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[CITE: 42USC300j-3c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
             SUBCHAPTER XII--SAFETY OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
 
                       Part E--General Provisions
 
Sec. 300j-3c. National assistance program for water 
        infrastructure and watersheds
        

(a) Technical and financial assistance

    The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may provide 
technical and financial assistance in the form of grants to States (1) 
for the construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of water supply 
systems, and (2) consistent with nonpoint source management programs 
established under section 1329 of title 33, for source water quality 
protection programs to address pollutants in navigable waters for the 
purpose of making such waters usable by water supply systems.

(b) Limitation

    Not more than 30 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out 
this section in a fiscal year may be used for source water quality 
protection programs described in subsection (a)(2) of this section.

(c) Condition

    As a condition to receiving assistance under this section, a State 
shall ensure that such assistance is carried out in the most cost-
effective manner, as determined by the State.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

                   (1) Unconditional authorization

        There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
    section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2003. Such 
    sums shall remain available until expended.

                    (2) Conditional authorization

        In addition to amounts authorized under paragraph (1), there are 
    authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 
    for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2003, provided that such 
    authorization shall be in effect for a fiscal year only if at least 
    75 percent of the total amount of funds authorized to be 
    appropriated for such fiscal year by section 300j-12(m) of this 
    title are appropriated.

(e) Acquisition of lands

    Assistance provided with funds made available under this section may 
be used for the acquisition of lands and other interests in lands; 
however, nothing in this section authorizes the acquisition of lands or 
other interests in lands from other than willing sellers.

(f) Federal share

    The Federal share of the cost of activities for which grants are 
made under this section shall be 50 percent.

(g) Definitions

    In this section, the following definitions apply:

                              (1) State

        The term ``State'' means a State, the District of Columbia, the 
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
    Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

                       (2) Water supply system

        The term ``water supply system'' means a system for the 
    provision to the public of piped water for human consumption if such 
    system has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves at 
    least 25 individuals and a draw and fill system for the provision to 
    the public of water for human consumption. Such term does not 
    include a system owned by a Federal agency. Such term includes (A) 
    any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities 
    under control of the operator of such system and used primarily in 
    connection with such system, and (B) any collection or pretreatment 
    facilities not under such control that are used primarily in 
    connection with such system.

(Pub. L. 104-182, title IV, Sec. 401, Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1690.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
Amendments of 1996, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act 
which comprises this chapter.
