1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of
2011
.
(b)
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendment of Federal
Water Pollution Control Act.
Title I—Water Quality Financing
Subtitle A—Technical and Management Assistance
Sec. 1101. Technical assistance.
Sec. 1102. State management assistance.
Sec. 1103. Watershed pilot projects.
Subtitle B—Construction of Treatment Works
Sec. 1201. Sewage collection systems.
Sec. 1202. Treatment works defined.
Subtitle C—State Water Pollution Control Revolving
Funds
Sec. 1301. General authority for capitalization
grants.
Sec. 1302. Capitalization grant agreements.
Sec. 1303. Water pollution control revolving loan
funds.
Sec. 1304. Allotment of funds.
Sec. 1305. Intended use plan.
Sec. 1306. Annual Reports.
Sec. 1307. Technical assistance; requirements for use of
American materials.
Sec. 1308. Economic hardship waiver.
Sec. 1309. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle D—General Provisions
Sec. 1401. Definition of treatment works.
Sec. 1402. Funding for Indian programs.
Subtitle E—Tonnage Duties
Sec. 1501. Tonnage duties.
Title II—Alternative Water Source Projects
Sec. 2001. Pilot program for alternative water source
projects.
Title III—Sewer Overflow Control Grants
Sec. 3001. Sewer overflow control grants.
Title IV—Clean Water Trust Fund
Sec. 4001. Establishment of Clean Water Trust Fund.
Sec. 4002. Allocation of funds.
Sec. 4003. Revenues for Clean Water Trust Fund.
Title V—Water Pollution Control Investment
Sec. 5001. Short title.
Sec. 5002. Definitions.
Sec. 5003. Direct loans.
Sec. 5004. Guarantees.
Sec. 5005. Funding.
2.Amendment of
Federal Water Pollution Control
ActExcept as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
<enum>I</enum><header>Water
Quality Financing</header>
<subtitle id="H1C461919650A46889C6E887493D0A999"><enum>A</enum><header>Technical and
Management Assistance</header>
<section id="HF0A142AEDC02488F958F97CC9CC16D68"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H8DC33626BB244B3DB2553978470A7E08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical
Assistance for Rural and Small Treatment Works</header><text>Section 104(b) (33
U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB6C0848C59554A7A9840979315C624B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (6);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1667BB2D51CA4C10A0ADFBEB86CABD7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7EC6A51BFD6F4880BFA4A50994111301"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4EA52DC12244438A85BE5E0A1AB6E08F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H837458A1D49E41F89EA6AD68EBA270F3"><enum>(8)</enum><text>make grants to
nonprofit organizations—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4F0E68A3FEC8470785C5208020DCA180"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide technical assistance to rural
and small municipalities and tribal governments for the purpose of assisting,
in consultation with the State in which the assistance is provided, such
municipalities and tribal governments in the planning, developing, and
acquisition of financing for eligible projects described in section
603(c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08F01AAAD6AA4750B3EE755DBF7E8E0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide
technical assistance and training for rural, small, and tribal publicly owned
treatment works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems to enable such
treatment works and systems to protect water quality and achieve and maintain
compliance with the requirements of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3B6C44E2E4B4DF2A8073BA8920E13D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to disseminate
information to rural, small, and tribal municipalities and municipalities that
meet the affordability criteria established under section 603(i)(2) by the
State in which the municipality is located with respect to planning, design,
construction, and operation of publicly owned treatment works and decentralized
wastewater treatment
systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H79E9D06718794212AADFDA1FCB2F9AB3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Section 104(u) (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB710074A3264F279C78AD88E590A67B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58DB703B3E6B4910BF6913F9DFF87218"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period at the end the following: <quote>; and (7) not to exceed
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for carrying out
subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g), except that not less than 20 percent of
the amounts appropriated pursuant to this paragraph in a fiscal year shall be
used for carrying out subsection (b)(8)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE8C0879F35F43D08F6918B21738BC21"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Small flows
clearinghouse</header><text>Section 104(q)(4) (33 U.S.C. 1254(q)(4)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFBD6E21991F34E63B2A0F6FA0EE5CDAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence by striking <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$3,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H389AC62C385D4C81A2993398CBE8BE08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second
sentence by striking <quote>1986</quote> and inserting
<quote>2016</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H22C4F2D7C6594EA29850F9333E0A0C2F"><enum>1102.</enum><header>State
management assistance</header>
<subsection id="H55B972ECA3CC485F8A43B0B6640ADA10"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 106(a)
(33 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H69BE4295567C4179AAB88CC3AF5A1080"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5D594F0F7014D3FBF9E20877533C0DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
semicolon at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12D7114E0CBE4BE092CA0D8BF7C32BFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H0FCD355422654CB6BE118D9AA2E9323A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3E7090B105F148F4AE7E2CD75573C04F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2011, and $300,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through
2016;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFFDC467C7B1E40B9836D257EF045AB66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
amendment</header><text>Section 106(e) (33 U.S.C. 1256(e)) is amended by
striking <quote>Beginning in fiscal year 1974 the</quote> and inserting
<quote>The</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4F9EAB4780144142B36AE6021758A6A9"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Watershed
pilot projects</header>
<subsection id="H8E7F6716F357497194A3A3A05F1AD54D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot
Projects</header><text>Section 122 (33 U.S.C. 1274) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H404F992796A34C16B347728DD84D1003"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Wet
weather</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BBEE5121BAB45DDBCCD9BC03B9C32A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8750A48195F42F7AA2E3DAB30504CAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H0C42DA4478244833A7738B8FC3D76328"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>for treatment works</quote> and inserting <quote>to a
municipality or municipal entity</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE89CCE3FBFD947AC94B5C054D393A16C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>wet weather discharge</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18A4204E95E749D88E2C5C6BE22E5A39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)
by striking <quote>in reducing such pollutants</quote> and all that follows
before the period at the end and inserting <quote>to manage, reduce, treat, or
reuse municipal stormwater, including low-impact development technologies and
other techniques that utilize infiltration, evapotranspiration, and reuse of
storm water on site</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6C046998B2F4112B1E7AB3E9C95A468"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H95D6B1FA5E9648C5A22490F265241574" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HEF93F1305E1C4032905BE815D5FA10F5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Watershed
partnerships</header><text>Efforts of municipalities and property owners to
demonstrate cooperative ways to address nonpoint sources of pollution to reduce
adverse impacts on water quality.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FBCC748EED34B039F11084F8FC1CFBB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Integrated water
resource plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The development
of an integrated water resource plan for the coordinated management and
protection of surface water, ground water, and stormwater resources on a
watershed or subwatershed basis to meet the objectives, goals, and policies of
this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBD00B81A902483788669748595C0B3C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Municipality-wide
storm water management planning</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The development of a municipality-wide plan
that identifies the most effective placement of storm water technologies and
management approaches, including green infrastructure, to reduce water quality
impairments from storm water on a municipality-wide
basis.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BD5220E224743ECA82BFBD6DBB2CC8D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The first
sentence of section 122(c)(1) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4AF1F0AAEE0F4BF3B14BB7A734A38DCA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking “and”;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04B3805673144B44B1807EC35783F4D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period and inserting <quote>, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2005 through 2011, and $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through
2016</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7862742BFE940CA91AEF28519D7F400"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Section 122(d) is amended by striking <quote>5 years
after the date of enactment of this section,</quote> and inserting
<quote>October 1, 2013,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HB88B76047DE24C57A4E1B1BFC20C2968"><enum>B</enum><header>Construction of
Treatment Works</header>
<section id="H8F5D007E24DF4AC1BC4768AB56E1A577"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Sewage
collection systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 211
(33 U.S.C. 1291) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7B588DD452E94C34A954EF6E31B61820"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
section heading and all that follows through <quote>(a) No</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1B34A19538574C47A189E7F791CA5FD0" style="OLC">
<section id="H13B7FCC85FDD4B3487A9251E396A01BF"><enum>211.</enum><header>Sewage
collection systems</header>
<subsection id="HA089E5697F4F474790DDD18DEA3CFF6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>No</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4581EDECFBA44DD1B3738B9307E65740"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)
by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Population
Density</header-in-text>.—</quote> after <quote>(b)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0EC791A8D91441FC8E847EA6EC6F9D20"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HDB023C8375224EF78854129382D57B35" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF5B441D8F76343C0ADEE933CC5A8CE8F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<paragraph id="H041EE87072AE4510B62A91BDCC5F750D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Replacement and
major rehabilitation</header><text>Notwithstanding the requirement of
subsection (a)(1) concerning the existence of a collection system as a
condition of eligibility, a project for replacement or major rehabilitation of
a collection system existing on January 1, 2007, shall be eligible for a grant
under this title if the project otherwise meets the requirements of subsection
(a)(1) and meets the requirement of paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H051C3873F5AF47E9BEE678365C20B4E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New
systems</header><text>Notwithstanding the requirement of subsection (a)(2)
concerning the existence of a community as a condition of eligibility, a
project for a new collection system to serve a community existing on January 1,
2007, shall be eligible for a grant under this title if the project otherwise
meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2) and meets the requirement of
paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1928EEF3D869403DADBCD400A0572995"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>A
project meets the requirement of this paragraph if the purpose of the project
is to accomplish the objectives, goals, and policies of this Act by addressing
an adverse environmental condition existing on the date of enactment of this
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HAB6DCE6B75A84CCB84287DB9D19DD379"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Treatment
works defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
