providing similar technical assistance and in developing similar projects.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0607EF027AF1409AA39AB5EE24E0882E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id97DFE72A60B94E178D7ABA9D064D5AB9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Funding</header> <subparagraph id="idA2E1EF744606421BA9E87EE967CF676C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this subsection (other than paragraph (6)) $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCDF8F081261348EC9FD1EAC68B5230EB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Lobbying expenses</header><text>No portion of any State loan fund established under section 1452 and no portion of any funds made available under this subsection may be used for lobbying expenses.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3EE4D09B3A9845D4A162285E7D71B4B8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Indian Tribes</header><text>Of the total amount made available under this section for each fiscal year, 3 percent shall be used for technical assistance to public water systems owned or operated by Indian tribes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID114d517118494dcdaa2f36ca31f3b7a8"><enum>203.</enum><header>Preconstruction work</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(a)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(2)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id7736279622D64AF7BB6372439FDD9282"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by designating the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth sentences as subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), (E), and (F), respectively;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idEBE2DDC0AA0E4EEF97F49028BEAEDE5D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) (as designated by paragraph (1))—</text> <subparagraph id="IDbb3ac41e146049a7b05f407c62eea6e6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(not</quote> and inserting <quote>(including expenditures for planning, design, and associated preconstruction activities, including activities relating to the siting of the facility, but not</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID313789d70a7f4028a3cfdf0a7fe2a699"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>or to replace or rehabilitate aging treatment, storage (including reservoirs), or distribution facilities of public water systems or provide for capital projects to upgrade the security of public water systems</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD24DE9F77AA04CB4B215E409EA76C293"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) (as designated by paragraph (1)) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9EE39DA560E485EBDAFE913B8C4BDEE" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id965F6046E8704A46B8180C8A91DE6AF2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Sale of bonds</header><text>Funds may also be used by a public water system to increase security at the public water system (excluding any expenditure for operations and maintenance), or as a source of revenue (restricted solely to interest earnings of the applicable State loan fund) or security for payment of the principal and interest on revenue or general obligation bonds issued by the State to provide matching funds under subsection (e), if the proceeds of the sale of the bonds will be deposited in the State loan fund.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="ID3f26a81e249f4aa58fd79f645b5fd741"><enum>204.</enum><header>Priority system requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(b)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(b)(3)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDe0a1d97f77b047dcb0f1be0dba4a0caf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa5e6d5e773c94c15a390acc56a7bd58d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E843AB4E10F44E18D69AA621EC6C266" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="IDc29f5c8334504e1f9c43ba34bfe60594"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of restructuring</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>restructuring</term> means changes in operations (including ownership, cooperative partnerships, asset management, consolidation, and alternative water supply).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f5d732c62f8401e8731c8565ca44f62"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority system</header><text>An intended use plan shall provide, to the maximum extent practicable, that priority for the use of funds be given to projects that—</text> <clause id="IDd6220097fe524a2ca7143f3c5cf8b7f3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>address the most serious risk to human health;</text> </clause><clause id="ID15f09ed5b4e4435fba00c8095aa0d7b1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are necessary to ensure compliance with this title (including requirements for filtration); and</text> </clause><clause id="IDc0d9f7d8f3294fc19667cb9b441a4bbb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assist systems most in need on a per-household basis according to State affordability criteria.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4df4532345e54462ba61da3e650d909e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Weight given to applications</header><text>After determining project priorities under subparagraph (B), an intended use plan shall further provide that the State shall give greater weight to an application for assistance by a community water system if the application includes such information as the State determines to be necessary, including—</text> <clause id="IDb8b7a87c8a894375aa5c87052cd89bac"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an inventory of assets, including a description of the condition of the assets;</text> </clause><clause id="IDe0e96a5a39bb450e9767270388afbaa6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a schedule for replacement of assets;</text> </clause><clause id="IDcc6805c4be324a4b8c62e2a5f0b65c88"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a financing plan that factors in all life-cycle costs indicating sources of revenue from ratepayers, grants, bonds, other loans, and other sources to meet the costs;</text> </clause><clause id="ID21409ba18eb946ae90c8525f9d29dc22"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a review of options for restructuring the public water system;</text> </clause><clause id="ID97ae29d1f8b545e4bd8987b47908aedf"><enum>(v)</enum><text>demonstration of consistency with State, regional, and municipal watershed plans; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID89bafee011cf4f6997cb115d998c94da"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a water conservation plan consistent with guidelines developed for those plans by the Administrator under section 1455(a).