§ 1274. — Wet weather watershed pilot projects.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC1274]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 26--WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Sec. 1274. Wet weather watershed pilot projects
(a) In general
The Administrator, in coordination with the States, may provide
technical assistance and grants for treatment works to carry out pilot
projects relating to the following areas of wet weather discharge
control:
(1) Watershed management of wet weather discharges
The management of municipal combined sewer overflows, sanitary
sewer overflows, and stormwater discharges, on an integrated
watershed or subwatershed basis for the purpose of demonstrating the
effectiveness of a unified wet weather approach.
(2) Stormwater best management practices
The control of pollutants from municipal separate storm sewer
systems for the purpose of demonstrating and determining controls
that are cost-effective and that use innovative technologies in
reducing such pollutants from stormwater discharges.
(b) Administration
The Administrator, in coordination with the States, shall provide
municipalities participating in a pilot project under this section the
ability to engage in innovative practices, including the ability to
unify separate wet weather control efforts under a single permit.
(c) Funding
(1) In general
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003,
and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2004. Such funds shall remain
available until expended.
(2) Stormwater
The Administrator shall make available not less than 20 percent
of amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to this
subsection to carry out the purposes of subsection (a)(2) of this
section.
(3) Administrative expenses
The Administrator may retain not to exceed 4 percent of any
amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to this subsection
for the reasonable and necessary costs of administering this
section.
(d) Report to Congress
Not later than 5 years after December 21, 2000, the Administrator
shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the pilot projects
conducted under this section and their possible application nationwide.
(June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title I, Sec. 121, as added Pub. L. 106-554,
Sec. 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, Sec. 112(b)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat.
2763, 2763A-225.)
Codification
Another section 121 of act June 30, 1948, ch. 758, is classified to
section 1273 of this title.
