[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 720 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 720 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2007 Mr. Oberstar (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mrs. Tauscher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) In General.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water Quality Financing Act of 2007''. (b) Table of Contents.-- Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Amendment of Federal Water Pollution Control Act. TITLE I--TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE Sec. 101. Technical assistance. Sec. 102. State management assistance. Sec. 103. Watershed pilot projects. TITLE II--CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS Sec. 201. Sewage collection systems. Sec. 202. Treatment works defined. Sec. 203. Policy on cost effectiveness. TITLE III--STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS Sec. 301. General authority for capitalization grants. Sec. 302. Capitalization grant agreements. Sec. 303. Water pollution control revolving loan funds. Sec. 304. Allotment of funds. Sec. 305. Intended use plan. Sec. 306. Annual reports. Sec. 307. Technical assistance. Sec. 308. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 401. Definition of treatment works. Sec. 402. Funding for Indian programs. TITLE V--STUDIES Sec. 501. Study of long-term, sustainable, clean water funding. SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT. Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). TITLE I--TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE SEC. 101. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. (a) Technical Assistance for Rural and Small Treatment Works.-- Section 104(b) (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(8) make grants to nonprofit organizations-- ``(A) to provide technical assistance to rural and small municipalities for the purpose of assisting, in consultation with the State in which the assistance is provided, such municipalities in the planning, developing, and acquisition of financing for wastewater infrastructure assistance; ``(B) to provide technical assistance and training for rural and small publicly owned treatment works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems to enable such treatment works and systems to protect water quality and achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements of this Act; and ``(C) to disseminate information to rural and small municipalities and municipalities that meet the affordability criteria established under section 603(i)(2) by the State in which the municipality is located with respect to planning, design, construction, and operation of publicly owned treatment works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems.''. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 104(u) (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and (6)'' and inserting ``(6)''; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``; and (7) not to exceed $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for carrying out subsections (b)(3) and (b)(8), except that not less than 20 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this paragraph in a fiscal year shall be used for carrying out subsection (b)(8)''. (c) Competitive Procedures for Awarding Grants.--Section 104 (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(w) Competitive Procedures for Awarding Grants.--The Administrator shall establish procedures that, to the maximum extent practicable, promote competition and openness in the award of grants to nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations under this section.''. SEC. 102. STATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE. Section 106(a) (33 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ``(3) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2007, and $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012;''. SEC. 103. WATERSHED PILOT PROJECTS. (a) Pilot Projects.--Section 122 (33 U.S.C. 1274) is amended-- (1) in the section heading by striking ``wet weather''; and (2) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``wet weather discharge''; (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``, including low-impact development technologies'' before the period at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(3) Watershed partnerships.--Efforts of municipalities and property owners to demonstrate cooperative ways to address nonpoint sources of pollution to reduce adverse impacts on water quality.''. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 122(c)(1) is amended by striking ``for fiscal year 2004'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2012''. (c) Report to Congress.--Section 122(d) is amended by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``10 years''. TITLE II--CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS SEC. 201. SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS. Section 211 (33 U.S.C. 1291) is amended-- (1) by striking the section designation and all that follows through ``(a) No'' and inserting the following: ``SEC. 211. SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS. ``(a) In General.--No''; (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``Population Density.-- '' after ``(b)''; and (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: ``(c) Exceptions.-- ``(1) Replacement and major rehabilitation.-- Notwithstanding the requirement of subsection (a)(1) concerning the existence of a collection system as a condition of eligibility, a project for replacement or major rehabilitation of a collection system existing on January 1, 2007, shall be eligible for a grant under this title if the project otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (a)(1) and meets the requirement of paragraph (3). ``(2) New systems.