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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4015 "(1) in the case of each grant made under subsection (a)(l), $500,000; and "(2) in the case of each grant made under subsection (a)(2), $75,000. "(g) FULL FUNDING.—Subject to subsection (e), each grgint under this section shall be made in an amount equal to 100 percent of the costs of the projects with respect to which the grant is made. " (h) APPLICATION.—The Secretary shall develop a nationally competitive application process to award grants under this section. Such process shall include criteria for evaluating applications, including population, median household income, and the severity of the decline in quantity or quality of water. The Secretary shall make every effort to review and act on applications within 60 days of the date that such applications are submitted. "(i) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1992. To the extent the amount authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year under this subsection exceeds the amount so appropriated, such excess amount shall remain authorized to be appropriated for succeeding fiscal years until fully appropriated.". (b) IMPLEMENTATION.— (1) REGULATIONS. —The Secretary shall publish— (A) interim final regulations to carry out section 306B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) final regulations to carry out section 306B not later than 90 days after such date of enactment. (2) FUNDS.— (A) OBLIGATION.—The Secretary shall obligate 70 percent of the funds made available for the first fiscal year for which appropriations are made under section 306B(i) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act not later » than 5 months after the date such funds are appropriated. (B) RELEASE.—The Secretary may make grants under section 306B(a)(l) of Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act before final regulations are issued under paragraph (I)(B) of this subsection. SEC. 2327. WATER AND WASTE FACILITY LOANS AND GRANTS TO ALLEVI- ATE HEALTH RISKS. Subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) is amended by adding sifter the section added by section 2326 of this Act the following new section: •SEC. 306C. WATER AND WASTE FACILITY ALLEVIATE HEALTH RISKS. LOANS AND GRANTS TO " (a) LOANS AND GRANTS TO PERSONS OTHER THAN INDIVIDUALS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall make or insure loans and make grants to rural water supply corporations, cooperatives, or similar entities, Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations and other federally recognized Indian tribes, and public agencies, to provide for the conservation, development, use, and control of water (including the extension or improvement of existing water supply systems), and the installation or improvement of drainage or waste disposal facilities and essen- 7 USC 1926b note. Indians. 7 USC 1926c.

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