Sec. 304. Mandatory spending for water infrastructure programs

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At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall obligate for the fiscal year— $174,250,000 to make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance and disseminate information under section 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8) ); $522,750,000 to make grants for pollution control programs under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1256 ); $871,250,000 to make grants for the implementation of management programs under section 319(h)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1329(h)(1) ); and $1,000,000 to assist in the planning, development, strengthening, improving, or carrying out of programs or projects for the preparation of undergraduate students to enter an occupation which involves the design, operation, and maintenance of treatment works and other facilities under section 109 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1259 ).

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in using the funds obligated under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall give priority to projects or programs that— benefit low-income communities; benefit communities that are subject to a consent decree in an action brought under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); reflect a variety of geographic conditions; and benefit communities with a history of degraded environmental conditions. On October 1 of each fiscal year, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this subsection $1,569,250,000, to remain available until expended.

The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall obligate for the fiscal year— $174,250,000 to provide technical assistance to small public water systems to enable those systems to achieve and maintain compliance with applicable national primary drinking water regulations under section 1442(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–1(e) ); and $1,045,500,000 to make grants under the voluntary school and child care program lead testing grant program under section 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d) ).

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in using the funds obligated under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall give priority to projects or programs that— benefit low-income communities; benefit communities that are subject to a consent decree in an action brought under the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); reflect a variety of geographic conditions; and benefit communities with a history of degraded environmental conditions. On October 1 of each fiscal year, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this subsection $1,219,750,000, to remain available until expended.

The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall obligate for the fiscal year— $15,682,500,000 for making capitalization grants for State water pollution control revolving funds established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); and $15,159,750,000 for making capitalization grants for State drinking water treatment revolving loan funds established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 ).

On October 1 of each fiscal year, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this subsection $30,842,250,000, to remain available until expended. The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation. It is the sense of Congress that States should use the funding provided under this subsection to give priority to projects that— benefit low-income communities; benefit communities that are subject to a consent decree in an action brought under the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); reflect a variety of geographic conditions; and benefit communities with a history of degraded environmental conditions.

Section 603(i)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1383(i)(3) ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs

(C)and

(D)as subparagraphs

(D)and (E), respectively; and by inserting after subparagraph

(B)the following: To the extent that there are sufficient applications for the assistance described in paragraph (1)(A), in each fiscal year, a State shall use not less than 6 percent of the total amount received by the State in capitalization grants under this title to provide additional subsidization under this subsection. .

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