[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6182 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6182

   To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make additional 
capitalization grants to the water pollution control revolving funds of 
               States that adopt smart growth principles.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2010

 Mr. Kratovil 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 authorize the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make additional 
capitalization grants to the water pollution control revolving funds of 
               States that adopt smart growth principles.

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

SECTION 1. SMART GROWTH ALLOTMENTS.

    Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1384) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Smart Growth Allotments.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to making capitalization 
        grants under section 601(a) for a fiscal year, the 
        Administrator shall make available funds for distribution among 
        eligible States under a formula to be determined by the 
        Administrator.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--Funds distributed to a State under 
        paragraph (1) shall be available to the State for the purposes 
        described in section 601(a) and shall be subject to the same 
        terms and conditions as apply to capitalization grants made 
        under that section.
            ``(3) Eligible states.--In this subsection, the term 
        `eligible State' means a State that has adopted smart growth 
        principles, as determined by the Administrator.
            ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011, and each fiscal year 
        thereafter, to carry out this subsection a sum equal to 5 
        percent of the amount made available for capitalization grants 
        under section 601(a) for the fiscal year.''.
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