,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,mr4  
,murphy ( ,florida 7= himself & ,mr4    
,clawson ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to     
e/abli% a grant program to facilitate l&
 acquisitions made to improve wat]      
quality1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al  
,p>tn]%ip = ,clean ,wat] ,l&            
,acquisition ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,clean  
wat] l& acquisition grant program  7a7  
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy %all e/abli% a       
program to facilitate l& acquisitions   
made = ! purpose ( improv+ wat] quality4
  7b7 ,grant au?ority ,9 c>ry+ out !    
program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 !   
,adm9i/rator may make a grant1 9        

accordance ) ?is section1 to any ,/ate4 
7c7 ,applications ,to be eligible = a   
grant "u subsection 7b71 a ,/ate %all   
submit to ! ,adm9i/rator an application 
at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,adm9i/rator may require4 
7d7 ,grant use ,a ,/ate may use grant   
am\nts provid$ "u subsection 7b7 only-- 
7#a7 to acquire private l&2 &  7#b7 if !
 acquisition ( ! l& w sub/antially      
improve1 z det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator1   
wat] quality = an area 7includ+ by means
 ( wat] /orage1 wat] treatm5t1 e/u>y    
re/oration1 or ecosy/em re/oration74    
7e7 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/s ( 
any l& acquisition assi/$ ) a grant "u  
subsection 7b7 %all n exce$ #ej p]c5t4  
7f7 ,/ate def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m   
,/ate means any gov]nm5tal entity ( !   
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1  
or a t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7g7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,adm9i/rator = ea*     
fiscal ye> #gej1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is 

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