110 STAT. 1614 PUBLIC LAW 104-182—AUG. 6, 1996 Sec. 202. Scientific research review. Sec. 203. National center for ground water research. TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 301. Water return flows. Sec. 302 Transfer of funds. Sec. 303. Grants to Alaska to improve sanitation in rural and Native villages. Sec. 304. Sense of the Congress. Sec. 305. Bottled drinking water standards. Sec. 306. Washington Aqueduct. Sec. 307. Wastewater assistance to colonias. Sec. 308. Prevention and control of zebra mussel infestation of Lake Champlain. TITLE IV—ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATERSHEDS Sec. 401. National program. TITLE V—CLERICAL AMENDMENTS Sec. 501. Clerical amendments. SEC. 2. REFERENCES; EFFECTIVE DATE; DISCLAIMER. (a) REFERENCES TO SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. —Except aS otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or other provision of title XTV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the "Safe Drinking Water Act") (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). 42 USC 300f (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— Except as otherwise specified in this note. Act or in the amendments made by this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 42 USC SOOf (c) DISCLAIMER. — Except for the provisions of section 302 (relatnote. ing to transfers of funds), nothing in this Act or in any amendments made by this Act to title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the "Safe Drinking Water Act") or any other law shall be construed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or the courts as affecting, modifying, expanding, changing, or altering— (1) the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; (2) the duties and responsibilities of the Administrator under that Act; or (3) the regulation or control of point or nonpoint sources of pollution discharged into waters covered by that Act. The Administrator shall identify in the agency's annual budget all funding and full-time equivsdents administering such title XIV separately from funding and staffing for the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. 42 USC 300f SEC. 3. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) safe drinking water is essential to the protection of public health; (2) because the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) now exceed the financial and technical capacity of some public water systems, especially many small public water systems, the Federal Government needs to provide assistance to communities to help the communities meet Federal drinking water requirements;
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