II 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 914 

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution 

Control Act to reauthorize programs under those Acts, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 23, 2021 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. 

CARPER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. INHOFE, Ms. STABENOW, 

Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. KELLY, and Mr. PADILLA) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 

and Public Works 

A BILL 

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs 

under those Acts, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 

6 2021’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Administrator. 

TITLE I—DRINKING WATER 

Sec. 101. Technical assistance and grants for emergencies affecting public 

water systems. 

Sec. 102. Drinking water State revolving loan funds. 

Sec. 103. Source water petition program. 

Sec. 104. Assistance for small and disadvantaged communities. 

Sec. 105. Reducing lead in drinking water. 

Sec. 106. Operational sustainability of small public water systems. 

Sec. 107. Midsize and large drinking water system infrastructure resilience and 

sustainability program. 

Sec. 108. Needs assessment for nationwide rural and urban low-income community water assistance. 

Sec. 109. Lead contamination in school drinking water. 

Sec. 110. Indian reservation drinking water program. 

Sec. 111. Advanced drinking water technologies. 

TITLE II—CLEAN WATER 

Sec. 201. Research, investigations, training, and information. 

Sec. 202. Wastewater efficiency grant pilot program. 

Sec. 203. Pilot program for alternative water source projects. 

Sec. 204. Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants. 

Sec. 205. Clean water infrastructure resiliency and sustainability program. 

Sec. 206. Small and medium publicly owned treatment works circuit rider program. 

Sec. 207. Small publicly owned treatment works efficiency grant program. 

Sec. 208. Grants for construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual 

household decentralized wastewater systems for individuals 

with low or moderate income. 

Sec. 209. Connection to publicly owned treatment works. 

Sec. 210. Clean water State revolving funds. 

Sec. 211. Water infrastructure and workforce investment. 

Sec. 212. Grants to Alaska to improve sanitation in rural and Native villages. 

Sec. 213. Water data sharing pilot program. 

Sec. 214. Final rating opinion letters. 

Sec. 215. Water infrastructure financing reauthorization. 

Sec. 216. Small and disadvantaged community analysis. 

Sec. 217. Stormwater infrastructure technology. 

Sec. 218. Water Reuse Interagency Working Group. 

Sec. 219. Advanced clean water technologies study. 

Sec. 220. Clean water infrastructure needs survey. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad3 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 


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1 TITLE I—DRINKING WATER 

2 SEC. 101. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANTS FOR EMER3 GENCIES AFFECTING PUBLIC WATER SYS4 TEMS. 

5 Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

6 U.S.C. 300j–1) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence— 

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘(including an emergency 

9 situation resulting from a cybersecurity event)’’ 

10 after ‘‘emergency situation’’; and 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including a threat to 

12 public health resulting from contaminants, such 

13 as, but not limited to, heightened exposure to 

14 lead in drinking water’’ after ‘‘public health’’; 

15 (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 

19 (b) $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

20 2026.’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (5) 

22 and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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1 ministrator to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 

2 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’; 

3 (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub4 section (g); and 

5 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(f) STATE-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.— 

8 The Administrator may provide technical assistance con9 sistent with the authority provided under subsection (e) 

10 to State-based nonprofit organizations that are governed 

11 by community water systems.’’. 

12 SEC. 102. DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING LOAN 

13 FUNDS. 

14 (a) DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS

15 CAPITALIZATION GRANT REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 

16 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j– 

17 12) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘During 

19 fiscal years 2019 through 2023, funds’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘Funds’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (m)(1)— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

23 ‘‘and’’; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

2 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

3 and 

4 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(D) $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

6 ‘‘(E) $2,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

7 ‘‘(F) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(G) $3,250,000,000 for each of fiscal 

10 years 2025 and 2026.’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (q), by striking ‘‘2016 through 

12 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

13 (b) ASSISTANCE FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMU14 NITIES.—Section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

15 (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, grants, 

17 negative interest loans, other loan forgiveness, and 

18 through buying, refinancing, or restructuring debt’’ 

19 after ‘‘forgiveness of principal’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 

21 (B) and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(B) to the extent that there are sufficient 

23 applications for loans to communities described 

24 in paragraph (1), may not be less than 12 per25 cent.’’. 


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1 SEC. 103. SOURCE WATER PETITION PROGRAM. 

2 Section 1454 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 300j–14) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the matter 

6 preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘political sub7 division of a State,’’ and inserting ‘‘political 

8 subdivision of a State (including a county that 

9 is designated by the State to act on behalf of 

10 an unincorporated area within that county, with 

11 the agreement of that unincorporated area),’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (4)(D)(i), by inserting 

13 ‘‘(including a county that is designated by the 

14 State to act on behalf of an unincorporated 

15 area within that county)’’ after ‘‘of the State’’; 

16 and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(5) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Unless otherwise 

19 provided within the agreement, an agreement be20 tween an unincorporated area and a county for the 

21 county to submit a petition under paragraph (1)(A) 

22 on behalf of the unincorporated area shall not au23 thorize the county to act on behalf of the unincor24 porated area in any matter not within a program 

25 under this section.’’; and 


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1 (2) in subsection (e), in the first sentence, by 

2 striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 

3 SEC. 104. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED 

4 COMMUNITIES. 

5 (a) EXISTING PROGRAMS.—Section 1459A of the 

6 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

10 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

12 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

13 and 

14 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(D) the purchase of point-of-entry or 

16 point-of-use filters that are independently cer17 tified using science-based test methods for the 

18 removal of contaminants of concern; 

19 ‘‘(E) investments necessary for providing 

20 accurate and current information about— 

21 ‘‘(i) the need for filtration and filter 

22 safety, including proper use and mainte23 nance practices; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) the options for replacing lead 

25 service lines (as defined section 1459B(a)) 


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1 and removing other sources of lead in 

2 water; and 

3 ‘‘(F) entering into contracts with nonprofit 

4 organizations that have water system technical 

5 expertise to assist underserved communities. 

6 ‘‘(3) CONTRACTING PARTIES.—A contract de7 scribed in paragraph (2)(F) may be between a non8 profit organization described in that paragraph 

9 and— 

10 ‘‘(A) an eligible entity; or 

11 ‘‘(B) the State of an eligible entity, on be12 half of that eligible entity.’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 

14 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘An eligible entity’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘Except for purposes of subsections (j) and 

16 (m), an eligible entity’’; 

17 (3) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘to pay not 

18 less than 45 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘except as pro19 vided in subsection (l)(5) and subject to subsection 

20 (h), to pay not less than 10 percent’’; 

21 (4) by striking subsection (k) and inserting the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

24 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsections 

25 (a) through (j)— 


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1 ‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

2 ‘‘(2) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

3 ‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

4 ‘‘(4) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

5 ‘‘(5) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’; and 

6 (5) in subsection (l)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘The Administrator 

9 may’’ and inserting ‘‘The Administrator 

10 shall’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2019 and 

12 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 

13 through 2026’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking 

15 ‘‘$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 

16 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of 

17 fiscal years 2022 through 2026’’; 

18 (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

19 paragraph (6); and 

20 (D) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(5) FEDERAL SHARE FOR SMALL, RURAL, AND

23 DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.— 

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1 that serves an eligible entity and is carried out 

2 using a grant under this subsection, the Fed3 eral share of the cost of the program or project 

4 shall be 90 percent. 

5 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Administrator may 

6 increase the Federal share under subparagraph 

7 (A) to 100 percent if the Administrator deter8 mines that an eligible entity is unable to pay, 

9 or would experience significant financial hard10 ship if required to pay, the non-Federal share.’’. 

11 (b) CONNECTION TO PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.— 

12 Section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 300j–19a) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(m) CONNECTION TO PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

16 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi17 ble entity’ means— 

18 ‘‘(i) an owner or operator of a public 

19 water system that assists or is seeking to 

20 assist eligible individuals with connecting 

21 the household of the eligible individual to 

22 the public water system; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) a nonprofit entity that assists or 

24 is seeking to assist eligible individuals with 

25 the costs associated with connecting the 


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1 household of the eligible individual to a 

2 public water system. 

3 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term 

4 ‘eligible individual’ has the meaning given the 

5 term in section 603(j) of the Federal Water 

6 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(j)). 

7 ‘‘(C) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ 

8 means the competitive grant program estab9 lished under paragraph (2). 

10 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail11 ability of appropriations, the Administrator shall es12 tablish a competitive grant program for the purpose 

13 of improving the general welfare under which the 

14 Administrator awards grants to eligible entities to 

15 provide funds to assist eligible individuals in cov16 ering the costs incurred by the eligible individual in 

17 connecting the household of the eligible individual to 

18 a public water system. 

19 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking 

20 a grant under the program shall submit to the Ad21 ministrator an application at such time, in such 

22 manner, and containing such information as the Ad23 ministrator may require. 


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1 ‘‘(4) CRITERIA.—In selecting recipients for 

2 grants under the program, the Administrator shall 

3 consider— 

4 ‘‘(A) how public health would improve by 

5 awarding a grant to a particular eligible entity; 

6 ‘‘(B) the environmental implications of 

7 awarding a grant to a particular eligible entity; 

8 ‘‘(C) whether it is economically feasible for 

9 an eligible entity to provide the assistance de10 scribed in paragraph (2); and 

11 ‘‘(D) whether it is technically feasible for 

12 an eligible entity to provide the assistance de13 scribed in paragraph (2). 

14 ‘‘(5) VOLUNTARY CONNECTION.—Before pro15 viding funds to an eligible individual for the costs 

16 described in paragraph (2), an eligible entity shall 

17 ensure and certify to the Administrator that— 

18 ‘‘(A) the eligible individual is voluntarily 

19 seeking connection to the public water system; 

20 ‘‘(B) if the eligible entity is not the owner 

21 or operator of the public water system to which 

22 the eligible individual seeks to connect, the pub23 lic water system to which the eligible individual 

24 seeks to connect has agreed to the connection; 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(C) the connection of the household of the 

2 eligible individual to the public water system 

3 meets all applicable local and State regulations, 

4 requirements, and codes. 

