§ 1295. Requirements for American materials

Legislative history

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1. 1977

   Clean Water Act of 1977

   Pub. L. 95–217 § 39 · 91 Stat. 1566

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 1295

   (June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title II, § 215, as added Pub. L. 95–217, § 39, Dec. 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 1581.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title II, § 215, as added Pub. L. 95–217, § 39, Dec. 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 1581.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 39. buy american Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “Sec. 215. “requirements for american materials Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no grant for 33 USC 1295. which application is made after February 1, 1978, shall be made under this title for any treatment works unless only such unmanufactured articles, materials, and supplies as have been mined or produced in the United States, and only such manufactured articles, materials, and supplies as have been manufactured in the United States, substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured, as the case may be, in the United States will be used in such treatment works. This section shall not apply in any case where the Administrator determines, based upon those factors the Administrator deems relevant, including the available resources of the agency, it to be inconsistent with the public interest (including multilateral government procurement agreements) or the cost to be unreasonable, or if articles, materials, or supplies of the class or kind to be used or the articles, materials, or supplies from which they are manufactured are not mined, produced, or manufactured, as the case may be, in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality.”.

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