212(2)(A) (33 U.S.C. 1292(2)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H793189F1201047F1B46AFE1220A67DA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>any works, including site</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1D99AABA1164F25BDF6919A90827197"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>is used for ultimate</quote> and inserting <quote>will be used for
ultimate</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A8B21BDDD264D9EB1FE5AFA49F84683"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period at the end the following: <quote>and acquisition of other
lands, and interests in lands, which are necessary for
construction</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H3D8FA6891DA1487F87942164CA75A720"><enum>C</enum><header>State Water
Pollution Control Revolving Funds</header>
<section id="H8414505AA6984645855F0771F5828CB0"><enum>1301.</enum><header>General
authority for capitalization grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 601(a) (33 U.S.C. 1381(a)) is
amended by striking <quote>for providing assistance</quote> and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: <quote>to
accomplish the objectives, goals, and policies of this Act by providing
assistance for projects and activities identified in section
603(c).</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HE6C0A47DDCC044AC9CD4B6C6C7C07A6F"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Capitalization
grant agreements</header>
<subsection id="H4332CB5144784EC890CA84F3AF718EF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reporting
Infrastructure Assets</header><text>Section 602(b)(9) (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)(9)) is
amended by striking <quote>standards</quote> and inserting <quote>standards,
including standards relating to the reporting of infrastructure
assets</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE169615F8BDA49F48B72DF0D07528EBC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
Requirements</header><text>Section 602(b) (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB1B1F722E72C4933839DF545E9A025E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B38EA12E9DF49FC991EA1F41106498F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>before fiscal year 1995</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H308701A3C66643EF8E9EB4805D6B340C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>funds directly made available by capitalization grants under this title
and section 205(m) of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>assistance made
available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized under
this title, or with assistance made available under section 205(m), or
both,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22123A506ABD4E26967F81358188224D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>201(b)</quote> and all that follows through <quote>513</quote> and
inserting <quote>211 and 511(c)(1)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H04A131A4DC7F4F10ABF1008347BA0180"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (9);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFC94A62C0CA403BAAC3D7F0B606AD09"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77D3D5274AE84BCC9CF202D56215E1F5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1724F523E1C04A16B6A85633216A184C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC6D4B4A7CF2B475281540C75A7628F6F"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the State will
establish, maintain, invest, and credit the fund with repayments, such that the
fund balance will be available in perpetuity for providing financial assistance
in accordance with this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53ED2E98B6E34AAFB5950B8A6E5C726E"><enum>(12)</enum><text>any fees charged
by the State to recipients of assistance that are considered program income
will be used for the purpose of financing the cost of administering the fund or
financing projects or activities eligible for assistance from the fund;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3DB723953F784D0BA41FBB243A1D9EA3"><enum>(13)</enum><text>beginning in
fiscal year 2013, the State will include as a condition of providing assistance
to a municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency that the
recipient of such assistance certify, in a manner determined by the Governor of
the State, that the recipient—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H42C0FD35AC644F749F5A2DC5E47ACE24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has studied and
evaluated the cost and effectiveness of the processes, materials, techniques,
and technologies for carrying out the proposed project or activity for which
assistance is sought under this title, and has selected, to the extent
practicable, a project or activity that maximizes the potential for efficient
water use, reuse, and conservation, and energy conservation, taking into
account the cost of constructing the project or activity, the cost of operating
and maintaining the project or activity over its life, and the cost of
replacing the project or activity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5ECC9FE33881417FBC92287CCE171218"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has considered, to the maximum extent
practicable and as determined appropriate by the recipient, the costs and
effectiveness of other design, management, and financing approaches for
carrying out a project or activity for which assistance is sought under this
title, taking into account the cost of constructing the project or activity,
the cost of operating and maintaining the project or activity over its life,
and the cost of replacing the project or activity;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H53F1329C7DAD4B3E841AA954CA0747B5"><enum>(14)</enum><text>the State will
use at least 15 percent of the amount of each capitalization grant received by
the State under this title after September 30, 2010, to provide assistance to
municipalities of fewer than 10,000 individuals that meet the affordability
criteria established by the State under section 603(i)(2) for projects or
activities included on the State’s priority list established under section
603(g), to the extent that there are sufficient applications for such
assistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC34DDEE08BB4462E83415D8F4EA42042"><enum>(15)</enum><text>a contract to be
carried out using funds directly made available by a capitalization grant under
this title for program management, construction management, feasibility
studies, preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or
architectural related services shall be negotiated in the same manner as a
contract for architectural and engineering services is negotiated under chapter
11 of title 40, United States Code, or an equivalent State qualifications-based
requirement (as determined by the Governor of the State); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBEA84A66164A429EB435987001F6BF69"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the requirements of section 513 will apply
to the construction of treatment works carried out in whole or in part with
assistance made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as
authorized under this title, or with assistance made available under section
205(m), or both, in the same manner as treatment works for which grants are
made under this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H00A79F10A9784B1D8F4D8316FDFA7130"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Water
pollution control revolving loan funds</header>
<subsection id="HFD6F64EA0F2D464D82CA4A196F992331"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Projects and
Activities Eligible for Assistance</header><text>Section 603(c) (33 U.S.C.
1383(c)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1BA5D383EF774B3C8460718D380BBE8A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD5524B69E9C24AA1A89E3CB30E6B5B8D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Projects and
Activities Eligible for Assistance</header><text>The amounts of funds available
to each State water pollution control revolving fund shall be used only for
providing financial assistance—</text>
<paragraph id="H83E7E6A8FC9D4551B5BBEDECD94501BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to any
municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency for construction of
publicly owned treatment works;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D0C3BEE355A4336B8E982E0EB1FCA6A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the
implementation of a management program established under section 319;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD63E7F0DC54C4C469DCDB83F82429682"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for development
and implementation of a conservation and management plan under section
320;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4657587EEDA40DCBE29383183C5F9D7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for repair or
replacement of decentralized wastewater treatment systems that treat domestic
sewage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H098FBDDAEF134014AD4837AF104F3991"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for measures to manage, reduce, treat, or
reuse municipal stormwater;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75AB6C08109B432484CE7B9D77AABA70"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to any
municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency for measures to
reduce the demand for publicly owned treatment works capacity through water
conservation, efficiency, or reuse;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0723070A7E74412BA2655C69658B7BE7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>for the
development and implementation of watershed projects meeting the criteria set
forth in section 122; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA6A31E08B8F4F3AA67A915342C8E42B"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to any municipality or intermunicipal,
interstate, or State agency for measures to reduce the energy consumption needs
for publicly owned treatment works, including the implementation of
energy-efficient or renewable-energy generation
technologies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HA0688CC6941D48F685C6F807FBE0BCB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extended
Repayment Period</header><text>Section 603(d)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H999975218B7C4157831DE1AC027B2AA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A) by striking <quote>20 years</quote> and inserting <quote>the lesser of 30
years or the design life of the project to be financed with the proceeds of the
loan</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43A6D300CDA34DD08DB4387F5CCFD898"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B) by striking <quote>not later than 20 years after project completion</quote>
and inserting <quote>upon the expiration of the term of the
loan</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFF32110F0E9F4E8DA700A17C9CD0CF98"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fiscal
Sustainability Plan</header><text>Section 603(d)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)) is
further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCFB86D7CFEE34CC39A0CE8C5B287186F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D6A22358C8B475A9D454F31EE87B403"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (D); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49C261E0FC1243CAB2FE56D6683F33FE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD57CED2AC4BB451D9935F4FCAB6B4EBD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB42BC662EF0C42768E61805DF29DF27B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for any portion of
a treatment works proposed for repair, replacement, or expansion, and eligible
for assistance under section 603(c)(1), the recipient of a loan will develop
and implement a fiscal sustainability plan that includes—</text>
<clause id="H1C56AF9656A8453096CFA8DD5A3F3245"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
inventory of critical assets that are a part of that portion of the treatment
works;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFFDC789DA0A34E459F022EFA451BF527"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an evaluation of
the condition and performance of inventoried assets or asset groupings;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8A1AA0AB32914937824ADA1CC79C0976"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a certification
that the recipient has evaluated and will be implementing water and energy
conservation efforts as part of the plan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H83693C876D1D4616B027E413C9438FB5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
plan for maintaining, repairing, and, as necessary, replacing that portion of
the treatment works and a plan for funding such
activities;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6C73E8BEBE3C49ADA3B2C4C9A7720B7C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administrative
Expenses</header><text>Section 603(d)(7) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(7)) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, $400,000 per
year, or <fraction>1/5</fraction> percent per year of the current valuation of
the fund, whichever amount is greatest, plus the amount of any fees collected
by the State for such purpose regardless of the source</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9D313EAE1FFD45C9BD8702D0D248CB6F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical and
Planning Assistance for Small Systems</header><text>Section 603(d) (33 U.S.C.