</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6f5c3f6312e48f1a051b2b773f4400e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>periodically</quote> and inserting <quote>at least biennially</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="ID932d0917b65447caab2d56b40fd4a4d8"><enum>205.</enum><header>Affordability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(d)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)(3)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting <quote>, or portion of a service area,</quote> after <quote>service area</quote>.</text> </section><section id="IDa36f3b761c25406ea0f1249637b18095"><enum>206.</enum><header>Safe drinking water revolving loan funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(g) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(g)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID42e70441882549f6babef051f3c0bec1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID42a03c498f5e443a9549d546b34f6298"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>4</quote> and inserting <quote>6</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID026c600acdf54bdd8c8aae367355626f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1419,</quote> and all that follows through <quote>1993.</quote> and inserting <quote>1419.</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf96ed58e80f448483c019c74c9a737d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4371098AC6C74D0CAC101FE965980FF0" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ID979896ac7e9642178422d4ac694933c5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header> <subparagraph id="IDad437ae4b75e4deb951c67e01aefa570"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Governor of a State may—</text> <clause id="IDb9213b09e8a9469ba9dd5715739c116d"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idFDC1470FA994426C9A61C322FD8E4E3D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reserve not more than 33 percent of a capitalization grant made under this section; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF7499A12944849A7BCBCA6541079FE0B" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>add the funds reserved to any funds provided to the State under section 601 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381); and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDd686df71b49644e7827dc9c0b01bc458"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id13A76DBCA2674F92820B7D885DB47E60"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reserve for any fiscal year an amount that does not exceed the amount that may be reserved under clause (i)(I) for that year from capitalization grants made under section 601 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1381); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id28612C72817E4CB88300C43C4752ACD4" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>add the reserved funds to any funds provided to the State under this section.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf019be61e19546609b5c98bce37ac304"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State match</header><text>Funds reserved under this paragraph shall not be considered to be a State match of a capitalization grant required under this section or section 602(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="IDf191baae719c4681885d3742f0c909d8"><enum>207.</enum><header>Other authorized activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(k)(2)(D) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(k)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>(including implementation of source water protection plans)</quote>.</text> </section><section id="ID6e90ff003a244deaa59d20ab66a38396"><enum>208.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) is amended by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id633BC89C8A1F47FB83F47A175D244438" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID0f5af86eb5ab4f5f94a4513c3063eeb4"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="ID66bbafed29994d3dbace2532574f54b7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <subparagraph id="IDeeed0db46b254e1ea361e5c9a5411942"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd174d3e3a03d4e0796d7e54ecb5bcfbc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID016e8086e24a4f948878ce4b7be11936"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID65fd519ef7bd42e18517cdef74af18fe"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID710986e2619b45fda5285a5823fbe944"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts made available under this subsection shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID31c0b02d1ab64a51a0af2aea891aadea"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reservation for needs surveys</header><text>Of the amount made available under paragraph (1) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Administrator may reserve not more than $1,000,000 per year to pay the costs of conducting needs surveys under subsection (h).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID8a2094f346694140ae6024a5f5d898dd"><enum>209.</enum><header>Negotiation of contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB53E6B58F713463C961562910D052A73" style="OLC"> <subsection id="ID1e430de57fa14d5e9613bd297771eccc"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Negotiation of contracts</header><text>A contract to be carried out using funds directly made available by a capitalization grant under this section for program management, construction management, feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural or related services shall be negotiated in the same manner as—</text> <paragraph id="id139C1BBA06DD4212A7D94DCF4B93291E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a contract for architectural and engineering services is negotiated under chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2499CF9B71CC4539BBEF9DF9FBEE5A35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an equivalent State qualifications-based requirement (as determined by the Governor of the State).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID839a4ee54498456e8437bb28f81bf975"><enum>210.</enum><header>Critical drinking water infrastructure projects</header> <subsection id="ID20aff68e80a04b05a67ff399b375f913"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a program under which grants are provided to eligible entities for use in carrying out projects and activities the primary purpose of which is to assist community water systems in meeting the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.).