,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fifg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #bh1 #bjah,mr4 ,lipinski 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 ,restriction on wastewater releases into the ,great ,lakes ,system 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,restriction ,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 ,restriction on wastewater releases into the ,great ,lakes ,system 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,bypass ,the term bypass means1 with respect to a treatment facility that discharges into the ,great ,lakes ,system1 an intentional diversion of waste streams from any portion of the treatment facility4 7,b7 ,great lakes system ,the term ,great ,lakes ,system has the meaning given the term in section #aah7;a77#c74 7,c7 ,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,d7 ,treatment works ,the term treatment works has the meaning given the term in section #bab4 7#b7 ,restriction ,a publicly owned treatment works that discharges into the ,great ,lakes ,system 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 ,notice requirements 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator1 in collaboration with ,states having publicly owned treatment works subject to paragraph 7#b71 shall establish notice requirements1 which shall provide for the method1 contents1 and public availability of the notice1 for bypasses 7other than bypasses described in paragraph 7#b77;,b77 and combined sewer overflows4 7,b7 ,initial notice requirements ,in carrying out subparagraph 7,a71 the ,administrator1 in collaboration with ,states described in such subparagraph1 shall require an initial notice-- 7i7 to be made as soon as possible after a bypass 7other than a bypass described in paragraph 7#b77;,b77 or a combined sewer overflow occurs2 and 7ii7 to include1 at a minimum-- 7,i7 the exact dates and times of the bypass or combined sewer overflow2 7,,ii7 the volume of the bypass or combined sewer overflow2 and 7,,iii7 a description of any public access areas affected4 7,c7 ,follow-up notice requirements ,in carrying out subparagraph 7,a71 the ,administrator1 in collaboration with ,states described in such subparagraph1 shall-- 7i7 establish follow-up notice requirements that provide for a full description 7including water quality data7 of each event for which an initial notice was required1 the cause1 and plans to prevent reoccurrence2 and 7ii7 include requirements for making publicly available1 including on the website of the ,administrator1 a list of each treatment works from which the ,administrator or the ,state received a follow-up notice1 along with the information required under clause 7i7 for each event for which a follow-up notice was required4 7,d7 ,consistency ,the ,administrator shall ensure that notice requirements established under this paragraph are consistent for all ,states described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#e7 ,implementation ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,administrator shall establish procedures to implement this subsection4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #dbe of title ,,iv of division ,g of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-aac2 #abi ,stat4 #behj7 is repealed4 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 ,lakes ,system2 ,great ,lakes ,states ,the terms ,great ,lakes ,system 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 ,fund4 7c7 ,administration of fund ,the ,administrator shall administer the ,fund4 7d7 ,use of funds ,the ,administrator shall 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 ,lakes ,system1 including habitat protection and wetland restoration programs and activities4 7e7 ,cost share ,in making amounts from the ,fund available to ,great ,lakes ,states under subsection 7d7 for programs and activities1 the ,administrator may require such ,states to pay up to #ej percent of the costs of the programs and activities4 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 reduce or eliminate bypasses 7as defined in section #djb7s77#a77 or combined sewer overflows4 7g7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,fund #bej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd4 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