--Notwithstanding the requirement of subsection (a)(2) concerning the existence of a community as a condition of eligibility, a project for a new collection system to serve a community existing on January 1, 2007, shall be eligible for a grant under this title if the project otherwise meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2) and meets the requirement of paragraph (3). ``(3) Requirement.--A project meets the requirement of this paragraph if the purpose of the project is to accomplish the objectives, goals, and policies of this Act by addressing an adverse environmental condition existing on the date of enactment of this paragraph.''. SEC. 202. TREATMENT WORKS DEFINED. Section 212(2)(A) (33 U.S.C. 1292(2)(A)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``any works, including site''; (2) by striking ``is used for ultimate'' and inserting ``will be used for ultimate''; and (3) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and acquisition of other lands, and interests in lands, which are necessary for construction''. SEC. 203. POLICY ON COST EFFECTIVENESS. Section 218(a) (33 U.S.C. 1298(a)) is amended by striking ``combination of devices and systems'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``treatment works that meets the requirements of this Act. The system may include water efficiency measures and devices.''. TITLE III--STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS SEC. 301. GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR CAPITALIZATION GRANTS. Section 601(a) (33 U.S.C. 1381(a)) is amended by striking ``for providing assistance'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ``to accomplish the objectives, goals, and policies of this Act by providing assistance for projects and activities identified in section 603(c).''. SEC. 302. CAPITALIZATION GRANT AGREEMENTS. (a) Reporting Infrastructure Assets.--Section 602(b)(9) (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)(9)) is amended by striking ``standards'' and inserting ``standards, including standards relating to the reporting of infrastructure assets''. (b) Additional Requirements.--Section 602(b) (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(11) the State will establish, maintain, invest, and credit the fund with repayments, such that the fund balance will be available in perpetuity for providing financial assistance in accordance with this title; ``(12) any fees charged by the State to recipients of assistance will be used for the purpose of financing the cost of administering the fund or financing projects or activities eligible for assistance from the fund; ``(13) beginning in fiscal year 2009, the State will include as a condition of providing assistance to a municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency that the recipient of such assistance certify, in a manner determined by the Governor of the State, that the recipient-- ``(A) has studied and evaluated the cost and effectiveness of innovative and alternative processes, materials, techniques, and technologies for carrying out the proposed project or activity for which assistance is sought under this title, and has selected, to the extent practicable, a project or activity that may result in greater environmental benefits or equivalent environmental benefits when compared to standard processes, materials, techniques, and technologies and more efficiently uses energy and natural and financial resources; and ``(B) has considered the cost and effectiveness of alternative management and financing approaches for carrying out a project or activity for which assistance is sought under this title, taking into account the cost of operating and maintaining the project or activity over its life, as well as the cost of constructing the project or activity; ``(14) the State will use at least 15 percent of the amount of each capitalization grant received by the State under this title after September 30, 2007, to provide assistance to municipalities of fewer than 10,000 individuals that meet the affordability criteria established by the State under section 603(i)(2) for activities included on the State's priority list established under section 603(g), to the extent that there are sufficient applications for such assistance; ``(15) treatment works eligible under section 603(c)(1) which will be constructed in whole or in part with funds made available under section 205(m) or by a State water pollution control revolving fund under this title, or both, will meet the requirements of, or otherwise be treated (as determined by the Governor of the State) under sections 204(b)(1), 211, 218, and 511(c)(1) in the same manner as treatment works constructed with assistance under title II of this Act; ``(16) a contract to be carried out using funds directly made available by a capitalization grant under this title for program management, construction management, feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services shall be negotiated in the same manner as a contract for architectural and engineering services is negotiated under chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code, or an equivalent State qualifications-based requirement (as determined by the Governor of the State); and ``(17) the requirements of section 513 will apply to the construction of treatment works carried out in whole or in part with assistance made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized under this title, or with assistance made available under section 205(m), or both, in the same manner as treatment works for which grants are made under this Act.''