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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3700
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize grants
for technical assistance to rural, small, and tribal municipalities, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 4, 2021
Mr. DELGADO (for himself and Mr. VAN DREW) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reau-
thorize grants for technical assistance to rural, small,
and tribal municipalities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Water for Rural
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America Act’’.
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SEC. 2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO RURAL, SMALL, AND
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TRIBAL MUNICIPALITIES.
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(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 104(u) of the Fed-
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eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is
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amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘and (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘(7)’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’;
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and
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(3) by inserting ‘‘; and (8) not to exceed
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$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
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2026 for carrying out subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and
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(g), except that not less than half of the amounts so
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appropriated to carry out such subsections in each
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such fiscal year shall be used for carrying out sub-
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section (b)(8)’’ before the period at the end.
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(b) COMMUNICATION.—A nonprofit organization re-
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ceiving a grant under section 104(b)(8) of the Federal
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Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)) shall,
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prior to carrying out an activity using such grant funds,
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consult with the State in which such activity is to be car-
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ried out.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date
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of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Envi-
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ronmental Protection Agency shall submit to Congress a
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report that describes the implementation of the grants
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made under subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g) of section
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104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
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U.S.C. 1254) during the 2 fiscal years preceding the date
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of the report, including a description of the recipients and
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amounts of such grants.
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