[Congressional Bills 111th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3481 Introduced in Senate (IS)] 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3481 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2010 Mr. Cardin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR STORMWATER POLLUTION. Section 313 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1323) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(c) Federal Responsibility for Stormwater Pollution.--Reasonable service charges described in subsection (a) include reasonable fees or assessments made for the purpose of stormwater management in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity. ``(d) No Treatment as Tax or Levy.--A fee or assessment described in this section-- ``(1) shall not be considered to be a tax or other levy subject to an assertion of sovereign immunity; and ``(2) may be paid using appropriated funds.''. <all>