. SEC. 303. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS. (a) Projects and Activities Eligible for Assistance.--Section 603(c) (33 U.S.C. 1383(c)) is amended to read as follows: ``(c) Projects and Activities Eligible for Assistance.--The amounts of funds available to each State water pollution control revolving fund shall be used only for providing financial assistance-- ``(1) to any municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency for construction of publicly owned treatment works; ``(2) for the implementation of a management program established under section 319; ``(3) for development and implementation of a conservation and management plan under section 320; ``(4) for the implementation of lake protection programs and projects under section 314; ``(5) for repair or replacement of decentralized wastewater treatment systems that treat domestic sewage; ``(6) for measures to manage or reduce municipal stormwater runoff; ``(7) to any municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency for measures to reduce the demand for publicly owned treatment works capacity through water conservation, efficiency, or reuse; ``(8) for measures to increase the security of publicly owned treatment works; and ``(9) for the development and implementation of watershed projects meeting the criteria set forth in section 122.''. (b) Extended Repayment Period.--Section 603(d)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``20 years'' and inserting ``the lesser of 30 years or the design life of the project to be financed with the proceeds of the loan''; and (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``not later than 20 years after project completion'' and inserting ``upon the expiration of the term of the loan''. (c) Fiscal Sustainability Plan.--Section 603(d)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)) is further amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C); (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D); and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(E) for any portion of a treatment works proposed for repair, replacement, or expansion, and eligible for assistance under section 603(c)(1), the recipient of a loan will develop and implement a fiscal sustainability plan that includes-- ``(i) an inventory of critical assets that are a part of that portion of the treatment works; ``(ii) an evaluation of the condition and performance of inventoried assets or asset groupings; and ``(iii) a plan for maintaining, repairing, and, as necessary, replacing that portion of the treatment works and a plan for funding such activities.''. (d) Administrative Expenses.--Section 603(d)(7) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(7)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, $400,000 per year, or \1/5\ percent per year of the current valuation of the fund, whichever amount is greatest, plus the amount of any fees collected by the State for such purpose regardless of the source''. (e) Technical and Planning Assistance for Small Systems.--Section 603(d) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(8) to provide owners and operators of treatment works that serve a population of 10,000 or fewer with technical and planning assistance and assistance in financial management, user fee analysis, budgeting, capital improvement planning, facility operation and maintenance, equipment replacement, repair schedules, and other activities to improve wastewater treatment plant management and operations; except that such amounts shall not exceed 2 percent of grant awards to such fund under this title.''. (f) Additional Subsidization.--Section 603 (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Additional Subsidization.-- ``(1) In general.--In any case in which a State provides assistance to a municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency under subsection (d), the State may provide additional subsidization, including forgiveness of principal and negative interest loans-- ``(A) to benefit a municipality that-- ``(i) meets the State's affordability criteria established under paragraph (2); or ``(ii) does not meet the State's affordability criteria if the recipient-- ``(I) seeks additional subsidization to benefit individual ratepayers in the residential user rate class; ``(II) demonstrates to the State that such ratepayers will experience a significant hardship from the increase in rates necessary to finance the project or activity for which assistance is sought; and ``(III) ensures, as part of an assistance agreement between the State and the recipient, that the additional subsidization provided under this paragraph is directed through a user charge rate system (or other appropriate method) to such ratepayers; or ``(B) to implement an innovative or alternative process, material, technique, or technology (including nonstructural protection of surface waters, a new or improved method of waste treatment, and pollutant trading) that may result in greater environmental benefits, or equivalent environmental benefits at reduced cost, when compared to a standard process, material, technique, or technology. ``(2) Affordability criteria.-- ``(A) Establishment.--On or before September 30, 2008, and after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, a State shall establish affordability criteria to assist in identifying municipalities that would experience a significant hardship raising the revenue necessary to finance a project or activity eligible for assistance under section 603(c)(1) if additional subsidization is not provided. Such criteria shall be based on income data, population trends, and other data determined relevant by the State. ``(B) Existing criteria.