</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID9a90d471ced14611abe4c2c718e0886f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project selection</header><text>A project that is eligible to be carried out using funds provided under this section may include projects that—</text> <paragraph id="ID6f6d5fc131304be489622f31e3f530a9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop alternative water sources;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID05c9c155f7ee4dd49788647a0d372f43"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide assistance to small systems; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID09a67ff376be4f71a84c07d91bb13d4a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assist a community water system—</text> <subparagraph id="ID87453dad94394a4c9b0e9beb202c9fb6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to comply with a national primary drinking water regulation; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc857d02d22d3497bb090171c89b26570"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to mitigate groundwater contamination, including saltwater intrusion.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf7765366f0024c10a7a8192fc4b12dff"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>An entity eligible to receive a grant under this section is—</text> <paragraph id="IDe608564c3ad340adb663036b6ff8f880"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a community water system as defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f); or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1942bd114c64155ac7142f8ca10dbe1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a system that is located in an area governed by an Indian tribe (as defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f));</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc78c5d89ed864bd0bd002e3f06038656"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In prioritizing projects for implementation under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to community water systems that—</text> <paragraph id="ID36aa82c1ff344e69aec189788ef5b5f6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>serve a community that, under affordability criteria established by the State under section 1452(d)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12), is determined by the State to be—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5d1ca328af0e46798b7aead3af3684da"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a disadvantaged community; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc028331e7cdd4fc891a5e4d917932a37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a community that may become a disadvantaged community as a result of carrying out an eligible activity; or</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3a505d7469af4468a3183be026c0c87e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve a community with a population of less than 10,000 individuals.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID315f3c6bc92246f0911eb230c957f9b0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Local participation</header><text>In prioritizing projects for implementation under this section, the Administrator shall consult with, and consider the priorities of, affected States, Indian tribes, and local governments.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDf3f490512b08403eb769dac0e5f6b0fc"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cost-sharing</header><text>Before carrying out any project under this section, the Administrator shall enter into a binding agreement with 1 or more non-Federal interests that shall require the non-Federal interests—</text> <paragraph id="IDea232590e2154344bf99c02a5cacf281"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to pay 45 percent of the total costs of the project, which may include services, materials, supplies, or other in-kind contributions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7e87c3d2bbb343a0b85ec532160765b7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide any land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations necessary to carry out the project; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5469226bf7f645c2a42951c7780685a3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to pay 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs associated with the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID598831a71b84422a86c932f9a294c23c"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Administrator may waive the requirement to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out an eligible activity using funds from a grant provided under this section if the Administrator determines that an eligible entity is unable to pay, or would experience significant financial hardship if required to pay, the non-Federal share.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID38363c0047164940a07925e7ba404311"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID289aeb8fdcb041afa42b464904fdffa7"><enum>211.</enum><header>District of Columbia lead service line replacement</header> <subsection id="IDc550233a59d9474e8f2d5f121788b8f5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Service line replacement</header> <paragraph id="idF07A83880FF04712B15C7AED5D99BD8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Galvanic effects</header><text>In carrying out lead service line replacement in the District of Columbia, the galvanic effects of replacement of the service lines shall be addressed prior to replacement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id93B1D3A4FEE945B5840B6DA4BFB34F11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out lead service line replacement in the District of Columbia $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID53f227942d9c4426b2d2f91631b6ca6d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lead service line replacement assistance fund</header> <paragraph id="idDED9E0B94BBC460DB4F2A88B07E247D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of low-income</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>low-income</term> shall be defined by the District of Columbia.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID413d593a20b84d858ae34c3e044d7924"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>Of the funds provided under subsection (a)(2), not more than $2,000,000 per year may be allocated for water service line replacement grants to provide assistance to low-income residents to replace the privately-owned portion of lead service lines.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b921f62b5454a6b9e873cf3541a6355"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>An individual grant provided under paragraph (2) shall not exceed $5,000.