5 ‘‘(6) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

6 date of enactment of the Drinking Water and 

7 Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, the Admin8 istrator shall submit to Congress a report that de9 scribes the implementation of the program, which 

10 shall include a description of the use and deployment 

11 of amounts made available under the program. 

12 ‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

14 the program $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

15 2022 through 2026.’’. 

16 (c) COMPETITIVE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

17 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j– 

18 19a) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by adding 

19 at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(n) STATE COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR UNDER21 SERVED COMMUNITIES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts au23 thorized to be appropriated under subsection (k), 

24 there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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1 fiscal years 2022 through 2026 in accordance with 

2 paragraph (2). 

3 ‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

5 other provision of this section, the Adminis6 trator shall distribute amounts made available 

7 under paragraph (1) to States through a com8 petitive grant program. 

9 ‘‘(B) APPLICATIONS.—To seek a grant 

10 under the competitive grant program under 

11 subparagraph (A), a State shall submit to the 

12 Administrator an application at such time, in 

13 such manner, and containing such information 

14 as the Administrator may require. 

15 ‘‘(C) CRITERIA.—In selecting recipients of 

16 grants under the competitive grant program 

17 under subparagraph (A), the Administrator 

18 shall establish criteria that give priority to 

19 States with a high proportion of underserved 

20 communities that meet the condition described 

21 in subsection (a)(2)(A). 

22 ‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

23 date of enactment of the Drinking Water and 

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1 scribes the implementation of the competitive grant 

2 program under paragraph (2)(A), which shall in3 clude a description of the use and deployment of 

4 amounts made available under the competitive grant 

5 program. 

6 ‘‘(4) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this 

7 paragraph affects the distribution of amounts made 

8 available under subsection (k), including any meth9 ods used by the Administrator for distribution of 

10 amounts made available under that subsection as in 

11 effect on the day before the date of enactment of 

12 this subsection.’’. 

13 SEC. 105. REDUCING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER. 

14 Section 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 300j–19b) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (d)— 

17 (A) by inserting ‘‘(except for subsection 

18 (d))’’ after ‘‘this section’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘$60,000,000 for each of 

20 fiscal years 2017 through 2021’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

22 through 2026’’; 

23 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

24 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 


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1 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(d) LEAD MAPPING UTILIZATION GRANT PILOT

4 PROGRAM.— 

5 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

6 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi7 ble entity’ means a municipality that is served 

8 by a community water system or a nontransient 

9 noncommunity water system in which not less 

10 than 30 percent of the service lines are known, 

11 or likely to contain, lead service lines. 

12 ‘‘(B) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘pilot 

13 program’ means the pilot program established 

14 under paragraph (2). 

15 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator 

16 shall establish a pilot program under which the Ad17 ministrator shall provide grants to eligible entities to 

18 carry out lead reduction projects that are dem19 onstrated to exist based on existing lead mapping of 

20 those eligible entities. 

21 ‘‘(3) SELECTION.— 

22 ‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re23 ceive a grant under the pilot program, an eligi24 ble entity shall submit to the Administrator an 

25 application at such time, in such manner, and 


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1 containing such information as the Adminis2 trator may require. 

3 ‘‘(B) PRIORITIZATION.—In selecting recipi4 ents under the pilot program, the Administrator 

5 shall give priority to an eligible entity that 

6 meets the affordability criteria established by 

7 the applicable State. 

8 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later 2 years after the Ad9 ministrator first awards a grant under the pilot pro10 gram, the Administrator shall submit to the Com11 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 

12 Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com13 merce of the House of Representatives a report de14 scribing— 

15 ‘‘(A) the recipients of grants under the 

16 pilot program; 

17 ‘‘(B) the existing lead mapping that was 

18 available to recipients of grants under the pilot 

19 program; and 

20 ‘‘(C) how useful and accurate the lead 

21 mapping described in subparagraph (B) was in 

22 locating lead contaminants of the eligible entity. 

23 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

24 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 


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1 the pilot program $10,000,000, to remain available 

2 until expended.’’. 

3 SEC. 106. OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL PUB4 LIC WATER SYSTEMS. 

5 Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 300j et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1459E. OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL 

9 PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. 

10 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en12 tity’ means— 

13 ‘‘(A) a unit of local government; 

14 ‘‘(B) a public corporation established by a 

15 unit of local government to provide water serv16 ice; 

17 ‘‘(C) a nonprofit corporation, public trust, 

18 or cooperative association that owns or operates 

19 a public water system; and 

20 ‘‘(D) an Indian Tribe that owns or oper21 ates a public water system. 

22 ‘‘(2) OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY.—The 

23 term ‘operational sustainability’ means the ability to 

24 improve the operation of a small system through the 

25 identification and prevention of potable water loss 


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1 due to leaks, breaks, and other metering or infra2 structure failures. 

3 ‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 

4 the grant program established under subsection (b). 

5 ‘‘(4) SMALL SYSTEM.—The term ‘small system’ 

6 means a public water system that— 

7 ‘‘(A) serves fewer than 10,000 people; and 

8 ‘‘(B) is owned or operated by— 

9 ‘‘(i) a unit of local government; 

10 ‘‘(ii) a public corporation; 

11 ‘‘(iii) a nonprofit corporation; 

12 ‘‘(iv) a public trust; 

13 ‘‘(v) a cooperative association; or 

14 ‘‘(vi) an Indian Tribe. 

15 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 

16 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a pro17 gram to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose 

18 of improving the operational sustainability of 1 or more 

19 small systems. 

20 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

21 under the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the 

22 Administrator an application at such time, in such man23 ner, and containing such information as the Administrator 

24 may require, including— 


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1 ‘‘(1) a proposal of the project to be carried out 

2 using grant funds under the program; 

3 ‘‘(2) documentation prepared by the eligible en4 tity describing the deficiencies or suspected defi5 ciencies in operational sustainability of 1 or more 

6 small systems that are to be addressed through the 

7 proposed project; 

8 ‘‘(3) a description of how the proposed project 

9 will improve the operational sustainability of 1 or 

10 more small systems; 

11 ‘‘(4) a description of how the improvements de12 scribed in paragraph (3) will be maintained beyond 

13 the life of the proposed project, including a plan to 

14 maintain and update any asset data collected as a 

15 result of the proposed project; 

16 ‘‘(5)(A) if the eligible entity is located in a 

17 State that has established a State drinking water 

18 treatment revolving loan fund under section 1452, a 

19 copy of a written agreement between the eligible en20 tity and the State in which the eligible entity agrees 

21 to provide a copy of any data collected under the 

22 proposed project to the State agency administering 

23 the State drinking water treatment revolving loan 

24 fund (or a designee); or 


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1 ‘‘(B) if the eligible entity is located in an area 

2 other than a State that has established a State 

3 drinking water treatment revolving loan fund under 

4 section 1452, a copy of a written agreement between 

5 the eligible entity and the Administrator in which 

6 the eligible entity agrees to provide a copy of any 

7 data collected under the proposed project to the Ad8 ministrator (or a designee); and 

9 ‘‘(6) any additional information the Adminis10 trator may require. 

11 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 

12 a grant under the program shall use the grant funds to 

13 carry out projects that improve the operational sustain14 ability of 1 or more small systems through— 

15 ‘‘(1) the development of a detailed asset inven16 tory, which may include drinking water sources, 

17 wells, storage, valves, treatment systems, distribu18 tion lines, hydrants, pumps, controls, and other es19 sential infrastructure; 

20 ‘‘(2) the development of an infrastructure asset 

21 map, including a map that uses technology such 

22 as— 

23 ‘‘(A) geographic information system soft24 ware; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) the deployment of leak detection tech2 nology; 

3 ‘‘(4) the deployment of metering technology; 

4 ‘‘(5) training in asset management strategies, 

5 techniques, and technologies for appropriate staff 

6 employed by— 

7 ‘‘(A) the eligible entity; or 

8 ‘‘(B) the small systems for which the grant 

9 was received; 

10 ‘‘(6) the deployment of strategies, techniques, 

11 and technologies to enhance the operational sustain12 ability and effective use of water resources through 

13 water reuse; and 

14 ‘‘(7) the development or deployment of other 

15 strategies, techniques, or technologies that the Ad16 ministrator may determine to be appropriate under 

17 the program. 

18 ‘‘(e) COST SHARE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

20 the Federal share of the cost of a project carried out 

21 using a grant under the program shall be 90 percent 

22 of the total cost of the project. 

23 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Administrator may in24 crease the Federal share under paragraph (1) to 100 

25 percent. 


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1 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

2 of enactment of the Drinking Water and Wastewater In3 frastructure Act of 2021, the Administrator shall submit 

4 to Congress a report that describes the implementation of 

5 the program, which shall include a description of the use 

6 and deployment of amounts made available under the pro7 gram. 

8 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

10 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. 

11 SEC. 107. MIDSIZE AND LARGE DRINKING WATER SYSTEM 

12 INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUS13 TAINABILITY PROGRAM. 

14 Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 300j et seq.) (as amended by section 106) is amended by 

16 adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1459F. MIDSIZE AND LARGE DRINKING WATER SYS18 TEM INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND 

19 SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. 

20 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en22 tity’ means a public water system that serves a com23 munity with a population of greater than 10,000. 


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1 ‘‘(2) NATURAL HAZARD; RESILIENCE.—The 

2 terms ‘resilience’ and ‘natural hazard’ have the 

3 meanings given those terms in section 1433(h). 

4 ‘‘(3) RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY PRO5 GRAM.—The term ‘resilience and sustainability pro6 gram’ means the Midsize and Large Drinking Water 

7 System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability 

8 Program established under subsection (b). 

9 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es10 tablish and carry out a program, to be known as the 

11 ‘Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastruc12 ture Resilience and Sustainability Program’, under which 

13 the Administrator, subject to the availability of appropria14 tions for the resilience and sustainability program, shall 

15 award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of increas16 ing resilience to natural hazards, cybersecurity threats, 

17 and extreme weather events. 

