Water Pollution Control bill (S 2770). The bill gives the Environmental Protection Agency contract authority to guarantee federal payment of 60-75% of the costs of waste treatment plants. The vote is on the Boggs amendment to require annual Congressional appropriations for waste water treatment, instead of using contract authority. This makes EPA's future funding uncertain, and discourages long range efforts by cities and states who depend on the federal government to pay its share. (Rejected 34-58; November 2, 1971; "No" is the correct vote.)