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <section id="ID7328abaaf6264d18928ad4389431c579"><enum>301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="IDb4b84a3b21ea4ce396917ae1eadfc85e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Academy</header><text>The term <term>Academy</term> means the National Academy of Sciences.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2b00ebd545db4b2aa18c50c27d7b1c18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDa224df6f422246fabbeaf09269d8352a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="IDf0c96e90f5fa4d14af96292dca7abacd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as used in section 303, the Secretary of Agriculture; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID108b88e7fe374b9580ba71f674ae2c5d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as used in section 306, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="IDc2356c6dcbdd418fa12af7ec0aab150a"><enum>302.</enum><header>Program for water quality enhancement and management</header> <subsection id="ID6bc53a3a5dc545d6b41219fe74086786"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial grant program</header> <paragraph id="IDf1f3d03f69c345c498479627761f8f5d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a program to award grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with research institutions, institutions of higher education, and other appropriate entities (including consortia of such institutions and entities), through a competitive process, for research on and development of the use of innovative and alternative technologies to improve water quality or drinking water supply.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9b774cf59f7144c2a6bf8f0c5cff9ae4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Types of projects</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator may select projects relating to such matters as innovative or alternative technologies, approaches, practices, or methods—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5c28f71f7deb445dbc317905013842e3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of water and wastewater infrastructure through the use of integrated water resource management;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc4d6c17478e145fb8b73fe65d6078429"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of public water systems, including—</text> <clause id="ID698b3878a96044b9a7cfdbf619310909"><enum>(i)</enum><text>source water protection;</text> </clause><clause id="ID91742fc8026f4305933bf54fda88f11a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>water use reduction;</text> </clause><clause id="ID9e865e9dff13423c828e2abea2753bc8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>water reuse;</text> </clause><clause id="IDa0422bb0482541aa97e3e4162c6a6785"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>water treatment;</text> </clause><clause id="ID7a4a5d592ac74e93aca1883a02cd2338"><enum>(v)</enum><text>water distribution and wastewater collection systems; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID7da8a4ecf7344b099a717ed1b2eebd8f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>water security;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf8d1b6cc937d4917a5125a9a46fffa2d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to encourage the use of innovative or alternative technologies or approaches relating to water supply or availability;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7a355e534784f6a99fce05029420df9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works, including—</text> <clause id="ID39c5d32268b34381b65dd1192ab7f89d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>methods of collecting, treating, dispersing, reusing, reclaiming, and recycling wastewater;</text> </clause><clause id="ID20987554fab04990814c4906cd0998b6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>system design;</text> </clause><clause id="ID098bcc1e211644eb85c86555bef0a8b2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>nonstructural alternatives;</text> </clause><clause id="IDfd43815099b9416d8924b9c7ee15a1fb"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>decentralized approaches;</text> </clause><clause id="ID3ab92fe33982416c920c48879730264e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>stormwater and wastewater reuse;</text> </clause><clause id="ID15b386d9918841a6a643627ee5811d83"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>water efficiency and conservation; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID5e256ffef6ba423badffa2488a4902cd"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>wastewater security;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID13e0fc8739b0417cb28e1cf612a26a48"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of municipal separate storm sewer systems and combined sewer systems, including through the use of soil and vegetation or other permeable materials;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6ec65bf35424b5fb5fb5204c86634b0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to promote new water treatment technologies and management approaches, including commercialization and dissemination strategies for adoption of innovative water, wastewater, and stormwater technologies and management approaches or low-impact development technologies in the homebuilding industry; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID90f476ff8ea64071893f370f73ae18a5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to maintain a clearinghouse of technologies and management approaches developed under this subsection and subsection (b) at a research consortium or institute.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6f8f25e55fb544c0bbcc59410b49a6c7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the program is established under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall publish a report that details the findings of each recipient of a grant under the program with respect to the identification of any potential new technologies or management approaches developed in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc82eb91f52674274bbdcb06ad8cef493"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nationwide grant program</header> <paragraph id="IDbfa8d086fe604ecfa0adfe3c1231a0e0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of municipality</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>municipality</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id41E0AD223B3B468EB1B154073F1FC6D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a city, town, borough, county, parish, district, association, or other public body created by or pursuant to State law; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6C691E60CA614A90A39773AE1FB4BA86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450b)).