18 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity may only 

19 use grant funds received under the resilience and sustain20 ability program to assist in the planning, design, construc21 tion, implementation, operation, or maintenance of a pro22 gram or project that increases resilience to natural haz23 ards, cybersecurity threats, or extreme weather events 

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1 ‘‘(1) the conservation of water or the enhance2 ment of water-use efficiency; 

3 ‘‘(2) the modification or relocation of existing 

4 drinking water system infrastructure made, or that 

5 is at risk of being, significantly impaired by natural 

6 hazards or extreme weather events, including risks 

7 to drinking water from flooding; 

8 ‘‘(3) the design or construction of new or modi9 fied desalination facilities to serve existing commu10 nities; 

11 ‘‘(4) the enhancement of water supply through 

12 the use of watershed management and source water 

13 protection; 

14 ‘‘(5) the enhancement of energy efficiency or 

15 the use and generation of renewable energy in the 

16 conveyance or treatment of drinking water; 

17 ‘‘(6) the development and implementation of 

18 measures to increase the resilience of the eligible en19 tity to natural hazards, cybersecurity threats, or ex20 treme weather events; or 

21 ‘‘(7) the conservation of water or the enhance22 ment of a water supply through the implementation 

23 of water reuse measures. 

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1 submit to the Administrator an application at such time, 

2 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

3 Administrator may require, including— 

4 ‘‘(1) a proposal of the program or project to be 

5 planned, designed, constructed, implemented, oper6 ated, or maintained by the eligible entity; 

7 ‘‘(2) an identification of the natural hazard risk 

8 or potential cybersecurity threat, as applicable, to be 

9 addressed by the proposed program or project; 

10 ‘‘(3) documentation prepared by a Federal, 

11 State, regional, or local government agency of the 

12 natural hazard risk, potential cybersecurity threat, 

13 or risk for extreme weather events to the area where 

14 the proposed program or project is to be located; 

15 ‘‘(4) a description of any recent natural haz16 ards, cybersecurity events, or extreme weather 

17 events that have affected the community water sys18 tem of the eligible entity; 

19 ‘‘(5) a description of how the proposed program 

20 or project would improve the performance of the 

21 community water system of the eligible entity under 

22 the anticipated natural hazards, cybersecurity 

23 threats, or extreme weather events; and 

24 ‘‘(6) an explanation of how the proposed pro25 gram or project is expected to enhance the resilience 


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1 of the community water system of the eligible entity 

2 to the anticipated natural hazards, cybersecurity 

3 threats, or extreme weather events. 

4 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

5 of enactment of the Drinking Water and Wastewater In6 frastructure Act of 2021, the Administrator shall submit 

7 to Congress a report that describes the implementation of 

8 the resilience and sustainability program, which shall in9 clude a description of the use and deployment of amounts 

10 made available to carry out the resilience and sustain11 ability program. 

12 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

14 appropriated to carry out the resilience and sustain15 ability program $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

16 2022 through 2026. 

17 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts made 

18 available under paragraph (1) for grants to eligible 

19 entities under the resilience and sustainability pro20 gram— 

21 ‘‘(A) 50 percent shall be used to provide 

22 grants to eligible entities that serve a popu23 lation of— 

24 ‘‘(i) greater than 10,000; and 

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1 ‘‘(B) 50 percent shall be used to provide 

2 grants to eligible entities that serve a popu3 lation equal to or greater than 100,000. 

4 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts 

5 made available under paragraph (1), not more than 

6 2 percent may be used by the Administrator for the 

7 administrative costs of carrying out the resilience 

8 and sustainability program.’’. 

9 SEC. 108. NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR NATIONWIDE RURAL 

10 AND URBAN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY 

11 WATER ASSISTANCE. 

12 Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 300j et seq.) (as amended by section 107) is amended by 

14 adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 1459G. NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR NATIONWIDE RURAL 

16 AND URBAN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY 

17 WATER ASSISTANCE. 

18 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD.—In 

19 this section, the term ‘low-income household’ means a 

20 household that has an income that, as determined by the 

21 State in which the household is located, does not exceed 

22 the greater of— 

23 ‘‘(1) an amount equal to 150 percent of the 

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1 ‘‘(2) an amount equal to 60 percent of the 

2 State median income for that State. 

3 ‘‘(b) STUDY; REPORT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability 

5 of appropriations, not later than 2 years after the 

6 date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 

7 shall conduct, and submit to Congress a report de8 scribing the results of, a study regarding the preva9 lence throughout the United States of low-income 

10 households, including low-income renters, that spend 

11 a disproportionate amount of household income on 

12 public drinking water services to meet household 

13 needs. 

14 ‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The report under para15 graph (1) shall include— 

16 ‘‘(A) recommendations of the Adminis17 trator regarding the best methods to increase 

18 access to affordable and reliable drinking water 

19 services; 

20 ‘‘(B) a description of the cost of each 

21 method described in subparagraph (A); and 

22 ‘‘(C) with respect to the development of 

23 the report, a consultation with all relevant 

24 stakeholders. 


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1 ‘‘(3) AGREEMENTS.—The Administrator may 

2 enter into an agreement with another Federal agen3 cy to carry out the study under paragraph (1). 

4 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

6 $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.’’. 

7 SEC. 109. LEAD CONTAMINATION IN SCHOOL DRINKING 

8 WATER. 

9 Section 1464 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 300j–24) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in the first sentence, by inserting 

13 ‘‘public water systems and’’ after ‘‘to assist’’; 

14 and 

15 (B) in the third sentence, by inserting 

16 ‘‘public water systems,’’ after ‘‘schools,’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (d)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

19 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

20 (I) by inserting ‘‘, public water 

21 systems that serve schools and child 

22 care programs under the jurisdiction 

23 of those local educational agencies, 

24 and qualified nonprofit organizations’’ 

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1 (II) by striking the period at the 

2 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

3 (III) by striking ‘‘grants avail4 able to States’’ and inserting the fol5 lowing: ‘‘grants available to— 

6 ‘‘(i) States’’; and 

7 (IV) by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(ii) tribal consortia to assist tribal 

10 education agencies (as defined in section 3 

11 of the National Environmental Education 

12 Act (20 U.S.C. 5502)) in voluntary testing 

13 for lead contamination in drinking water at 

14 schools and child care programs under the 

15 jurisdiction of the tribal education agen16 cy.’’; 

17 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

18 (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

19 at the end; 

20 (II) in clause (ii), by striking the 

21 period at the end and inserting a 

22 semicolon; and 

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1 ‘‘(iii) any public water system that is 

2 located in a State that does not participate 

3 in the voluntary grant program established 

4 under subparagraph (A) that— 

5 ‘‘(I) assists schools or child care 

6 programs in lead testing; or 

7 ‘‘(II) provides technical assist8 ance to schools or child care programs 

9 in carrying out lead testing; or 

10 ‘‘(iv) a qualified nonprofit organiza11 tion, as determined by the Administrator.’’; 

12 (B) in paragraphs (3), (5), (6), and (7), by 

13 striking ‘‘State or local educational agency’’ 

14 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘State, local 

15 educational agency, public water system, tribal 

16 consortium, or qualified nonprofit organiza17 tion’’; 

18 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘States 

19 and local educational agencies’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘States, local educational agencies, public water 

21 systems, tribal consortia, and qualified non22 profit organizations’’; 

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1 tem, tribal consortium, or qualified non2 profit organization’’ after ‘‘each local edu3 cational agency’’; 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by insert5 ing ‘‘or tribal’’ after ‘‘applicable State’’; 

6 and 

7 (iii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by insert8 ing ‘‘applicable’’ before ‘‘local educational 

9 agency’’; and 

10 (E) by striking paragraph (8) and insert11 ing the following: 

12 ‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

14 this subsection— 

15 ‘‘(A) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

16 2022 through 2024; 

17 ‘‘(B) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

18 ‘‘(C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

19 SEC. 110. INDIAN RESERVATION DRINKING WATER PRO20 GRAM. 

21 Section 2001 of the America’s Water Infrastructure 

22 Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 300j–3c note; Public Law 115– 

23 270) is amended— 

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

2 by striking ‘‘Subject to the availability of appro3 priations, the Administrator of the Environ4 mental Protection Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

5 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

6 Agency (referred to in this section as the ‘Ad7 ministrator’)’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘to implement’’ in the mat9 ter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows 

10 through the period at the end of paragraph (2) 

11 and inserting ‘‘to implement eligible projects 

12 described in subsection (b).’’; 

13 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub14 section (f); 

15 (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(c) REQUIRED PROJECTS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If sufficient applications 

19 exist, of the funds made available to carry out this 

20 section, the Administrator shall use 50 percent to 

21 carry out— 

22 ‘‘(A) 10 eligible projects described in sub23 section (b) that are within the Upper Missouri 

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1 ‘‘(B) 10 eligible projects described in sub2 section (b) that are within the Upper Rio 

3 Grande Basin; 

4 ‘‘(C) 10 eligible projects described in sub5 section (b) that are within the Columbia River 

6 Basin; and 

7 ‘‘(D) 10 eligible projects described in sub8 section (b) that are within the Lower Colorado 

9 River Basin. 

10 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out para11 graph (1)(A), the Administrator shall select not 

12 fewer than 2 eligible projects for a reservation that 

13 serves more than 1 federally recognized Indian 

14 Tribe. 

15 ‘‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 

16 cost of a project carried out under this section shall be 

17 100 percent. 

18 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

19 of enactment of the Drinking Water and Wastewater In20 frastructure Act of 2021, the Administrator shall submit 

21 to Congress a report that describes the implementation of 

22 the program established under subsection (a), which shall 

23 include a description of the use and deployment of 

24 amounts made available under that program.’’; and 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘There is’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘There are’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a) 

4 $20,000,000’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘sub5 section (a)— 

6 ‘‘(1) $20,000,000’’; 

7 (C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

8 striking ‘‘2022.’’ and inserting ‘‘2021; and’’; 

9 and 

10 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

12 through 2026.’’. 

