View all text of Chapter 52 [§ 3901 - § 3915]
§ 3909. Program administration
(a) Requirement
(b) Fees
(1) In general
The Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may collect and spend fees, contingent on authority being provided in appropriations Acts, at a level that is sufficient to cover—
(A) the costs of services of expert firms retained pursuant to subsection (d); and
(B) all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing the Federal credit instruments provided under this chapter.
(2) Prohibition on pass through fees
(c) Servicer
(1) In general
(2) Duties
(3) Fee
(d) Assistance from experts
(e) Special rule for State reviews of projects for State infrastructure financing authorities
(1) In general
A project described in section 3905(9) of this title for which funding is provided under this title shall comply with any applicable State environmental or engineering review requirements pursuant to, as applicable—
(A) title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); and
(B)section 300j–12 of title 42.
(2) No new reviews required
(f) Special rule for expedited review of applications from State infrastructure financing authorities
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Administrator receives a complete application from a State infrastructure financing authority for a project under section 3905(9) of this title, the Administrator shall, through a written notice to the State infrastructure financing authority—
(1) approve the application; or
(2) provide detailed guidance and an explanation of any changes to the application necessary for approval of the application.
(g) Agreements
(1) In general
(2) Duties
(3) Transfer of funds
The authority of the Administrator to provide assistance under paragraph (1) is subject to—
(A) the availability of funds appropriated to the other Federal agency that may be transferred to the Administrator to carry out an agreement entered into under paragraph (1); and
(B) the transfer of such funds to the Administrator to carry out such an agreement.
(4) Limitation
(h) Applicability of other laws
(Pub. L. 113–121, title V, § 5030, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1341; Pub. L. 115–270, title IV, § 4201(b)(2), (c), Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3878, 3880.)