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC44422112DA946E7BF479871E2117A3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of publication of the report under subsection (a)(3), the Administrator shall establish a nationwide demonstration grant program—</text> <subparagraph id="IDefe86006fc4d4066a2c3294665d1e8a6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to promote innovations in technology and alternative approaches to water quality management or water supply developed under subsection (a); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID89ed18e637e64ed4842db6d4278fdcff"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reduce costs to municipalities incurred in complying with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) through the approaches and technologies developed under subsection (a).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd8cfa13576814767ada371d97d1a9420"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The demonstration grant program shall consist of up to 10 projects each year, to be carried out in municipalities selected by the Administrator under paragraph (4).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDbbd3c1ef88fc4793885dcf45362f522d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Selection of municipalities</header> <subparagraph id="IDb85ef5971e494e41ba7258dad52f4a53"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Application</header><text>A municipality that seeks to participate in the demonstration grant program established under paragraph (2) shall submit to the Administrator a plan that—</text> <clause id="IDbaa3b8dcb6564751bcb46d2bd304ab17"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is developed in coordination with—</text> <subclause id="ID0aefdc4ba0e548e9b36840e943865fc5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the agencies of the State having jurisdiction over water quality and water supply matters; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ID4a7867dace394815b1626f54f766df3b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>interested stakeholders, including institutions of higher education and related research institutions;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDaeaaf69c0afc46e0bc3119f3929efdc7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describes water impacts specific to urban or rural areas;</text> </clause><clause id="IDbe0e4c4e871f4e2493177b1590922a31"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>includes a strategy under which the municipality, through participation in the demonstration grant program, could effectively—</text> <subclause id="ID77d630564cb045cb9cfe4d6f58d33650"><enum>(I)</enum><text>address water quality or water supply problems; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDa2a5f73480f94a80b6245aa1ef174387"><enum>(II)</enum><text>achieve the water quality goals that—</text> <item id="ID364e8e1c49f1490b90ad00ff4fd2bcd8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>could be achieved using more traditional methods; and</text> </item><item id="ID7d5321b942d8401097e622df4ad7cdf5"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>are required under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) or the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); and</text> </item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID43a1bdcd02a345bca392c2a6ef4200f3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>includes a schedule for achieving the water quality or water supply goals of the municipality.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1b1f3875f7d4e6286509c218bce7410"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Categories of projects</header><text>In carrying out the demonstration grant program, the Administrator shall provide grants for projects relating to water supply or water quality matters described in subsection (a)(2)(A).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa2132a55f24745d89b47930d2c080995"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Responsibilities of Administrator</header><text>In providing grants for projects under this subsection, the Administrator shall—</text> <clause id="ID85075a50dcd449bcbb8c479c45f5eb68"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that—</text> <subclause id="ID3363060b3d264d8b91aca5ec9841e6d1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the demonstration grant program under this subsection includes a variety of projects with respect to—</text> <item id="IDc9a28c669b5b4f73b9e7cbed24af5ca6"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>geographical distribution;</text> </item><item id="ID70d66fcd9718448699778eace83eacef"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>innovative technologies used for the projects; and</text> </item><item id="ID4738823c4c9842f0a3b9d1dfdd4da23c"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>nontraditional approaches (including low-impact development technologies) used for the projects; and</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="ID64cc68ea714e47bc870bb693758926d7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>each category of project described in subparagraph (B) is adequately represented;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID0703d265a36f4afa94343738ceca236b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>give higher priority to projects that—</text> <subclause id="IDb0ed111d30fb4c079370b986757352fe"><enum>(I)</enum><text>address multiple problems; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDffdf1260c51244699f09e543bcf0dd85"><enum>(II)</enum><text>are regionally applicable;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ID977d9f6fc7a447079b51990fc5c4e480"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that at least 1 community having a population of 10,000 or fewer individuals receives a grant for each fiscal year; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDc8b13e64fd7b476cb3d523badf30be0d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>ensure that, for each fiscal year, no municipality receives more than 25 percent of the total amount of funds made available for the fiscal year to provide grants under this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID044848f65e1845b2a534a4909046fa28"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header> <clause id="ID7b1901bcd8bf4ba685f943f5d34bddf6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the non-Federal share of the total cost of a project funded by a grant under this subsection shall be not less than 20 percent.</text> </clause><clause id="IDd3f4f3bddb734e999d5170395871c180"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Administrator may reduce or eliminate the non-Federal share of the cost of a project for reasons of affordability.