13 SEC. 111. ADVANCED DRINKING WATER TECHNOLOGIES. 

14 Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 300j et seq.) (as amended by section 108) is amended by 

16 adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1459H. ADVANCED DRINKING WATER TECHNOLOGIES. 

18 ‘‘(a) STUDY.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability 

20 of appropriations, not later than 1 year after the 

21 date of enactment of the Drinking Water and 

22 Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, the Admin23 istrator shall carry out a study that examines the 

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1 threats, that enhances or could enhance the treat2 ment, monitoring, affordability, efficiency, and safe3 ty of drinking water provided by a public water sys4 tem. 

5 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit 

6 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

7 of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 

8 Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 

9 that describes the results of the study under para10 graph (1). 

11 ‘‘(b) ADVANCED DRINKING WATER TECHNOLOGY

12 GRANT PROGRAM.— 

13 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

14 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi15 ble entity’ means the owner or operator of a 

16 public water system that— 

17 ‘‘(i) serves— 

18 ‘‘(I) a population of not more 

19 than 100,000 people; or 

20 ‘‘(II) an underserved community; 

21 ‘‘(ii) has plans to identify or has iden22 tified opportunities in the operations of the 

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1 curity threats, as determined by the Ad2 ministrator, that enhance treatment, moni3 toring, affordability, efficiency, or safety of 

4 the drinking water provided by the public 

5 water system, including technologies not 

6 identified in the study conducted under 

7 subsection (a)(1); and 

8 ‘‘(iii) has expressed an interest in the 

9 opportunities in the operation of the public 

10 water system to employ new or emerging, 

11 yet proven, technologies, including tech12 nology that could address cybersecurity 

13 threats, as determined by the Adminis14 trator, that enhance treatment, moni15 toring, affordability, efficiency, or safety of 

16 the drinking water provided by the public 

17 water system, including technologies not 

18 identified in the study conducted under 

19 subsection (a)(1). 

20 ‘‘(B) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ 

21 means the competitive grant program estab22 lished under paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘(C) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.—The 

24 term ‘underserved community’ means a political 

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1 the Administrator, has an inadequate system 

2 for obtaining drinking water. 

3 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator 

4 shall establish a competitive grant program under 

5 which the Administrator shall award grants to eligi6 ble entities for the purpose of identifying, deploying, 

7 or identifying and deploying technologies described 

8 in paragraph (1)(A)(ii). 

9 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to re11 ceive a grant under the program, an eligible en12 tity shall submit to the Administrator an appli13 cation at such time, in such manner, and con14 taining such information as the Administrator 

15 may require. 

16 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

18 (ii), the Federal share of the cost of a 

19 project carried out using a grant under the 

20 program shall not exceed 90 percent of the 

21 total cost of the project. 

22 ‘‘(ii) WAIVER.—The Administrator 

23 may increase the Federal share under 

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1 unable to pay, or would experience signifi2 cant financial hardship if required to pay, 

3 the non-Federal share. 

4 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

5 date on which Administrator first awards a grant 

6 under the program, and annually thereafter, the Ad7 ministrator shall submit to Congress a report de8 scribing— 

9 ‘‘(A) each recipient of a grant under the 

10 program during the previous 1-year period; and 

11 ‘‘(B) a summary of the activities carried 

12 out using grants awarded under the program. 

13 ‘‘(5) FUNDING.— 

14 ‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA15 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

16 to carry out the program $10,000,000 for each 

17 of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to remain 

18 available until expended. 

19 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more 

20 than 2 percent of the amount made available 

21 for a fiscal year under subparagraph (A) to 

22 carry out the program may be used by the Ad23 ministrator for the administrative costs of car24 rying out the program.’’. 


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1 TITLE II—CLEAN WATER 

2 SEC. 201. RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, TRAINING, AND IN3 FORMATION. 

4 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 104(u) of the Fed5 eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘and (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘(7)’’; 

8 and 

9 (2) in paragraph (7)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘2021’’; and 

12 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

13 inserting ‘‘; and (8) not to exceed $75,000,000 

14 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for 

15 carrying out subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g), 

16 of which not less than $50,000,000 each fiscal 

17 year shall be used to carry out subsection 

18 (b)(8).’’. 

19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

20 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 

21 to Congress a report that describes the implementation of 

22 the grants authorized under subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), 

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1 tion of the use and deployment of amounts made available 

2 to carry out those subsections. 

3 SEC. 202. WASTEWATER EFFICIENCY GRANT PILOT PRO4 GRAM. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro7 gram’’ means the wastewater efficiency grant pilot 

8 program established under subsection (b). 

9 (2) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘‘treatment 

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

11 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

12 U.S.C. 1292). 

13 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 

14 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a waste15 water efficiency grant pilot program to award grants to 

16 owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to 

17 carry out projects that create or improve waste-to-energy 

18 systems. 

19 (c) SELECTION.— 

20 (1) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

21 grant under the pilot program, an owner or operator 

22 of a treatment works shall submit to the Adminis23 trator an application at such time, in such manner, 

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1 (2) NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS.—The Adminis2 trator shall select not more than 15 recipients of 

3 grants under the pilot program from applications 

4 submitted under paragraph (1). 

5 (d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 

7 recipient of a grant under the pilot program may use 

8 grant funds for— 

9 (A) sludge collection; 

10 (B) installation of anaerobic digesters; 

11 (C) methane capture; 

12 (D) methane transfer; 

13 (E) facility upgrades and retrofits nec14 essary to create or improve waste-to-energy sys15 tems; and 

16 (F) other new and emerging, but proven, 

17 technologies that transform waste to energy. 

18 (2) LIMITATION.—A grant to a recipient under 

19 the pilot program shall be not more than 

20 $4,000,000. 

21 (e) REPORTS.— 

22 (1) REPORT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR.—Not 

23 later than 1 year after receiving a grant under the 

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1 under subsection (f), the recipient of the grant shall 

2 submit to the Administrator a report describing the 

3 impact of that project on the communities within 3 

4 miles of the treatment works. 

5 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 

6 year after first awarding grants under the pilot pro7 gram and each year thereafter for which amounts 

8 are made available for the pilot program under sub9 section (f), the Administrator shall submit to Con10 gress a report describing— 

11 (A) the applications received by the Ad12 ministrator for grants under the pilot program; 

13 and 

14 (B) the projects for which grants were 

15 awarded under the pilot program. 

16 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

18 appropriated to carry out the pilot program 

19 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

20 2026, to remain available until expended. 

21 (2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 

22 amounts made available for grants under paragraph 

23 (1), not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the 

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1 SEC. 203. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER 

2 SOURCE PROJECTS. 

3 Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

4 Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b), in the heading, by strik6 ing ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘ESTABLISH7 MENT’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (d)— 

9 (A) by striking paragraph (2); and 

10 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

11 paragraph (2); 

12 (3) by striking subsection (e); 

13 (4) in subsection (i)— 

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

15 by striking ‘‘, the following definitions apply’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, 

18 by striking ‘‘water or wastewater or by treating 

19 wastewater’’ and inserting ‘‘water, wastewater, 

20 or stormwater or by treating wastewater or 

21 stormwater’’; 

22 (5) in subsection (j)— 

23 (A) in the first sentence, by striking 

24 ‘‘There is’’ and inserting the following: 

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1 (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

2 striking ‘‘a total of $75,000,000 for fiscal years 

3 2002 through 2004. Such sums shall’’ and in4 serting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

5 2022 through 2026, to’’; and 

6 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 

8 amounts made available for grants under paragraph 

9 (1), not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the 

10 administrative costs of the Administrator.’’; and 

11 (6) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), 

12 (i), and (j) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (b), and (i), 

13 respectively, and moving those subsections so as to 

14 appear in alphabetical order. 

15 SEC. 204. SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER REUSE 

16 MUNICIPAL GRANTS. 

17 Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

18 Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)(1) — 

20 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

21 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

22 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

23 subparagraph (C); and 

24 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

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1 ‘‘(B) notification systems to inform the 

2 public of combined sewer or sanitary overflows 

3 that result in sewage being released into rivers 

4 and other waters; and’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (d)— 

6 (A) in the second sentence, by striking 

7 ‘‘The non-Federal share of the cost’’ and insert8 ing the following: 

9 ‘‘(3) TYPES OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The 

10 applicable non-Federal share of the cost under this 

11 subsection’’; 

12 (B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

13 Federal’’ and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

15 the Federal’’; and 

16 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so 

17 designated) the following: 

18 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE FOR RURAL OR FINAN19 CIALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara21 graph (B), the Federal share of the cost of an 

22 activity carried out using amounts from a grant 

23 under subsection (a) in a rural community or a 

24 financially distressed community (as those 


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1 terms are defined in subsection (f)(2)(B)(i)) 

2 shall be 90 percent. 

3 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Administrator may 

4 increase the Federal share under subparagraph 

5 (A) to 100 percent.’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (f)— 

7 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert8 ing the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

10 appropriated to carry out this section $280,000,000 

11 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘To the extent’’ and in14 serting the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.—To the 

16 extent’’; and 

17 (ii) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(B) RURAL OR FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED

20 COMMUNITY ALLOCATION.— 

21 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara22 graph: 

23 ‘‘(I) FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED

24 COMMUNITY.—The term ‘financially 

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1 ing given the term in subsection 

2 (c)(1). 

3 ‘‘(II) RURAL COMMUNITY.—The 

4 term ‘rural community’ means a city, 

5 town, or unincorporated area that has 

6 a population of not more than 10,000 

7 inhabitants. 

8 ‘‘(ii) ALLOCATION.— 

9 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—To the extent 

10 there are sufficient eligible project ap11 plications, the Administrator shall en12 sure that a State uses not less than 

13 25 percent of the amount of the 

14 grants made to the State under sub15 section (a) in a fiscal year to carry 

16 out projects in rural communities or 

17 financially distressed communities for 

18 the purpose of planning, design, and 

19 construction of— 

20 ‘‘(aa) treatment works to 

21 intercept, transport, control, 

22 treat, or reuse municipal sewer 

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1 ‘‘(bb) any other measures to 

2 manage, reduce, treat, or recap3 ture stormwater or subsurface 

4 drainage water eligible for assist5 ance under section 603(c). 

