1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STAFF PRINT (7) by adding new subsection (o) as follows and renumber accordingly: "(o) In carrying out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section the Administrator shall carry out a comprehensive study and research program to determine new and improved methods of preventing and abating water pollution from agriculture, including the legal, economic, and other implications of the use of such methods." (8) by striking renumbered subsection (p) and inserting the following: "(p) There is authorized to be appropriated (1) not to exceed 12 $65,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and for each 13 fiscal year thereafter, for carrying out the provisions of this section 14 other than subsections (g) and (o) and from such appropriation 10 15 per centum of the amount appropriated in any fiscal year shall be 16 expended only for the purposes of subsection (f); (2) not to exceed 17 $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, for carrying out 18 the provisions of subsection (g)(1); (3) not to exceed $2,500,000 for 19 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, for carryong out the provisions 20 of subsection (g) (2); and (4) not to exceed $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, for carrying out the provisions of subsection (0) 21 22 35 36 37 38 39 40 (1) a project which will demonstrate a new or improved method of controlling the discharge into any waters of untreated or inadequately treated sewage or other wastes from sewers which carry storm water or both storm water and sewage or other wastes, or (2) a project which will demonstrate advanced waste treatment and water purification methods (including the temporary use of new or improved chemical additives which provide substantial immediate improvement to existing treatment processes). or new or improved methods of joint treatment systems for municipal and industrial wastes; 41 and to include in such grants such amounts as are necessary for the 42 purpose of reports, plans, and specifications in connection therewith"(b) The Administrator shall review and approve or disapprove any research, survey, pilot, or demonstration program related to water 45 pollution control, or waste treatment or disposal which is conducted or supported by any Federal agency pursuant to any law or regulation. 43 44 46 00-223-71-2 COMMENTS "(e) Federal grants under subsection (a) of this section shall be 13 subject to the following limitations: 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "(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 Adniinistrator determines that such project will serve as a useful demonstration for the purpose set forth in clause (1) or (2) of subsection east of the project; and "(3) No grant shall be made for any project under subsection (e) 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 appropriated repede for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and 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).". GRANTS FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS SEC. 7. (a) Section 7 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Art is redesignated as Section 106. (b) Section 106, as redesignated, is further amended to read as 44 follows: "SEC. 106. (a)(1) Beginning in fiscal year 1972 and each year thereafter, the Administrator, subject to the limitations of paragraph (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~~~ #5,000,000 $350,000,000 COMMENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 STAFF PRINT "(A) in developing and carrying out plans for the implementstion, 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 interstate agency if the Administrator determines such State or interstate agency "(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 18 control program under this Act; 16 17 19 20 "(C) will employ a professional staff of trained personnel, "(D) provides a balanced personnel recruitment program, 21 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 22 ༄་ཚ ིངབས་ཚ་བ་མམཆ་་ 23 24 25 (3) In the event the state or interstate agency is required by State 26 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 34 grant 30 33 35 36 37 "(4) No such State or interstate ageary shall receive any grant under this section during any fiscal year when its expenditures of nonFederal 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 maintenance 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. 41 43 COMMENTS 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "(2) Except as provided in subsection (e), from the allotment of each State made under paragraph (1) of this subsection for any fiscal year, the Administrator shall make grants to such State in an amount 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. "(3) The Federal share for any State shall be 100 per centum less 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 United States, except that (A) the Federal share shall in no case be more than 6635 per centum or less than 3315 per centum, and (B) 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 must recent consecutive years for which satisfactory data are available 25 from the Department of Commerce. As used in this subsection, the term 'United States' means the fifty States and the District of Columbia. 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 "(c) From the sums available therefor for the fissal year ending 29 June 30, 1972, and for each succeeding fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall from time to time make allotments to interstate agencies, in accordance with the regulations, to be prescribed by him. on such basis as the Administrator finds reasonable and equitable. He shall from time to time pay to each such agency from its allotment, an 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. COMMENTS STAFF PRINT 1 State water pollution control agencies and interstate agencies for each 12 TRAINING GRANTS AND CONTRACTS SEC 10 (a) Section 16 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 29 is redesignated as section 109. (b) Section 109, as redesignated, is further amended by striking 31 "Secretary" wherever it appears and inserting "Administrator". 32 APPLICATION FOR TRAINING GRANT OR CONTRACT: ALLOCATION OF SEC. 11. (a) Section 17 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 35 is redesignated as section 110. (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". 41 COMMENTS 60-223-71-8 |