(b) Schedule of grant payments
The Administrator and each State shall jointly establish a schedule of payments under which the Administrator will pay to the State the amount of each grant to be made to the State under this subchapter. Such schedule shall be based on the State’s intended use plan under
section 1386(c) of this title, except that—
(1) such payments shall be made in quarterly installments, and
(2)
such payments shall be made as expeditiously as possible, but in no event later than the earlier of—
(A) 8 quarters after the date such funds were obligated by the State, or
(B) 12 quarters after the date such funds were allotted to the State.
Amendments
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–121 substituted “to accomplish the objectives, goals, and policies of this chapter by providing assistance for projects and activities identified in section 1383(c) of this title.” for “for providing assistance (1) for construction of treatment works (as defined in section 1292 of this title) which are publicly owned, (2) for implementing a management program under section 1329 of this title, and (3) for developing and implementing a conservation and management plan under section 1330 of this title.”
Effective Date of 2014 Amendment
Pub. L. 113–121, title V, § 5006, June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1327, provided that:
“This subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 5001–5006) of title V of
Pub. L. 113–121, enacting
section 1388 of this title and amending this section and sections 1382 and 1383 of this title], including any amendments made by the subtitle, shall take effect on October 1, 2014.”