,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eegg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bi1
 #bjbf,ms4 ,hirono 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 provide     
grants to upgrade or convert            
small-capacity cesspools for households 
in the ,state of ,hawaii4  #a4 ,grants  
to upgrade or convert small-capacity    
cesspools in ,hawaii ,title ,,ii of the 
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abha et seq47 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #bbh4 ,grants to upgrade or 
convert small-capacity cesspools in     
,hawaii  7a7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,eligible individual ,the 
term eligible individual means a member 
of a household located in a municipality
 identified pursuant to the             
affordability criteria of the applicable

 ,state established under section       
#fjc7;i77#b74  7#b7 ,responsible        
management entity ,the term responsible 
management entity means an organization 
consisting of diverse stakeholders with 
technical1 managerial1 and financial    
capacity to operate and maintain viable 
decentralized wastewater systems within 
the jurisdiction of the organization4   
7#c7 ,small-capacity cesspool ,the term 
small-capacity cesspool means an        
underground sanitary waste system that--
 7,a7 is connected to #a single-family  
residence and serves no other           
structures2 and  7,b7 receives only     
residential sanitary waste4  7b7 ,grants
 authorized ,the ,administrator may make
 grants to the ,state of ,hawaii or a   
responsible management entity with      
jurisdiction over an area located in the
 ,state of ,hawaii for the benefit of   
eligible individuals to pay the ,federal
 share of the cost of-- 7#a7 subject to 
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 the conversion of 
a small-capacity cesspool to an         

individual wastewater system1 such as a 
septic tank2  7,b7 the connection of a  
single-family residence with a          
small-capacity cesspool to a treatment  
works2 and  7,c7 the conversion of a    
community of single-family residences   
that each has a small-capacity cesspool 
to a community-scale1 cluster1 or       
decentralized wastewater system2 and    
7#b7 workforce development1 technical   
assistance1 and educational and advocacy
 programs relating to wastewater        
management4  7c7 ,federal ,share ,the   
,federal share of the cost of activities
 carried out using a grant under        
subsection 7b7 shall be #ge percent4    
7d7 ,prioritization ,in making grants   
under subsection 7b77#a71 the           
,administrator shall1 in consultation   
with the ,state of ,hawaii1 give        
priority to projects that address       
small-capacity cesspools that pose the  
greatest risk to human and environmental
 health4  7e7 ,authorization of         
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 

is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #bj1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjbh through      
#bjcb4  7#b7 ,administrative expenses   
,of the amounts made available under    
paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal year1 the   
,administrator may use not more than #b 
percent for the administrative expenses 
of carrying out this section4  4