§1286 Reimbursement and advanced construction

Summary

Publicly owned sewage treatment plants built in certain years can get federal money back. Plants started after June 30, 1966 and before July 1, 1973 that an approved State agency and the Administrator find met the rules at the time they began can be repaid up to the difference between what they already got and 50% of the project cost. If the plant was built under an approved metropolitan plan it can be repaid up to the difference vs. 55% of cost. No plant may get more than 80% of its cost from federal grants in total. Plants built or eligible between June 30, 1956 and June 30, 1966 that met the rules but got no federal help or less than 30% can be paid the difference up to 30% of cost. All claims had to be filed with the Administrator within the one-year period starting October 18, 1972, and can be changed if needed. Each year the Administrator will divide available money among approved projects in proportion to each project’s unpaid reimbursement. Up to $2,600,000,000 is authorized for the post-1966 group and up to $750,000,000 for the 1956–1966 group; those amounts are the only funds for these reimbursements. If a State has used or will timely use its allotment, projects built without federal money but approved beforehand may be paid later when more funds are allotted, subject to the Administrator’s approval and limits based on the State’s allotment and priority list.