1383(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H15206B14F5944EF58719E31BF44869F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (6);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE23A7E4D849A4040B5A7857B8FB62074"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EC294C1926B495FB7F5FB9494E05991"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1D968B72FC8549D1A9E62021F41EB9E8" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H31543529D6E044B5A3327CFC3E0DC2F7"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to provide grants
to owners and operators of treatment works that serve a population of 10,000 or
fewer for obtaining technical and planning assistance and assistance in
financial management, user fee analysis, budgeting, capital improvement
planning, facility operation and maintenance, equipment replacement, repair
schedules, and other activities to improve wastewater treatment plant
management and operations, except that the total amount provided by the State
in grants under this paragraph for a fiscal year may not exceed one percent of
the total amount of assistance provided by the State from the fund in the
preceding fiscal year, or 2 percent of the total amount received by the State
in capitalization grants under this title in the preceding fiscal year,
whichever amount is greatest; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEF7D35A4DC2449BD8192D8891A24D49C"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to provide grants
to owners and operators of treatment works for conducting an assessment of the
energy and water consumption of the treatment works, and evaluating potential
opportunities for energy and water conservation through facility operation and
maintenance, equipment replacement, and projects or activities that promote the
efficient use of energy and water by the treatment works, except that the total
amount provided by the State in grants under this paragraph for a fiscal year
may not exceed one percent of the total amount of assistance provided by the
State from the fund in the preceding fiscal year, or 2 percent of the total
amount received by the State in capitalization grants under this title in the
preceding fiscal year, whichever amount is
greatest.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H057C642BB16C4BFBB0ABE4F414E8803E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional
Subsidization</header><text>Section 603 (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAD118B8E24304DE39368834CCE42E9F9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1AF612EEDA084BD1B987523C77E3A853"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Additional
Subsidization</header>
<paragraph id="H2310A07B0F064070BDBE0887B0C90B42"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In any case in which a State provides assistance to a
municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency under subsection
(d), the State may provide additional subsidization, including forgiveness of
principal and negative interest loans—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF22ABE1830864BC2911C16163038F659"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to benefit a
municipality that—</text>
<clause id="H4BAE78232C1A4DD19F70D35779161E33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the State’s
affordability criteria established under paragraph (2); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HF52CE9869CBF4880A0C4BE0491B83F74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not meet the
State’s affordability criteria if the recipient—</text>
<subclause id="H250FC561614649D5BE4AF9539C921DE3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>seeks additional
subsidization to benefit individual ratepayers in the residential user rate
class;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCC243288F3CB4DFA87B261B227A953FA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrates to
the State that such ratepayers will experience a significant hardship from the
increase in rates necessary to finance the project or activity for which
assistance is sought; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF43AA9591E9249B5BC1229E954D88FC4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>ensures, as part
of an assistance agreement between the State and the recipient, that the
additional subsidization provided under this paragraph is directed through a
user charge rate system (or other appropriate method) to such ratepayers;
or</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H245260785E3E4A1D85EB32A081587BFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement a process, material,
technique, or technology to address water-efficiency goals, address
energy-efficiency goals, mitigate stormwater runoff, or encourage
environmentally sensitive project planning, design, and construction.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H71E4A421173F4E69BEB14FFB7B9CEE61"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Affordability
criteria</header>
<subparagraph id="H9E06B92EBFCA4463B963DBCBD073ED2F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On or before September 30, 2012, and after
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, a State shall establish
affordability criteria to assist in identifying municipalities that would
experience a significant hardship raising the revenue necessary to finance a
project or activity eligible for assistance under section 603(c)(1) if
additional subsidization is not provided. Such criteria shall be based on
income data, population trends, and other data determined relevant by the
State, including whether the project or activity is to be carried out in an
economically distressed area, as described in section 301 of the Public Works
and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7F3DBD0D9D74D82914B388BA0868C82"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Existing
criteria</header><text>If a State has previously established, after providing
notice and an opportunity for public comment, affordability criteria that meet
the requirements of subparagraph (A), the State may use the criteria for the
purposes of this subsection. For purposes of this Act, any such criteria shall
be treated as affordability criteria established under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A4367ECEED841BCB4B7F1C2C0983B4C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information to
assist states</header><text>The Administrator may publish information to assist
States in establishing affordability criteria under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H937B82A0463E44778C1358ED9E2BB2A3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>A
State may give priority to a recipient for a project or activity eligible for
funding under section 603(c)(1) if the recipient meets the State’s
affordability criteria.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B17EE63F7AB4812B2C9D1EF88C5F457"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Set-aside</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1BF6356666804F0BA86874B00343DF7B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In any fiscal year in which the Administrator has
available for obligation more than $1,000,000,000 for the purposes of this
title, a State shall provide additional subsidization under this subsection in
the amount specified in subparagraph (B) to eligible entities described in
paragraph (1) for projects and activities identified in the State’s intended
use plan prepared under section 606(c) to the extent that there are sufficient
applications for such assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64752C3C19B14C3484D39D7CE382F04C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>In
a fiscal year described in subparagraph (A), a State shall set aside for
purposes of subparagraph (A) an amount not less than 25 percent of the
difference between—</text>
<clause id="H3AC8B5F3EE244290BA21369E00CE51B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total amount
that would have been allotted to the State under section 604 for such fiscal
year if the amount available to the Administrator for obligation under this
title for such fiscal year had been equal to $1,000,000,000; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H55FB57A62B634BAFA6FFC1177080B828"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total amount
allotted to the State under section 604 for such fiscal year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H863FEEC887DA463293A7152F10EEC535"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
total amount of additional subsidization provided under this subsection by a
State may not exceed 30 percent of the total amount of capitalization grants
received by the State under this title in fiscal years beginning after
September 30,
2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H305BFC947A264E299707272B9377C95C"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Allotment of
funds</header>
<subsection id="H5E67F0D04E8A49639CD237D2D5BFB1F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Section 604(a) (33 U.S.C. 1384(a)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7ADCEC7B2A724E158D8D2671E8E8D8E5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC5C4D5B8140F4A3BBD2EBE002CDB6919"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allotments</header>
<paragraph id="H813B975C4B3D4BA293C4CCB059293446"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2012 and 2013</header><text>Sums appropriated to carry out this title for each
of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 shall be allotted by the Administrator in
accordance with the formula used to allot sums appropriated to carry out this
title for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE06E7D7B1C8A4D719D03258DDCEFA0EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2014
and thereafter</header><text>Sums appropriated to carry out this title for
fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be allotted by the
Administrator as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H0DA51952EBF54EAAA73AF6098AEE5799"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Amounts that do
not exceed $1,350,000,000 shall be allotted in accordance with the formula
described in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42AA38D37A5B4C538AEF9B7EE9D47312"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Amounts that
exceed $1,350,000,000 shall be allotted in accordance with the formula
developed by the Administrator under subsection
(d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H68119F42B81C4537BF91E0AD0541A8FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Planning
Assistance</header><text>Section 604(b) (33 U.S.C. 1384(b)) is amended by
striking <quote>1 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>2
percent</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF050C8AAED5A46519DD5A36641A8365C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Formula</header><text>Section
604 (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6EDA2A7A07D6406E9402E4C1C6D0921D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8A6A245C6EF140EB86A3375A81C80265"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Formula Based on
Water Quality Needs</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2013, and after
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall
publish an allotment formula based on water quality needs in accordance with
the most recent survey of needs developed by the Administrator under section
516(b) and any other information the Administrator considers
appropriate.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H62DDCA520ECD4A9485ECAD7A8372ABA8"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Intended use
plan</header>
<subsection id="HF3DD3E5FD53F45D5B2F41FC4F34A9FBC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Integrated
Priority List</header><text>Section 603(g) (33 U.S.C. 1383(g)) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8943DD1FFDC14BF39A542E7802BB3773" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8418E4D321B249DBA68E1D23433F1971"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Priority
List</header>
<paragraph id="H90D5D0FB01BC49CDA60E9EA390988F5B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, a
State shall establish or update a list of projects and activities for which
assistance is sought from the State’s water pollution control revolving fund.
