,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dhe #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fdbb ,report ,no4 #aai-efd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #d1 #bjbe,mr4 ,stauber 7for himself and ,ms4 ,mc,donald ,rivet7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,march #bj1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,la,lota and ,ms4 ,scholten ,march #bj1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,december #d1 #bjbe ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act to reauthorize certain ,,epa geographic programs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,water ,stewardship ,act4 #b4 ,great ,lakes ,restoration ,initiative ,section #aah7;c77#g77;,j77i77,,vi7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abfh7;c77#g77;,j77i77,,vi77 is amended by striking fiscal year #bjbf and inserting each of fiscal years #bjbf through #bjca4 #c4 ,long ,island ,sound ,section #aai7;h7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abfi7;h77 is amended by striking #bjbc and inserting #bjca4 #d4 ,columbia ,river ,basin restoration ,section #abc7;d77#f7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abge7;d77#f77 is amended by striking and #bjba and inserting through #bjca4 #e4 ,san ,francisco ,bay restoration program ,section #abe of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abgf;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking grant2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,grant program and inserting ,program implementation2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking or other means to ,state and local agencies1 special districts1 and public or nonprofit agencies and inserting interagency agreements1 contracts1 or other funding mechanisms to ,federal1 ,state1 and local agencies1 special districts1 public or nonprofit agencies1 and other public or private entities2 and 7,c7 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,maximum amount ,amounts provided for a project1 activity1 or study under this section shall not exceed an amount that is equal to #ge percent of the total cost of such project1 activity1 or study4 7#c7 ,assistance to non-,federal entities ,not less than #be percent of the cost of any project1 activity1 or study carried out using amounts provided to a non-,federal entity under this section shall be provided from non-,federal sources4 4 #f4 ,national estuary program 7a7 ,in general ,section #cbj of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #accj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b77;,b71 by striking and ,pensacola and ,perdido ,bays1 ,florida and inserting ,pensacola and ,perdido ,bays1 ,florida2 and ,mississippi ,sound1 ,mississippi2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7i77#a71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #bjbf and inserting #bjca4 7b7 ,ineligibility with respect to fiscal years #bjbf and #bjbg ,with respect to the amendment made by subsection 7a77#a71 the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency may not use for the implementation of that amendment1 including1 with respect to ,mississippi ,sound1 ,mississippi1 convening a management conference1 developing or carrying out a comprehensive conservation and management plan1 or providing grants under section #cbj of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #accj7-- 7#a7 any amounts appropriated to carry out the national estuary program under that section for fiscal year #bjbf2 or 7#b7 unless the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year #bjbg is at least #hej1jjj more than the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year #bjbd1 any amounts appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year #bjbg4 #g4 ,coastal ,recreation ,water ,quality ,monitoring ,and ,notification 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,program development and implementation grants ,section #djf of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdf7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i71 by striking and at the end2 7,,ii7 by redesignating clause 7ii7 as clause 7iii72 and 7,,iii7 by inserting after clause 7i7 the following3 7ii7 in the case of a ,state that uses such grant to identify specific sources of contamination pursuant to paragraph 7#e71 any data relating to such identified sources of contamination2 and 2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,identification of specific sources of contamination ,a ,state or local government receiving a grant under this subsection may use such grant to identify specific sources of contamination for coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public4 2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7i71 by striking #bjja through #bjje and inserting #bjbf through #bjca4 7#b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #h of the ,beaches ,environmental ,assessment and ,coastal ,health ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-bhd2 #aad ,stat4 #hgg7 is amended by striking #bjja through #bjje and inserting #bjbf through #bjca4 7b7 ,coastal recreation waters defined ,section #ejb7ba77;,a77ii7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfb7ba77;,a77ii77 is amended by striking 7including coastal estuaries7 and inserting 7including coastal estuaries1 the mouths of rivers and streams1 nearby shallow waters1 and waters present on beaches74 7c7 ,guidance ,in providing guidance to ,states and local governments receiving grants under section #djf of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdf71 the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency shall ensure that such guidance reflects innovations in testing technologies for water contamination4 #h4 ,limitation on use of funds ,no ,federal funds made available for any of fiscal years #bjbf through #bjca to carry out section #aah1 #aai1 #abc1 #abe1 #cbj1 or #djf of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act may be provided to any non-,federal entity-- 7#a7 that is domiciled in1 headquartered in1 or organized under the laws of1 or the principal place of business of which is located in1 a foreign country of concern 7as defined in section #ajfch of the ,research and ,development1 ,competition1 and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aibcg772 or 7#b7 for projects conducted with a foreign country of concern4 #i4 ,geographic program report 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works of the ,senate a report on ,,epa geographic programs4 7b7 ,required evaluation ,in preparing the report required under subsection 7a71 the ,comptroller ,general shall include an evaluation1 with respect to each ,,epa geographic program1 of-- 7#a7 the management of funds1 including the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations and the use of ,federal funds2 7#b7 the progress towards achieving program purposes1 goals1 and objectives1 including the status of program goals and objectives and the extent to which the program has demonstrated measurable outcomes2 7#c7 obstacles to program success or progress2 7#d7 the efficacy of coordination with other ,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1 and local programs and actions1 including whether there is any duplication of efforts among such programs and actions2 and 7#e7 the ethics policies and practices of the office of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency responsible for implementing the program4 7c7 ,recommendations ,the ,comptroller ,general shall include in the report required under subsection 7a7 recommendations1 as appropriate1 to improve ,,epa geographic program efficiency1 accountability1 and effectiveness in achieving program purposes1 goals1 and objectives4 7d7 ,,epa geographic program defined ,in this section1 the term ,,epa geographic program means-- 7#a7 the ,chesapeake ,bay ,program under section #aag of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abfg72 7#b7 the ,great ,lakes ,restoration ,initiative under section #aah of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abfh72 7#c7 the ,long ,island ,sound program under section #aai of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abfi72 7#d7 the ,patrick ,leahy ,lake ,champlain ,basin ,program under section #abj of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abgj72 7#e7 the ,lake ,pontchartrain ,basin ,restoration ,program under section #aba of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abgc72 7#f7 the ,columbia ,river ,basin ,restoration ,program under section #abc of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abge72 7#g7 the ,san ,francisco ,bay ,restoration ,program under section #abe of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abgf;a72 7#h7 the ,puget ,sound program under section #abf of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abgf;b72 7#i7 the ,gulf of ,america ,program carried out by the ,administrator2 7#aj7 the ,south ,florida ,program carried out by the ,administrator2 or 7#aa7 the ,southeast ,new ,england ,program carried out by the ,administrator4 ,march #bj1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed