,i #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhji ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ag1 #bjae ,mr4 ,dold 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 and ,mr4 ,quigley7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act to prohibit sewage dumping into the ,great ,lakes1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,great ,lakes ,water ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on sewage dumping into the ,great ,lakes 7a7 ,in general ,section #djb of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7s7 ,prohibition on sewage dumping into the great lakes 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,bypass ,the term bypass means an intentional diversion of waste streams to bypass any portion of a treatment facility that results in a discharge into the ,great ,lakes4 7,b7 ,discharge 7i7 ,in general ,the term discharge means a direct or indirect discharge of untreated sewage or partially treated sewage from a treatment works into the ,great ,lakes or a tributary of the ,great ,lakes4 7ii7 ,inclusions ,the term discharge includes a bypass and a combined sewer overflow4 7,c7 ,great lakes ,the term ,great ,lakes has the meaning given the term in section #aah7;a77#c74 7,d7 ,partially treated sewage ,the term partially treated sewage means any sewage1 sewage and storm water1 or sewage and wastewater1 from domestic or industrial sources that-- 7i7 is not treated to national secondary treatment standards for wastewater2 or 7ii7 is treated to a level less than the level required by the applicable national pollutant discharge elimination system permit4 7,e7 ,treatment facility ,the term treatment facility includes all wastewater treatment units used by a publicly owned treatment works to meet secondary treatment standards or higher1 as required to attain water quality standards1 under any operating conditions4 7,f7 ,treatment works ,the term treatment works has the meaning given the term in section #bab4 7#b7 ,prohibition ,a publicly owned treatment works is prohibited from performing a bypass unless-- 7,a7 7i7 the bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss of life1 personal injury1 or severe property damage2 7ii7 there is not a feasible alternative to the bypass1 such as the use of auxiliary treatment facilities1 retention of untreated wastes1 or maintenance during normal periods of equipment downtime2 and 7iii7 the treatment works provides notice of the bypass in accordance with this subsection2 or 7,b7 the bypass does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded1 and the bypass is for essential maintenance to ensure efficient operation of the treatment facility4 7#c7 ,limitation ,the requirement of paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 is not satisfied if-- 7,a7 adequate back-up equipment should have been installed in the exercise of reasonable engineering judgment to prevent the bypass2 and 7,b7 the bypass occurred during normal periods of equipment downtime or preventive maintenance4 7#d7 ,immediate notice requirements 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall work with ,states having publicly owned treatment works subject to the requirements of this subsection to create immediate notice requirements in the event of discharge that provide for the method1 contents1 and requirements for public availability of the notice4 7,b7 ,minimum requirements 7i7 ,in general ,at a minimum1 the contents of the notice shall include-- 7,i7 the exact dates and times of the discharge2 7,,ii7 the volume of the discharge2 and 7,,iii7 a description of any public access areas impacted4 7ii7 ,consistency ,minimum requirements shall be consistent for all ,states4 7,c7 ,additional requirements ,the ,administrator and ,states described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall include-- 7i7 follow-up notice requirements that provide a more full description of each event1 the cause1 and plans to prevent reoccurrence2 and 7ii7 annual publication requirements that list each treatment works from which the ,administrator or the ,state receive a follow-up notice4 7,d7 ,timing ,the notice and publication requirements described in this paragraph shall be implemented not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this subsection4 7#e7 ,sewage blending ,bypasses prohibited by this section include bypasses resulting in discharges from a publicly owned treatment works that consist of effluent routed around treatment units and thereafter blended together with effluent from treatment units prior to discharge4 7#f7 ,implementation ,as soon as practicable1 the ,administrator shall establish procedures to ensure that permits issued under this section 7or under a ,state permit program approved under this section7 to a publicly owned treatment works include requirements to implement this subsection4 7#g7 ,increase in maximum civil penalty for violations occurring after ,january #a1 #bjce ,notwithstanding section #cji1 in the case of a violation of this subsection occurring on or after ,january #a1 #bjce1 or any violation of a permit limitation or condition implementing this subsection occurring after that date1 the maximum civil penalty that shall be assessed for the violation shall be #ajj1jjj per day for each day the violation occurs4 7#h7 ,applicability ,this subsection shall apply to a bypass occurring after the last day of the #a-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection4 4 7b7 ,great lakes cleanup fund 7#a7 ,establishment ,title ,v of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfa et seq47 is amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating section #eai 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea note7 as section #ebj2 and 7,b7 by inserting after section #eah 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acgg7 the following3 #eai4 ,establishment of great lakes cleanup fund 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,fund ,the term ,fund means the ,great ,lakes ,cleanup ,fund established by subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,great lakes2 great lakes states ,the terms ,great ,lakes and ,great ,lakes ,states have the meanings given the terms in section #aah7;a77#c74 7b7 ,establishment of fund ,there is established in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a trust fund to be known as the ,great ,lakes ,cleanup ,fund 7referred to in this section as the ,fund74 7c7 ,transfers to fund ,effective ,january #a1 #bjce1 there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,fund amounts equivalent to the penalties collected for violations of section #djb7s74 7d7 ,administration of fund ,the ,administrator shall administer the ,fund4 7e7 ,use of funds ,the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7 make the amounts in the ,fund available to the ,great ,lakes ,states for use in carrying out programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the ,great ,lakes1 including habitat protection and wetland restoration2 and 7#b7 allocate those amounts among the ,great ,lakes ,states based on the proportion that-- 7,a7 the amount attributable to a ,great ,lakes ,state for penalties collected for violations of section #djb7s72 bears to 7,b7 the total amount of those penalties attributable to all ,great ,lakes ,states4 7f7 ,priority ,in selecting programs and activities to be funded using amounts made available under this section1 a ,great ,lakes ,state shall give priority consideration to programs and activities that address violations of section #djb7s7 resulting in the collection of penalties4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments to state revolving fund program ,section #fjg of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #achg7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,there is and inserting 7a7 ,in ,general4--,there is2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,treatment of great lakes cleanup fund ,for purposes of this title1 amounts made available from the ,great ,lakes ,cleanup ,fund under section #eai shall be treated as funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title and as funds made available under this title1 except that the funds shall be made available to the ,great ,lakes ,states in accordance with section #eai4 4