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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4492 

To reauthorize and amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 

Act of 2014. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 30, 2017 

Mr. MAST (for himself, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. 

GIBBS, and Ms. BROWNLEY of California) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and amend the Water Infrastructure Finance 

and Innovation Act of 2014. 

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 Infrastructure 

5 Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INNOVATIVE FINANCING PILOT PROJECTS. 

2 (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Section 

3 5023 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 

4 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3902) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary 

6 and the’’; and 

7 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(b) REQUIRED APPROVAL OF CERTAIN PROJECTS

10 BY SECRETARY.— 

11 ‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve 

12 projects under this subtitle that are eligible under 

13 section 5026(1) or, as appropriate, section 5026(8). 

14 ‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue 

15 guidance on information required to be included in 

16 applications for projects requiring approval from the 

17 Secretary under this subsection.’’. 

18 (b) APPLICATIONS.—Section 5024 of the Water In19 frastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 

20 U.S.C. 3903) is amended— 

21 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol22 lows: 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To receive assistance under this 

24 subtitle, an eligible entity shall submit to the Adminis25 trator, and the Secretary, if applicable, an application at 

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1 tion as the Administrator, and the Secretary, if applicable, 

2 may require.’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Secretary or 

4 the Administrator, as applicable,’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘Administrator, and the Secretary, if applicable,’’. 

6 (c) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY AND PROJECT

7 SELECTION.—Section 5028 of the Water Infrastructure 

8 Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3907) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘Secretary or the Ad13 ministrator, as applicable.’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘Administrator.’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘Secretary or the Ad16 ministrator, as applicable,’’ each place it 

17 appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 

18 (B) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘the 

19 Administrator has authority under paragraph 

20 (2) or (3) of section 5023(b) and for which’’; 

21 and 

22 (C) by amending paragraph (6) to read as 

23 follows: 

24 ‘‘(6) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN.— 

25 The Administrator, and the Secretary, if applicable, 


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1 shall determine whether an applicant for assistance 

2 under this subtitle has developed, and identified ade3 quate revenues to implement, a plan for operating, 

4 maintaining, and repairing the project over the use5 ful life of the project.’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Secretary 

7 or the Administrator, as applicable,’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘Administrator and the Secretary’’. 

9 (d) SECURED LOANS.—Section 5029 of the Water 

10 Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 

11 U.S.C. 3908) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Secretary 

13 or the Administrator, as applicable’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘Administrator’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (b)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sec17 retary or the Administrator, as applicable,’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘Sec20 retary or the Administrator, as applicable,’’ 

21 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Adminis22 trator’’; 

23 (3) in subsection (c)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sec2 retary or the Administrator, as applicable,’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

5 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

6 ‘‘Secretary or the Administrator, as appli7 cable’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 

8 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

9 ‘‘Secretary or the Administrator, as appli10 cable,’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 

11 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Secretary or 

12 the Administrator, as applicable,’’ each place it ap13 pears and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 

14 (5) in subsection (e)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sec16 retary or the Administrator, as applicable,’’ 

17 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Adminis18 trator’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Sec20 retary or the Administrator, as applicable.’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘Administrator.’’. 

22 (e) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Section 5030 of 

23 the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 

24 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3909) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘Secretary or the Administrator, 

2 as applicable,’’ each place it appears and inserting 

3 ‘‘Administrator’’; 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘Secretary or the Administrator, 

5 as applicable.’’ each place it appears and inserting 

6 ‘‘Administrator.’’; and 

7 (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘to assist 

8 the Secretary or’’ and inserting ‘‘to assist’’. 

9 (f) FUNDING.—Section 5033 of the Water Infra10 structure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

11 3912) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

14 by striking ‘‘each of the Secretary and’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

16 the end; and 

17 (C) by striking paragraph (5) and insert18 ing the following: 

19 ‘‘(5) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 

20 ‘‘(6) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 

21 ‘‘(7) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 

22 ‘‘(8) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

23 ‘‘(9) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 

24 ‘‘(10) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$2,200,000 

2 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019’’ and in3 serting ‘‘$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 

4 through 2024’’; and 

5 (3) by striking ‘‘Secretary or the Administrator, 

6 as applicable,’’ each place it appears and inserting 

7 ‘‘Administrator’’. 

8 (g) REPORTS ON PILOT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTA9 TION.—Section 5034 of the Water Infrastructure Finance 

10 and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3913) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 

13 and’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘4 years 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and in17 serting ‘‘2 years after the date of enactment of 

18 the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innova19 tion Reauthorization Act of 2017’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking 

21 ‘‘Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable,’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 

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