§ 1263a. — Grants to Alaska to improve sanitation in rural and Native villages.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC1263a]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 26--WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Sec. 1263a. Grants to Alaska to improve sanitation in rural and
Native villages
(a) In general
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may make
grants to the State of Alaska for the benefit of rural and Native
villages in Alaska to pay the Federal share of the cost of--
(1) the development and construction of public water systems and
wastewater systems to improve the health and sanitation conditions
in the villages; and
(2) training, technical assistance, and educational programs
relating to the operation and management of sanitation services in
rural and Native villages.
(b) Federal share
The Federal share of the cost of the activities described in
subsection (a) of this section shall be 50 percent.
(c) Administrative expenses
The State of Alaska may use an amount not to exceed 4 percent of any
grant made available under this subsection \1\ for administrative
expenses necessary to carry out the activities described in subsection
(a) of this section.
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be ``section''.
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(d) Consultation with State of Alaska
The Administrator shall consult with the State of Alaska on a method
of prioritizing the allocation of grants under subsection (a) of this
section according to the needs of, and relative health and sanitation
conditions in, each eligible village.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
(Pub. L. 104-182, title III, Sec. 303, Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1683;
Pub. L. 106-457, title IX, Sec. 903, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1982.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act
Amendments of 1996, and not as part of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106-457 substituted ``to carry out this
section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005'' for
``$15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2000 to carry
out this section''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 16 section 1166.