Such projects and activities shall be listed in priority order based on the
methodology established under paragraph (2). The State may provide financial
assistance from the State’s water pollution control revolving fund only with
respect to a project or activity included on such list. In the case of projects
and activities eligible for assistance under section 603(c)(2), the State may
include a category or subcategory of nonpoint sources of pollution on such list
in lieu of a specific project or activity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9484E14B0F4E440FADFFE2C5A24F5C0A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methodology</header>
<subparagraph id="H7BC60E2672634D3CA805D176F4AE3235"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
paragraph, and after providing notice and opportunity for public comment, each
State (acting through the State’s water quality management agency and other
appropriate agencies of the State) shall establish a methodology for developing
a priority list under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7C1DA4998EA4611BCDC9E3AC04B566D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority for
projects and activities that achieve greatest water quality
improvement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the
methodology, the State shall seek to achieve the greatest degree of water
quality improvement, taking into consideration the requirements of section
602(b)(5) and section 603(i)(3), whether such water quality improvements would
be realized without assistance under this title, and whether the proposed
projects and activities would address water quality impairments associated with
existing treatment works.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7AD02E44F9104F61B3AC9BF7DFA56906"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Considerations
in selecting projects and activities</header><text>In determining which
projects and activities will achieve the greatest degree of water quality
improvement, the State shall consider—</text>
<clause id="HFD15EE56E54148188785C4787829CB5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>information
developed by the State under sections 303(d) and 305(b);</text>
</clause><clause id="H1DA33EAE43AE4985980502A949F1A48D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State’s
continuing planning process developed under section 303(e);</text>
</clause><clause id="H59D9C772C7814221BB12C691BD55191D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the State’s
management program developed under section 319; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5138FE9ACC0E4361B327166E9CA01924"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>conservation and
management plans developed under section 320.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11D7539E8E19482A98654E12D003B054"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Nonpoint
sources</header><text>For categories or subcategories of nonpoint sources of
pollution that a State may include on its priority list under paragraph (1),
the State shall consider the cumulative water quality improvements associated
with projects or activities in such categories or subcategories.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F6AAF3BBAC447B88B3EEBADFF232AB8"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Existing
methodologies</header><text>If a State has previously developed, after
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, a methodology that
meets the requirements of this paragraph, the State may use the methodology for
the purposes of this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H03E1F93AA0CD4F16B5F880F04CD762C8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Intended Use
Plan</header><text>Section 606(c) (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8D6594646838490A8FBF71CC5DDC4176"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>each State shall annually
prepare</quote> and inserting <quote>each State (acting through the State’s
water quality management agency and other appropriate agencies of the State)
shall annually prepare and publish</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H787199FF83944AD7AAA4797A30EA7791"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8CD50671C427482AAD0CBAA8A3FAF068" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA42EE539F65C4BCA94561E227849414C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the State’s
priority list developed under section
603(g);</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20D0C858991C469DAFD59E12532BA50A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE72FDE65582240E2B096C8CA07CA88A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and (6)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6), (15), and (17)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7ED07B57EC8940AB8820D82E94971615"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBF04FBB517D44CA980F2EAAB126A2198"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD471D32113C349239FAA2D0E3B874349"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4A3439DE2C4E4ED68A6429BFDC84E10E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7CF92DC9712A4D58B8FC7CC8B1943088"><enum>(6)</enum><text>if the State does
not fund projects and activities in the order of the priority established under
section 603(g), an explanation of why such a change in order is
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB2349715F144ABE87A486CB0AC7C506"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transitional
Provision</header><text>Before completion of a priority list based on a
methodology established under section 603(g) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name>
(as amended by this section), a State shall continue to comply with the
requirements of sections 603(g) and 606(c) of such Act, as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88ED7C52D9754C1AA81C6F3173C32E40"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Annual
Reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 606(d) (33
U.S.C. 1386(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE8DDF9D090FE46B79A17E63FB13CEA08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(d) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Annual
report.—</header-in-text>Beginning</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H623C7D51A3054CFDBBB8BE1CFCE3A7AB" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9741C46645BC4118B4DC718D557487A9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual
Reports</header>
<paragraph id="HC81EA29724224B4297226412DCCF7FC4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22291092727440259E569545E313FCCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as so designated) by striking <quote>loan amounts,</quote> and inserting
<quote>loan amounts, the eligible purposes under section 603(c) for which the
assistance has been provided,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F068BCBE6E240AD8A82377F3215B0BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A9D591628E9426DB43551D4210DABCD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H490B17A2AA5F4579B5731431C5B77693"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall annually prepare, and make publicly available, a report on the
performance of the projects and activities carried out in whole or in part with
assistance made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as
authorized under this title during the previous fiscal year, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9B831FD93994C4A8D02BAE8BBD3FB14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the annual and
cumulative financial assistance provided to States under this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62B136D8640F4204BD22CAD78E3FA953"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the categories and
types of such projects and activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD5B3B1510864747AEDF11FDD6ED49DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of the number of jobs created
through carrying out such projects and activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DB6D3541F704FE58F1BAC22F28DCC96"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an assessment of
the progress made toward meeting the goals and purposes of this Act through
such projects and activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADFC55A3F53A4162BF35378AAD62BBF2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any additional
information that the Administrator considers
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H9F54F2BCB5B14775A03EAB822423C88A"><enum>1307.</enum><header>Technical
assistance; requirements for use of American materials</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VI (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBCF5CC7B8FEF4167A4F50ACE48095AC2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
section 607 as section 610; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53F6176A9687451BB1BBC606B2C745C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 606 the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H238D7A5BB27B481CB3D8E723F692021A" style="OLC">
<section id="HC3930EE82835461E98864161E9288939"><enum>607.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H5C8C234E0E7D4FE5BB4B76573EEB6FB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Simplified
Procedures</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this section, the Administrator shall assist the States in establishing
simplified procedures for treatment works to obtain assistance under this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0DE8B706B0634EE39F48A70896C9B307"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Publication of
Manual</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this section, and after providing notice and opportunity for public comment,
the Administrator shall publish a manual to assist treatment works in obtaining
assistance under this title and publish in the Federal Register notice of the
availability of the manual.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8CD3E58083134EE086A60B4FD0ADD4D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compliance
criteria</header><text>At the request of any State, the Administrator, after
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, shall assist in the
development of criteria for a State to determine compliance with the conditions
of funding assistance established under sections 602(b)(13) and
603(d)(1)(E).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H62CFFA446E9447ADA48FB358AE6A739F"><enum>608.</enum><header>Buy
America</header>
<subsection id="H10E588D8D71D4834983F69600CFE09F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
available from a State water pollution control revolving fund established under
this title may not be used for a project for the construction of a publicly
owned treatment works unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for
the project are produced in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEB392CD3C0694021905AA7E63BC676F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Subsection
(a) shall not apply to a project for the construction of a treatment works if
the Administrator (in consultation with the Governor of the State in which the
treatment works will be constructed) makes a finding that—</text>
<paragraph id="HE2EFE2FA5C484CD29DA4250ED320693F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the steel, iron,
or manufactured goods required for the project are a de minimis component of
the project, as determined in accordance with regulations to be issued by the
Administrator;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF534DEE6262548128B55A6A4E9320379"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the steel, iron,
or manufactured goods required for the project are not produced in the United
States—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFBF30DB8DAEC4396B0211723E1F1553C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79C7AE5085F14DBB886DE5ED81618E48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to a satisfactory
quality; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4A0218CCE4E4049A8F08CF8DFBB7C21"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the use of steel,
iron, and manufactured goods produced in the United States for the project will
increase the total cost of the project by more than 25 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD04023915C1D460281AF4685B358CAA4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H56301F114C984FB1982B571083BAACD6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public
notification and opportunity for comment</header>
<subparagraph id="H47FF1EF60C1541DC95101695D700A039"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At least 30 days before making a finding under subsection
(b), the Administrator shall provide notice of and an opportunity for public
comment on the finding.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5857309E16243D1A85A27EEC0C68570"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notice
requirements</header><text>Any notice provided under this subparagraph
shall—</text>
<clause id="HE6C071A1152C48CBB21C13BC1129BE5D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include a
justification for the proposed finding; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB186676418894046B386DC0593D53802"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be provided by
electronic means, including on the Internet.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H416E8668D2454764B13510A4429A8770"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Detailed
justification in Federal Register</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator makes a finding under
subsection (b), the Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H531BDB16DBA74EEC915E92B617D6C8D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>publish in the
Federal Register a detailed justification for the finding; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7025BFD755524BD4863123D7A89D3561"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide notice of
and an opportunity for public comment on the detailed justification at least 30
days before the finding takes effect.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC49312492BC34F8CA448B292D70575E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than February 1 of each year beginning after the
date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA31B76ED8CE948EAA95AB434222CDEF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specifies each
project with respect to which the Administrator made a finding under subsection
(b) during the preceding calendar year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA70039982504622ACBD4D8493106DB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes the
justification for each such finding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9CECB87382ED4194BAADAA8278674430"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State
requirements</header><text>The Administrator may not impose a limitation or
condition on assistance provided under this title that restricts—</text>
<paragraph id="HFE9BDC63C12443AAAB33D8E837909139"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State from
imposing requirements that are more stringent than those imposed under this
section with respect to limiting the use of articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries for projects carried out
