A bill to assist local areas in obtaining reimbursement for construction of public waste treatment works constructed prior to July 1, 1972.

Provides, under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, that specified publicly owned treatment works constructed with Federal financial assistance granted subsequent to June 30, 1956, and prior to July 1, 1972, shall be reimbursed in the amount by which the total assistance received is exceeded by 50 percent of the cost of construction or 55 percent where construction was in conformity with a comprehensive metropolitan treatment plan.