,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,stanton 7for himself and ,mr4         
,gallego7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of   
the ,army1 acting through the ,chief of 
,engineers1 to establish a program to   
provide environmental assistance to     
non-,federal interests in ,arizona4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,environmental ,infrastructure     
,assistance ,act4  #b4 ,environmental   
assistance program1 ,arizona  7a7       
,establishment of program ,the          
,secretary of the ,army1 acting through 
the ,chief of ,engineers1 shall         
establish a program for providing       
environmental assistance to non-,federal
 interests in ,arizona4  7b7 ,form of   
assistance ,assistance under this       
section may be in the form of-- 7#a7    
design and construction assistance for  

water-related environmental             
infrastructure and resource protection  
and development in ,arizona1 including  
projects for--  7,a7 wastewater         
treatment and related facilities2  7,b7 
water supply and related facilities2    
7,c7 environmental restoration2 and     
7,d7 surface water resource protection  
and development2 and  7#b7 technical    
assistance to small and rural           
communities for water planning and      
issues relating to access to water      
resources4  7c7 ,public ownership       
requirement ,the ,secretary may provide 
assistance for a project under          
subsection 7b77#a7 only if the project  
is publicly owned4  7d7 ,local          
cooperation agreement  7#a7 ,in general 
,before providing assistance under      
subsection 7b77#a71 the ,secretary shall
 enter into a local cooperation         
agreement with a non-,federal interest  
to provide for design and construction  
of the project to be carried out with   
the assistance4  7#b7 ,requirements     

,each local cooperation agreement       
entered into under this subsection shall
 provide for the following3  7,a7 ,plan 
,development by the ,secretary1 in      
consultation with appropriate ,federal  
and ,state officials1 of a facilities or
 resource protection and development    
plan1 including appropriate engineering 
plans and specifications4  7,b7 ,legal  
and institutional structures            
,establishment of such legal and        
institutional structures as are         
necessary to ensure the effective       
long-term operation of the project by   
the non-,federal interest4  7#c7 ,cost  
sharing  7,a7 ,in general ,the ,federal 
share of project costs under each local 
cooperation agreement entered into under
 this subsection shall be #ge percent4  
,the ,federal share may be in the form  
of grants or reimbursements of project  
costs4  7,b7 ,credit for design work    
,the non-,federal interest shall receive
 credit for the reasonable costs of     
design work completed by the            

non-,federal interest before entering   
into a local cooperation agreement with 
the ,secretary for a project4  7,c7     
,credit for interest ,in case of a delay
 in the funding of the non-,federal     
share of the costs of a project that is 
the subject of an agreement under this  
subsection1 the non-,federal interest   
shall receive credit for reasonable     
interest incurred in providing the non- 
,federal share of the project costs4    
7,d7 ,land1 easements1 rights-of-way1   
and relocations ,the non-,federal       
interest shall receive credit for land1 
easements1 rights-of-way1 and           
relocations provided by the non-,federal
 interest toward the non-,federal share 
of project costs 7including all         
reasonable costs associated with        
obtaining permits necessary for the     
construction1 operation1 and maintenance
 of the project on publicly owned or    
controlled land71 but not to exceed #be 
percent of total project costs4  7,e7   
,operation and maintenance ,the         

non-,federal share of operation and     
maintenance costs for projects          
constructed with assistance provided    
under subsection 7b77#a7 shall be #ajj  
percent4  7e7 ,applicability of other   
,federal and ,state laws ,nothing in    
this section waives1 limits1 or         
otherwise affects the applicability of  
any provision of ,federal or ,state law 
that would otherwise apply to a project 
to be carried out with assistance       
provided under this section4  7f7       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #aej1jjj1jjj1 to 
remain available until expended4