ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

SEC. 219. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) In General.— The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to non-Federal interests for carrying out water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects described in subsection (c), including waste water treatment and related facilities and water supply, storage, treatment, and distribution facilities. Such assistance may be in the form of technical and planning and design assistance. If the Secretary is to provide any design or engineering assistance to carry out a project under this section, the Secretary shall obtain by procurement from private sources all services necessary for the Secretary to provide such assistance, unless the Secretary finds that— (1) the service would require the use of a new technology unavailable in the private sector; or (2) a solicitation or request for proposal has failed to attract 2 or more bids or proposals. (b) Non-Federal Share.— The non-Federal share of the cost of projects for which assistance is provided under this section shall not be less than 25 percent, except that such share shall be subject to the ability of the non-Federal interest to pay, including the procedures and regulations relating to ability to pay established under section 103(m) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. (c) Project Descriptions.— The projects for which the Secretary is authorized to provide assistance under subsection (a) are as follows: (1) Washington, d.c. and Maryland.— Measures to alleviate adverse water quality impacts resulting from storm water discharges from Federal facilities in the Anacostia River water-shed, Washington, D.C. and Maryland. (2) Atlanta, Georgia.— A combined sewer overflow treatment facility for the city of Atlanta, Georgia. (3) Hazard, Kentucky.— A water system (including a 13,000,000 gallon per day water treatment plant), intake structures, raw water pipelines and pumps, distribution lines, and pumps and storage tanks for Hazard, Kentucky. (4) Rouge river, Michigan.— Completion of a comprehensive streamflow enhancement project for the Western Town-ships Utility Authority, Rouge River, Wayne County, Michigan. (5) Jackson county, Mississippi.— Provision of an alter-native water supply for Jackson County, Mississippi. (6) Epping, new Hampshire.— Evaluation and assistance in addressing expanded and advanced wastewater treatment needs for Epping, New Hampshire. 106 STAT. 4836 (7) Manchester, new Hampshire.— Elimination of combined sewer overflows in the city of Manchester, New Hampshire. (8) Rochester, new Hampshire.— Provision of advanced wastewater treatment for the city of Rochester, New Hampshire. (9) Paterson and passaic county, new jersey.— Drainage facilities to alleviate flooding problems on Getty Avenue in the vicinity of St. Joseph’s Hospital for the city of Paterson, New Jersey, and Passaic County, New Jersey. (10) State of new jersey and new jersey wastewater treatment trust.— The development of innovative beneficial uses of sewage sludge and conventional and innovative facilities to dispose of sewage sludge or to make reusable products from sewage sludge for local government units that ceased the dis-charge of sewage sludge in the Atlantic Ocean. (11) Erie county, new york.— A tunnel from North Buffalo, New York, to Amherst Quarry to relieve flooding and improve water quality. (12) Erie county, new york.— A sludge processing disposal facility to serve the Erie County Sewer District 5, New York. (13) Otsego county, new york.— A water storage tank and an adequate water filtration system for the Village of Milford, Otsego County, New York. (14) Chenango county, new york.— A primary source water well and improvement of a water distribution system for New Berlin, Chenango County, New York. (15) Greensboro and glassworks, Pennsylvania.— A sewage treatment plant for the borough of Greensboro, Pennsylvania, and the unincorporated village of Glassworks, Pennsylvania. (16) Lynchburg, Virginia.— Alleviation of combined sewer overflows for Lynchburg, Virginia, in accordance with combined sewer overflow control plans adopted by, and currently being implemented by, the non-Federal sponsor. (17) Richmond, Virginia.— Alleviation of combined sewer overflows for Richmond, Virginia, in accordance with combined sewer overflow control plans adopted by, and currently being implemented by, the non-Federal sponsor. (18) Colonias along united states-mexico border.— Wastewater treatment facilities, water systems (including water treatment plants), intake structures, raw water pipelines and pumps, distribution lines, and pumps and storage tanks for colonias in the United States along the United States-Mexico border. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated for providing assistance under this section $5,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until expended.