--If a State has previously established, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, affordability criteria that meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), the State may use the criteria for the purposes of this subsection. For purposes of this Act, any such criteria shall be treated as affordability criteria established under this paragraph. ``(C) Information to assist states.--The Administrator may publish information to assist States in establishing affordability criteria under subparagraph (A). ``(3) Priority.--A State may give priority to a recipient for a project or activity eligible for funding under section 603(c)(1) if the recipient meets the State's affordability criteria. ``(4) Set-aside.-- ``(A) In general.--In any fiscal year in which the Administrator has available for obligation more than $1,000,000,000 for the purposes of this title, a State shall provide additional subsidization under this subsection in the amount specified in subparagraph (B) to eligible entities described in paragraph (1) for projects and activities identified in the State's intended use plan prepared under section 606(c) to the extent that there are sufficient applications for such assistance. ``(B) Amount.--In a fiscal year described in subparagraph (A), a State shall set aside for purposes of subparagraph (A) an amount not less than 25 percent of the difference between-- ``(i) the total amount that would have been allotted to the State under section 604 for such fiscal year if the amount available to the Administrator for obligation under this title for such fiscal year had been equal to $1,000,000,000; and ``(ii) the total amount allotted to the State under section 604 for such fiscal year. ``(5) Limitation.--The total amount of additional subsidization provided under this subsection by a State may not exceed 30 percent of the total amount of capitalization grants received by the State under this title in fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007.''. SEC. 304. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS. (a) In General.--Section 604(a) (33 U.S.C. 1384(a)) is amended to read as follows: ``(a) Allotments.-- ``(1) Fiscal years 2008 and 2009.--Sums appropriated to carry out this title for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 shall be allotted by the Administrator in accordance with the formula used to allot sums appropriated to carry out this title for fiscal year 2007. ``(2) Fiscal year 2010 and thereafter.--Sums appropriated to carry out this title for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be allotted by the Administrator as follows: ``(A) Amounts that do not exceed $1,350,000,000 shall be allotted in accordance with the formula described in paragraph (1). ``(B) Amounts that exceed $1,350,000,000 shall be allotted in accordance with the formula developed by the Administrator under subsection (d).''. (b) Planning Assistance.--Section 604(b) (33 U.S.C. 1384(b)) is amended by striking ``1 percent'' and inserting ``2 percent''. (c) Formula.--Section 604 (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Formula Based on Water Quality Needs.--Not later than September 30, 2009, and after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall publish an allotment formula based on water quality needs in accordance with the most recent survey of needs developed by the Administrator under section 516(b).''. SEC. 305. INTENDED USE PLAN. (a) Integrated Priority List.--Section 603(g) (33 U.S.C. 1383(g)) is amended to read as follows: ``(g) Priority List.-- ``(1) In general.--For fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, a State shall establish or update a list of projects and activities for which assistance is sought from the State's water pollution control revolving fund. Such projects and activities shall be listed in priority order based on the methodology established under paragraph (2). The State may provide financial assistance from the State's water pollution control revolving fund only with respect to a project or activity included on such list. In the case of projects and activities eligible for assistance under section 603(c)(2), the State may include a category or subcategory of nonpoint sources of pollution on such list in lieu of a specific project or activity. ``(2) Methodology.-- ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and after providing notice and opportunity for public comment, each State (acting through the State's water quality management agency and other appropriate agencies of the State) shall establish a methodology for developing a priority list under paragraph (1). ``(B) Priority for projects and activities that achieve greatest water quality improvement.--In developing the methodology, the State shall seek to achieve the greatest degree of water quality improvement, taking into consideration the requirements of section 602(b)(5) and section 603(i)(3) and whether such water quality improvements would be realized without assistance under this title. ``(C) Considerations in selecting projects and activities.--In determining which projects and activities will achieve the greatest degree of water quality improvement, the State shall consider-- ``(i) information developed by the State under sections 303(d) and 305(b); ``(ii) the State's continuing planning process developed under section 303(e); ``(iii) the State's management program developed under section 319; and ``(iv) conservation and management plans developed under section 320. ``(D) Nonpoint sources.