meee’ AR, To noel ttle 34, Crited States Core, to aurhorte the Beeman of the Inferior ty wake Fatal astence to Staten wr the Taal sal Water Casrvation Fol alle for wer ait jet nad or IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a Mer inte the loving il whic we refer to the A BILL 54, United States Code, to authorize the Scervtary of the Interior to make financial assistance to Statos under the Land and Wat available for water quality: projects, and for other pr ‘To amend title Conservation Fund poses, 1 Be if enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- ives of the United States of Amovieu 4 Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘This et may be cited as the “Land and Water Con- servation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2021”. gwouoasoig 10x (78 Beconawa, 2025 (4209)CGAMRIMMASTIMAST 062 XML 1 sec. 2, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR WATER QUALITY ProgEcTS, Section 200305 of ith , United States Code, is del (1) in subsection (a), im the second sentence, hy inserting “and water quality: improvement after “ontaloor recreation”; (2) in subsostion (@), by adding at the end the following (5) Wart QuALATY.—A comprehensive state- wile outdoor reereation plan shall identify — “(A) any body of water within the bound aries of the State for which a State water qual: ity control plan has heen developed pursuant to soetion 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Aet (33 U.S.C. 1313(@)); and (B) any proposed water quality. project (aus defined in subseetion (e)(4)(A)) to he cone Aueted with respect to a body of water that is identifi dl undler subparagraph (A)."; ad (3) in subsection (e)— (A) i the heading, by striking “ax D aIBN? OP Basie) OuNDOOR REcRATION Facrrtes” and insert Deverorwene ov Baste OvrpooR RECREATION PACHATH gwruovenaenorzeeseaim — @z7em9 reorzera. 2021 209m)3 1 axp Conner or WATER QUALITY 2 Prowecrs"; 3 (B) in paragraph (1), hy: stoikinge “nad 4 (2)" aod inserting, (2), ane (4), an 5 (6) hy acing wt the ond the fotlening 6 “(4) WATER QUALITY PROUBCTS.— 1 (A) DerINITION OF warER QUALITY ® Progen. —In this paragraph, the term ‘water ° quality project! means any project identified in 10 a State water quality control plan developed or nn the purpose of restoring any body of water that 2 is identified by the State under section 303(¢) B of the Federal Water Pollution Control Aet (33 14 U.S.C. 1313(d)) as being impaired. 15 “(B) FINANCIAL ASSISTANC Under 16 paragraph (1), the Seeretary may prove Finan 0 cial assistance for the eonduet of water quality 18, rajoets 19 “(C) Now-r AL SHARE CREDIT. —The 2 Seeretary may credit toward the non-Federal 2 share required ander subsection () fans alle 22 cated by a State for the conduct of a water, 2 ality project. 24 “(D) CoNsvITATION—The Secretary 2s shall consult sith the Administrator of the QIVHAENEORENOHIOD ead — TAB Sroorber a 22% ftom' " 2 B 4 1s 16 7 18 19 20 2 2 2B m4 25 swHLO oH Sand Bxtomowa. ie atop) 4 vironmental Protection Ag ying out this paragraph. SCE) Laure “(LN GuNeRAL—In providing fh cil assistance to water quality projects under this paragraph, the Secretary shal nancial assistance to water only: provide ‘quality projects that seek to improve water quality. by: improving, restoring, remedi- Urological ting, or developing natural systems, such as “(1) wethnas; “(D) marshes “QTD living sorines QV) wearshore —eswarine waters or €¥) amy’ other naturally oscar ving hyvologieal fontres the See- retiny det nines to he noeessury for the purpose of redueing nutrient fonds (i) No xmnumvwsearesr—Punds made availible for a water quality project under this paragraph may not be used to reimburse the cost of any water quality axro,{GINA MASTIMAST.062.XML Beconaer, 202 eda) pryjeot that hn alrendy been completed or is otherwise fully funded. “Gii) Berwcr—Nothing in this para. graph (1) expands the authority of the Federal Government over nomay gable waters; or (LL) authorizes the Secretary to rogulate the eonduet of water quality projects.” ears)