6 ‘‘(II) RURAL COMMUNITIES.—Of 

7 the funds allocated under subclause 

8 (I) for the purposes described in that 

9 subclause, to the extent there are suf10 ficient eligible project applications, the 

11 Administrator shall ensure that a 

12 State uses not less than 60 percent to 

13 carry out projects in rural commu14 nities.’’; and 

15 (4) in subsection (i)— 

16 (A) in the second sentence, by striking 

17 ‘‘The recommended funding levels’’ and insert18 ing the following: 

19 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The funding levels 

20 recommended under subparagraph (A)’’; 

21 (B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Not 

22 later’’ and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) RECOMMENDED FUNDING LEVELS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Not later than 2 years 

2 after the date of enactment of the Drinking Water 

3 and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, the Ad4 ministrator shall submit to the Committee on Envi5 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

6 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

7 the House of Representatives a report that describes 

8 the implementation of the grant program under this 

9 section, which shall include a description of the use 

10 and deployment of amounts made available under 

11 the program.’’. 

12 SEC. 205. CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY 

13 AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. 

14 Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

15 (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 222. CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY 

18 AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. 

19 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en21 tity’ means— 

22 ‘‘(A) a municipality; or 

23 ‘‘(B) an intermunicipal, interstate, or State 

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

2 hazard’ means a hazard caused by natural forces, in3 cluding extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and 

4 extreme drought conditions. 

5 ‘‘(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 

6 the clean water infrastructure resilience and sustain7 ability program established under subsection (b). 

8 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 

9 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a clean 

10 water infrastructure resilience and sustainability program 

11 under which the Administrator shall award grants to eligi12 ble entities for the purpose of increasing the resilience of 

13 publicly owned treatment works to a natural hazard or a 

14 cybersecurity threat. 

15 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 

16 a grant under the program shall use the grant funds for 

17 planning, designing, or constructing projects (on a system18 wide or area-wide basis) that increase the resilience of a 

19 publicly owned treatment works to a natural hazard or a 

20 cybersecurity threat through— 

21 ‘‘(1) the conservation of water; 

22 ‘‘(2) the enhancement of water use efficiency; 

23 ‘‘(3) the enhancement of wastewater and 

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1 preservation and protection, including through the 

2 use of— 

3 ‘‘(A) natural and engineered green infra4 structure; and 

5 ‘‘(B) reclamation and reuse of wastewater 

6 and stormwater, such as aquifer recharge zones; 

7 ‘‘(4) the modification or relocation of an exist8 ing publicly owned treatment works, conveyance, or 

9 discharge system component that is at risk of being 

10 significantly impaired or damaged by a natural haz11 ard; 

12 ‘‘(5) the development and implementation of 

13 projects to increase the resilience of publicly owned 

14 treatment works to a natural hazard or a cybersecu15 rity threat, as applicable; or 

16 ‘‘(6) the enhancement of energy efficiency or 

17 the use and generation of recovered or renewable en18 ergy in the management, treatment, or conveyance 

19 of wastewater or stormwater. 

20 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

21 under the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the 

22 Administrator an application at such time, in such man23 ner, and containing such information as the Administrator 

24 may require, including— 


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1 ‘‘(1) a proposal of the project to be planned, de2 signed, or constructed using funds under the pro3 gram; 

4 ‘‘(2) an identification of the natural hazard risk 

5 or potential cybersecurity threat, as applicable, to be 

6 addressed by the proposed project; 

7 ‘‘(3) documentation prepared by a Federal, 

8 State, regional, or local government agency of the 

9 natural hazard risk or potential cybersecurity threat, 

10 as applicable, of the area where the proposed project 

11 is to be located; 

12 ‘‘(4) a description of any recent natural hazard 

13 events or cybersecurity threats that have affected 

14 the publicly owned treatment works; 

15 ‘‘(5) a description of how the proposed project 

16 would improve the performance of the publicly 

17 owned treatment works under an anticipated natural 

18 hazard or cybersecurity threat, as applicable; and 

19 ‘‘(6) an explanation of how the proposed project 

20 is expected to enhance the resilience of the publicly 

21 owned treatment works to an anticipated natural 

22 hazard or cybersecurity threat, as applicable. 

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1 ‘‘(1) COST SHARE.—Except as provided in 

2 paragraph (2), a grant under the program shall not 

3 exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the proposed 

4 project. 

5 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

7 subparagraph (B), a grant under the program 

8 shall not exceed 90 percent of the total cost of 

9 the proposed project if the project serves a com10 munity that— 

11 ‘‘(i) has a population of fewer than 

12 10,000 individuals; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) meets the affordability criteria 

14 established by the State in which the com15 munity is located under section 603(i)(2). 

16 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—At the discretion of the 

17 Administrator, a grant for a project described 

18 in subparagraph (A) may cover 100 percent of 

19 the total cost of the proposed project. 

20 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of 

21 section 608 shall apply to a project funded with a 

22 grant under the program. 

23 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

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1 to Congress a report that describes the implementation of 

2 the program, which shall include— 

3 ‘‘(1) a description of the use and deployment of 

4 amounts made available under the program; and 

5 ‘‘(2) an accounting of all grants awarded under 

6 the program, including a description of each grant 

7 recipient and each project funded using a grant 

8 under the program. 

9 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

11 appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 

12 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

13 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 

14 amounts made available for grants under paragraph 

15 (1), not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the 

16 administrative costs of the Administrator.’’. 

17 SEC. 206. SMALL AND MEDIUM PUBLICLY OWNED TREAT18 MENT WORKS CIRCUIT RIDER PROGRAM. 

19 Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

20 (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 205) is 

21 amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 223. SMALL AND MEDIUM PUBLICLY OWNED TREAT23 MENT WORKS CIRCUIT RIDER PROGRAM. 

24 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 

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1 enactment of this section, the Administrator shall estab2 lish a circuit rider program (referred to in this section as 

3 the ‘circuit rider program’) under which the Administrator 

4 shall award grants to qualified nonprofit entities, as deter5 mined by the Administrator, to provide assistance to own6 ers and operators of small and medium publicly owned 

7 treatment works to carry out the activities described in 

8 section 602(b)(13). 

9 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—A grant provided under the cir10 cuit rider program shall be in an amount that is not more 

11 than $75,000. 

12 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

13 date on which the Administrator establishes the circuit 

14 rider program, and every 180 days thereafter, the Admin15 istrator shall submit to Congress a report describing— 

16 ‘‘(1) each recipient of a grant under the circuit 

17 rider program; and 

18 ‘‘(2) a summary of the activities carried out 

19 under the circuit rider program. 

20 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

22 appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 

23 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

24 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 

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1 (1), not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the 

2 administrative costs of the Administrator.’’. 

3 SEC. 207. SMALL PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS 

4 EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

6 (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 206) is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 224. SMALL PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS 

9 EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM. 

10 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 

11 appropriations, not later than 180 days after the date of 

12 enactment of this section, the Administrator shall estab13 lish an efficiency grant program (referred to in this section 

14 as the ‘efficiency grant program’) under which the Admin15 istrator shall award grants to eligible entities for the re16 placement or repair of equipment that improves water or 

17 energy efficiency of small publicly owned treatment works, 

18 as identified in an efficiency audit. 

19 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Administrator may 

20 award a grant under the efficiency grant program to an 

21 owner or operator of a small publicly owned treatment 

22 works that serves— 

23 ‘‘(1) a population of not more than 10,000 peo24 ple; or 

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1 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 date on which the Administrator establishes the efficiency 

3 grant program, and every 180 days thereafter, the Admin4 istrator shall submit to Congress a report describing— 

5 ‘‘(1) each recipient of a grant under the effi6 ciency grant program; and 

7 ‘‘(2) a summary of the activities carried out 

8 under the efficiency grant program. 

9 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) SMALL SYSTEMS.—Of the amounts made 

11 available for grants under this section, to the extent 

12 that there are sufficient applications, not less than 

13 15 percent shall be used for grants to publicly owned 

14 treatment works that serve fewer than 3,300 people. 

15 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 

16 amounts made available for grants under this sec17 tion, not more than 2 percent may be used to pay 

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1 SEC. 208. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION, REFURBISHING, 

2 AND SERVICING OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD 

3 DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEMS 

4 FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW OR MODERATE 

5 INCOME. 

6 Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

7 (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 207) is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 225. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION, REFURBISHING, 

10 AND SERVICING OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD 

11 DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEMS 

12 FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW OR MODERATE 

13 INCOME. 

14 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—In this 

15 section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means a member of 

16 a low-income or moderate-income household, the members 

17 of which have a combined income (for the most recent 12- 

18 month period for which information is available) equal to 

19 not more than 50 percent of the median nonmetropolitan 

20 household income for the State or territory in which the 

21 household is located, according to the most recent decen22 nial census. 

23 ‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability 

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1 vide grants to private nonprofit organizations for the 

2 purpose of improving general welfare by providing 

3 assistance to eligible individuals— 

4 ‘‘(A) for the construction, repair, or re5 placement of an individual household decentral6 ized wastewater treatment system; or 

7 ‘‘(B) for the installation of a larger decen8 tralized wastewater system designed to provide 

9 treatment for 2 or more households in which el10 igible individuals reside, if— 

11 ‘‘(i) site conditions at the households 

12 are unsuitable for the installation of an in13 dividually owned decentralized wastewater 

14 system; 

15 ‘‘(ii) multiple examples of unsuitable 

16 site conditions exist in close geographic 

17 proximity to each other; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) a larger decentralized waste19 water system could be cost-effectively in20 stalled. 

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1 taining such information as the Administrator deter2 mines to be appropriate. 

3 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

4 subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to 

5 applicants that have substantial expertise and expe6 rience in promoting the safe and effective use of in7 dividual household decentralized wastewater systems. 

