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<br /> <br />BlIilding <br />to clean IIp <br />the ~ation.s strealllS <br /> <br />cOllstructioll grallts <br /> <br />The federal \ratl"T Pollution Control Act authorizes goTants to <br />State. interst:ltc, municip.11 or interrnunicipal aJO!encies to assist in <br />mct"tinll' the costs of buildin.~ se\\a~c treatment plants. The <br />Ilouse: Commiu('c (In Public ""orks bdic'cJ the need for such <br />Federa! tin,lncial assistance had been clearly demonstrated durinK <br />the public hearin,l{s helJ heLm: the .Act was passed. Individual <br />j.!T.111B (aunt,t exceed $250.000 or 30 percent of the eSlimJ.teJ <br />project cosl, whichever 15 smal1~'r. Annu:!.l ,lppropriations of $~O <br />milli(>n are authorized up to J. gran.l lotal of $500 million. For <br />fiscal years 1957 and 193R, a total of ~N5 million was appropriated. <br /> <br /> <br />CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS <br />June 30, 1958 <br /> <br />Projects approved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,038 <br />Projects under construction. . . . . . . , . . .. 501 <br />Projects completed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 <br />Local funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $356,500,000 <br />Federal funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,300,000 <br />Ratio local to federal funds. . . . . . . . . . . . 4,1 <br />