,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #h1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,higg9s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lev91    
,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4      
,d+ell1 ,ms4 ,moore1 & ,mr4 ,ryan (     
,ohio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat]         
,pollution ,control ,act to provide     
assi/ance = nutri5t removal te*nologies 
to ,/ates 9 ! ,great ,lakes ,sy/em4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,great ,lakes ,nutri5t ,removal         
,assi/ance ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s & purposes 
7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7     
ineffective wa/ewat] treatm5t is "o ( ! 
mo/ common s\rces ( wat] pollution2     
7#b7 nutri5t pollution1 p>ticul>ly      
phosphorus load+1 cont9ues to be "o ( ! 
mo/ significant wat] quality issues fac+
 ! ,great ,lakes ,sy/em2  7#c7 limit+   
phosphorus loads is key to controll+    
excessive algal gr[?1 & a coord9at$     

,great ,lakes ,sy/em-wide /rategy to    
*ange h[ nutri5ts are dis*>g$ is urg5t2 
&  7#d7 nutri5t removal te*nology is "o 
( ! mo/ reliable1 co/ effective1 &      
direct me?ods = r$uc+ ! fl[ ( phosphorus
 & o!r h>mful nutri5ts f po9t s\rces 9 !
 ,great ,lakes ,sy/em4  7b7 ,purposes ,!
 purposes ( ?is ,act are--  7#a7 to     
au?orize ! ,adm9i/rator ( !             
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to     
provide f9ancial assi/ance to ,great    
,lakes ,/ates & municipalities = use 9  
upgrad+ publically own$ wa/ewat]        
treatm5t plants 9 ! ,great ,lakes ,sy/em
 ) nutri5t removal te*nologies2 &  7#b7 
to fur!r ! goal ( re/or+ ! wat] ( !     
,great ,lakes ,sy/em to conditions t are
 protective ( human heal? & aquatic     
life4  #c4 ,sewage control te*nology    
grant program ,! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution
 ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et  
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  ,,vii ,,miscellane\s  #gja4    
,sewage control te*nology grant program 
7a7 ,grant program  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n 

lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all       
e/abli% a program )9 ! ,environm5tal    
,protection ,ag5cy to provide grants to 
,great ,lakes ,/ates1 & municipalities  
!re(1 to upgrade eligible facilities )  
nutri5t removal te*nologies4  7#b7      
,priority ,9 provid+ a grant "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all--  7,a7      
consult ) ! ,program ,(fice2 &  7,b7    
give priority to eligible facilities at 
:i* nutri5t removal te*nology upgrades  
w\ld--  7i7 produce ! greate/ nutri5t   
load r$uctions at po9ts ( dis*>ge2  7ii7
 result 9 ! greate/ environm5tal b5efits
 to ! ,great ,lakes ,sy/em2 &  7iii7    
help meet ! objectives relat$ to        
nutri5ts outl9$ 9 ,annex #d ( ! #bjab   
,great ,lakes ,wat] ,quality ,agreem5t4 
7#c7 ,application  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,on    
receipt ( an application f a ,/ate or   
municipality = a grant "u ?is section1  
if ! ,adm9i/rator approves ! reque/1 !  
,adm9i/rator %all transf] to ! ,/ate or 
municipality ! am\nt ( assi/ance det]m9$

 necess>y by ! ,adm9i/rator1 9          
consultation ) ! ,program ,(fice1 to    
c>ry out ! facility upgrades t are !    
subject ( ! application4  7,b7 ,=m ,an  
application submitt$ by a ,/ate or      
municipality "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be
 9 su* =m & %all include su* in=mation z
 ! ,adm9i/rator may prescribe4  7#d7    
,use ( funds ,a ,/ate or municipality t 
receives a grant "u ?is section %all use
 ! grant to upgrade eligible facilities 
) nutri5t removal te*nologies t are     
design$ to r$uce total nutri5ts 9       
dis*>g$ wa/ewat]4  7#e7 ,co/ %>+  7,a7  
,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ (      
upgrad+ any eligible facility z describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#a7 us+ funds provid$ "u   
?is section %all n exce$ #ee p]c5t4     
7,b7 ,non-,f$]al %>e ,! non-,f$]al %>e (
 ! co/s ( upgrad+ any eligible facility 
z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 us+ funds    
provid$ "u ?is section may be provid$ 9 
! =m ( funds made available to a ,/ate  
or municipality "u--  7i7 any provision 
( ?is ,act o!r ?an ?is section 7includ+ 

funds made available f a ,/ate wat]     
pollution control revolv+ fund e/abli%$ 
"u title ,,vi72 or  7ii7 any o!r ,f$]al 
or ,/ate law4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3  7#a7 #bjab ,great ,lakes ,wat]
 ,quality ,agreem5t ,! t]m #bjab ,great 
,lakes ,wat] ,quality ,agreem5t means ! 
,great ,lakes ,wat] ,quality ,protocol (
 #bjab1 sign$ at ,wa%+ton on ,septemb]  
#g1 #bjab 7fur!r am5d+ ! ,agreem5t      
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica &      
,canada on ,great ,lakes ,wat] ,quality1
 #aigh1 sign$ at ,ottawa on ,novemb]    
#bb1 #aigh74  7#b7 ,eligible facility ,!
 t]m eligible facility means a municipal
 wa/ewat] treatm5t plant t--  7,a7 z ( !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 has a   
p]mitt$ design capacity to treat an     
annual av]age ( at lea/ #ejj1jjj gallons
 ( wa/ewat] p] day2 &  7,b7 is locat$ )9
 ! ,great ,lakes ,sy/em 9 any ( ! ,great
 ,lakes ,/ates4  7#c7 ,great ,lakes     
,/ates2 ,great ,lakes ,sy/em ,! t]ms    
,great ,lakes ,/ates & ,great ,lakes    
,sy/em h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section

 #aah4  7#d7 ,program ,(fice ,! t]m     
,program ,(fice means ! ,great ,lakes   
,national ,program ,(fice e/abli%$ by   
section #aah7;b74  7c7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjac ?r\gh #bjag4 ,su* sums %all  
rema9 available until exp5d$4  7#b7     
,adm9i/rative co/s ,! ,adm9i/rator may  
use n to exce$ #d p]c5t ( any am\nt made
 available "u p>agraph 7#a7 to pay      
adm9i/rative co/s incurr$ 9 c>ry+ out   
?is section4  4