US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 7616

Sewage treatment grants

(a)

Construction

No grant which the Administrator is authorized to make to any applicant for construction of sewage treatment works in any area in any State may be withheld, conditioned, or restricted by the Administrator on the basis of any requirement of this chapter except as provided in subsection (b).

(b)

Withholding, conditioning, or restriction of construction grants

The Administrator may withhold, condition, or restrict the making of any grant for construction referred to in subsection (a) only if he determines that—
(1)
such treatment works will not comply with applicable standards under section 7411 or 7412 of this title,
(2)
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the State does not have in effect, or is not carrying out, a State implementation plan approved by the Administrator which expressly quantifies and provides for the increase in emissions of each air pollutant (from stationary and mobile sources in any area to which either part C or part D of subchapter I applies for such pollutant) which increase may reasonably be anticipated to result directly or indirectly from the new sewage treatment capacity which would be created by such construction.
(3)
the construction of such treatment works would create new sewage treatment capacity which—
(A)
may reasonably be anticipated to cause or contribute to, directly or indirectly, an increase in emissions of any air pollutant in excess of the increase provided for under the provisions referred to in paragraph (2) for any such area, or
(B)
would otherwise not be in conformity with the applicable implementation plan, or
(4)
such increase in emissions would interfere with, or be inconsistent with, the applicable implementation plan for any other State.
In the case of construction of a treatment works which would result, directly or indirectly, in an increase in emissions of any air pollutant from stationary and mobile sources in an area to which part D of subchapter I applies, the quantification of emissions referred to in paragraph (2) shall include the emissions of any such pollutant resulting directly or indirectly from areawide and nonmajor stationary source growth (mobile and stationary) for each such area.
(c)

National Environmental Policy Act

42 U.S.C. 4321Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend or alter any provision of the National Environmental Policy Act [ et seq.] or to affect any determination as to whether or not the requirements of such Act have been met in the case of the construction of any sewage treatment works.

July 14, 1955, ch. 360Pub. L. 95–95, title III, § 30691 Stat. 777(, title III, § 316, as added , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 91–19083 Stat. 852section 4321 of this titleThe National Environmental Policy Act, referred to in subsec. (c), probably means the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, , , , which is classified generally to chapter 55 (§ 4321 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Prior Provisions

act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title IIIPub. L. 88–206, § 177 Stat. 401Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(4)79 Stat. 992Pub. L. 89–675, § 2(a)80 Stat. 954Pub. L. 90–148, § 281 Stat. 506Pub. L. 91–60484 Stat. 1705Pub. L. 93–15, § 1(c)87 Stat. 11Pub. L. 93–319, § 13(c)88 Stat. 265section 306 of Pub. L. 95–95section 7626 of this titleA prior section 316 of , formerly § 13, as added , , ; renumbered § 306 and amended , , (6), (7), ; , , ; renumbered § 309 and amended , , ; renumbered § 316 and amended , , §§ 12(a), 13(b), , 1709; , , ; , , , authorized appropriations for air pollution control, prior to repeal by . See .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 406(d) of Pub. L. 95–95section 7401 of this titleSection effective , except as otherwise expressly provided, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under .