,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ca1  
#bjai,mr4 ,jones 7for himself and ,mr4  
,scott of ,florida7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,water   
,pollution ,control ,act to establish a 
pilot competitive grant program for     
improving the sharing of water quality  
data1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,water quality data sharing pilot       
program ,title ,v of the ,federal ,water
 ,pollution ,control ,act is amended--  
7#a7 by redesignating section #ebj 7#cc 
,u4,s4,c4 #abea note7 as section #eba2  
and  7#b7 by inserting after section    
#eai 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acgg;a7 the        
following3  #ebj4 ,water quality data   
sharing pilot program  7a7              
,establishment ,the ,administrator shall
 establish a competitive grant pilot    
program 7referred to in this section as 

the pilot program7 under which the      
,administrator may award grants to      
eligible ,states under subsection 7b7 to
 establish systems that improve the     
sharing of information concerning water 
quality1 sources of water pollution1 and
 water infrastructure needs among       
counties and other units of local       
government of the ,state1 which may     
include--  7#a7 establishing a website  
or data hub to exchange water quality   
data2 and  7#b7 inter-county            
communications initiatives related to   
water quality4  7b7 ,eligible ,states ,a
 ,state shall be eligible for a grant   
under the pilot program if the ,state-- 
7#a7 has a coastal watershed with       
significant pollution levels2 and  7#b7 
has counties or other units of local    
government with significant individual  
wastewater infrastructure deficits4  7c7
 ,applications ,to be eligible to       
receive a grant under the pilot program1
 an eligible ,state under subsection 7b7
 shall submit to the ,administrator an  

application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,administrator may require4  7d7 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out the pilot program such sums as
 are necessary for each of fiscal years 
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