--For categories or subcategories of nonpoint sources of pollution that a State may include on its priority list under paragraph (1), the State may consider the cumulative water quality improvements associated with projects or activities in such categories or subcategories. ``(E) Existing methodologies.--If a State has previously developed, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, a methodology that meets the requirements of this paragraph, the State may use the methodology for the purposes of this subsection.''. (b) Intended Use Plan.--Section 606(c) (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``each State shall annually prepare'' and inserting ``each State (acting through the State's water quality management agency and other appropriate agencies of the State) shall annually prepare and publish''; (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ``(1) the State's priority list developed under section 603(g);''; (3) in paragraph (4)-- (A) by striking ``and (6)'' and inserting ``(6), (15), and (17)''; and (B) by striking ``and'' at the end; (4) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ``; and''; and (5) by adding at the end the following: ``(6) if the State does not fund projects and activities in the order of the priority established under section 603(g), an explanation of why such a change in order is appropriate.''. (c) Transitional Provision.--Before completion of a priority list based on a methodology established under section 603(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as amended by this section), a State shall continue to comply with the requirements of sections 603(g) and 606(c) of such Act, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 306. ANNUAL REPORTS. Section 606(d) (33 U.S.C. 1386(d)) is amended by inserting ``the eligible purpose under section 603(c) for which the assistance is provided,'' after ``loan amounts,''. SEC. 307. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. Title VI (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 607 as section 608; and (2) by inserting after section 606 the following: ``SEC. 607. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. ``(a) Simplified Procedures.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall assist the States in establishing simplified procedures for treatment works to obtain assistance under this title. ``(b) Publication of Manual.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, and after providing notice and opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall publish a manual to assist treatment works in obtaining assistance under this title and publish in the Federal Register notice of the availability of the manual. ``(c) Compliance Criteria.--At the request of any State, the Administrator, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, shall assist in the development of criteria for a State to determine compliance with the conditions of funding assistance established under sections 602(b)(13) and 603(d)(1)(E).''. SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 608 (as redesignated by section 307 of this Act) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following: ``(1) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; ``(2) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; ``(3) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; ``(4) $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and ``(5) $6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.''. TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 401. DEFINITION OF TREATMENT WORKS. Section 502 (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(25) Treatment works.--The term `treatment works' has the meaning given that term in section 212.''. SEC. 402. FUNDING FOR INDIAN PROGRAMS. Section 518(c) (33 U.S.C. 1377) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting the following: ``(1) Fiscal years 1987-2006.--The Administrator''; (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)-- (A) by inserting ``and ending before October 1, 2006,'' after ``1986,''; and (B) by striking the second sentence; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) Fiscal year 2007 and thereafter.--For fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall reserve, before allotments to the States under section 604(a), not less than 0.5 percent and not more than 1.5 percent of the funds made available to carry out title VI. ``(3) Use of funds.--Funds reserved under this subsection shall be available only for grants for projects and activities eligible for assistance under section 603(c) to serve-- ``(A) Indian tribes; ``(B) former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior); and ``(C) Native villages (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)).''. TITLE V--STUDIES SEC. 501. STUDY OF LONG-TERM, SUSTAINABLE, CLEAN WATER FUNDING. (a) Study.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall commence a study of the funding mechanisms and funding sources available to establish a Clean Water Trust Fund. (b) Contents.--The study shall include an analysis of potential revenue sources that can be efficiently collected, are broad based, are related to water quality, and that support the annual funding levels authorized by the amendments made by this Act. (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller General, at a minimum, shall consult with Federal, State, and local agencies, representatives of business and industry, representatives of entities operating publicly owned treatment works, and other interested groups. (d) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2008, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the study. <all>