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of reimbursement due all such approved projects on 

 the date of enactment of such appropriation. The 

 Administrator shall allocate to each qualified project 

 under subsection <b) of this section each fiscal year 

 for which funds are appropriated under subsection 

 (e) of this section an amount which bears the same 

 ratio to the unpaid balance of the reimbursement 

 due such project as the total of such funds for such 

 year bears to the total unpaid balance of reimburse- 

 ment due all such approved projects on the date of 

 enactment of such appropriation. 



(e) .'^ii'hor'ZTfio'' of ?pprr'pri.?tions. 



There is authorized to be anpropriated to carry out 

 subsection (a.) of this section not to exceed .$2,600,- 

 000,000 and, to carry out suh.section fb> of this sec- 

 tion, not to exceed $7,50,000.000. The authorizations 

 contained in this subsection shall be the sole source 

 of funds for reimbursements authorized by this^ 

 section. 



(f) Additional funds. 



(1) In any case where all funds allotted to a State 

 under this subchapter have been obligated under sec- 

 tion 1283 of this title, and there is construction of 

 any treatment works project without the aid of Fed- 

 eral funds and in accordance with all procedures and 

 all requirements applicable to treatment works proj- 

 ects, except those procedures and requirements 

 which limit construction of projects to those con- 

 structed with the aid of previously allotted Federal 

 funds, the Administrator, upon his approval of an 

 application made under this subsection therefor, is 

 authorized to pay the Federal share of the cost of 

 construction of such project when additional funds 

 are allotted to the State under this subchapter if 

 prior to the construction of the project the Admin- 

 istrator approves plans, specifications, and estimates 

 therefor in the same manner as other treatment 

 works projects. The Administrator may not approve 

 an application under this subsection unless an au- 

 thorization is in effect for the future fiscal year for 

 which the apphcation requests payment, which au- 

 thorization will insure such payment without exceed- 

 ing the State's expected allotment from such 

 authorization. 



(2) In determining the allotment for any fiscal 

 year under this subchapter, any treatment works 

 project constructed in accordance with this section 

 and without the aid of Federal funds shall not be 

 considered completed until an application under the 

 provisions of this subsection with respect to such 

 project has been approved by the Administrator, or 

 the availability of funds from v>fhich this project Is 

 eligible for reimbursement has expired, whichever 

 first occurs. (June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title n, § 206, as 

 added Oct. 18, 1972, Pub. L. 92-500, § 2, 86 Stat, 836, 

 and amended Dec. 28, 1973, Pub. L. 93-207. § 1(2), 

 87 Stat. 906.) 



Amendments 

 1973— Sub-^ec. (e) . Pub L. 93-207 substituted 

 "$2,600,000,000" for "$2,000,000,000". 



Application for Assistance 

 Section 2 of Pub. L. 93-207 provided that: "Notwith- 

 standing the requirements of subsection (c) of section 

 206 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (86 Stat 



838) (this section], applications for asistance under sec- 

 tion 206 (this section], may be filed with the Administra- 

 tor of the Environmental Protection Agency untU January 

 31. 1974." 



Allocation of Construction Grants Appropriated for 

 the Year Ending June 30, 1973; Interim Payments; 

 Limitations. 



Section 3 of Pub. L. 93-207 provided that: "Funds avail- 

 able for reimbursement under Public Law 92-399 (making 

 appropriations for Agriculture-Environmental and Con- 

 sumer Protection Programs for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1973] shall be allocated in accordance with sub- 

 section (d) of section 206 of the Federal Water Pollution 

 Control Act (86 Stat. 838) (subsec. (d) of this section] 

 pro rata among all projects eligible under subsection (a) 

 of such section 206 (subsec. (a) of this section] for which 

 applications have been submitted and approved by the 

 Administrator pursuant to such Act (this chapter).' Not- 

 withstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of such 

 section 206, (1) the Administrator Is authorized to make 

 Interim payments to each such project for which an ap- 

 plication has been approved on the basis of estimates of 

 maximum pro rata entitlement of all applicants under 

 section 206(a) and (2) for the purpose of determining 

 allocation of sums available under Public Law 92-399 the 

 unpaid balance of reimbursement due such protects shall 

 be computed as of January 31, 1974. Upon completion by 

 the Administrator of his audit and approval of all projects 

 for which an application has been filed under subsection 

 (a) of such section 206, the Administrator shall within the 

 limits of appropriated funds, allocate to each such quali- 

 fied project the amount remaining, if anv, of its total 

 entitlement. Amounts allocated to projects which are 

 later determined to be in excess of entitlement shall be 

 available for reallocation, until expended, to other quali- 

 fied projects under subsection (a) of such section 206 In 

 no event, however, shall any payments exceed the Federal 

 share of the cost of construction Incurred to the date of 

 the voucher covering such payment plus the Federal share 

 of the value of the materials which have been stockpiled 

 to the vicinity of .such construction In conformity to plans 

 and specifications for the project." 



§ 1287. Authorization of appropriations. 



There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 

 out this subchapter, other than sections 1286(e) , 1288 

 and 1289 of this title, for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30. 1973, not to exceed $5,000,000,000, for the 

 fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, not to exceed 

 $6,000,000,000, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 

 1975, not to exceed $7,000,000,000. (June 30, 1948, 

 ch. 758, title II. S 207, as added Oct. 18, 1972, Pub. L. 

 92-500, § 2, 86 Stat. 839, and amended Dec. 28, 1973, 

 Pub. L. 93-207, § 1(3), 87 Stat. 906.) 

 Amendments 



1973 — Pub. L. 93-207 added reference to section 1286(e) 

 of this title. 



§ 1288. Areawide waste treatment management. 



(a) Identification and designation of areas having sub- 

 stantial water quality control problems. 



For the purpose of encouraging and facilitating 

 the development and implementation of areawide 

 waste treatment management plans — 



( 1 ) The Administrator, within ninety days after 

 October 18, 1972, and after consultation with ap- 

 propriate Federal, State, and local authorities, 

 shall by regulation publish guidelines for the iden- 

 tification of those areas which, as a result of 

 urban-industrial concentrations or other factors, 

 have substantial water quality control problems. 



(2) The Governor of each State, within sixty 