8 ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A private 

9 nonprofit organization may use amounts provided 

10 under this subsection to pay the administrative ex11 penses associated with the provision of the services 

12 described in paragraph (1), as the Administrator de13 termines to be appropriate. 

14 ‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 

16 private nonprofit organization shall use a grant pro17 vided under subsection (b) for the services described 

18 in paragraph (1) of that subsection. 

19 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive 

20 the services described in subsection (b)(1), an eligi21 ble individual shall submit to the private nonprofit 

22 organization serving the area in which the individual 

23 household decentralized wastewater system of the el24 igible individuals is, or is proposed to be, located an 

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1 taining such information as the private nonprofit or2 ganization determines to be appropriate. 

3 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding assistance under 

4 this subsection, a private nonprofit organization 

5 shall give priority to any eligible individual who does 

6 not have access to a sanitary sewage disposal sys7 tem. 

8 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

9 of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall sub10 mit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

11 of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 

12 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 

13 describing the recipients of grants under the program 

14 under this section and the results of the program under 

15 this section. 

16 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

18 appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 

19 section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

20 through 2026. 

21 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 

22 amounts made available for grants under paragraph 

23 (1), not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the 

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1 SEC. 209. CONNECTION TO PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT 

2 WORKS. 

3 Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

4 (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 208) is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 226. CONNECTION TO PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT 

7 WORKS. 

8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en10 tity’ means— 

11 ‘‘(A) an owner or operator of a publicly 

12 owned treatment works that assists or is seek13 ing to assist low-income or moderate-income in14 dividuals with connecting the household of the 

15 individual to the publicly owned treatment 

16 works; or 

17 ‘‘(B) a nonprofit entity that assists low-in18 come or moderate-income individuals with the 

19 costs associated with connecting the household 

20 of the individual to a publicly owned treatment 

21 works. 

22 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 

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1 ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘quali2 fied individual’ has the meaning given the term ‘eli3 gible individual’ in section 603(j). 

4 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 

5 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a com6 petitive grant program with the purpose of improving gen7 eral welfare, under which the Administrator awards grants 

8 to eligible entities to provide funds to assist qualified indi9 viduals in covering the costs incurred by the qualified indi10 vidual in connecting the household of the qualified indi11 vidual to a publicly owned treatment works. 

12 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity seeking a 

14 grant under the program shall submit to the Admin15 istrator an application at such time, in such manner, 

16 and containing such information as the Adminis17 trator may by regulation require. 

18 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

19 after the date on which the Administrator receives 

20 an application from an eligible entity under para21 graph (1), the Administrator shall notify the eligible 

22 entity of whether the Administrator will award a 

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1 ‘‘(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting recipients 

2 of grants under the program, the Administrator shall use 

3 the following criteria: 

4 ‘‘(1) Whether the eligible entity seeking a grant 

5 provides services to, or works directly with, qualified 

6 individuals. 

7 ‘‘(2) Whether the eligible entity seeking a 

8 grant— 

9 ‘‘(A) has an existing program to assist in 

10 covering the costs incurred in connecting a 

11 household to a publicly owned treatment works; 

12 or 

13 ‘‘(B) seeks to create a program described 

14 in subparagraph (A). 

15 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) VOLUNTARY CONNECTION.—Before pro17 viding funds to a qualified individual for the costs 

18 described in subsection (b), an eligible entity shall 

19 ensure that— 

20 ‘‘(A) the qualified individual has connected 

21 to the publicly owned treatment works volun22 tarily; and 

23 ‘‘(B) if the eligible entity is not the owner 

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1 nected, the publicly owned treatment works to 

2 which the qualified individual has connected has 

3 agreed to the connection. 

4 ‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENTS FROM PUBLICLY

5 OWNED TREATMENT WORKS.—An eligible entity that 

6 is an owner or operator of a publicly owned treat7 ment works may reimburse a qualified individual 

8 that has already incurred the costs described in sub9 section (b) by— 

10 ‘‘(A) reducing the amount otherwise owed 

11 by the qualified individual to the owner or oper12 ator for wastewater or other services provided 

13 by the owner or operator; or 

14 ‘‘(B) providing a direct payment to the 

15 qualified individual. 

16 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

18 appropriated to carry out the program $40,000,000 

19 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

20 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) SMALL SYSTEMS.—Of the amounts 

22 made available for grants under paragraph (1), 

23 to the extent that there are sufficient applica24 tions, not less than 15 percent shall be used to 

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1 ‘‘(i) eligible entities described in sub2 section (a)(1)(A) that are owners and op3 erators of publicly owned treatment works 

4 that serve fewer than 3,300 people; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) eligible entities described in sub6 section (a)(1)(B) that provide the assist7 ance described in that subsection in areas 

8 that are served by publicly owned treat9 ment works that serve fewer than 3,300 

10 people. 

11 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the 

12 amounts made available for grants under para13 graph (1), not more than 2 percent may be 

14 used to pay the administrative costs of the Ad15 ministrator.’’. 

16 SEC. 210. CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS. 

17 (a) USE OF FUNDS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 603 of the Federal 

19 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is 

20 amended— 

21 (A) in subsection (d), in the matter pre22 ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and pro23 vided in subsection (k)’’ after ‘‘State law’’; 

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1 (i) in paragraph (1), in the matter 

2 preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 

3 including forgiveness of principal and neg4 ative interest loans’’ and inserting ‘‘(in5 cluding forgiveness of principal, grants, 

6 negative interest loans, other loan forgive7 ness, and through buying, refinancing, or 

8 restructuring debt)’’; and 

9 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking sub10 paragraph (B) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(B) TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIZA12 TION.—For each fiscal year, of the amount of 

13 the capitalization grant received by the State 

14 under this title, the total amount of additional 

15 subsidization made available by a State under 

16 paragraph (1)— 

17 ‘‘(i) may not exceed 30 percent; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) to the extent that there are suffi19 cient applications for assistance to commu20 nities described in that paragraph, may not 

21 be less than 10 percent.’’; and 

22 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(k) ADDITIONAL USE OF FUNDS.—A State may use 

24 an additional 2 percent of the funds annually allotted to 

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1 (as defined in section 104(w)) to provide technical assist2 ance to rural, small, and tribal publicly owned treatment 

3 works (within the meaning of section 104(b)(8)(B)) in the 

4 State.’’. 

5 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 104(w) 

6 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

7 U.S.C. 1254(w)) is amended by striking ‘‘treatments 

8 works’’ and inserting ‘‘treatment works’’. 

9 (b) CAPITALIZATION GRANT REAUTHORIZATION.— 

10 Section 607 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

11 (33 U.S.C. 1387) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

14 the purposes of this title— 

15 ‘‘(1) $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

16 ‘‘(2) $2,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

17 ‘‘(3) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 

18 ‘‘(4) $3,250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

19 2025 and 2026.’’. 

20 SEC. 211. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKFORCE IN21 VESTMENT. 

22 Section 4304 of the America’s Water Infrastructure 

23 Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 300j–19e) is amended— 

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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

2 ‘‘Tribal,’’ after ‘‘State,’’; and 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 ‘‘community-based organizations’’ and all that 

5 follows through the period at the end and in6 serting the following: ‘‘community-based organi7 zations and public works departments or agen8 cies to align water and wastewater utility work9 force recruitment efforts, training programs, re10 tention efforts, and community resources with 

11 water and wastewater utilities— 

12 ‘‘(i) to accelerate career pipelines; 

13 ‘‘(ii) to ensure the sustainability of 

14 the water and wastewater utility workforce; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(iii) to provide access to workforce 

17 opportunities.’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by striking subparagraph (B); 

21 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

22 ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘, which 

23 may include—’’ 

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1 all that follows through ‘‘to assist’’ in sub2 paragraph (A) and inserting ‘‘program to 

3 assist’’; and 

4 (iv) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(A) expanding the use and availability of 

7 activities and resources that relate to the re8 cruitment, including the promotion of diversity 

9 within that recruitment, of individuals to ca10 reers in the water and wastewater utility sector; 

11 ‘‘(B) expanding the availability of training 

12 opportunities for— 

13 ‘‘(i) individuals entering into the 

14 water and wastewater utility sector; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) individuals seeking to advance 

16 careers within the water and wastewater 

17 utility sector; and 

18 ‘‘(C) expanding the use and availability of 

19 activities and strategies, including the develop20 ment of innovative activities and strategies, that 

21 relate to the maintenance and retention of a 

22 sustainable workforce in the water and waste23 water utility sector.’’; 

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1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara2 graph (A), by striking ‘‘institutions—’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘institutions, or public works de4 partments and agencies—’’; and 

5 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

6 (I) by striking clauses (ii) and 

7 (iii); 

8 (II) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘or’’ 

9 at the end; 

10 (III) by redesignating clause (i) 

11 as clause (ii); 

12 (IV) by inserting before clause 

13 (ii) (as so redesignated) the following: 

14 ‘‘(i) in the development of educational 

15 or recruitment materials and activities, in16 cluding those materials and activities that 

17 specifically promote diversity within re18 cruitment, for the water and wastewater 

19 utility workforce;’’; and 

20 (V) by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(iii) developing activities and strate23 gies that relate to the maintenance and re24 tention of a sustainable workforce in the 

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1 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

2 (i) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by insert3 ing ‘‘or certification’’ after ‘‘training’’; and 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

5 ‘‘ensure that incumbent water and waste 

6 water utilities workers’’ and inserting ‘‘are 

7 designed to retain incumbent water and 

8 wastewater utility workforce workers by 

9 ensuring that those workers’’; and 

10 (D) by striking paragraph (4) and insert11 ing the following: 

12 ‘‘(4) WORKING GROUP; REPORT.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

14 shall establish and coordinate a Federal inter15 agency working group to address recruitment, 

16 training, and retention challenges in the water 

17 and wastewater utility workforce, which shall 

18 include representatives from— 

19 ‘‘(i) the Department of Education; 

20 ‘‘(ii) the Department of Labor; 

21 ‘‘(iii) the Department of Agriculture; 

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1 ‘‘(v) other Federal agencies, as deter2 mined to be appropriate by the Adminis3 trator. 