with such assistance; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A339DD9B56F40169DCB2C38D9C0B762"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any recipient of
assistance from a State water pollution control revolving fund established
under this title from complying with such State requirements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA1BF14B72619455CB48E7D00FB7369CD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Intentional
violations</header><text>Pursuant to procedures established under subpart 9.4
of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, a person shall be
ineligible to receive a contract or subcontract funded with amounts made
available from a State water pollution control revolving fund established under
this title if the Administrator or a court determines that such person
intentionally—</text>
<paragraph id="HB30D6C3D7C3B41FB9321BB23D27B42FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affixed a label
bearing a <quote>Made in America</quote> inscription, or any inscription with
the same meaning, to any steel, iron, or manufactured goods that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0160C644BAF54FEB86A5FAD6079BD490"><enum>(A)</enum><text>were used in a
project to which this section applies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1B322D9399748EC9C6712DAF93C619D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>were not produced
in the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H77DA933E4B334ED5ACC9CBCD87B78B35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>represented that
any steel, iron, or manufactured goods were produced in the United States
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBBCA204BA0D1487EB99D4ECB4DC554AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>were used in
projects to which this section applies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEA533CBB6664BC191573C25835FE31F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>were not produced
in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAC412E8F89B74CBA97E02F61E1BE5E69"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consistency with
international agreements</header>
<paragraph id="H2F243C6869E946939A6A023F8891E572"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>This section shall be applied in a manner that is
consistent with United States obligations under international
agreements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7A890DD4757487DB92ECCD03D9AC5FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of
foreign countries in violation of international agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall prohibit the use of
steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in a foreign country in a project
funded with amounts made available from a State water pollution control
revolving fund established under this title, including any project for which
the Administrator has made a finding under subsection (b), if the
Administrator, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative,
determines that the foreign country is in violation of the terms of an
agreement with the United States by discriminating against steel, iron, or
manufactured goods that are produced in the United States and covered by the
agreement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB548267CE6E645B5A973AF66B18019F5"><enum>1308.</enum><header>Economic
hardship waiver</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding the requirements of section
602(b)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)(2)),
for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency may waive the requirement that a State deposit an amount
equal to 20 percent of the State’s annual capitalization grant into the State’s
water pollution control revolving fund established under title VI of that Act
if the Administrator determines that the State is currently experiencing a
local, statewide, or regional economic hardship and that providing such a
deposit would adversely impact the State’s ability to restore and maintain the
chemical, physical, and biological integrity of waters located within the
State.</text>
</section><section id="H9B211B00259A4A4FBB9EDE9D97A3F1CA"><enum>1309.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 610
(as redesignated by section 1307 of this Act) is amended by striking paragraphs
(1) through (5) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H389BEBD0990E4D5B986FB65C718743FA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6D7D0DAD0A084106AA62CBE4BDE9F327"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$2,400,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C4C88C54607439EAB5045715430DB0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,700,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A6CAC68B6A1427E91797B749DCCEE13"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$2,800,000,000 for
fiscal year 2014;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8101FA0B57B7460994E9ED8726E4A511"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$2,900,000,000 for
fiscal year 2015; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11905889A87E4AC5AB8DBBB863BFE107"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$3,000,000,000 for
fiscal year
2016.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H7DEFC983A1B344FF98A503AED2C77973"><enum>D</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<section id="H30E6C513EF2C4B7586347530674106B4"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Definition of
treatment works</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502
(33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAED7D1EEA74C4A31B19A2F2C0D0C1880" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H787E6203F76F49E2A9BCC141FDD15F8F"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Treatment
works</header><text>The term <term>treatment works</term> has the meaning given
that term in section
212.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H4965C0A3D0FE4316AAA969E35D4DA3D0"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Funding for
Indian programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 518(c)
(33 U.S.C. 1377) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3EC6BD66A98D4819837B473222FC0D76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Administrator</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7CB9C2F742B5482B97694222753DB6B4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFB23F7D2EDDC4EFCBCD20B2E5367ABBA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal years
1987–2011</header><text>The
Administrator</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68D526452D4E4829BF75FF338C64BB16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as so designated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H72E1386AF3D44B92B531A7645B73DB05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and ending before October 1, 2011,</quote> after <quote>1986,</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20AF6F133D284365A9759EF273BADBE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
second sentence; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF43CB734B4A841B788C3A93B11491605"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H017138D5C9EC48038D550C6232427276" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H57F3BA983B4F4511AAA65E8180030AC8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012
and thereafter</header><text>For fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Administrator shall reserve, before allotments to the States
under section 604(a), not less than 0.5 percent and not more than 2.0 percent
of the funds made available to carry out title VI.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86C80706ADEB416FB8245C427CDD9238"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds reserved under this subsection shall be available
only for grants for projects and activities eligible for assistance under
section 603(c) to serve—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB5A364647C1C43D08885080B158BD7D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Indian tribes (as
defined in section 518(h));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D772B9704104F88ABD99AFB1B7D6AF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>former Indian
reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE01EF08CD6743D0816836F2F85C5A5E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Native villages
(as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1602)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="H820BF6CBF5B34952BBB87DD2D52E5EBD"><enum>E</enum><header>Tonnage
Duties</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB65E976BFA8E41C181D4B2CCBE6DFCA8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Tonnage
duties</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HB8E56700ECC24DCA92E312FDA0B455F2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 60301 of title 46, United States Code, is amended
by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H244C180EB698423A8501A722B9A44AA9" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="HA8863FC7425D44DEA94084CD78F8E880"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Lower
rate</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC3B9ECA2FF9741E4BA1FFE91F7C87552"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Imposition of
duty</header><text>A duty is imposed at the rate described in paragraph (2) at
each entry in a port of the United States of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA6ABDED99F7748CC8C71F0C3496C997C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a vessel entering
from a foreign port or place in North America, Central America, the West Indies
Islands, the Bahama Islands, the Bermuda Islands, or the coast of South America
bordering the Caribbean Sea; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H069B014A797543068C8A3F3C944BE49A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a vessel returning
to the same port or place in the United States from which it departed, and not
entering the United States from another port or place, except—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HEE2FD7CC369A44D49177BD0AB5DEF424"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a vessel of the
United States;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HBE7FB91DA583443FBA68A848DA6D884E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a recreational
vessel (as defined in section 2101 of this title); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HCAC5C44CD7E44C4D8DF11919D85B4B3D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a barge.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H66BE1BEBB34A4ED4BB9B334B44F1F842"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rate</header><text>The
rate referred to in paragraph (1) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCA11FE387FC1427EBB5650BBCD9D2270"><enum>(A)</enum><text>4.5 cents per ton
(but not more than a total of 22.5 cents per ton per year) for fiscal years
2006 through 2011;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H01272E8549AC46DEBC50A40E83AC94F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">9.0 cents per ton (but not more than a
total of 45 cents per ton per year) for fiscal years 2012 through 2021;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0BCDF2B912BD483DB414FA3C47BE0C4B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>2 cents per ton
(but not more than a total of 10 cents per ton per year) for each fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF7B334814D8E480C88CA378437BDF71F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Higher
rate</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H92C3441726FD404581F58ADDABC87F72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Imposition of
duty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A duty is imposed at the
rate described in paragraph (2) on a vessel at each entry in a port of the
United States from a foreign port or place not named in subsection
(a)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFA5B0C3C4E88468DAD7C8E602AFD3A89"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rate</header><text>The
rate referred to in paragraph (1) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H846AC1B50C114CDE871D5B873EAFA2B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>13.5 cents per ton
(but not more than a total of 67.5 cents per ton per year) for fiscal years
2006 through 2011;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1B2FA868431A4322BFF9F79A71157D2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">27 cents per ton (but not more than a total
of $1.35 per ton per year) for fiscal years 2012 through 2021, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H89840EE66D1F4012AA5A8BDB5078E9D4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>6 cents per ton
(but not more than a total of 30 cents per ton per year) for each fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H6B0498829B5D4CA68958DD202F58ADCF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Such title is further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC25965D248F74B3C96BAE01BFB940078"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
heading for subtitle VI and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EDCD31BE58C460489CB740A7D0F6561" style="USC">
<subtitle commented="no" id="HA9907DE1D9774D5C9F239F9A7BEC97C8"><enum>VI</enum><header>Clearance and
Tonnage
Duties</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB71AD293202D4AD89BC9A8D48FD3B836"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading for chapter 603, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="USC">Taxes</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="OLC">Duties</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFCFB752BDEFC42FF960CA14EB7090D32"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the headings of
sections in chapter 603, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">taxes</header-in-text></quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">duties</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF0C6921F58B84526BEA6F4546469F9D1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the heading for
subsection (a) of section 60303, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">tax</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">duty</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA5892C8700AB41DF9036F0CD97BCA6E2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the text of
sections in chapter 603, by striking <quote>taxes</quote> each place it appears
and inserting <quote>duties</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9F288ECF2CFA44BC82277EA5914ADC68"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in the text of
sections in chapter 603, by striking <quote>tax</quote> each place it appears
and inserting <quote>duty</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HEA7C11DEBBBD4CA9AA59C822D5802CB6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
amendments</header><text>Such title is further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H438852B6B6AE45B68FA291A4B0961DC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the title
analysis by striking the item relating to subtitle VI and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31B7C8308ECA4DB3872BF674D3803DE7" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<multi-column-toc-entry bold="on" level="subtitle"><toc-enum>VI.
