,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aiee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,higg9s 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1    
,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,ms4 ,kaptur1  
,ms4 ,fudge1 & ,ms4 ,norton7 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   
,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$uc+ ! fl[ ( phosphorus & o!r h>mful
 nutri5ts f po9t s\rces 9 ! ,great      
,lakes ,sy/em4  #c4 ,nutri5t removal    
te*nology grant program ,section #aah ( 
! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act 
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abfh7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7i7  
,nutri5t removal te*nology grant program
  7#a7 ,grant program  7,a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 !            
,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a program )9 !
 ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to    
make grants to ,great ,lakes ,/ates1 &  
municipalities !re(1 to in/all1 at      
eligible facilities1 nutri5t removal    
te*nologies t are design$ to r$uce total
 nutri5ts 9 dis*>g$ wa/ewat]4  7,b7     
,priority ,9 mak+ a grant "u ?is        
subsection1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all-- 7i7   
consult ) ! ,program ,(fice2 &  7ii7    
give priority to eligible facilities at 

:i* ! in/allation ( nutri5t removal     
te*nologies w\ld--  7,i7 produce !      
greate/ nutri5t load r$uctions at po9ts 
( dis*>ge2  7,,ii7 result 9 ! greate/   
environm5tal b5efits to ! ,great ,lakes 
,sy/em2 &  7,,iii7 help meet !          
objectives relat$ to nutri5ts outl9$ 9  
,annex #d ( ! ,great ,lakes ,wat]       
,quality ,protocol ( #bjab4  7,c7       
,application ,a ,great ,lakes ,/ate1 or 
municipality !re(1 may submit to !      
,adm9i/rator an application = a grant "u
 ?is subsection 9 su* =m1 & includ+ su* 
in=mation1 z ! ,adm9i/rator may         
prescribe4  7,d7 ,grant ,if !           
,adm9i/rator approves an application    
submitt$ "u ?is subsection1 !           
,adm9i/rator may make a grant to !      
applicant 9 an am\nt n to exce$ #ee     
p]c5t ( ! co/ ( in/all+ ! nutri5t       
removal te*nologies at ! eligible       
facility ) respect to :i* ! application 
0 submitt$4  7#b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
subsection3 7,a7 ,great ,lakes ,wat]    
,quality ,protocol ( #bjab ,! t]m ,great

 ,lakes ,wat] ,quality ,protocol ( #bjab
 means ! ,great ,lakes ,wat] ,quality   
,protocol ( #bjab1 sign$ at ,wa%+ton on 
,septemb] #g1 #bjab 7fur!r am5d+ !      
,great ,lakes ,wat] ,quality ,agreem5t74
  7,b7 ,eligible facility ,! t]m        
eligible facility means a municipal     
wa/ewat] treatm5t facility t-- 7i7 z ( !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 has a
 p]mitt$ design capacity to treat an    
annual av]age ( at lea/ #ejj1jjj gallons
 ( wa/ewat] p] day2 &  7ii7 is locat$ )9
 ! ,great ,lakes ,sy/em 9 any ( ! ,great
 ,lakes ,/ates4  7#c7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9        
addition to o!r am\nts au?oriz$ "u ?is  
section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is subsection  
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjaf  
?r\gh #bjbj4 ,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 subp>agraph 7,a7 to pay   
adm9i/rative co/s incurr$ 9 c>ry+ out   

?is subsection4  4