[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 35 (Monday, March 27, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S1751]
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      CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REPORTS

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 324, S. 1730.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1730) to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide that certain environmental reports 
     shall continue to be required to be submitted.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1730) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1731

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

     SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS.

       (a) Water Quality Inventory.--Section 305(b) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1315(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Each'' and inserting 
     ``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 
     U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), each''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The'' and inserting 
     ``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 
     U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), the''.
       (b) Clean Water Needs Survey.--Section 516 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375) is amended by 
     striking ``The'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 3003 
     of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), 
     the''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) the date of enactment of this Act; or
       (2) December 19, 1999.

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