2016 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 52 - Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
Sec. 3914 - Requirements
| 33 U.S.C. § 3914 (2016) |
| §3914. Requirements |
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(a) 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. (b) Definition of iron and steel productsIn 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) ApplicationSubsection (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. 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. (e) International agreementsThis section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements. |
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(Pub. L. 113–121, title V, §5035, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1344.) |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
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| Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 52 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION Sec. 3914 - Requirements |
| section 3914 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
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| 128 Stat. 1344 |
| Public Law 113-121 |
