[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1889 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1889

   To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the 
 percentage of State revolving loan funds reserved for American Samoa, 
      the Northern Marianas Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2009

Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Christensen, and Mr. 
   Sablan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the 
 percentage of State revolving loan funds reserved for American Samoa, 
      the Northern Marianas Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

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

SECTION 1. RESERVATION OF FUNDS.

    Title V of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 519 as section 520; and
            (2) by inserting after section 518 the following:

``SEC. 519. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR AMERICAN SAMOA, THE NORTHERN 
              MARIANAS ISLANDS, GUAM, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    ``(a) In General.--For fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Administrator shall reserve, before allotments to the 
States under section 604(a), 0.5 percent of the funds made available to 
carry out title VI.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Funds reserved under this section shall be 
available only for grants for projects and activities eligible for 
assistance under section 603(c) to serve American Samoa, the Northern 
Marianas Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
    ``(c) Limitation.--In a fiscal year in which a reservation is made 
under this section, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas Islands, 
Guam, and the Virgin Islands shall not be eligible to receive funds 
allotted under section 604(a).''.
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