Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-107 funding task force composed of representatives of Federal, State, and local governments and private (including nonprofit) entities to conduct a study on, and develop recommendations to improve, the availability of public and private sources of funding for the construction, rehabilitation, and operation and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure to meet the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). (b) CONSIDERATIONS. —In carrying out subsection (a), the task force shall— (1) identify existing Federal, State, and local public sources and private sources of funding for stormwater infrastructure; and (2) consider — (A) how funding for stormwater infrastructure from such sources has been made available, and utilized, in each State to address stormwater infrastructure needs identified pursuant to section 516(b)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375(b)(1)); (B) how the source of funding affects the affordability of the infrastructure (as determined based on the consider- ations used to assess the financial capability of municipali- ties under the integrated planning guidelines described in the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning Approach Framework, issued by the Environ- mental Protection Agency on June 5, 2012, and dated May, 2012), including consideration of the costs associated with financing the infrastructure; and (C) whether such sources of funding are sufficient to support capital expenditures and long-term operation and maintenance costs necessary to meet the stormwater infra- structure needs of municipalities. (c) REPORT. —Not later than 18 months after the date of enact- ment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of the study conducted, and the recommendations developed, under subsection (a). (d) STATE DEFINED. —In this section, the term "State" has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). SEC. 4102. WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGY CLEARINGHOUSE. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) IN GENERAL. —The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall — (A) for each of the programs described in paragraph (2), update the information for those programs to include information on cost-effective and alternative wastewater recycling and treatment technologies, including onsite and decentralized systems; and (B) disseminate to units of local government and non- profit organizations seeking Federal funds for wastewater technology information on the cost effectiveness of alter- natives xx7a CtPIx7a tar treatment anti rarvrlin oa tP/4111n1n0"i