42 U.S.C. § 300j–3a — Grants to public sector agencies

submitted 49 years ago by Pub. L. 95-155 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 294 words · no verdicts yet

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The EPA may give grants to public agencies to develop new ways to provide safe drinking water. Grants can also fund projects that study recycling wastewater for drinking or farm use. These grants are capped at set cost percentages and need state approval, with $25,000,000 authorized for 1978.

(a) Grants: The EPA must offer grants to public sector agencies (such as state or local governments) to help develop and demonstrate — including build — projects that either (1) show off a new or better way to give the public a dependably safe supply of drinking water, or (2) study and demonstrate the health and conservation effects of reclaiming, recycling, and reusing wastewater for drinking and farm use, and the methods for making that water safe. (b) Limits: A grant can't cover more than 66⅔ percent of a facility's construction cost, or more than 75 percent of any other cost, as the EPA decides. A grant for building or changing water system facilities can't be made unless the state agency responsible for drinking water safety has approved the project (or the state health authority, if there's no such agency). The EPA also can't make a grant unless it decides, after consulting others, that the project serves a real purpose in developing new or better techniques for providing safe drinking water. (c) Funding: Congress could spend $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 to carry out this section.

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(a) Assistance for development and demonstration projects

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall offer grants to public sector agencies for the purposes of—

(1)

assisting in the development and demonstration (including construction) of any project which will demonstrate a new or improved method, approach, or technology for providing a dependably safe supply of drinking water to the public; and

(2)

assisting in the development and demonstration (including construction) of any project which will investigate and demonstrate health and conservation implications involved in the reclamation, recycling, and reuse of wastewaters for drinking and agricultural use or the processes and methods for the preparation of safe and acceptable drinking water.

(b) Limitations

Grants made by the Administrator under this section shall be subject to the following limitations:

(1)

Grants under this section shall not exceed 66⅔ per centum of the total cost of construction of any facility and 75 per centum of any other costs, as determined by the Administrator.

(2)

Grants under this section shall not be made for any project involving the construction or modification of any facilities for any public water system in a State unless such project has been approved by the State agency charged with the responsibility for safety of drinking water (or if there is no such agency in a State, by the State health authority).

(3)

Grants under this section shall not be made for any project unless the Administrator determines, after consultation, that such project will serve a useful purpose relating to the development and demonstration of new or improved techniques, methods, or technologies for the provision of safe water to the public for drinking.

There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1978.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–155, § 5, Nov. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1258; Pub. L. 95–477, § 7(a)(1), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1511.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1977Enacted · Pub. L. 95-155 · 91 Stat. 1258
1978Amended · Pub. L. 95-477 · 92 Stat. 1511

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 95-155 on 1977-11-08.

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