[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 836 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 836

     To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 
           appropriations for sewer overflow control grants.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 9, 2007

     Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
  Voinovich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 
           appropriations for sewer overflow control grants.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Quality Investment Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS.

    (a) Sewer Overflow Control Grants.--Section 221 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended by striking 
subsections (e) through (g) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Administrative Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--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.
            ``(2) Determination of governor.--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.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section--
                    ``(A) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
                    ``(B) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                    ``(C) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                    ``(D) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                    ``(E) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
            ``(2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this section under paragraph (1) 
        shall remain available until expended.
    ``(g) Allocation of Funds.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2008.--For fiscal year 2008, subject to 
        subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts 
        appropriated to carry out this section under subsection (f)(1) 
        to provide grants to municipalities and municipal entities 
        under subsection (a)(2) in accordance with the priority 
        criteria described in subsection (b).
            ``(2) Fiscal year 2009 and thereafter.--For fiscal year 
        2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, subject to subsection 
        (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts appropriated to 
        carry out this section under subsection (f)(1) to provide 
        grants to States under subsection (a)(1) in accordance with a 
        formula that--
                    ``(A) shall be established by the Administrator, 
                after providing notice and an opportunity for public 
                comment; and
                    ``(B) 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--
                            ``(i) conducted under section 210; and
                            ``(ii) included in a report required under 
                        section 516(a).''.
    (b) Reports.--Section 221(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(i)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
``2003'' and inserting ``2010''.
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