Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 52 — Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
§ 3914. Requirements
Statutory text
In general
Except as provided in subsection (c), none of the amounts made available under this chapter may be used for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a project eligible for assistance under this chapter unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States.
Definition of iron and steel products
In this section, the term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials.
Application
Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator finds that—
applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;
iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or
inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.
Waiver
If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public, on an informal basis, a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency.
International agreements
This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014
Pub. L. 113–121 title V § 5035 · 128 Stat. 1193
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 3914
(Pub. L. 113–121, title V, § 5035, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1344.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 113–121, title V, § 5035, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1344.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 5035. REQUIREMENTS. (a) In General.— Except as provided in subsection (c), none of the amounts made available under this subtitle may be used for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a project eligible for assistance under this subtitle unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States. (b) Definition of Iron and Steel Products.— In this section, the term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. (c) Application.— Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator finds that— (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent. (d) Waiver.— If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public, on an informal basis, a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The Web posting. Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. (e) International Agreements.— This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.
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