Section 210 of the proposed title II makes the provisions of the act, commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act, applicable to these grants. Section 211 of the proposed title II defines the terms "basin" and "construction" for the purposes of the title. CONFERENCE SUBSTITUTE The conference substitute proposes a new title I in place of both the title I contained in the Senate bill and the title I contained in the House amendment. Section 101 of title I of the proposed conference substitute amends section 3 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act by adding a new subsection (c) to that section. Paragraph (1) of this subsection (c) requires the Secretary to make a grant to pay up to 50 percent of the administrative expenses of a planning agency for a period of not to exceed 3 years if such agency provides for adequate representation of appropriate State, interstate, local, or (when appropriate) international interests in the basin or portion thereof involved, and is capable of developing an effective, comprehensive water quality control and abatement plan for a basin. This grant is to be made only upon request of the Governor of a State, or a majority of the Governors when more than one State is involved. Paragraph (2) of this new subsection (c) requires a planning agency receiving a grant to develop a comprehensive pollution control and abatement plan for the basin (1) which is consistent with any appli [p. 12] cable water quality standards established pursuant to current law within the basin, (2) which recommends such treatment works and sewer systems as will provide the most effective and economical means of collecting, storing, treating, and purifying wastes, (3) which recommends means to encourage both municipal and industrial use of such works and systems, (4) which recommends maintenance and improvement of water quality standards within the basin or portion thereof, and (5) which recommends methods of adequately financing those facilities necessary to implement the plan. Paragraph (3) of this subsection (c) defines the term "basin" to include rivers and their tributaries, streams coastal waters, sounds, estuaries, bays, lakes, and portions thereof, as well as the lands drained thereby. This is the same definition of this term as is contained in the House amendment. It is the intention of the conferees that administrative expenses as used in this subsection includes planning expenses. TITLE II RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HOUSE AMENDMENT Section 202 of the House amendment makes five amendments to section 5 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The first of these amendments includes within the scope of the research authorized to be carried out by section 5, (1) research with respect to pollution resulting from the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage or other wastes from sewers which carry storm water, or both storm waters and sewage or other wastes, and (2) research into the temporary use of new or improved chemical additives which provide substantial immediate improvement to existing treatment processes. The second of these amendments adds a new subsection (d) to section 5 authorizing grants for research and demonstration for prevention of pollution of water by industry, including, but not limited to, the treatment of industrial wastes. No grant can be made for more than $1 million nor be more than 70 percent of the cost of the project, and the project must serve a useful purpose in the development or demonstration of a method for preventing pollution which has industrywide application. The third of these amendments would repeal paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of the existing law which is a limitation on the appropriations to carry out that subsection of not more than $5 million per year with an overall limitation of $25 million to carry out the subsection. The fourth of these amendments adds a new subsection (h) to section 5 requiring a comprehensive study of the effects of pollution in the estuaries and estuarine zones of the United States. The fifth of these amendments adds a new subsection (i) to section 5 containing an overall limitation on the authorization of appropriations to carry out section 5 of not to exceed $75 million per fiscal year for fiscal 1967, 1968, and 1969, with a requirement that at least 25 percent of the appropriation for each fiscal year must be expended in carrying out research on industry pollution as authorized by subsection (d). [p. 13] CONFERENCE SUBSTITUTE Section 201 (a) of the conference substitute amends section 6 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize in subsection (a) thereof the Secretary to make grants to States, municipalities, or intermunicipal or interstate agencies for the purpose of assisting in developing projects to demonstrate new or improved methods of controlling the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage or other wastes from sewers carrying storm water or both storm water and sewage or other wastes, and grants to assist in developing projects to demonstrate advanced waste treatment and water purification methods (including temporary use of new or improved chemical additives) or new or improved methods of joint treatment systems for municipal and industrial wastes and to make grants for the purpose of reports, plans, and specifications in connection therewith. These grants shall be subject to the following limitations: (1) the project must have been approved by the appropriate State water pollution control agencies and the Secretary, (2) no grant shall be made in an amount exceeding 75 percent of the estimated reasonable cost of the project, and (3) no grant shall be made for a project unless it will serve as a useful demonstration for a purpose set forth in subsection (a). Subsection (b) of the proposed new section 6 authorizes the Secretary to make grants for research and demonstration projects for prevention of pollution of water by industry including the treating of industrial waste. These grants shall be subject to the following limitations: (1) no grant shall be made in excess of $1 million; (2) no