[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 56 (Monday, April 1, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2158]
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  SA 242. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 201 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 268, making 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VI of division A, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 6__. STATE REVOLVING FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Clean water revolving fund.--The term ``clean water 
     revolving fund'' means a State water pollution control 
     revolving fund established under title VI of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.).
       (2) Drinking water revolving fund.--The term ``drinking 
     water revolving fund'' means a State drinking water treatment 
     revolving loan fund established under section 1452 of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12).
       (b) Authority.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to the transfer authority 
     provided under section 302(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     Amendments of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 300j-12 note; Public Law 104-
     182), during fiscal year 2019, if a State, in consultation 
     with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, determines that available funds in the clean water 
     revolving fund of the State could be used to address a threat 
     to public health as a result of heightened exposure to lead 
     in drinking water, the State may transfer an amount equal to 
     not more than 35 percent of the unobligated funds in the 
     clean water revolving fund of the State to the drinking water 
     revolving fund of the State for the purpose described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Purposes described.--The purpose referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is to provide additional subsidies to eligible 
     recipients to address the threat to public health described 
     in that paragraph in the form of--
       (A) forgiveness of principal;
       (B) negative interest loans;
       (C) grants; or
       (D) any combination of the subsidies described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C).
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