4 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

5 after the date of enactment of the Drinking 

6 Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 

7 2021, the Administrator, in coordination with 

8 the working group established under subpara9 graph (A), shall submit to Congress a report 

10 describing potential solutions to recruitment, 

11 training, and retention challenges in the water 

12 and wastewater utility workforce. 

13 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

14 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

15 this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

16 2022 through 2026.’’; 

17 (3) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as 

18 subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 

19 (4) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re20 designated) the following: 

21 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

22 OR AGENCY.—In this section, the term ‘public works de23 partment or agency’ means a political subdivision of a 

24 local, county, or regional government that designs, builds, 

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1 refuse disposal systems, and other public water systems 

2 and facilities.’’. 

3 SEC. 212. GRANTS TO ALASKA TO IMPROVE SANITATION IN 

4 RURAL AND NATIVE VILLAGES. 

5 Section 303(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

6 Amendments of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 1263a(e)) is amended 

7 by striking ‘‘this section’’ and all that follows through the 

8 period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘this sec9 tion— 

10 ‘‘(1) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

11 through 2024; 

12 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

13 ‘‘(3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

14 SEC. 213. WATER DATA SHARING PILOT PROGRAM. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

17 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a 

18 competitive grant pilot program (referred to in this 

19 section as the ‘‘pilot program’’) under which the Ad20 ministrator may award grants to eligible entities 

21 under subsection (b) to establish systems that im22 prove the sharing of information concerning water 

23 quality, water infrastructure needs, and water tech24 nology, including cybersecurity technology, between 


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1 States or among counties and other units of local 

2 government within a State, which may include— 

3 (A) establishing a website or data hub to 

4 exchange water data, including data on water 

5 quality or water technology, including new and 

6 emerging, but proven, water technology; and 

7 (B) intercounty communications initiatives 

8 related to water data. 

9 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 (A) DATA SHARING.—The Internet of 

11 Water principles developed by the Nicholas In12 stitute for Environmental Policy Solutions shall, 

13 to the extent practicable, guide any water data 

14 sharing efforts under the pilot program. 

15 (B) USE OF EXISTING DATA.—The recipi16 ent of a grant under the pilot program to estab17 lish a website or data hub described in para18 graph (1)(A) shall, to the extent practicable, le19 verage existing data sharing infrastructure. 

20 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible for a 

21 grant under the pilot program is— 

22 (1) a State, county, or other unit of local gov23 ernment that— 

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1 (B) has a water system with significant 

2 pollution levels; or 

3 (C) has significant individual water infra4 structure deficits; or 

5 (2) a regional consortium established under 

6 subsection (d). 

7 (c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

8 under the pilot program, an eligible entity under sub9 section (b) shall submit to the Administrator an applica10 tion at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

11 information as the Administrator may require. 

12 (d) REGIONAL CONSORTIA.— 

13 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—States may establish re14 gional consortia in accordance with this subsection. 

15 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—A regional consortium 

16 established under paragraph (1) shall— 

17 (A) include not fewer than 2 States that 

18 have entered into a memorandum of under19 standing— 

20 (i) to exchange water data, including 

21 data on water quality; or 

22 (ii) to share information, protocols, 

23 and procedures with respect to projects 

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1 and emerging, but proven, water tech2 nology; 

3 (B) carry out projects— 

4 (i) to exchange water data, including 

5 data on water quality; or 

6 (ii) that evaluate, demonstrate, or in7 stall new and emerging, but proven, water 

8 technology; and 

9 (C) develop a regional intended use plan, 

10 in accordance with paragraph (3), to identify 

11 projects to carry out, including projects using 

12 grants received under this section. 

13 (3) REGIONAL INTENDED USE PLAN.—A re14 gional intended use plan of a regional consortium es15 tablished under paragraph (1)— 

16 (A) shall identify projects that the regional 

17 consortium intends to carry out, including 

18 projects that meet the requirements of para19 graph (2)(B); and 

20 (B) may include— 

21 (i) projects included in an intended 

22 use plan of a State prepared under section 

23 606(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 

24 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)) within the 

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1 (ii) projects not included in an in2 tended use plan of a State prepared under 

3 section 606(c) of the Federal Water Pollu4 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)) with5 in the regional consortium. 

6 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

7 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 

8 to Congress a report that describes the implementation of 

9 the pilot program, which shall include— 

10 (1) a description of the use and deployment of 

11 amounts made available under the pilot program; 

12 and 

13 (2) an accounting of all grants awarded under 

14 the program, including a description of each grant 

15 recipient and each project funded using a grant 

16 under the pilot program. 

17 (f) FUNDING.— 

18 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

19 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

20 the pilot program $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 

21 years 2022 through 2026, to remain available until 

22 expended. 

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1 may be used to provide grants to regional consortia 

2 established under subsection (d). 

3 SEC. 214. FINAL RATING OPINION LETTERS. 

4 Section 5028(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the Water Infrastruc5 ture Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

6 3907(a)(1)(D)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘final rating 

7 opinion letters from at least 2 rating agencies’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘a final rating opinion letter from at least 1 rating 

9 agency’’. 

10 SEC. 215. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING REAU11 THORIZATION. 

12 (a) APPLICATIONS.—Section 5023 of the Water In13 frastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 

14 U.S.C. 3902) is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(c) BUDGETARY TREATMENT.—If the recipient of 

17 financial assistance under this subtitle is an eligible entity 

18 other than a Federal entity, agency, or instrumentality 

19 and the dedicated sources of repayment of that financial 

20 assistance are non-Federal revenue sources, the project or 

21 asset for which financial assistance is being provided shall, 

22 for purposes of budgetary treatment under the Federal 

23 Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.)— 

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1 ‘‘(2) be treated as a direct loan or loan guar2 antee.’’. 

3 (b) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 5033 of the Water 

4 Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 

5 U.S.C. 3912) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(3) FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2026.— 

9 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad10 ministrator to carry out this subtitle $50,000,000 

11 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to re12 main available until expended.’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (b)(2)— 

14 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

15 ‘‘2020 AND 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘AFTER 2019’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘2020 and 2021’’ and in18 serting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 

19 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2020 and 

20 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

21 SEC. 216. SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY ANAL22 YSIS. 

23 (a) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

24 of enactment of this Act, using environmental justice data 

25 of the Environmental Protection Agency, including data 


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1 from the environmental justice mapping and screening tool 

2 of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Adminis3 trator shall carry out an analysis under which the Admin4 istrator shall assess the programs under title VI of the 

5 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et 

6 seq.) and section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

7 (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) to identify historical distributions of 

8 funds to small and disadvantaged communities and new 

9 opportunities and methods to improve on the distribution 

10 of funds under those programs to low-income commu11 nities, rural communities, minority communities, and com12 munities of indigenous peoples, in accordance with Execu13 tive Order 12898 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; 60 Fed. Reg. 

14 6381; relating to Federal actions to address environmental 

15 justice in minority populations and low-income popu16 lations). 

17 (b) REPORT.—On completion of the analysis under 

18 subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the Com19 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

20 and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Trans21 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa22 tives a report describing— 

23 (1) the results of the analysis; and 

24 (2) the criteria the Administrator used in car25 rying out the analysis. 


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1 SEC. 217. STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY. 

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

3 (1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘center’’ means a cen4 ter of excellence for stormwater control infrastruc5 ture established under subsection (b)(1). 

6 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti7 ty’’ means— 

8 (A) a State, Tribal, or local government; or 

9 (B) a local, regional, or other public entity 

10 that manages stormwater or wastewater re11 sources or other related water infrastructure. 

12 (3) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi13 ble institution’’ means an institution of higher edu14 cation, a research institution, or a nonprofit organi15 zation— 

16 (A) that has demonstrated excellence in re17 searching and developing new and emerging 

18 stormwater control infrastructure technologies; 

19 and 

20 (B) with respect to a nonprofit organiza21 tion, the core mission of which includes water 

22 management, as determined by the Adminis23 trator. 

24 (b) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR STORMWATER

25 CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES.— 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the avail2 ability of appropriations, the Administrator 

3 shall provide grants, on a competitive basis, to 

4 eligible institutions to establish and maintain 

5 not less than 3, and not more than 5, centers 

6 of excellence for new and emerging stormwater 

7 control infrastructure technologies, to be lo8 cated in various regions throughout the United 

9 States. 

10 (B) GENERAL OPERATION.—Each center 

11 shall— 

12 (i) conduct research on new and 

13 emerging stormwater control infrastructure 

14 technologies that are relevant to the geo15 graphical region in which the center is lo16 cated, including stormwater and sewer 

17 overflow reduction, other approaches to 

18 water resource enhancement, alternative 

19 funding approaches, and other environ20 mental, economic, and social benefits, with 

21 the goal of improving the effectiveness, 

22 cost efficiency, and protection of public 

23 safety and water quality; 

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1 (I) stormwater control infrastruc2 ture needs; and 

3 (II) an analysis of new and 

4 emerging stormwater control infra5 structure technologies that are avail6 able; 

7 (iii) analyze whether additional finan8 cial programs for the implementation of 

9 new and emerging, but proven, stormwater 

10 control infrastructure technologies would 

11 be useful; 

12 (iv) provide information regarding re13 search conducted under clause (i) to the 

14 national electronic clearinghouse center for 

15 publication on the Internet website estab16 lished under paragraph (3)(B)(i) to pro17 vide to the Federal Government and State, 

18 Tribal, and local governments and the pri19 vate sector information regarding new and 

20 emerging, but proven, stormwater control 

21 infrastructure technologies; 

22 (v) provide technical assistance to 

23 State, Tribal, and local governments to as24 sist with the construction, operation, and 

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1 structure projects that use innovative tech2 nologies; 

3 (vi) collaborate with institutions of 

4 higher education and private and public or5 ganizations, including community-based 

6 public-private partnerships and other 

7 stakeholders, in the geographical region in 

8 which the center is located; and 

9 (vii) coordinate with the other centers 

10 to avoid duplication of efforts. 

