,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #efbh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #af1 #bjbj,mr4 ,waltz 7for himself and ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland7 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 modify certain allotments under that ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,clean ,water ,allotment ,modernization ,act4 #b4 ,modifications to allotments under ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act ,section #bje of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abhe7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through the end of subsection 7a7 and inserting the following3 #bje4 ,allotments 7a7 ,fiscal years #bjba and thereafter 7#a7 ,in general ,for fiscal year #bjba and each fiscal year thereafter1 of the amounts made available for the fiscal year1 the ,administrator shall make allotments to ,states and territories and possessions of the ,united ,states in accordance with this subsection4 7#b7 ,fiscal years #bjba and #bjbb 7,a7 ,certain territories and possessions ,notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 subject to subparagraph 7,c71 for each of fiscal years #bjba and #bjbb1 of the amounts made available for the fiscal year1 the ,administrator shall initially provide under this subsection to each territory or possession of the ,united ,states 7other than the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico7 an allotment of not less than the allotment described in the following table3 ,territory or possession,allotment ,american ,samoa#j4jjdjfc ,guam#j4jjfcbh ,northern ,mariana ,islands#j4jjbbej ,virgin ,islands#j4jjbceh4 7,b7 ,states1 ,district of ,columbia1 and ,puerto ,rico ,notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 subject to subparagraph 7,c71 for each of fiscal years #bjba and #bjbb1 of the amounts made available for the fiscal year remaining after the allotments under subparagraph 7,a7 are provided1 each ,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico shall receive an allotment under this subsection of not less than the allotment described in the following table3 ,state,allotment ,alabama#j4jajfig ,alaska#j4jjejjj ,arizona#j4jaffea ,arkansas#j4jjejjj ,california#j4jhedha ,colorado#j4jaccbi ,connecticut#j4jaafac ,delaware#j4jjejjj ,district of ,columbia#j4jjejja ,florida#j4jiacbd ,georgia#j4jaciij ,hawaii#j4jjehig ,idaho#j4jjfadj ,illinois#j4jcddcg ,indiana#j4jaihgc ,iowa#j4jajcje ,kansas#j4jajeai ,kentucky#j4jaddce ,louisiana#j4jccbcb ,maine#j4jjehid ,maryland#j4jbijed ,massachusetts#j4jbeheb ,michigan#j4jcicjg ,minnesota#j4jaghii ,mississippi#j4jjfiib ,missouri#j4jbbecb ,montana#j4jjejjj ,nebraska#j4jjfcac ,nevada#j4jjhfgd ,new ,hampshire#j4jjgfji ,new ,jersey#j4jdafdd ,new ,mexico#j4jjejjj ,new ,york#j4jhdjdd ,north ,carolina#j4jbjbjc ,north ,dakota#j4jjejjj ,ohio#j4jdbhfe ,oklahoma#j4jjiahb ,oregon#j4jaahgi ,pennsylvania#j4jcjafa ,puerto ,rico#j4jjiica ,rhode ,island#j4jjeaac ,south ,carolina#j4jjghjj ,south ,dakota#j4jjejjj ,tennessee#j4jaajfa ,texas#j4jdgfca ,utah#j4jjejjj ,vermont#j4jjejjj ,virginia#j4jbgchb ,washington#j4jaeeif ,west ,virginia#j4jaahgj ,wisconsin#j4jbjehe ,wyoming#j4jjejjj4 7,c7 ,limitation ,notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 for each of fiscal years #bjba and #bjbb1 the ,administrator may not decrease the amount provided to any ,state or territory or possession of the ,united ,states under this section by more than-- 7i7 a percentage below the amount provided to the ,state or territory or possession of the ,united ,states under this section for fiscal year #bjai that is equal to the percentage decrease in total funding under this section1 as compared to that total funding for fiscal year #bjai1 if the total funding remains below #ie percent of that fiscal year #bjai funding level2 or 7ii7 #e percent below the amount provided to the ,state or territory or possession of the ,united ,states under this section for fiscal year #bjai1 if the total amount of funding under this section remains at or above #ie percent of that fiscal year #bjai funding level4 7#c7 ,allotment updates 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall update the tables contained in paragraph 7#b7 through application of the formula developed pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbb1 to ensure updated allotments are in effect for fiscal year #bjbc2 and 7ii7 thereafter1 by not later than #a year after the date of submission of any new clean watersheds needs survey and associated data under section #eaf7;b77#a77;,b74 7,b7 ,formula 7i7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall develop1 by regulation1 a formula for the calculation of allotments to ,states and territories and possessions of the ,united ,states under this section1 in accordance with clauses 7ii7 and 7iii74 7ii7 ,requirements 7,i7 ,bases ,the formula under clause 7i7 shall be developed based on-- 7aa7 the ,state needs identified in the most recently available clean watersheds needs survey prepared by the ,administrator under section #eaf7;b77#a77;,b72 7bb7 the ,state population results of the most recent decennial census2 and 7cc7 the most recently available water quality impairment component ratio published by the ,administrator for purposes of this ,act4 7,,ii7 ,weight ,in developing the formula under clause 7i71 the ,administrator shall give-- 7aa7 #ej percent weight to the survey referred to in subclause 7,i77aa72 7bb7 #cj percent weight to the census referred to in subclause 7,i77bb72 and 7cc7 #bj percent weight to the ratio referred to in subclause 7,i77cc74 7iii7 ,limitation ,notwithstanding clause 7ii71 in developing the formula under this subparagraph1 the ,administrator may not increase the allotment to any ,state or territory or possession of the ,united ,states by more than #bjj percent1 or decrease the allotment to the ,state1 territory1 or possession by more than #be percent1 as compared to the allotment level established for the ,state or territory or possession of the ,united ,states under the previous formula4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7g77#a71 by striking shall not exceed #d per centum4 or #djj1jjj whichever amount is the greater and inserting shall not exceed the greater of #d percent and #djj1jjj2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7m77#a71 by striking for this fiscal year4 and inserting for that fiscal year44