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75 Stat. 208; Ante, p. 907. 33 USC 466g.

70 Stat. 506. 33 USC 4661.

Audit of Books, etc., 79 Stat. 910.

75 Stat. 206.

33 USC 466d.

33 USC 466e.

33 USC 466g.

enter such judgment and orders enforcing such judgment as the public interest and the equities of the case may require.

"(6) Nothing in this subsection shall (A) prevent the application of this section to any case to which subsection (a) of this section would otherwise be applicable, or (B) extend Federal jurisdiction over water not otherwise authorized by this Act.

"(7) In connection with any hearings under this section no witness or any other person shall be required to divulge trade secrets or secret processes."

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(b) Paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of the section of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act herein redesignated as section 10 is amended by striking out the final period after the third sentence of such subsection and inserting the following in lieu thereof: "; or he finds that substantial economic injury results from the inability to market shellfish or shellfish products in interstate commerce because of pollution referred to in subsection (a) and action of Federal, State, or local authorities."

SEC. 6. The section of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act hereinbefore redesignated as section 12 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:

"(d) Each recipient of assistance under this Act shall keep such records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such assistance is given or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.

"(e) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients that are pertinent to the grants received under this Act.”

SEC. 7. (a) Section 7 (f) (6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as that section is redesignated by this Act, is amended by striking out "section 6(b) (4).” as contained therein and inserting in lieu thereof "section 8(b) (4).".

(b) Section 8 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as that section is redesignated by this Act, is amended by striking out "section 5" as contained therein and inserting in lieu thereof "section 7".

(c) Section 10(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as that section is redesignated by this Act, is amended by striking out "subsection (g)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (h)”.

(d) Section 10(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as that section is redesignated by this Act, is amended by striking out "subsection (e)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (f)".

33 USC 466h.

(e) Section 11 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 75 Stat. 210. Act, as that section is redesignated by this Act, is amended by striking out "section 8 (c) (3)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 10(d) (3)" and by striking out "section 8(e)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 10(f)".

SEC. 8. This Act may be cited as the "Water Quality Short title. Act of 1965".

Approved October 2, 1965.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

House reports: No. 215 (Committee on Public Works) and No. 1022 (Committee of Conference).

Senate report No. 10 (Committee on Public Works).

Congressional Record, volume 111 (1965):

January 28: Considered and passed Senate.

April 28: Considered, and passed House, amended.

September 21: House and Senate agreed to conference report.

Public Law 87-88

87th Congress, H.R. 6441

July 20, 1961

AN ACT To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for a more effective program of water pollution control, and for other purposes

Pollution

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the last sentence of section 1(a) of Federal Water the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Control Act 466 (a)) is amended to read as follows: "To this end, the Amendments Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (herein- 70 Stat. 498. after in this Act called the 'Secretary') shall administer

this Act."

of 1961.

466g. 4661.

(b) Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8(c) (3), and the first 38 USC 466asentence of section 10(a), of such Act are each amended by striking out "Surgeon General" and "Surgeon General's" wherever they appear therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary" and "Secretary's", respectively.

(c) Sections 4(a) and 7(c) of such Act are each amended by striking out "Public Health Service" and inserting in lieu thereof "Department of Health, Education, and Welfare".

(d) Sections 7(a) (2) (B) and 10(b) of such Act are each amended by striking out "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary".

(e) Section 10(a) of such Act is amended by striking out the second and third sentences thereof.

SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 2." and by inserting at the end of such section the following:

control.

"(b) (1) In the survey or planning of any reservoir by Water quality the Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, or other Federal agency, consideration shall be given to inclusion of storage for regulation of streamflow for the purpose of water quality control, except that any such storage and water releases shall not be provided as a substitute for adequate treatment or other methods of controlling waste at the source.

"(2) The need for and the value of storage for this Storage. purpose shall be determined by these agencies, with the advise of the Secretary, and his views on these matters shall be set forth in any report or presentation to the Con

75 Stat. 204. 75 Stat. 205.

Report to
Congress.

Research, etc.

Appropriation.

gress proposing authorization or construction of any reservoir including such storage.

"(3) The value of such storage shall be taken into account in determining the economic value of the entire project of which it is a part, and costs shall be allocated to the purpose of water quality control in a manner which will insure that all project purposes share equitably in the benefits of multiple-purpose construction.

"(4) Costs of water quality control features incorporated in any Federal reservoir or other impoundment under the provisions of this Act shall be determined and the beneficiaries identified and if the benefits are widespread or national in scope, the costs of such features shall be nonreimbursable."

SEC. 3. (a) The proviso in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of section 4 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended to read as follows: "Provided, That the Secretary shall report annually to the appropriate committees of Congress on his operations under this paragraph;".

(b) Section 4 of such Act is further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsections:

(d) (1) In carrying out the provisions of this section the Secretary shall develop and demonstrate under varied conditions (including conducting such basic and applied research, studies, and experiments as may be necessary):

"(A) Practicable means of treating municipal sewage and other waterborne wastes to remove the maximum possible amounts of physical, chemical, and biological pollutants in order to restore and maintain the maximum amount of the Nation's water at a quality suitable for repeated reuse;

"(B) Improved methods and procedures to identify and measure the effects of pollutants on water uses, including those pollutants created by new technological developments; and

"(C) Methods and procedures for evaluating the effects on water quality and water uses of augmented streamflows to control water pollution not susceptible to other means of abatement.

"(2) For the purposes of this subsection there is authorized to be appropriated not more than $5,000,000 for any fiscal year, and the total sum appropriated for such purposes shall not exceed $25,000,000.

"(e) The Secretary shall establish, equip, and maintain field laboratory and research facilities, including, but not limited to, one to be located in the northeastern area of the United States, one in the Middle Atlantic area, one in the southeastern area, one in the midwestern area, one in the southwestern area, one in the Pacific Northwest, and one in the State of Alaska, for the conduct of research, investigations, experiments, field demonstrations and studies, and training relating to the

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