HR 4043 — To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to make the District of Columbia eligible for certain wastewater infrastructure grants, and for other purposes.

changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is 
printed in italics and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

 SAVE OUR SEAS 2.0 ACT

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TITLE III--IMPROVING DOMESTIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO PREVENT MARINE DEBRIS

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SEC. 302. GRANT PROGRAMS.

 (a) Post-Consumer Materials Management Infrastructure Grant 
Program.--
 (1) In general.--The EPA Administrator may provide 
 grants to States to implement the strategy developed 
 under section 301(a) and--
 (A) to support improvements to local post-
 consumer materials management, including 
 municipal recycling programs; and
 (B) to assist local waste management 
 authorities in making improvements to local 
 waste management systems.
 (2) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
 under paragraph (1), the applicant State shall submit 
 to the EPA Administrator an application at such time, 
 in such manner, and containing such information as the 
 EPA Administrator may require.
 (3) Contents of applications.--In developing 
 application requirements, the EPA Administrator shall 
 consider requesting that a State applicant provide--
 (A) a description of--
 (i) the project or projects to be 
 carried out using grant funds; and
 (ii) how the project or projects 
 would result in the generation of less 
 plastic waste;
 (B) a description of how the funds will 
 support disadvantaged communities; and
 (C) an explanation of any limitations, such 
 as flow control measures, that restrict access 
 to reusable or recyclable materials.
 (4) Report to congress.--Not later than January 1, 
 2023, the EPA Administrator shall submit to the 
 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
 and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
 and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
 of Representatives a report that includes--
 (A) a description of the activities carried 
 out under this subsection;
 (B) estimates as to how much plastic waste 
 was prevented from entering the oceans and 
 other waterways as a result of activities 
 funded pursuant to this subsection; and
 (C) a recommendation on the utility of 
 evolving the grant program into a new waste 
 management State revolving fund.
 (b) Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants.--
 (1) In general.--The EPA Administrator may provide 
 competitive grants to units of local government, Indian 
 Tribes, and public water systems (as defined in section 
 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)) 
 to support improvements in reducing and removing 
 plastic waste and post-consumer materials, including 
 microplastics and microfibers, from drinking water or 
 sources of drinking water, including planning, design, 
 construction, technical assistance, and planning 
 support for operational adjustments.
 (2) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
 under paragraph (1), an applicant shall submit to the 
 EPA Administrator an application at such time, in such 
 manner, and containing such information as the EPA 
 Administrator may require.
 (c) Wastewater Infrastructure Grants.--
 (1) In general.--The EPA Administrator may provide 
 grants to States, municipalities (as defined in section 
 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
 U.S.C. 1362)), or Indian Tribes that own and operate 
 treatment works (as such term is defined in section 212 
 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)) for the construction of 
 improvements to reduce and remove plastic waste and 
 post-consumer materials, including microplastics and 
 microfibers, from wastewater.
 (2) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
 under paragraph (1), an applicant shall submit to the 
 EPA Administrator an application at such time, in such 
 manner, and containing such information as the EPA 
 Administrator may require.
 (d) Trash-Free Waters Grants.--
 (1) In general.--The EPA Administrator may provide 
 grants to States, units of local government, Indian 
 Tribes, and nonprofit organizations--
 (A) to support projects to reduce the 
 quantity of solid waste in bodies of water by 
 reducing the quantity of waste at the source, 
 including through anti-litter initiatives;
 (B) to enforce local post-consumer materials 
 management ordinances;
 (C) to implement State or local policies 
 relating to solid waste;
 (D) to capture post-consumer materials at 
 stormwater inlets, at stormwater outfalls, or 
 in bodies of water;
 (E) to provide education and outreach about 
 post-consumer materials movement and reduction; 
 and
 (F) to monitor or model flows of post-
 consumer materials, including monitoring or 
 modeling a reduction in trash as a result of 
 the implementation of best management practices 
 for the reduction of plastic waste and other 
 post-consumer materials in sources of drinking 
 water.
 (2) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
 under paragraph (1), an applicant shall submit to the 
 EPA Administrator an application at such time, in such 
 manner, and containing such information as the EPA 
 Administrator may require.
 (e) Applicability of Federal Law.--
 (1) In general.--The EPA Administrator shall ensure 
 that all laborers and mechanics employed on projects 
 funded directly, or assisted in whole or in part, by a 
 grant established by this section shall be paid wages 
 at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of 
 a character similar in the locality as determined by 
 the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV 
 of chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, 
 United States Code.
 (2) Authority.--With respect to the labor standards 
 specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor 
 shall have the authority and functions set forth in 
 Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 
 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United 
 States Code.
 (3) Requirements.--The requirements of section 608 of 
 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
 1388) shall apply to the construction of a project 
 carried out, in whole or in part, with assistance made 
 available under this section in the same manner as the 
 requirements of such section apply with respect to 
 funds made available pursuant to title VI of such Act.
 (f) Limitation on Use of Funds.--A grant under this section 
may not be used (directly or indirectly) as a source of payment 
(in whole or in part) of, or security for, an obligation the 
interest on which is excluded from gross income under section 
103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
 (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated--
 (1) for the program described subsection (a), 
 $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025; 
 and
 (2) for each of the programs described subsections 
 (b), (c), and (d), $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
 2021 through 2025.

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