,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bb1 #bjba,mr4 
,suozzi 7for himself and ,mr4           
,garbarino7 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 provide for additional          
subsidization assistance to a           
municipality to carry out on-site       
wastewater treatment system projects1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,septic ,upgrade ,grant ,act4  #b4      
,water pollution control revolving loan 
funds ,section #fjc7;i7 of the ,federal 
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #achc7;i77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by striking paragraph 7#a77;,b7 and     
inserting the following3  7,b7 to       
implement a program1 process1 material1 
technique1 or technology to-- 7i7       
address water-efficiency goals2  7ii7   

address energy-efficiency goals2  7iii7 
mitigate stormwater runoff2  7iv7       
mitigate pollution from from on-site    
wastewater treatment systems2 or  7v7   
encourage sustainable project planning1 
design1 and construction4  2  7#b7 by   
striking paragraph 7#c7 and inserting   
the following3  7#c7 ,subsidization     
amounts ,a ,state may use for providing 
additional subsidization in a fiscal    
year under this subsection an amount    
that does not exceed the greater of--   
7,a7 #cj percent of the total amount    
received by the ,state in capitalization
 grants under this title for the fiscal 
year2 or  7,b7 the annual average over  
the previous #aj fiscal years of the    
amounts deposited by the ,state in the  
,state water pollution control revolving
 fund from ,state moneys that exceed the
 amounts required to be so deposited    
under section #fjb7;b77#b74  2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#d7 ,additional subsidization for      
on-site wastewater treatment system     

programs  7,a7 ,eligibility  7i7 ,in    
general ,to be eligible for additional  
subsidization for an on-site wastewater 
treatment system program under paragraph
 7#a77;,b77iv71 a municipality shall    
ensure that such program is included in 
a conservation management plan approved 
pursuant to any ,state or local law or  
in a conservation and management plan   
approved pursuant to section #cbj4  7ii7
 ,plan contents ,a plan described in    
clause 7i7 shall-- 7,i7 identify any    
pollutants of concern or water pollution
 problems that threaten public health1  
drinking water1 natural resources1 or   
freshwater or marine ecosystem recovery2
 and  7,,ii7 address how the on-site    
wastewater treatment system program     
described in clause 7i7 will abate the  
pollutants or water pollution problems  
identified in subclause 7,i74  7iii7    
,program management ,an on-site         
wastewater treatment system program     
carried out using funds provided under  
this subsection shall be managed by a   

municipality and have enforceable       
program requirements to ensure the      
long-term sustainability of an on-site  
wastewater treatment system1 including  
proper operation and maintenance of such
 system4  7,b7 ,new construction not    
eligible ,any on-site wastewater        
treatment system project proposed to be 
carried out on a new construction site  
shall not be eligible for additional    
subsidization pursuant to this          
subsection4  7,c7 ,non-,federal share   
,the non-,federal share of the cost of  
an on-site wastewater treatment system  
project carried out under this          
subsection shall be not more than #bj   
percent4  7,d7 ,priority ,a ,state shall
 prioritize awarding additional         
subsidization under paragraph           
7#a77;,b77iv7 for on-site wastewater    
treatment system programs that-- 7i7    
benefit a financially distressed        
community 7as such term is defined in   
section #bba7;c772 or  7ii7 are carried 
out in an area that-- 7,i7 is in close  

proximity to threatened or impaired     
water bodies or groundwater2 or  7,,ii7 
has groundwater1 or surface waters used 
as drinking water where a septic system 
or cesspool is known or suspected to be 
a major source of pollutants4  7#e7     
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,new construction ,the term new         
construction means the preparation for  
and construction of-- 7i7 a new housing 
structure on a site2 or  7ii7 a         
significant extension to an existing    
housing structure on a site4  7,b7      
,on-site wastewater treatment system    
program ,the term on-site wastewater    
treatment system program means a program
 to carry out more than #a on-site      
wastewater treatment system project in a
 municipality that meets the eligibility
 criteria under paragraph 7#d77;,a74    
7,c7 ,on-site wastewater treatment      
system project ,the term on-site        
wastewater treatment system project     
means a project that replaces a septic  
system or cesspool serving a single     

dwelling or small business with a       
wastewater treatment system that reduces
 nitrogen pollution by at least #ej     
percent1 in accordance with standard    
#bde developed by the ,national         
,sanitation ,foundation4  4