S.Amdt. 3682

SA 3682. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4872, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13); which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 113, after line 21, insert the following:

SEC. 1502. COMPENSATION TO STATES FOR APPLYING DAVIS-BACON WAGE REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN WATER TREATMENT PROJECTS.

(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall compensate States for any increased administrative and project labor costs incurred by the States as the result of the provisions of title II of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-88), that apply the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Davis-Bacon Act”), to any projects carried out, in whole or in part, with assistance made available from the State drinking water treatment revolving loan funds established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) or State water pollution control revolving funds established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.).

(b) Offset.--Any amounts otherwise made available to pay the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall be reduced by the amount necessary to carry out subsection (a).