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfad1b2bf5f9a48f9a17804caf5c910a0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header> <paragraph id="ID1b44ecf467ca4012a988318b8ce7e99d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reports from grant recipients</header><text>A recipient of a grant under this section shall submit to the Administrator, on the date of completion of a project of the recipient and on each of the dates that is 1, 2, and 3 years after that date, a report that describes the effectiveness of the project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID87489c2c8182454ab8c69c90f5aeae93"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports to congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes the status and results of the grant programs under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfba4b2d1792e412693eb44d81b10f830"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Incorporation of Results and Information</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator shall incorporate the results of, and information obtained from, successful projects under this section into programs administered by the Administrator.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDd14b6f0ef8fe45048ad0d5e464f5d360"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDe7572630dd1a4386921a6041f2d68d18"><enum>303.</enum><header>Agricultural pollution control technology grant program</header> <subsection id="ID4a3028028bf04bb09faeb83e52debeb9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="IDfdcd0fa28e8b42f38b97140ba6b9ccbe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agricultural commodity</header><text>The term <term>agricultural commodity</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="ID8be3eff9291a438ea88095271d7fc2c6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, and dairy products;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6fc0e734e5874d8cb37af950b301c27b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>livestock and the products of livestock;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID353c8e3c3c1b4156baa9ba98e30da0c4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the products of poultry and bee raising;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd4c6b25a7b848c7a0e7b229ed20b464"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the products of forestry; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3bea97cabbdf4b31b7bf1b1634443c99"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other commodities raised or produced on agricultural sites, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb74e462484c34910b39ca88cb2721632"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agricultural project</header><text>The term <term>agricultural project</term> means an agricultural pollution control technology pilot project that, as determined by the Administrator—</text> <subparagraph id="ID27e722a466ca4fda91dcc115ae6382ec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is carried out at an agricultural site;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID16aecf69b4fb47e98c24333ef33987df"><enum>(B)</enum><text>achieves demonstrable reductions in water pollution or water use that meet or exceed those mandated by statutory or regulatory requirements; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID875f27a5c9e04cf59bc619a9f60e9b45"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will not substantially adversely affect any other long-term environmental medium, including air and groundwater resources.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a5c339a6f0549d79ea5958bc38540cd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agricultural site</header><text>The term <term>agricultural site</term> means a farming or ranching operation of a producer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID51117ab673b84a43a2d1278811222c9a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Producer</header><text>The term <term>producer</term> means any person who is engaged in the production and sale of an agricultural commodity in the United States and who owns, or shares the ownership and risk of loss of, the agricultural commodity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2935cb75a804ac18bc4f8be6681a4ac"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Revolving fund</header><text>The term <term>revolving fund</term> means an agricultural pollution control technology State revolving fund established by a State using amounts provided under subsection (b)(1).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5caf424f0d5f4e3395877330ad96e18c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants for agricultural State revolving funds</header> <paragraph id="ID3a73ccb73fae48f8885aae6ddbf14c18"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall provide to each eligible State described in paragraph (2) 1 or more capitalization grants, that cumulatively equal no more than $1,000,000 per State, for use in establishing, within an agency of the State having jurisdiction over agriculture or environmental quality, an agricultural pollution control technology State revolving fund.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID078509334bfb4d16b9b2673d1cf37741"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible States</header><text>An eligible State referred to in paragraph (1) is a State that agrees, prior to receipt of a capitalization grant under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="ID01ccbf2a407c4209a07c3e86ed88dea3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to establish, and deposit the funds from the grant in, a revolving fund;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9228a80f995f41aba247d351925a4127"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide, at a minimum, a State share in an amount equal to 20 percent of the capitalization grant;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb881a725488345e49a7ad48ee17369ee"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to use amounts in the revolving fund to make loans to producers in accordance with subsection (c); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe3b147f7f45547a7b02d6dc476945b66"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to return amounts in the revolving fund if no loan applications are granted within 2 years of the receipt of the initial capitalization grant.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID14fbba5c24d24619918d8e341ad11c10"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Loans to producers</header> <paragraph id="ID9272f9a3948c40c5ba9f4c8f2a9e9ed4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>A State that establishes a revolving fund under subsection (b)(2) shall use amounts in the revolving fund to provide loans to producers for use in designing and constructing agricultural projects.