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<br />- - - - - ~-------------- -~ U~_ ......_~_ ....-~u.............L.Lb .. .......'-'.L .L "-'-'.. <br /> <br />title in such State and the remainder shall be <br />reallotted to States exercising primary <br /> <br />[[Page 110 STAT. 1664]] <br /> <br />enforcement responsibility for public water systems for <br />deposit in such funds. Whenever the Administrator makes <br />a final determination pursuant to section 1413 (b) that <br />the requirements of section 1413(a) are no longer being <br />met by a State, additional grants for such State under <br />this title shall b~ immediately terminated by the <br />Administrator. This subparagraph shall not apply to any <br />State not exercising primary enforcement responsibility <br />for public water systems as of the date of enactment of <br />the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996. <br />"(G) Other programs.-- <br />"(i) New system capacity.--Beginning in <br />fiscal year 1999, the Administrator shall withhold <br />20 percent of each capitalization grant made <br />pursuant to this section to a State unless the <br />State has met the requirements of section 1420(a) <br />(relating to capacity development) and shall <br />withhold 10 percent for fiscal year 2001, 15 <br />percent for fiscal year 2002, and 20 percent for <br />fiscal year 2003 if the State has not complied <br />with the provisions of section 1420 (c) (relating <br />to capacity development strategies). Not more than <br />a total of 20 percent of the capitalization grants <br />made to a State in any fiscal year may be withheld <br />under the preceding provisions of this clause. All <br />funds withheld by the Administrator pursuant to <br />this clause shall be reallotted by the <br />Administrator on the basis of the same ratio as is <br />applicable to funds allotted under subparagraph <br />(D). None of the functs reallotted by the <br />Administrator pursuant to this paragraph shall be <br />allotted to a State unless the State has met the <br />requirements of section 1420 (relating to capacity <br />development) . <br />"(ii) Operator certification.--The <br />Administrator shall withhold 20 percent of each <br />capitalization grant made pursuant to this section <br />unless the State has met the requirements of 1419 <br />(relating to operator certification). All funds <br />withheld by the Administrator pursuant to this <br />clause shall be reallotted by the Administrator on <br />the basis of the same ratio as applicable to funds <br />allotted under subparagraph (D). None of the funds <br />reallotted by the Administrator pursuant to this <br />paragraph shall be allotted to a State unless the <br />State has met the requirements of section 1419 <br />(relating to operator certification) . <br />"(2) Use of funds.--Except as otherwise authorized by this <br />title, amounts' deposited in a State loan fund, including loan <br />repayments and interest earned on such amounts, shall be used <br />only for providing loans or loan guarantees, or as a source of <br />reserve and security for leveraged loans, the proceeds of which <br />are deposited in a State loan fund established under paragraph <br />(I), or other financial assistance authorized under this section <br />to community water systems and nonprofit noncommunity water <br /> <br />http://www.epa.gov/safewater/sdwa/text.html <br /> <br />ra.bV JU VI OJ <br /> <br />12/20/2001 <br />