Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-108 (A) programs for nonpoint source management under section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1329); and (B) the permit program for the disposal of sewer sludge under section 405 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C,. 1345). (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator of the Environmental Protec- tion Agency shall submit to Congress a report that describes— (1) the type and amount of information provided under subsection (a) to units of local government and nonprofit organizations regarding alternative wastewater treatment and recycling technologies; (2) the States and regions that have made greatest use of alternative wastewater treatment and recycling technologies; and (3) the actions taken by the Administrator to assist States in the deployment of alternative wastewater treatment and recycling technologies, including onsite and decentralized sys- tems. SEC. 4103. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR TREATMENT WORKS. (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. —Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (6); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting "; and"; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(8) make grants to nonprofit organizations — "(A) to provide technical assistance to rural, small, and tribal municipalities for the purpose of assisting, in consultation with the State in which the assistance is pro- vided, such municipalities and tribal governments in the planning, developing, and acquisition of financing for eligible projects and activities described in section 603(c); "(B) to provide technical assistance and training for rural, small, and tribal publicly owned treatment works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems to enable such treatment works and systems to protect water quality and achieve and maintain compliance with the require- ments of this Act; and "(C) to disseminate information to rural, small, and tribal municipalities and municipalities that meet the affordability criteria established under section 603(i)(2) by the State in which the municipality is located with respect to planning, design, construction, and operation of publicly owned treatment works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems."; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(wx71 N(IATPPUPTT CIPl1ANTT7ATT/INT—Fnr nnrnncac of cnhcartinn