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"(c) The Administrator is authorized to make grants to persons 2 for research and demonstration projects for prevention of pollution

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"(d) The Administrator is authorized to (1) make grants to persons for research and demonstration projects with respect to new and im7 proved methods of preventing and abating waste pollution from agri8 culture, and (2) disseminate, in cooperation with the Secretary of 9 Agriculture, such information obtained under this subsection and subsection (o) of section 104 as will encourage and enable the adoption of such methods in the agricultural industry.

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"(e) Federal grants under subsection (a) of this section shall be 13 subject to the following limitations:

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"(1) No grant shall be made for any project unless such project shall have been approved by the appropriate State water pollution control agency or agencies and by the Administrator;

"(2) No grant shall be made for any project in the amount exceeding 75 per centum of the estimated reasonable cost thereof as determined by the Administrator; and

“(3) No grant shall be made for any project unless the Administrator determines that such project will serve as a useful demonstration for the purpose set forth in clause (1) or (2) of subsection (a).

"(f) Federal grants under subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall be subject to the following limitations:

"(1) No grant shall be made in excess of $1,000,000;

"(2) No grant shall be made for more than 70 per centum of the cost of the project; and

"(3) No grant shall be made for any project under subsection (c) unless the Administrator determines that such project will serve a useful purpose in the development or demonstration of a new or improved method of treating industrial wastes or otherwise preventing pollution of waters by industry, which method shall have industry-wide application.

"(g) For the purpose of this section there are authorized to be 36 appropriated $70,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and 37 for each fiscal year thereafter, and from such appropriations at least 10 per centum of the funds actually appropriated in each fiscal year shall be available only for the purposes of subsection (d).".

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SEC. 7. (a) Section 7 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is 42 redesignated as Section 106.

GRANTS FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS

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(b) Section 106, as redesignated, is further amended to read as 44 follows:

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"SEC. 106. (a)(1) Beginning in fiscal year 1972 and each year 46 thereafter, the Administrator, subject to the limitations of paragraph 47 (2) of this subsection, is authorized to make grants to State water 48 pollution control agencies and interstate agencies to assist such State 49 and interstate agencies

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"(A) in developing and carrying out plans for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of water quality standards under this Act;

"(B) in the training of water pollution control personnel of public agencies; and

"(C) in assisting political subdivisions of a State, including intrastate basin agencies, in developing and carrying out effective water pollution control programs under this Act.

"(2) The Administrator shall make grants to any such State or 10 interstate agency if the Administrator determines such State or interstate agency-

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"(A) will make such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Administrator may from time to time require, but at least annually, to carry out his functions under this Act; "(B) provides such accounting, budgeting, and other fiscal methods and procedures as are necessary for the proper and efficient administration of such State or interstate water pollution control program under this Act;

"(C) will employ a professional staff of trained personnel; "(D) provides a balanced personnel recruitment program, job classifications, and competitive salary schedules; and

"(E) provides the development and maintenance of planning capability including the capacity to evaluate river basin, regional, and metropolitan water quality plans.

"(3) In the event the state or interstate agency is required by State law to be represented by a State law enforcement officer or agency in 27 judicial proceedings to enforce water pollution control standards and 28 implementation plans, such state or interstate agency may transfer a 29 portion of any grant under this section which represents the contribution of the law enforcement officer or agency to the water pollution 31 control program of the State or interstate agency. Such transferred 32 portion shall be matched by the State law enforcement officer or agency in the same manner as the State or interstate agency matches the basic grant.

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"(4) No such State or interstate agency shall receive any grant 36 under this section during any fiscal year when its expenditures of non37 Federal funds for other than nonrecurrent expenditures for water 38 pollution control programs will be less than its expenditures were for 39 such programs during the preceding fiscal year; and no such agency 40 shall receive any grant under this section with respect to the mainte41 nance of a program for the prevention and control of water pollution 42 unless the Administrator is satisfied that such grant will be so used as to supplement and, to the extent practicable, increase the level of 44 State, local, or other non-Federal funds that would, in the absence of 45 such grant, be made available for the maintenance of such program, 46 and will in no event supplant such State, local, or other non-Federal 47 funds.

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"(b)(1) From the sums available therefor in the fiscal year ending 2 June 30, 1972, and for each succeeding fiscal year thereafter, the 3 Administrator shall from time to time make allotments to the several 4 States, in accordance with regulations promulgated by him, on the basis of population. The population of the several States shall be 6 determined on the basis of the latest figures furnished by the Department of Commerce.

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"(2) Except as provided in subsection (e), from the allotment of each State made under paragraph (1) of this subsection for any fiscal 10 year, the Administrator shall make grants to such State in an amount 11 equal to its Federal share (as determined under this subsection) of the cost of carrying out the State program of pollution control under this Act.

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"(3) The Federal share for any State shall be 100 per centum less 15 that percentage which bears the same ratio to 50 per centum as the per capita income of such State bears to the per capita income of the 17 United States, except that (A) the Federal share shall in no case be more than 66% per centum or less than 33% per centum, and (B) 19 the Federal share for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam shall 20 be 66% per centum. The Federal share shall be determined and 21 promulgated by the Administrator between July 1 and September 30 22 of each even-numbered year, on the basis of the average of the per 23 capita incomes of the States and of the United States for the three 24 most recent consecutive years for which satisfactory data are available from the Department of Commerce. As used in this subsection, the 26 term 'United States' means the fifty States and the District of Co27 lumbia.

