,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjad ,mr4 
,reed 7for himself and ,mr4 ,murphy of  
,florida7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide assistance to      
communities affected by total maximum   
daily loads established by the          
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,impaired ,waters   
,improvement ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in
 this ,act1 the following definitions   
apply3  7#a7 ,administrator ,the term   
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency4  7#b7 ,covered ,,tmdl ,the term
 covered ,,tmdl means a total maximum   
daily load for nitrogen1 phosphorus1 or 
sediment established under section      
#cjc7;d7 of the ,federal ,water         
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 

#acac7;d774  7#c7 ,covered ,,tmdl       
jurisdiction  7,a7 ,in general ,the term
 covered ,,tmdl jurisdiction means a    
geographic area that is subject to a    
covered ,,tmdl4  7,b7 ,inclusion of     
,chesapeake ,bay ,the term covered      
,,tmdl jurisdiction includes the        
geographic area subject to total maximum
 daily load for pollutants for the      
,chesapeake ,bay and its tidal          
tributaries established by the          
,administrator on ,december #bi1 #bjaj1 
and noticed at #gf ,fed4 ,reg4 #edi     
7,january #e1 #bjaa74  7#d7 ,publicly   
owned stormwater management practices   
,the term publicly owned stormwater     
management practices means techniques   
for managing and treating rainwater     
runoff that are the responsibility of   
the public sector1 including1 and by    
order of preference1 practices which--  
7,a7 utilize or mimic natural           
infiltration of rainwater into the      
ground2  7,b7 hold and treat runoff by  
allowing plant materials to take up     

pollutants2 and  7,c7 capture runoff and
 hold it for a period of time sufficient
 to allow pollutants to settle out or   
evaporate1 and which substantially      
reduce the volume of runoff in local    
waters during peak runoff periods4  7#e7
 ,treatment works ,the term treatment   
works has the meaning given the term in 
section #bab of the ,federal ,water     
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abib74  #c4 ,grants to assist covered  
,,tmdl jurisdictions  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,administrator of the              
,environmental ,protection ,agency may  
make grants to the owner or operator    
of--  7#a7 a publicly owned treatment   
works serving a covered ,,tmdl          
jurisdiction2  7#b7 publicly owned storm
 water management practices serving a   
covered ,,tmdl jurisdiction2 or  7#c7 a 
privately owned farm implementing       
methods to reduce discharges of         
nitrogen1 phosphorus1 or sediment in a  
covered ,,tmdl jurisdiction4  7b7       
,applications  7#a7 ,in general ,to be  

eligible for a grant under this section1
 an owner or operator referred to in    
subsection 7a7 shall submit to the      
,administrator an application at such   
time1 in such form1 and containing such 
information as the ,administrator may   
require4  7#b7 ,required information    
,the application1 at a minimum1 shall   
contain a description of how the amounts
 of the grant will be used to assist the
 applicant in meeting a covered ,,tmdl4 
7c7 ,award of grants  7#a7 ,in general  
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the         
,administrator shall award grants to    
applicants under this section on a      
competitive basis4  7#b7 ,considerations
 ,in awarding grants to applicants under
 this section1 the ,administrator shall 
consider--  7,a7 the demonstrated need  
of the applicant for the grant2 and     
7,b7 with respect to the project to be  
funded using the grant--  7i7 the       
effectiveness of any technologies that  
will be used2  7ii7 the ecological      
sensitivity of the geographic area      

involved2 and  7iii7 whether the use of 
existing facilities1 if any1 will be    
maximized4  7d7 ,use of grants  7#a7 ,in
 general ,a recipient of a grant under  
this section shall use the amounts of   
the grant to implement methods to reduce
 discharges of nitrogen1 phosphorus1 and
 sediment--  7,a7 using proven          
technology and practices2 or  7,b7 using
 an innovative practice1 subject to a   
determination by the ,administrator that
 the innovative practice is reasonably  
expected to reduce the discharges4  7#b7
 ,grants to farms  7,a7 ,engineering or 
consultation work for water storage     
projects ,in the case of a grant made to
 an owner or operator referred to in    
subsection 7a77#c71 amounts of the grant
 may be used for engineering or         
consultation work in designing a water  
storage project if--  7i7 the project   
complies with the limitation in         
paragraph 7#c72 and  7ii7 the project is
 completed within #e years of the date  
of receipt of the grant4  7,b7          

,repayment of certain grant amounts ,the
 ,administrator shall require repayment 
of a grant made to carry out a project  
described in subparagraph 7,a7 if the   
project is not completed within #e years
 of the date of receipt of the grant4   
7#c7 ,limitation ,a recipient of a grant
 under this section may not use the     
amounts of the grant--  7,a7 to pay the 
salary of any individual who is employed
 by the recipient as of the date of     
receipt of the grant2 or  7,b7 to pay   
the salary of any individual hired by   
the recipient after that date unless--  
7i7 the individual is an expert in the  
field of reducing discharges from       
treatment works2 and  7ii7 the recipient
 can demonstrate1 to the satisfaction of
 the ,administrator1 that the individual
 will assist in meeting a covered       
,,tmdl4  7e7 ,grant amount ,the         
,administrator may not make grants under
 this section to a grant recipient in an
 amount that exceeds #b1jjj1jjj in a    
fiscal year4  7f7 ,federal share ,the   

,federal share of the cost of a program 
or activity carried out using amounts   
from a grant received under this section
 may not exceed two-thirds of the cost  
of the program or activity4  #d4        
,impaired ,waters ,improvement ,fund    
7a7 ,increase in civil penalties  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,administrator shall   
prescribe by regulation an increase in  
the amount of a civil penalty assessed  
for a violation of the ,federal ,water  
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abea et seq474  7#b7 ,amount of        
increase ,the amount of the increase    
shall be #e percent of the civil penalty
 amount determined under that ,act for  
the violation4  7#c7 ,applicability ,the
 regulations shall apply the increased  
civil penalty amount only to violations 
occurring after the date of enactment of
 this ,act4  7b7 ,establishment of      
,impaired ,waters ,improvement ,fund    
7#a7 ,in general ,there is established  
in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states 
a trust fund to be known as the         

,impaired ,waters ,improvement ,fund4   
7#b7 ,transfer to fund ,there are hereby
 appropriated to the ,impaired ,waters  
,improvement ,fund for each of fiscal   
years #bjae through #bjai amounts       
equivalent to amounts received in the   
,treasury that are attributable to      
increases in civil penalty amounts      
assessed pursuant to subsection 7a7 or  
#ajj1jjj1jjj1 whichever is less4  7#c7  
,expenditures ,amounts in the ,impaired 
,waters ,improvement ,fund shall be     
available1 as provided in appropriations
 ,acts1 for making expenditures to carry
 out section #c4