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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 660 

To establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system 

threat preparedness and resilience, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 6, 2023 

Mr. MARKEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water System Threat 

5 Preparedness and Resilience Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM.—The term 

9 ‘‘community water system’’ has the meaning given 


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1 the term in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water 

2 Act (42 U.S.C. 300f). 

3 (2) NATURAL HAZARD.—The term ‘‘natural 

4 hazard’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

5 1433(h) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 300i–2(h)). 

7 (3) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘‘treatment 

8 works’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

9 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

10 U.S.C. 1292). 

11 (4) WATER INFORMATION SHARING AND ANAL12 YSIS CENTER.—The term ‘‘Water Information Shar13 ing and Analysis Center’’ means the Information 

14 Sharing and Analysis Center referenced in section 

15 1435(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 300i–4(d)). 

17 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 

19 the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop and 

20 carry out a program— 

21 (1) to encourage, support, and maintain the 

22 participation of community water systems, treatment 

23 works, and other appropriate entities in the Water 

24 Information Sharing and Analysis Center; 


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1 (2) to offset costs incurred by community water 

2 systems and treatment works that are necessary to 

3 maintain or initiate membership in the Water Infor4 mation Sharing and Analysis Center; 

5 (3) to expand the cooperation and coordination 

6 of the Environmental Protection Agency with the 

7 Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center 

8 with respect to incident data collection and analysis 

9 of water sector-related threats; and 

10 (4) to enhance the tools, resources, and mate11 rials of the Water Information Sharing and Analysis 

12 Center for— 

13 (A) monitoring the status of the water sec14 tor; and 

15 (B) enhancing the preparedness of commu16 nity water systems and publicly owned treat17 ment works to identify, protect against, detect, 

18 respond to, and recover from malevolent acts 

19 (within the meaning of section 1433 of the Safe 

20 Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i–2)) or 

21 natural hazards. 

22 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

23 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 


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1 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025, to 

2 remain available until expended. 

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