117 HR 1915 IH: Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-03-16
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1915
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 16, 2021
Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain water pollution control programs, and for other purposes.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021”.
2.

State management assistance
(a)

Authorization of appropriations
Section 106(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended—
(1)
by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (1); and
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
“(3)
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2021; and
(4)
$500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026;”.
(b)

Technical amendment
Section 106(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(e)) is amended by striking “Beginning in fiscal year 1974 the” and inserting “The”.
3.

Watershed pilot projects
Section 122 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1274(c)) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
“(c)

Requirements
The requirements of section 608 shall apply to any construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of treatment works receiving a grant under this section.
(d)

Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.” .
4.

Pilot program for alternative water source projects
(a)

Selection of projects
Section 220(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(b)

Committee resolution procedure
Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended by striking subsection (e) and redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively.
(c)

Requirements
Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended by inserting before subsection (i) the following:
“(h)

Requirements
The requirements of section 608 shall apply to any construction of an alternative water source project carried out using assistance made available under this section.”.
(d)

Definitions
Section 220(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300(i)(1)) is amended by striking “or wastewater or by treating wastewater” and inserting “, wastewater, or stormwater or by treating wastewater or stormwater”.
(e)

Authorization of appropriations
Section 220(j) (33 U.S.C. 1300(j)) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by striking “a total of $75,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 through 2004” and inserting “$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026”.
5.

Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants
(a)

Non-Federal share
Section 221(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(e)) is amended by striking “section 513” and inserting “section 513, or the requirements of section 608,”.
(b)

Authorization of appropriations
Section 221(f)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301(f)(1)) is amended by striking “$225,000,000” and all that follows before the period and inserting “$400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026”.
6.

Grants for the treatment of emerging contaminants
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“222.

Emerging contaminants
(a)

In general
The Administrator shall award grants to owners of publicly owned treatment works to be used for the implementation of a pretreatment standard or effluent limitation developed pursuant to this Act for the introduction into a treatment works, or the discharge of, any pollutant that is a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or any pollutant identified by the Administrator as a contaminant of emerging concern.
(b)

Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.”.
7.

State water pollution control revolving funds
Section 607 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1387) is amended to read as follows:
“607.

Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $8,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.”.
8.

Indian Tribes
(a)

Authorization of appropriations
In addition to amounts otherwise made available under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), there is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to make grants, in cooperation with the Director of the Indian Health Service, to entities described in section 518(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1377) for—
(1)
projects and activities eligible for assistance under section 603(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1383); and
(2)
training, technical assistance, and educational programs related to the operation and management of treatment works eligible for assistance pursuant to such section 603(c).
(b)

No matching requirement
The Administrator may not require an entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) to provide, as a condition of receiving such grant, a share of the cost of the project or activity for which such grant was made.
(c)

Limitation
Not more than $2,000,000 of amounts made available in a fiscal year to carry out this section may be used for grants under subsection (a)(2).
(d)

Application of other requirements
The requirements of sections 513 and 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1372, 1388) shall apply to any project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of treatment works for which a grant is received under subsection (a).