PUBLIC LAW 95-217—DEC. 27, 1977
91 STAT. 1581
GRANT ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES
SEC. 36. Section 211 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is 13 USC 1291. amended by inserting " (a) " immediately after "SEC. 211." and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(b) If the Administrator uses population density as a test for determining the eligibility of a collector sewer for assistance it shall be only for the purpose of evaluating alternatives and determining the needs for such system in relation to ground or surface water quality impact. "(c) No grant shall be made under this title from funds authorized Limitation, for any fiscal year during the period beginning October 1, 1977, and ^ ending September 30, 1982, for treatment works for control of pollutant discharges from separate storm sewer systems.". WASTEWATER STORAGE
SEC. 37. Section 212(2)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 33 USC 1292. Act is amended by inserting "(including land used for the storage of treated wastewater in land treatment systems prior to land application)" after the word "process". PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM
SEC. 38. Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: PUBLIC INFORMATION
"SEC. 214. The Administrator shall develop and operate within one 33 USC 1294. year of the date of enactment of this section, a continuing program of public information and education on recycling and reuse of wastewater (including sludge), the use of land treatment, and methods for the reduction of wastewater volume.". BUY AMERICAN
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SEC. 39. Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: " REQUIREMENTS FOR AMERICAN MATERIALS
"SEC. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no grant for 33 USC 1295. which application is made after February 1, 1978, shall be made under this title for any treatment works unless only such unmanufactured articles, materials, and supplies as have been mined or produced in the United States, and only such manufactured articles, materials, and supplies as have been manufactured in the United States, substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured, as the case may be, in the United States will be used in such treatment works. This section shall not apply in any case where the Administrator determines, based upon those factors the Administrator deems relevant, including the available resources of the agency, it to be inconsistent with the public interest (including multilateral government procurement agreements) or the cost to be unreasonable, or if articles, materials, or supplies of the class or kind to be used or the articles, materials, or supplies from which they are manufactured are not mined, produced, or manufactured, as the case may be, in the
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