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 PUBLIC LAW 106-55^^^-APPENDIX D 114 STAT. 2763A-225 progress made by the Environmental Protection Agency, States, and municipalities in implementing and enforcing the CSO control policy.". (b) WET WEATHER PILOT PROGRAM. — Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: "SEC. 121. WET WEATHER WATERSHED PH^OT 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 DIS- CHARGES.— 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. —T here 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). "(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 the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the pilot projects conducted under this section and their possible application nationwide.". (c) SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS. —Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: "SEC. 221. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS. "(a) IN GENERAL. —In any fiscal year in which the Administrator has available for obligation at least $1,350,000,000 for the purposes of section 601— "(1) the Administrator may make grants to States for the purpose of providing grants to a municipality or municipal entity for planning, design, and construction of treatment works to intercept, transport, control, or treat municipal combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows; and

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