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4e4b243e11d94b57b27249801b59fa95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum amount of loan</header><text>The amount of a loan made to a producer using funds from a revolving fund shall not exceed $250,000, in the aggregate, for all agricultural projects serving an agricultural site of the producer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6b875b3e577e4b8daad160c0ba8708f3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conditions on loans</header><text>A loan made to a producer using funds from a revolving fund shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID2b2a506390ce4a399fc7577292093714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have an interest rate that is not more than the market interest rate, including an interest-free loan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID52c4c179697543ccb2d3535d991ee2c2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be repaid to the revolving fund not later than 20 years after the date on which the loan is made.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5fc61e773cfd4f188050610d0b500ce7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements for producers</header> <paragraph id="ID36dccfc5e20844858de1b6e5d4072c55"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A producer that seeks to receive a loan from a revolving fund shall—</text> <subparagraph id="ID1b3845bba65d4f22839aefff6178e164"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the State in which the agricultural site of the producer is located an application that—</text> <clause id="ID9126b867eae446b6a49d13d14ac0cfc9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contains such information as the State may require; and</text> </clause><clause id="IDc18e82f10f034ed2a35df403f02eede9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the State, that each project proposed to be carried out with funds from the loan is an agricultural project; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb157e65753f44a61aceabae69d74e097"><enum>(B)</enum><text>agree to expend all funds from a loan in an expeditious and timely manner, as determined by the State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9845b73c6c344cf8a44f355b8fc2724b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum percentage of agricultural project cost</header><text>Subject to subsection (c)(2), a producer that receives a loan from a revolving fund may use funds from the loan to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of carrying out an agricultural project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID92d08b056e734d28a5669b1a20d44d07"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID41edf3fdfe5642c9a6b7f66a7ed1f788"><enum>304.</enum><header>State revolving fund review process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—</text> <paragraph id="IDbeec2f4cb4d04b5f8d9b1cf212514a44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with States, utilities, nonprofit organizations, and other Federal agencies providing financial assistance to identify ways to expedite and improve the application and review process, for the provision of assistance from—</text> <subparagraph id="IDfdffd4db713d44ff89f98596f7d6d8ce"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State water pollution control revolving funds established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e37516ba1564b209d4e0f0c3e7b61eb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State drinking water treatment revolving loan funds established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12);</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf40d4e90fef341c5b29af24429ab62ad"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consider the needs of small treatment works (as defined by section 222 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and small public water systems (as described in section 1433(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i–2(d));</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c7dbb898c3b4a58a99e6dc6e7312b46"><enum>(3)</enum><text>take such administrative action as is necessary to expedite and improve the process as the Administrator has authority to take under existing law;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID545727ca786642948a9799937154020f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>collect information relating to innovative approaches taken by any State to simplify the application process of the State, and provide the information to each State; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDd9eaf9829bad4ab2bf20afa9e2403282"><enum>(5)</enum><text>submit to Congress a report that, based on the information identified under paragraph (1), contains recommendations for legislation to facilitate further streamlining and improvement of the process.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="IDb6cc56658510467486fb8108a4806c5b"><enum>305.</enum><header>Cost of service study</header> <subsection id="ID56c64c39da6b45448703a65057d7bd7d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall enter an arrangement with the Academy under which the Academy shall complete and provide to the Administrator the results of a study of the means by which public water systems and treatment works selected by the Academy in accordance with subsection (c) meet the costs associated with operations, maintenance, capital replacement, and regulatory requirements.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID36ea78d890c24d9b9ade68414401270b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required elements</header> <paragraph id="ID74b61d10bb6f46d79b126ce282b05604"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Affordability</header><text>The study shall, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="IDb7631b755823414eb119cf1590e16a0d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether the rates at public water systems and treatment works for communities included in the study were established using a full-cost pricing model;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe9dcc3f7eabb46ac8ef0de3ddffbc176"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if a full-cost pricing model was not used, identify any incentive rate systems that have been successful in significantly reducing—</text> <clause id="IDf72846f39ee74beb8fc28db3fc37da6c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>per capita water demand;</text> </clause><clause id="ID07279479f8f34c27bca25bf4a8110ee0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the volume of wastewater