Local Water Protection Act

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 29 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to nonpoint source management, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 22, 2021 Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. RUBIO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reau- thorize certain programs relating to nonpoint source management, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Local Water Protection 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. 6 Section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 7 Act (33 U.S.C. 1329) is amended by striking subsection 8 (j) and inserting the following: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:56 Feb 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S29.IS S29 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 29 IS ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 2 appropriated to carry out subsections (h) and (i) 3 $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 4 2025, of which not more than $7,500,000 for each 5 fiscal year may be used to carry out subsection (i). 6 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available 7 under paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex- 8 pended.’’. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:56 Feb 04, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S29.IS S29 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS