,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ba1 #bjba,mr4 
,garamendi 7for himself and ,mr4 ,bost7 
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 make certain
 projects and activities eligible for   
financial assistance under a ,state     
water pollution control revolving fund1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,clean ,water ,,srf ,parity ,act4  #b4  
,projects and activities eligible for   
assistance ,section #fjc of the ,federal
 ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc   
,u4,s4,c4 #achc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#aa77;,b7 by striking and at the end2  
7,b7 in paragraph 7#ab77;,b7 by striking
 the period at the end and inserting 2  
and2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the 
following3  7#ac7 to any qualified      

nonprofit entity1 as determined by the  
,administrator1 to provide assistance   
for the construction or acquisition of1 
or improvements to1 a treatment works1  
or for any other activity described in  
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#aj74  2  7#b7 
in subsection 7i77#c71 by adding at the 
end the following3  7,e7 ,certain       
activities ineligible ,a ,state may not 
provide additional subsidization under  
this subsection to a qualified nonprofit
 entity for assistance described in     
subsection 7c77#ac7 or to the owner or  
operator of a privately owned treatment 
works for assistance described in       
subsection 7k74  2 and  7#c7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7k7 ,special 
rule for privately owned treatment works
  7#a7 ,in general ,in any fiscal year  
for which the total amount appropriated 
to carry out this title exceeds         
#a1fch1hbf1jjj1 any such amounts        
appropriated in excess of #a1fch1hbf1jjj
 for such fiscal year may be used to    
provide financial assistance under this 

section to the owner or operator of a   
privately owned treatment works for--   
7,a7 improvements to such privately     
owned treatment works2  7,b7 the        
construction of1 or improvements to1    
another privately owned treatment works2
  7,c7 measures to reduce the demand for
 privately owned treatment works        
capacity through water conservation1    
efficiency1 or reuse2  7,d7 measures to 
reduce the energy consumption needs for 
privately owned treatment works2  7,e7  
measures to increase the security of    
privately owned treatment works2 and    
7,f7 any other activity described in    
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#aj7 of        
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,limitation       
,financial assistance may only be       
provided under this subsection to the   
owner or operator of a privately owned  
treatment works for activities described
 in paragraph 7#a7 that primarily and   
directly benefit the individuals or     
entities served by the privately owned  
treatment works1 and not the            

shareholders or owners of the treatment 
works1 as determined by the             
instrumentality of the ,state           
responsible for administering the water 
pollution control revolving fund through
 which such financial assistance is     
provided4  4