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"(c) From the sums available therefor for the fiscal year ending 29 June 30, 1972, and for each succeeding fiscal year thereafter, the 30 Administrator shall from time to time make allotments to interstate 31 agencies, in accordance with the regulations, to be prescribed by him, 32 on such basis as the Administrator finds reasonable and equitable. He 33 shall from time to time pay to each such agency from its allotment, an 34 amount equal to such portion of the cost of carrying out its program of 35 pollution control under this Act as may be determined in accordance 36 with such regulations. The regulations relating to the portion of the 37 cost of carrying out a plan of an interstate agency which shall be borne 38 by the United States shall be designed to place such agency, so far as 39 practicable, on a basis similar to that of the States.

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"(d) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated the following sums, to remain available until expended, to carry out the purposes 42 of subsections (a) through (c) of this section-

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"$15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972;
"$20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973;

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"$25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974;

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"$30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975; and

"$30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976.

"(e) (1) In addition to the grants authorized pursuant to subsections 49 (a), (b), and (c) of this section; the Administrator shall make grants to

1 State water pollution control agencies and interstate agencies for each 2 fiscal year through the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976 in an amount 3 equal to (A) 100 per centum of the cost of that portion of any 4 such State or interstate water pollution control program which the 5 Administrator determines is necessary to carry out the (i) specific 6 functions established under sections 302, 303, 304, and 305; (ii) dele7 gated functions under sections 306, 307, and 402; and (iii) certification 8 functions under section 401 of the National Water Quality Standards 9 Act of 1971; or (B) 75 per centum of the cost of the total State or 10 interstate water pollution control program, whichever is greater. "(2) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 12 necessary to implement this subsection.

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"(3) The Administrator shall within 90 days of enactment of this 14 section report to the Congress providing an estimate of the cost necessary to implement this subsection."

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AREA ACID AND OTHER MINE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

DEMONSTRATIONS

SEC. 8. (a) Section 14 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is redesignated as section 107.

(b) Section 107, as redesignated, is further amended by striking 21 "Secretary" wherever it appears and inserting "Administrator”.

POLLUTION CONTROL IN GREAT LAKES

SEC. 9. (a) Section 15 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is redesignated as section 108.

(b) Section 108, as redesignated, is further amended by striking 26 "Secretary" wherever it appears and inserting "Administrator".

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TRAINING GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

SEC. 10. (a) Section 16 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is redesignated as section 109.

(b) Section 109, as redesignated, is further amended by striking 31 "Secretary" wherever it appears and inserting "Administrator".

APPLICATION FOR TRAINING GRANT OR CONTRACT: ALLOCATION OF
GRANTS OR CONTRACTS

SEC. 11. (a) Section 17 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 35 is redesignated as section 110. 36

(b) Section 110, as redesignated, is further amended (1) by striking 37 "Secretary" wherever it appears and inserting "Administrator"; (2) 38 by striking "16" in the first sentence of subsection (1) and inserting 39 "109"; (3) by striking "16" and "18" in paragraph (A) of subsection 40 (1) and inserting "109" and "111" respectively; and (4) by striking "16" in subsection (2) and inserting "109".

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AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS

SEC. 12. (a) Section 18 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 44 Act is redesignated as section 111.

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(b) Section 111, as redesignated, is further amended by striking 46 "Secretary" wherever it appears and inserting "Administrator".

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DEFINITIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 13. (a) Section 19 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 3 is redesignated as section 112.

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(b) Section 112, as redesignated, is further amended (1) by striking 5 "Secretary" wherever it appears and inserting "Administrator"; and 6 (2) by striking "16" and "19" in subsections (1) and (2) and inserting 7 "109" and "112" respectively.

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ALASKA VILLAGE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

SEC. 14. (a) Section 20 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is redesignated as section 113.

(b) Section 113, as redesignated, is further amended by striking 12 "Secretary" wherever it appears and inserting “Administrator”.

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SEC. 15. (a) The Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended to add a new title II.

(b) Section 8 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is redesignated as section 201.

27 (c) Section 201, as redesignated, is further amended to read as 28 follows:

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"PURPOSE

29 "SEC. 201. Beginning in fiscal year 1972, the Administrator, in 30 accordance with the provisions of this title, is authorized to make 31 grants to any State, municipality, or intermunicipal or interstate agency for the construction of treatment works to provide for the treatment of sewage and other wastes of any kind or description prior to the discharge thereof into any waters or otherwise, for the purpose of 35 achieving water quality standards or recycling or reusing water at the most economical cost over the estimated reasonable life of the works, 37 and for the purpose of reports, plans, and specifications made in connection therewith."

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(d) Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as added 40 by this section is further amended to add nine new sections as follows:

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"FEDERAL SHARE

"SEC. 202. The amount of any grant for approved treatment works under this Title shall be 60 per centum of the estimated reasonable cost (as determined by the Administrator) thereof; except, that the amount of such grant shall be increased to 75 per centum of such estimated reasonable cost if the State agrees to pay, by grant, not 46 less than 15 per centum of the cost of any treatment works constructed 47 in such State.

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