§1388 Requirements

Summary

State water pollution control revolving fund money can only pay for building, changing, fixing, or keeping treatment works if all iron and steel products used in the project are made in the United States. Iron and steel products means things like pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other castings, hydrants, tanks, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and similar construction materials. The EPA Administrator can allow exceptions if using only U.S. products would hurt the public interest, if U.S. products aren’t available in enough quantity or quality, or if U.S. products would raise the project cost by more than 25 percent. If someone asks for a waiver, the Administrator must post the request and related info to the public (including on EPA’s website) and let people give informal input for at least 15 days before deciding. The rule must follow U.S. international agreements. The Administrator may keep up to 0.25 percent of the program’s money for management and oversight. Projects with state-approved plans and specs before June 10, 2014 are not covered.