Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1611

 PUBLIC LAW 95-217—DEC. 27, 1977

91 STAT. 1577

g r a n t to such agency shall be 100 per centum of the costs of developing and operating a continuing areawide waste treatment management planning process under subsection (b) of this section, and thereafter the amount granted to such agency shall not exceed 75 per centum of such costs in each succeeding one-year period. I n the case of any other grant made to an agency under such paragraph (1) of this subsection, the amount of such g r a n t shall not exceed 75 per centum of the costs of developing and operating a continuing areawide waste treatment management planning process in any year.". (c) The second sentence of section 208(f)(3) of the Federal W a t e r 33 USC 1288. Pollution Control Act is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "subject to such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.". AREAWroE WASTE TREATMENT

MANAGEMENT

SEC. 32. Section 208(b)(2)(A) of the Federal W a t e r Pollution Control Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon a comma and the following: "and an identification of open space and recreation opportunities that can be expected to result from improved water quality, including consideration of potential use of lands associated with treatment works and increased access to water-based recreation". IRRIGATION RETURN

FLOWS

SEC. 33. (a) Section 2 0 8 (b)(2)(F) of the Federal W a t e r Pollution Control Act is amended by adding after "sources of pollution, including" the following: "return flows from irrigated agriculture, and their cumulative effects " (b) Section 502(14) of the'Federal W a t e r Pollution Control Act is amended by adding at the end "thereof the following: "This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture.". (c) Section 402 of the Federal W a t e r Pollution Control Act is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: "(1) The Administrator shall not require a permit under this section for discharges composed entirely of return flows from irrigated agriculture, nor shall the Administrator directly or indirectly, require any State to require such a permit.".

33 USC 1362. Permit requirements. 33 USC 1342.

STATE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PROGRAM

SEC. 34, (a) Paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of section 208 of the Federal W a t e r Pollution Control Act is amended— (1) by inserting " (A) " immediately after " (4) "; (2) by striking out "to the Administrator for application to all regions within such State." and inserting in lieu thereof "to the Administrator for approval for application to a class or category of activity throughout such State."; and (3) by inserting at the end thereof the following new sub- Dredged or fill material, paragraphs: " (B) Any program submitted under subparagraph (A) of this placement. paragraph which, in whole or in part, is to control the discharge or other placement of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters shall include the following: " (i) A consultation process which includes the State agency with p r i m a r y jurisdiction over fish and wildlife resources.

\'v- • ^ • ' = ^? ^: ' ', ^.