</toc-enum><level-header bold="on" level="subtitle">CLEARANCE AND TONNAGE
DUTIES</level-header><target>60101</target></multi-column-toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H620DA8CC31BD4252B1AC46078C057776"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the analysis for subtitle VI by striking
the item relating to chapter 603 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F5360DDDEA2485F8A95C63B6CB43D31" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<multi-column-toc-entry level="chapter"><toc-enum>603.</toc-enum><level-header level="chapter">Tonnage
Duties and Light
Money</level-header><target>60301</target></multi-column-toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC5778C31F7E1473390474118A3934D9C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the analysis
for chapter 603—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA71C3CC9B3FB4FF2881CA63B5A334320"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
items relating to sections 60301 and 60302 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16DA66A7328A465B9656F442EAD77011" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">60301. Regular tonnage duties.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">60302. Special tonnage
duties.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">and</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H205027CF20FC4E1A99008169E3B9DE49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
item relating to section 60304 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4375E0CC0BC64DB19CD4D9CC2DDF98E0" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">60304. Presidential suspension of tonnage
duties and light money.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Alternative Water
Source Projects</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42BD58BF1D9E43C0982E88C6DB043328"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Pilot program
for alternative water source projects</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H03E9F215DF5449E1BF679206EAB10CFC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Selection of
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 220(d)(2)
(33 U.S.C. 1300(d)(2)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: <quote>or whether the project is located in an area which is served
by a public water system serving 10,000 individuals or fewer</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9251237954AC4038BFACD670A2BCCF3D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 220(j)
(33 U.S.C. 1300(j)) is amended by striking <quote>$75,000,000 for fiscal years
2002 through 2004</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2012 through 2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Sewer Overflow
Control Grants</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H340E40BF150D4D16A43CCFFC7BA1C246" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3001.</enum><header>Sewer overflow
control grants</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H6707C15948654E0B9229EFA2E77C275C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative
Requirements</header><text>Section 221(e) (33 U.S.C. 1301(e)) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Water Pollution Control Act" id="HF6624AA6D6AA46D98E39AFB1C88E5911" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H671004E7F327453DAA98434DEAE2A015"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administrative
Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project that
receives assistance under this section shall be carried out subject to the same
requirements as a project that receives assistance from a State water pollution
control revolving fund under title VI, except to the extent that the Governor
of the State in which the project is located determines that a requirement of
title VI is inconsistent with the purposes of this section. For the purposes of
this subsection, a Governor may not determine that the requirements of title VI
relating to the application of section 513 are inconsistent with the purposes
of this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8759585568844436BCF9C9D61B7F0762"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 221(f)
(33 U.S.C. 1301(f)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7168762CDD4A4CA5BC78C061CA035E7F" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H9E2A4E1F872843F1B1DB3788D3D18BDC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H81265FE0A973477DAF28847276F8A0BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8E11FE6B78314D4A85180B973EA6858D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum
allocations</header><text>To the extent there are sufficient eligible project
applications, the Administrator shall ensure that a State uses not less than 20
percent of the amount of the grants made to the State under subsection (a) in a
fiscal year to carry out projects to control municipal combined sewer overflows
and sanitary sewer overflows through the use of green infrastructure, water and
energy efficiency improvements, and other environmentally innovative
activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF525A0937FD74756BE1515647ACFD8C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header><text>Section 221(g) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(g)) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6945258609BF41A98EF2F1D646C588FA" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H10FB0DE200F64CC997A04FEDA0FDA13A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDA1BD2A661824BC0BA3508639ED1611C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2012</header><text>Subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the
amounts appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2012 for making
grants to municipalities and municipal entities under subsection (a)(2) in
accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H256F2215494746788920841B2E488560"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2013
and thereafter</header><text>Subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall
use the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2013 and
each fiscal year thereafter for making grants to States under subsection (a)(1)
in accordance with a formula to be established by the Administrator, after
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, that allocates to each
State a proportional share of such amounts based on the total needs of the
State for municipal combined sewer overflow controls and sanitary sewer
overflow controls identified in the most recent survey conducted pursuant to
section 516 and any other information the Administrator considers
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H85C499FE5C8A476EBD87BDB3A055D1D8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
first sentence of section 221(i) (33 U.S.C. 1301(i)) is amended by striking
<quote>2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Clean Water Trust
Fund</header>
<section id="HEB07E0E918A04D8BB0F717108E9F5A14"><enum>4001.</enum><header>Establishment
of Clean Water Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the establishment of trust funds) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE75E162960DE4D7EBB4AC28D78FC2D68" style="OLC">
<section id="HF4766E06403D4025B3DDFAB64D20D899"><enum>9512.</enum><header>Clean Water
Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="H1DB8216CD76A4D50B36049B2424D3C0B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Creation of
trust fund</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United
States a trust fund to be known as the <quote>Clean Water Trust Fund</quote>,
consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to the Fund as
provided in this section or section 9602(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H316974370B2E4F76B7FE6BD4259137E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfers to
trust fund</header><text>There are hereby appropriated to the Clean Water Trust
Fund amounts equivalent to—</text>
<paragraph id="HF6DF2DEDDFCA4E45838AFE8CEFF48822"><enum>(1)</enum><text>fees, taxes, or
other sources of revenue specifically collected and deposited in the Fund or
received in the Treasury for the purposes provided in this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H66602521F3A647C09157E379917F6850"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any penalty paid
pursuant to section 309 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1319) (other than those that result of violations of section 311 of such
Act).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H74952ED40EA9419F9AC097BDB405314E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriation of
additional sums</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Clean Water Trust Fund such
additional sums as may be required to make the expenditures referred to in
subsection (d).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA7CF93C144114D89B074AFFD742B081A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expenditures</header><text>Amounts
in the Clean Water Trust Fund shall be available, as provided in appropriations
Acts, for the following purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="HDD5B40748A8946BA979D6A473572AB5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitalization grants under section 601 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H665CF52880F841F3A05E74C1E03D167F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Grants to States
and interstate agencies under section 106(a) of that Act (33 U.S.C.
