NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM.

SEC. 128. NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM. Section 1443 (42 U.S.C. 300j-2) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(d) New York City Watershed Protection Program.— “(1) In general.— The Administrator is authorized to provide financial assistance to the State of New York for demonstration projects implemented as part of the watershed program for the protection and enhancement of the quality of source waters of the New York City water supply system, including projects that demonstrate, assess, or provide for comprehensive monitoring and surveillance and projects necessary to comply with the criteria for avoiding filtration contained in 40 CFR 141.71. Demonstration projects which shall be eligible for financial assistance shall be certified to the Administrator by the State of New York as satisfying the purposes of this subsection. In certifying projects to the Administrator, the State of New York shall give priority to monitoring projects that have undergone peer review. “(2) Report.— Not later than 5 years after the date on which the Administrator first provides assistance pursuant to this paragraph, the Governor of the State of New York shall submit a report to the Administrator on the results of projects assisted. “(3) Matching requirements.— Federal assistance provided under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the protection program being carried out for any particular watershed or ground water recharge area. “(4) Authorization.— There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this subsection for 110 STAT. 1660each of fiscal years 1997 through 2003, $15,000,000 for the purpose of providing assistance to the State of New York to carry out paragraph (1).”.