grant shall be made for more than 70 percent of the cost of the project; and (3) no grant shall be made for any project unless it will serve a useful purpose in developing or demonstrating a new or improved method of treating industrial wastes or otherwise preventing pollution by industry, which method must have an industry-wide application. Subsection (e) of the proposed new section 6 authorizes for fiscal years 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969, $20 million per year to carry out this section. It is the intention of the conferees that these funds shall first be available for the purposes of section 6 (a) (1) (storm and dual sewer systems research) and to the extent not needed for such purposes for the other research authorized by this section. For fiscal years 1967, 1968, and 1969, $20 million per year is authorized for projects for advanced waste treatment and water purification or new or improved methods of joint treatment systems, as provided in clause (2) of subsection (a) of the revised section 6, and $20 million per fiscal year is authorized for the fiscal years 1967, 1968, and 1969 for research on industrial pollution as provided in subsection (b) of the revised section 6. Section 201 (b) of the conference substitute amends section 5 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to add a new subsection (g) requiring a comprehensive study of the effects of pollution including sedimentation in the estuaries and estuarine zones of the United States. This subsection provides for the same study as is contained in the House amendment. In addition, this section of the conference substitute adds to such section 5 a new subsection (h) which authorizes not to exceed $60 million for fiscal year 1968, and $65 million for fiscal year 1969 to carry out section 5 (other than subsec. (g) which [p. 14] contains its own authorization of $1 million per fiscal year through fiscal year 1969). Section 201 (c) amends section 5 (d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to repeal paragraph (2) thereof which contains a specific limitation on appropriations for that subsection. This is no longer necessary in view of the overall limitation provided in the new subsection (h) of this section. COST ESTIMATE AND STUDY HOUSE AMENDMENT Section 203 of the House amendment amends section 6 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to make a detailed estimate of the cost of carrying out the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, a comprehensive study of the economic impact on affected units of Government of the cost of treatment facilities, and a comprehensive analysis of the national requirements for, and the cost of, treating waste to attain such water quality standards as are established pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or applicable law. The Secretary is required to submit this estimate and study for the 3-year period beginning July 1, 1968, to Congress by January 10, 1968, and to update the study each year thereafter. In addition, the Secretary is required to make an investigation and study to determine (1) the need for additional trained State and local personnel to carry out water pollution control programs and (2) means of using existing Federal training programs to train such personnel. This report is to be given to the President and Congress not later than July 1, 1967. CONFERENCE SUBSTITUTE Section 210 of the conference substitute amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act by adding thereto a new section 16 which would require the same studies as are required by section 203 of the House amendment except that the House amendment requires the study for a 3-year period beginning July 1, 1968, and the conference substitute requires it for a 5-year period beginning on that date, and the House amendment requires the study for the purpose of information for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1967, and the conference substitute requires it with respect to fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1968. GRANTS FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS HOUSE AMENDMENT Section 204 of the House amendment increases the authorization for grants for water pollution control programs authorized by section 7 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act from $5 to $10 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and authorizes $10 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969. CONFERENCE SUBSTITUTE Section 202 (a) of the conference substitute increases the authorizations for grants for water pollution control programs authorized by [p. 15] section 7 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act from $5 to $10 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and authorizes $10 million per fiscal year for each subsequent fiscal year to and including fiscal year ending June 30, 1971. In addition, subsection (b) of section 202 of the conference substitute amends section 7 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include specifically the training of personnel of public agencies as one of the purposes for which grants authorized by that section may be used. LIMITATION ON GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION HOUSE AMENDMENT Section 205 of the House amendment amends subsection (b) of section 8 of the Federal Water Pollution and Control Act by increasing the existing dollar limitations on construction grants from $1.2 million and $4.8 million to $2.4 million and $9.6 million, respectively. It makes a conforming amendment to this subsection by striking out clause (2) (B) which is required as a result of the amendment made to subsection (d) of section 8 by section 206 of the House amendment. It further amends subsection (b) of section 8 by providing that the 30-percent limitation on construction grants shall be increased to 40 percent and the dollar limitation be made inapplicable in the case of a specific allocation if the State agrees to pay at least 30 percent of the estimated reasonable cost of all projects for which Federal grants are made from that allocation. These amendments are to take effect July 1, 1966. |