1256(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H564EFA4C1192432D94DE420F5A477684"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Grants under
sections 104(b) and 104(g) of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b) and 1254(g)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7D8D2794AC1B433D99A12780D7FABD34"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To cover the cost of making direct loans or
guaranteeing obligations authorized under the <short-title>Water Pollution Control Investment
Act</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H35C5C4B32A4F4423B6435900D2631D5A"><enum>4002.</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VI (as amended by
section 1307 of this Act) is further amended by inserting after section 608 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2C826960C0874465A2A97F118540056F" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="HAF9F176637DE4BAE83218980E4E07311"><enum>609.</enum><header>Clean Water
Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="H90FEF063B8C5474AAD0B5DCDB9F000AD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall
allocate funds made available for a fiscal year out of the Clean Water Trust
Fund established by section 9512 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 among
eligible programs and activities as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HED5B5CEB3376471C92D22ACBF198F6E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>80 percent for
capitalization grants under section 604.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H587CBF49F8DD4E5A8DF6C754F2B3C08A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>10 percent to
cover the cost of making direct loans or guaranteeing obligations authorized
under the <short-title>Water Pollution Control Investment
Act</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H959078AD9BD44E949CBD115F6BC17653"><enum>(3)</enum><text>7.5 percent for
grants to States and interstate agencies under section 106(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDD5FE6C7264B45EE8DF927D3AE9626E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>2.5 percent for
grants under sections 104(b) and 104(g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H612C75F795C64C3CB379BFAEBFA463A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amounts made
available for capitalization grants</header><text>To the extent there are
sufficient applications, not less than 30 percent of the amounts allocated for
capitalization grants under subsection (a)(1) shall be used for one or more of
the following purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="H04C178B244CE4888A8FC493394EA1826"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Projects or
activities to address green infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBC0C91ED48B4858BC892D6864B0D17A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Water or energy
efficiency improvements or other environmentally innovative activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7CA4617DAEC8406FB8EB7E2735FC0EA1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The implementation
of best management practices or measures identified in an approved nonpoint
source management program under section
319.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H2C68345AC2EF40C38F963A97F0E7D39A"><enum>4003.</enum><header>Revenues for
Clean Water Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="H35A06F6A0FB44DBEBA3FE7335A8A8B24"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study on
identification of revenues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall undertake a study of potential funding
mechanisms and revenue sources for the Clean Water Trust Fund established by
section 9512(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this Act)
that are sufficient to support annual funding levels of at least
$10,000,000,000 for the purposes identified in section 9512(d) of that
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2A63914D41DF42D98E764DD2641C8099"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conduct of
study</header><text>In carrying out the study, the Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H533A8F095D524DFEA0FB8EE27F4640A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>take into
consideration whether potential funding mechanisms and revenue sources—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4309100E13084A26A4B365DCF594C881"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are broad
based;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70182BE177904E0BA6F5508D3C5CC785"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are equitably
allocated; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50C1F7DA493649E0953C32B272D79BAD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>can be efficiently
collected;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3B14866DF254C519616D2AB02F917EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>review and, to the
extent practicable, utilize existing studies and reports on potential sources
of revenue for a clean water trust fund, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F221786139245B89BD3DCA43644E1FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the report of the
Government Accountability Office entitled <quote>Clean Water Infrastructure: A
Variety of Issues Need to Be Considered When Designing a Clean Water Trust
Fund</quote> (GAO–09–037, May 2009); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58E44A2197644C28BDBAF0390CCC1FB8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the report of the
Environmental Protection Agency entitled <quote>Alternative Funding Study:
Water Quality Fees and Debt Financing Issues</quote> (EPA 832–R–96–001, June
1996);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF314C4B9FB0A489C915840F70043E541"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consult with
Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies, representatives of business and
industry, representatives of entities operating publicly owned treatment works,
representatives of conservation and environmental organizations,
representatives of ratepayer organizations, and other interested persons;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC225A4138FF45C7A3D546CB3A49147D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide the
opportunity for public hearings.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2012E695716E41D1BA28BC3683EEBB4F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director shall submit a report on the results of the study
to—</text>
<paragraph id="HCBA4180A1B954FD88EA0A710D87A70A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the
Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE87756635A2E464FB3664C6D85FD7F26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on
Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on
the Budget of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Water
Pollution Control Investment</header>
<section id="H3EB30BCDD10B4B45A40DE0198CF5A9B0"><enum>5001.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Water Pollution Control
Investment Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H62CC23BD52D642F68A51EC15076B3AED"><enum>5002.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the following definitions
apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H1ED1F3C308F14F8995D1ED7556E838AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H71029E1861CD44CB942BC63FC1B31C3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Borrower</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>borrower</term> means a
person who owes payments of interest or principal on an obligation guaranteed
under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H97EC2A7E24CF459F99D1D73DDD8A755D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost of a direct
loan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>cost of
a direct loan</quote> means the <quote>cost of a direct loan</quote> as that
term is used in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2
U.S.C. 661a(5)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H46F588220A68448BBFECE03DC9EC62B3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cost of a
guarantee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>cost
of a guarantee</term> means the <term>cost of a loan guarantee</term> as that
term is used in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2
U.S.C. 661a(5)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB94D97BBC5FD4FCC8F3AE8F03612AFB1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Direct
loan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>direct
loan</quote> has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3B39B8C7AFC431DB20C8D9162778341"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Guarantee</header>
<subparagraph id="H4233FAD49A5F4F61993E35155EE43698"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>guarantee</term> has the meaning given the
term <term>loan guarantee</term> in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE9C94834B5F46579A2DA2615DE13404"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
term <term>guarantee</term> includes a loan guarantee commitment (as that term
is defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C.
661a)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H512DA51CE03F463BA06726312408ED23"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Large water
infrastructure project</header>
<subparagraph id="HE2C68421A7624752BAE71BD49396F1AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>large water infrastructure project</term>
means a project for construction of a publicly owned treatment works that
qualifies for assistance under section 603(c) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(c)), but because of its significant scope and cost
is not likely to receive assistance under that Act, as determined by the
Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBCD00FCBD2344229441E8DB3E2912B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The
Administrator shall issue guidelines for determining whether a project
qualifies as a large water infrastructure project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF4E4764B721F4062AF1A1F0D30E4F44A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Obligation</header><text>The
term <term>obligation</term> means a loan or other debt obligation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93ABD9AF21D04D2F9C3FB080B91BB26A"><enum>(9)</enum><header>State
infrastructure financing authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>State infrastructure
financing authority</quote> means the State entity established or designated by
the Governor of a State to receive a capitalization grant provided by, or
otherwise carry out the requirements of, title VI of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et. seq.).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE75967641C5646398596C2A571230E8A"><enum>5003.</enum><header>Direct
loans</header>
<subsection id="H1098073B5B1E43BDAEEE0861FF513E21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE848E432AB514C099F4B058AF972E7A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of
loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
make a direct loan to a State infrastructure financing authority for use in the
same manner, and subject to the same terms and conditions (unless otherwise
specified in this section), as a capitalization grant made under section 601 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1831).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83C6381ED3C04F94AE8DFEA702931B05"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
may make a loan under this section on such terms and conditions (including
requirements for audits) as the Administrator determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7257DA04988646D2AF256D105CA01651"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="HA6DC5716F54242B7961E32E60695436C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Maximum
amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of a loan
made under this section to a State infrastructure financing authority shall not
exceed the applicable percentage for the State establishing such authority of
the total amount available under this title for disbursement, based on the
allotment for the State in accordance with section 604 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C7AF07877824F87A8B5AC2863A42DB7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term of
loan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The final maturity date
of a loan made under this section shall not be later than 35 years after the
date on which funds are disbursed to a State infrastructure financing
authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91C50CC8732848E397C90E973B17F6C9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Interest
rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
make a loan under this section only if the Administrator determines that the
interest rate on the loan is appropriate, taking into account the prevailing
rate of interest in the private sector for similar loans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H372F4C056D284341B37EBF1639A5AFE9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall require a State
infrastructure financing authority receiving a loan under this section to use a
rate covenant, coverage requirement, or similar security feature adequate to
ensure loan repayment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1CEC5AE251874810AC9326C0964542C4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Repayment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H27194090B4CD4C0A9FF6FFEC0FF06234"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall set a repayment
schedule for each loan made under this section based on the projected cash flow
to the State infrastructure financing authority, including consideration of the
effect on such cash flow of the security features described in paragraph
(4).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC40C6D44339480699B07B312A093833"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Commencement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scheduled loan repayments of principal or
interest on a loan made under this section shall commence not later than 5
years after the date on which the loan is made.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E995F4BB11B4B3DAB98120D0C377CD4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deferral of
payments</header>
<clause commented="no" id="H88628E0CBF0D4DBB85333585E551E773"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Administrator determines that a State
infrastructure financing authority lacks the resources to make scheduled
payments on a loan made under this section based on circumstances not
foreseeable at the time the loan is made, the Administrator may allow for the
deferral of such payments.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE639CC8FEF4B47E18059D108502BC288"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Interest</header><text>Any
payment deferred under clause (i) shall—</text>
<subclause id="H849F7CB3176F484A93C28D99A41AD273"><enum>(I)</enum><text>continue to accrue
interest until fully repaid; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H84EDF90D439D4B3883CF2C9FADF47AFB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>be amortized over
the remaining term of the loan.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H111F71F676234A02BAAEA58A4549B701"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Prepayment</header><text>Payments
on the loan may be made in advance with no penalty.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0F8910251BF5495E904F855FB2E4B348"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sale of
loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After notifying the
State infrastructure financing authority, the Administrator, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, may sell a loan made under this section, if
the Administrator determines that the sale can be made on favorable
terms.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD55D9B7D34F44D30B870F921CC808AA7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
requirements</header><text>The requirements of sections 211, 511(c)(1), and 513
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1291, 1371(c)(2), and
1372) apply to the construction of a project carried out in whole or in part
with assistance made available through a loan under this section in the same
