Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Sewage Overflow Act”.
Stop Sewage Overflow Act
A BILL
To make certain municipalities eligible for grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants
Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended—
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (3), by striking “or”;
in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(5) is a municipality with high levels of sewage in the rivers, lakes, and bays of such municipality.”
in subsection (d)—
by striking “The Federal share” and inserting the following:
“(1) Federal share
“(A) In general—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal share”
by striking “The non-Federal share” and inserting the following:
“(B) Financially distressed communities—The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out using amounts from a grant made to a financially distressed community under subsection (a) shall be not less than 75 percent of the cost.
“(2) Non-Federal share—The non-Federal share”
in subsection (f)—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking “$225,000,000” and inserting “$500,000,000”; and
by striking “2020” and inserting “2030”; and
in paragraph (2) by striking “20 percent” and inserting “25 percent”.