flows;</text> </clause><clause id="ID0ae0060c945b4fa588f4e0ee3f64354f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the volume of stormwater runoff; or</text> </clause><clause id="IDe71afac24d514a96b6e10a871a1fcfcd"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the quantity of pollution generated by stormwater;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4ff36247bbc4d37ad1df756f6a220c7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify a set of best industry practices that public water systems and treatment works may use in establishing a rate structure that—</text> <clause id="ID6d33516bc0d04b3686e3265464b90c05"><enum>(i)</enum><text>adequately addresses the true cost of services provided to consumers by public water systems and treatment works, including infrastructure replacement;</text> </clause><clause id="ID726c17abe19f47ed9119a4926fff0ede"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>encourages water conservation; and</text> </clause><clause id="ID54dc3be5ec5b4e73a0b60e23c74f73cd"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>takes into consideration the needs of disadvantaged individuals and communities, as identified by the Administrator;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf334763c03aa44e58c119d97e8d4ef7f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identify existing standards for affordability and the manner in which those standards are determined and defined;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5b7800f0c1c54e9da50b7e8fd6fde70c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>determine the manner in which affordability varies with respect to communities of different sizes and in different regions; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbf479ab322324461b7305ced13ffe067"><enum>(F)</enum><text>determine the extent to which affordability affects the decision of a community to increase public water system and treatment works rates (including the decision relating to the percentage by which those rates should be increased).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID00fef5094ce845eca5f31f0b37623a55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disadvantaged communities</header><text>The study shall, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="ID071154dc3e9c4218a8a1f557a85f84b8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>survey a cross-section of States representing different sizes, demographics, and geographical regions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID183e97f6f9234f21bcaf689a39b91e25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describe, for each State described in subparagraph (A), the definition of <quote>disadvantaged community</quote> used in the State in carrying out projects and activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7bb803cd3fc40e38426ef6b37c3fac5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>review other means of identifying the meaning of the term <quote>disadvantaged</quote>, as that term applies to communities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf9888909fa804cadbb5b56d35a049e4b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>determine which factors and characteristics are required for a community to be considered <quote>disadvantaged</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcbd4c3eb7e48441fa059ae7f5eb550e9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>evaluate the degree to which factors such as a reduction in the tax base over a period of time, a reduction in population, the loss of an industrial base, and the existence of areas of concentrated poverty are taken into account in determining whether a community is a disadvantaged community.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd93b80dde07b47e0b5259ef99c34574c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Selection of communities</header><text>The Academy shall select communities, the public water system and treatment works rate structures of which are to be studied under this section, that include a cross-section of communities representing various populations, income levels, demographics, and geographical regions.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDbf14d0cb056e4e3caf44574925dc756e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of Results of Study</header><text>On receipt of the results of the study, the Administrator shall—</text> <paragraph id="IDad2015ba0d544d8795d2f2fe88adf04f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit the study to Congress;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID3df0d62ebd8643bf925a16ef8023fdfc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit a report that describes the results of the study; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID640e49ae1ac145239d9d3acd73b07d37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make the results available to treatment works and public water systems for use by the publicly owned treatment works and public water systems, on a voluntary basis, in determining whether 1 or more new approaches may be implemented at facilities of the publicly owned treatment works and public water systems.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDacd3fc08971f4f66a1d23a42521c5a48"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID0900f55728da4c28ae75ee72117c111d"><enum>306.</enum><header>Water management study</header> <subsection id="IDf1fab32d0f53448b9263fbf52b2adf9a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with the Academy under which the Academy shall conduct a study, during the 26-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, of innovative, effective, and systematic approaches for the management of water supply, wastewater, and stormwater in urban areas and surrounding communities (including greenfield developments) in the United States and other countries.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID6ef057b5f73440dda2ac30d1e534efd4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the study under this section, the Academy shall—</text> <paragraph id="ID12a4960b6c8e45bbbe6b99ac88d4b2e4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>pay particular attention to soft-path or low-impact approaches to the management described in subsection (a); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDb0f62a0944834895bcc3a24efb7ef755"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider the costs of approaches that are analyzed.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbf6ba5758aac43a1bc0bd40504dd9fc5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Administrator shall provide to the Academy a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2011 for use in carrying out the study under this section.</text> </subsection></section>