manner as treatment works for which grants are made available under the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H512099BC800E467FA5AE5A922DD26478"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall charge and collect
fees from State infrastructure financing authorities receiving loans under this
section in amounts the Administrator determines are sufficient to cover the
administrative expenses associated with carrying out this section and, as
provided in advance in appropriations Acts, use such amounts to cover such
expenses.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8F2A181B10A14AD6B9B0579C80E04F60"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Records;
Audits</header>
<paragraph id="HEB57BB7E01A84F6996545B43B8AECA95"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State
infrastructure financing authority receiving a loan under this section shall
keep such records and other pertinent documents as the Administrator shall
prescribe by regulation, including such records as the Administrator may
require to facilitate an effective audit of loans made under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6789F98191B4218A092C92D470ABC56"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The
Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United States, or their duly
authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audits, to
records and other pertinent documents kept under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE303B8E8353B4845B80302FAB3311B2F"><enum>5004.</enum><header>Guarantees</header>
<subsection id="H1E7B61243EC648B59EB1BDC1F54F3F15"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2DD9562AC89640B8B32DE0E184201A0F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of
guarantees</header><text>The Administrator may make a guarantee under this
title for an obligation for construction of a large water infrastructure
project in accordance with the requirements of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5086C492166244ECAC76E216A256E9CF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0577658CC208484AB24B14B5866524D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish criteria
for selecting among large water infrastructure projects in making guarantees
under this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6697CFB0E3984933A47BB2A6FA8562BB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing selection criteria under
this paragraph, the Administrator shall include consideration of the
following:</text>
<clause id="H55606AF383BA41DEA9196AC720A67FC2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the project is
nationally or regionally significant.</text>
</clause><clause id="H82FEDE142C1347E191DC6FDE73690DE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The
creditworthiness of the project, including a determination by the Administrator
that any financing has appropriate features to ensure repayment.</text>
</clause><clause id="H4FCE6DEA2E434C7D9E733AB5A0B9F51D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The extent to
which the project uses new technologies that enhance the environmental benefits
of the project.</text>
</clause><clause id="H88AE044461F746BC90EF797F5CC66389"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The cost of a guarantee under this
title.</text>
</clause><clause id="H88062E5608C241EE8D8B30F801890F3B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The
extent to which the project helps restore, maintain, or protect the
environment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC8ABE55DC0A6431CA8D5312989A6BFCE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fiscal year
limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
may not utilize more than 10 percent of the funds made available under this
title for a fiscal year to make guarantees under this section during that
fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7770A80206E4A83B035433B94A2E5F4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
may make a guarantee for a large water infrastructure project under this title
on such terms and conditions (including requirements for audits) as the
Administrator determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5EBCF8CE56F14657B9602418B18637E5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall require a borrower
to use a rate covenant, coverage requirement, or similar security feature
adequate to ensure repayment of the obligation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDD8904AEEF9A4D71AA66BD0FB27B9D07"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guarantee
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H001B6F715CFC423F98FB36776AE96F6D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Probability of
repayment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
may make a guarantee under this title only if the Administrator determines that
there is a high probability of repayment by the borrower of the principal and
interest on the obligation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3A1CFD008EF447AA416BC393F7B2151"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header>
<subparagraph id="HF09DC763733D4DABB78563BB16A5A214"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Percentage of
total cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
may make a guarantee under this title only if the amount of the obligation does
not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the large water infrastructure
project, as estimated at the time at which the guarantee is issued.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H956A297365B24222B8DC23FB4E6B5DCC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Sufficiency</header><text>The
Administrator may make a guarantee under this title only if the Administrator
determines that the amount of the obligation, when combined with amounts
available from other sources, will be sufficient to carry out the
project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E3F12E4DC884B73966266E57FD073D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nonsubordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may make a guarantee
under this title only if the guarantee is not subordinate to other
financing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93B0C10A178D4F33870D54F9AA68B9B4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interest
rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
make a guarantee under this title only if the Administrator determines that the
interest rate on the obligation is appropriate, taking into account the
prevailing rate of interest in the private sector for similar obligations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8366E07D9354EFC94F1A2C0D8BB8D01"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may make a guarantee
under this title only if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBBB8E70270304390AE522922ABD22015"><enum>(A)</enum><text>repayment of the
obligation is required over a period not to exceed the lesser of—</text>
<clause id="HD8D3869629A84D5892544C420A16F380"><enum>(i)</enum><text>35
years; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H573CD78CE3B64F3B9F94A8CE2F706113"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">90 percent of the projected useful life of
the large water infrastructure project to be financed by the obligation (as
determined by the Administrator); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD9F286C39EF94F05B431740787BA1230"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">payments on the obligation are scheduled to
commence not later than 5 years after the date of substantial completion of the
large water infrastructure project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE3A1A5B960284F44AB239AD913E3ED3E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="HAA57BC86C9224287B990F0434A9F73C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal
sustainability plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator may make a guarantee for a large water infrastructure project
under this title only if the owner or operator of such project commits to
develop and implement a fiscal sustainability plan that meets the requirements
of section 603(d)(1)(E) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as added by
this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EC77FC3213C436F9B7BD9E704AB77A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority
list</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
make a guarantee for a large water infrastructure project under this title only
if such project is on a State priority list under section 603(g) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(g)), as amended by this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D802FD6050A42BF9742A153DC2C3001"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements
of sections 211, 511(c)(1), and 513 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1291, 1371(c)(2), and 1372) apply to the construction of a large
water infrastructure project carried out in whole or in part with financing
made available through an obligation guaranteed under this title in the same
manner as treatment works for which grants are made available under the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H26E6E25D5BCD4BA1BBCB416C29C9B8C4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Defaults</header>
<paragraph id="H0D55D2744DED46A69F4428BEF7FDF811"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payment by
Administrator</header>
<subparagraph id="H7884C5EA1AD9495792E2872B281C86BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a borrower
defaults on an obligation guaranteed under this title (as defined in
regulations promulgated by the Administrator and specified in the guarantee
contract), the holder of the guarantee shall have the right to demand payment
of the unpaid amount from the Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04A63539044E48CC8D82D20ADAA9C099"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payment
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within such period
as may be specified in the guarantee or related agreements, the Administrator
shall pay to the holder of a guarantee the unpaid interest on, and unpaid
principal of, the obligation guaranteed under this title as to which the
borrower has defaulted, unless the Administrator finds that there was no
default by the borrower in the payment of interest or principal or that the
default has been remedied.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DE6FB17110145E9AD2BF938D6382A46"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Forbearance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection precludes any
forbearance by the holder of a guarantee for the benefit of the borrower which
may be agreed upon by the parties to the obligation and approved by the
Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H08441953E5054D9A949F958D7CF8D736"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subrogation</header>
<subparagraph id="HA8F332829A1549CC86BCFDD06261E14E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Administrator makes a payment under paragraph (1),
the Administrator shall be subrogated to the rights of the holder of the
guarantee as specified in the guarantee or related agreements.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14B3B0070F48419591B6845C47213243"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Superiority of
rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rights of the
Administrator, with respect to any property acquired pursuant to a guarantee or
related agreements, shall be superior to the rights of any other person with
respect to the property.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A6DD79EFFAA410D8851089EC03E2FC0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Payment of
principal and interest by Administrator</header>
<paragraph id="H95FD103136D0497280B1B621208FE4C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>With respect to any obligation guaranteed under this
title, the Administrator may enter into a contract to pay, and pay, a holder of
the guarantee, for and on behalf of the borrower, from funds appropriated for
that purpose, the principal and interest payments which become due and payable
on the unpaid balance of the obligation if the Administrator finds that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE01D3DC745DA47E7948EE67110411222"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the borrower is
unable to meet the payments and is not in default;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9DC0E3F7AD7423C9C8B8D386DD458DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>it is in the
public interest to permit the borrower to continue to pursue the purposes of
the project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBA38FAADD6442E0AA4BFD8E9CCD4EBC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the probable net
benefit to the Federal Government in paying the principal and interest will be
greater than that which would result in the event of a default; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDA81FAF09AF4E01B1BA4541988ABEC1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State or region in which the project is
located is experiencing a period of local or regional economic hardship that
has affected the borrower's ability to meet the payments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8898DB5E59F401093839169298D0F31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
amount of the payment that the Administrator is authorized to pay under this
subsection shall be no greater than the amount of principal and interest that
the borrower is obligated to pay under the obligation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F12E05AC5FF4BB2888F566DF4CE6B86"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>A
payment may be made under this subsection only if the borrower agrees to
reimburse the Administrator for the payment (including interest) on terms and
conditions that are satisfactory to the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF7365021B2C3487EBF9EDE566A588750"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>The
Administrator shall charge and collect fees from borrowers for guarantees made
under this title in amounts the Administrator determines are sufficient to
cover the administrative expenses associated with carrying out this title and,
as provided in advance in appropriations Acts, use such amounts to cover such
expenses.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H35B7D33929034DBEA65650BD3AA664AB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Records;
audits</header>
<paragraph id="H8352C9997FA747AEAE9EF2E97B5E4EE6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A borrower shall keep
such records and other pertinent documents as the Administrator shall prescribe
by regulation, including such records as the Administrator may require to
facilitate an effective audit of guarantees made under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE72917D24E3C4E5AA6EAE3425E2830CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator and the Comptroller
General of the United States, or their duly authorized representatives, shall
have access, for the purpose of audits, to records and other pertinent
documents kept under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H14DB273401DE42F6872EF6F832B7B8F6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Full faith and
credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The full faith and
credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of all guarantees made
under this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFEB581618ECC419FB5CEF20557A0D3F7"><enum>5005.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H70AB401F0E3346FCB2D5F7228DE51B0B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to provide direct
loans and the costs of guarantees under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB6C19F8D0AAC49FC834DEE01D8E34E0C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Alternate
funding mechanism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With
respect to a guarantee for a large water infrastructure project under this
title, in lieu of funding such guarantee through a separate appropriation, the
borrower of the obligation to be guaranteed may pay a one-time guarantee fee to
the Administrator equal to the cost of the guarantee, and the Administrator may
use such fee, as provided in advance in appropriations Acts, to make such
guarantee.</text>
</subsection></section>