APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAMS.

SEC. 758. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAMS. Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 926(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: “(5) Application requirements.— Not earlier than 60 days before a preliminary application is filed for a loan under paragraph (1) or a grant under paragraph (2) for a water or waste disposal purpose, a notice of the intent of the applicant to apply for the loan or grant shall be published in a general circulation newspaper. The selection of engineers for a project design shall be done by a request for proposals by the applicant.”.