Amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Rivers and Harbors of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Eighty-fifth Congress, Second Session, on H. R. 11714, a Bill to Amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to Increase One of the Limitations on Grants for Construction from $250,000 to $500,000, and for Other Purposes. May 20, 21, and 22, 1958United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Rivers and Harbors U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958 - 250 pages Considers legislation to revise funding procedures and limitations on appropriations for Federal water pollution control programs. |
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$50 million 30 percent 84th Congress AFL-CIO allocation amendments amount appropriations assistance bill BLATNIK BLITCH bond BYRNE Chairman cities Committee on Public communities conference CONGRESS THE LIBRARY conservation construction grants cost County CRAMER D. C. DEAR District DOOLEY enactment eral estimated favor Federal aid Federal funds Federal Government Federal grants Federal Water Pollution Federal-State Action Committee financing fiscal fish Florida Genesee County hearings Hill-Burton Act House of Representatives increase industrial wastes interest JOHN BLATNIK Joint Federal-State Action legislation ment metropolitan area municipalities National Wildlife Federation participation pollution abatement Pollution Control Act pollution problem pollution-control population Potomac River proj projects proposed Public Health Service Public Law 660 recommendation record recreational responsibility Rivers and Harbors ROGERS Sanitary Engineers SCUDDER sewage treatment sewage-treatment plants sewers statement streams Subcommittee on Rivers tion treatment facilities treatment plants Washington waste-treatment Water Pollution Control water resources water supply
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Page 36 - It is the policy of the Congress to recognize, preserve, and protect the primary responsibilities and rights of States to prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution...
Page 1 - State is due in part to any Federal institution or Federal construction activity, he may, prior to such reallocation, make an additional grant with respect to such project which will in his judgment reflect an equitable contribution for the need caused by such Federal institution or activity. Any sum made available to a State by reallotment under the preceding sentence shall be in addition to any funds otherwise allotted to such State under this Act.
Page 115 - In the development of such comprehensive programs due regard shall be given to the improvements which are necessary to conserve such waters for public water supplies, propagation of fish and aquatic life and. wildlife, recreational purposes, and agricultural, industrial, and other legitimate uses.
Page 1 - ... (1) No grant shall be made for any project pursuant to this section unless such project shall have been approved by the appropriate State water pollution control agency or agencies and by the...
Page 1 - That, in the case of a project which will serve more than one municipality (A) the Secretary shall, on such basis as he determines to be reasonable and equitable, allocate to each municipality to be served by such project its share of the estimated reasonable cost of such project, and shall then apply the limitations...
Page 148 - Secretary is authorized to make grants to any State, municipality, or intermunicipal or interstate agency for the construction of necessary treatment works to prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage or other waste into any waters and for the purpose of reports, plans, and specifications in connection therewith.
Page 1 - ... provided in this clause (2) to each such share as if it were a separate project to determine the maximum amount of any grant which could be made under this section with respect to each such share, and the total of all the amounts so determined or...
Page 1 - Secretary, on such basis as he determines to be reasonable and equitable and in accordance with regulations promulgated by him, to States having projects approved under this section for which grants have not been made because of lack of funds...
Page 44 - ... it is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to recognize, preserve, and protect the primary responsibilities and rights of the States in preventing and controlling water pollution...
Page 200 - ... 2. Liberalizing the financial provisions of the act by increasing the total loan and grant authorization and by raising the percentage of Federal contribution available for each project to cover at least 33% percent of the cost of the project, with no ceiling limitation as to the maximum amount; 3.