[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 139 (Wednesday, August 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5860-S5861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2514. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for 
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        In paragraph (1) of the matter under the heading ``State 
     and Tribal Assistance Grants'' under the heading 
     ``ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'' in title VI of division 
     J, strike the second and third provisos and insert ``Provided 
     further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act 
     shall not be subject to the matching or cost share 
     requirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3), or 202 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding the requirements of section 603(d) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act, for the funds provided 
     under this paragraph in this Act, each State shall use not 
     less than 50 percent of the amount of its capitalization 
     grants to provide additional subsidization to eligible 
     recipients in the form

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     of assistance agreements with 100 percent forgiveness of 
     principal or grants, or any combination of these:''.
       In paragraph (2) of the matter under the heading ``State 
     and Tribal Assistance Grants'' under the heading 
     ``ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'' in title VI of division 
     J, strike the second and third provisos and insert ``Provided 
     further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act 
     shall not be subject to the matching or cost share 
     requirements of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements 
     of section 1452(f) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the 
     funds provided under this paragraph in this Act, each State 
     shall use not less than 50 percent of the amount of its 
     capitalization grants to provide additional subsidization to 
     eligible recipients in the form of assistance agreements with 
     100 percent forgiveness of principal or grants, or any 
     combination of these:''.
       In paragraph (3) of the matter under the heading ``State 
     and Tribal Assistance Grants'' under the heading 
     ``ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'' in title VI of division 
     J, strike the third proviso and insert ``Provided further, 
     That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act 
     deposited into Drinking Water State Revolving Funds shall be 
     provided to eligible recipients as assistance agreements with 
     100 percent principal forgiveness or as grants (or a 
     combination of these):''.
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