11 (2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

12 grant under this subsection, an eligible institution 

13 shall prepare and submit to the Administrator an 

14 application at such time, in such form, and con15 taining such information as the Administrator may 

16 require. 

17 (3) NATIONAL ELECTRONIC CLEARINGHOUSE

18 CENTER.—Of the centers established under para19 graph (1)(A), 1 shall— 

20 (A) be designated as the ‘‘national elec21 tronic clearinghouse center’’; and 

22 (B) in addition to the other functions of 

23 that center— 

24 (i) develop, operate, and maintain an 

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1 that contains information relating to new 

2 and emerging, but proven, stormwater con3 trol infrastructure technologies; and 

4 (ii) post to the website information 

5 from all centers. 

6 (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 

8 be appropriated to carry out this subsection 

9 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

10 through 2026. 

11 (B) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of 

12 the amounts made available for grants under 

13 subparagraph (A), not more than 2 percent 

14 may be used to pay the administrative costs of 

15 the Administrator. 

16 (c) STORMWATER CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE

17 PROJECT GRANTS.— 

18 (1) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the avail19 ability of appropriations, the Administrator shall 

20 provide grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible en21 tities to carry out stormwater control infrastructure 

22 projects that incorporate new and emerging, but 

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1 (2) STORMWATER CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE

2 PROJECTS.— 

3 (A) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

4 GRANTS.—The Administrator may make plan5 ning and development grants under this sub6 section for the following projects: 

7 (i) Planning and designing 

8 stormwater control infrastructure projects 

9 that incorporate new and emerging, but 

10 proven, stormwater control technologies, 

11 including engineering surveys, landscape 

12 plans, maps, and implementation plans. 

13 (ii) Identifying and developing stand14 ards necessary to accommodate stormwater 

15 control infrastructure projects, including 

16 those projects that incorporate new and 

17 emerging, but proven, stormwater control 

18 technologies. 

19 (iii) Identifying and developing fee 

20 structures to provide financial support for 

21 design, installation, and operations and 

22 maintenance of stormwater control infra23 structure, including new and emerging, but 

24 proven, stormwater control infrastructure 

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1 (iv) Developing approaches for com2 munity-based public-private partnerships 

3 for the financing and construction of 

4 stormwater control infrastructure tech5 nologies, including feasibility studies, 

6 stakeholder outreach, and needs assess7 ments. 

8 (v) Developing and delivering training 

9 and educational materials regarding new 

10 and emerging, but proven, stormwater con11 trol infrastructure technologies for dis12 tribution to— 

13 (I) individuals and entities with 

14 applicable technical knowledge; and 

15 (II) the public. 

16 (B) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Ad17 ministrator may make implementation grants 

18 under this subsection for the following projects: 

19 (i) Installing new and emerging, but 

20 proven, stormwater control infrastructure 

21 technologies. 

22 (ii) Protecting or restoring inter23 connected networks of natural areas that 

24 protect water quality. 


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1 (iii) Monitoring and evaluating the en2 vironmental, economic, or social benefits of 

3 stormwater control infrastructure tech4 nologies that incorporate new and emerg5 ing, but proven, stormwater control tech6 nology. 

7 (iv) Implementing a best practices 

8 standard for stormwater control infrastruc9 ture programs. 

10 (3) APPLICATION.—Except as otherwise pro11 vided in this section, to be eligible to receive a grant 

12 under this subsection, an eligible entity shall prepare 

13 and submit to the Administrator an application at 

14 such time, in such form, and containing such infor15 mation as the Administrator may require, including, 

16 as applicable— 

17 (A) a description of the stormwater control 

18 infrastructure project that incorporates new 

19 and emerging, but proven, technologies; 

20 (B) a plan for monitoring the impacts of 

21 the stormwater control infrastructure project on 

22 the water quality and quantity; 

23 (C) an evaluation of other environmental, 

24 economic, and social benefits of the stormwater 

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1 (D) a plan for the long-term operation and 

2 maintenance of the stormwater control infra3 structure project and a tracking system, such 

4 as asset management practices. 

5 (4) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 

6 subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to 

7 applications submitted on behalf of— 

8 (A) a community that— 

9 (i) has combined storm and sanitary 

10 sewers in the collection system of the com11 munity; or 

12 (ii) is a small, rural, or disadvantaged 

13 community, as determined by the Adminis14 trator; or 

15 (B) an eligible entity that will use not less 

16 than 15 percent of the grant to provide service 

17 to a small, rural, or disadvantaged community, 

18 as determined by the Administrator. 

19 (5) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.— 

20 (A) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

21 GRANTS.— 

22 (i) SINGLE GRANT.—The amount of a 

23 single planning and development grant 

24 provided under this subsection shall be not 

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1 (ii) AGGREGATE AMOUNT.—The total 

2 amount of all planning and development 

3 grants provided under this subsection for a 

fiscal year shall be not more than 1 4 ⁄3 of the 

5 total amount made available to carry out 

6 this subsection. 

7 (B) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 

8 (i) SINGLE GRANT.—The amount of a 

9 single implementation grant provided 

10 under this subsection shall be not more 

11 than $2,000,000. 

12 (ii) AGGREGATE AMOUNT.—The total 

13 amount of all implementation grants pro14 vided under this subsection for a fiscal 

year shall be not more than 2 15 ⁄3 of the total 

16 amount made available to carry out this 

17 subsection. 

18 (6) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

20 subparagraph (C), the Federal share of a grant 

21 provided under this subsection shall not exceed 

22 80 percent of the total project cost. 

23 (B) CREDIT FOR IMPLEMENTATION

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1 implementation project carried out under this 

2 subsection the cost of planning, design, and 

3 construction work completed for the project 

4 using funds other than funds provided under 

5 this section. 

6 (C) EXCEPTION.—The Administrator may 

7 waive the Federal share limitation under sub8 paragraph (A) for an eligible entity that has 

9 adequately demonstrated financial need. 

10 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

11 after the date on which the Administrator first awards a 

12 grant under this section, the Administrator shall submit 

13 to Congress a report that includes, with respect to the pe14 riod covered by the report— 

15 (1) a description of all grants provided under 

16 this section; 

17 (2) a detailed description of— 

18 (A) the projects supported by those grants; 

19 and 

20 (B) the outcomes of those projects; 

21 (3) a description of the improvements in tech22 nology, environmental benefits, resources conserved, 

23 efficiencies, and other benefits of the projects funded 

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1 (4) recommendations for improvements to pro2 mote and support new and emerging, but proven, 

3 stormwater control infrastructure, including research 

4 into new and emerging technologies, for the centers, 

5 grants, and activities under this section; and 

6 (5) a description of existing challenges con7 cerning the use of new and emerging, but proven, 

8 stormwater control infrastructure. 

9 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

11 appropriated to carry out this section (except for 

12 subsection (b)) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

13 2022 through 2026. 

14 (2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 

15 amounts made available for grants under paragraph 

16 (1), not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the 

17 administrative costs of the Administrator. 

18 SEC. 218. WATER REUSE INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall es21 tablish a Water Reuse Interagency Working Group (re22 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Working Group’’). 

23 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Working Group 

24 is to develop and coordinate actions, tools, and resources 

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1 through the implementation of a National Water Reuse 

2 Action Plan that creates opportunities for water reuse in 

3 the mission areas of each of the Federal agencies included 

4 in the Working Group under subsection (c) (referred to 

5 in this section as the ‘‘Action Plan’’). 

6 (c) CHAIRPERSON; MEMBERSHIP.—The Working 

7 Group shall be— 

8 (1) chaired by the Administrator; and 

9 (2) comprised of senior representatives from 

10 such Federal agencies as the Administrator deter11 mines to be appropriate. 

12 (d) DUTIES OF THE WORKING GROUP.—In carrying 

13 out this section, the Working Group shall— 

14 (1) with respect to water reuse, leverage the ex15 pertise of industry, the research community, non16 governmental organizations, and government; 

17 (2) seek to foster water reuse as an important 

18 component of integrated water resources manage19 ment; 

20 (3) conduct an assessment of new opportunities 

21 to advance water reuse and annually update the Ac22 tion Plan with new actions, as necessary, to pursue 

23 those opportunities; 

24 (4) seek to coordinate Federal programs and 

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1 (5) consider how each Federal agency can ex2 plore and identify opportunities to support water 

3 reuse through the programs and activities of that 

4 Federal agency; and 

5 (6) consult, on a regular basis, with representa6 tives of relevant industries, the research community, 

7 and nongovernmental organizations. 

8 (e) REPORT.—Not less frequently than once every 2 

9 years, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 

10 on the activities and findings of the Working Group. 

11 (f) SUNSET.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

13 the Working Group shall terminate on the date that 

14 is 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 (2) EXTENSION.—The Administrator may ex16 tend the date of termination of the Working Group 

17 under paragraph (1). 

18 SEC. 219. ADVANCED CLEAN WATER TECHNOLOGIES 

19 STUDY. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap21 propriations, not later than 1 year after the date of enact22 ment of this Act, the Administrator shall carry out a study 

23 that examines the state of existing and potential future 

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1 ment, monitoring, affordability, efficiency, and safety of 

2 wastewater services provided by a treatment works (as de3 fined in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Con4 trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)). 

5 (b) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit to the 

6 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen7 ate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

8 House of Representatives a report that describes the re9 sults of the study under subsection (a). 

10 SEC. 220. CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS SURVEY. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 

12 the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently 

13 than once every 4 years thereafter, the Administrator 

14 shall— 

15 (1) conduct and complete an assessment of 

16 wastewater system capital improvement needs of all 

17 treatment works (as defined in section 212 of the 

18 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

19 1292)) in the United States that are eligible for as20 sistance from State water pollution control revolving 

21 funds established under title VI of the Federal 

22 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et 

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1 (2) submit to Congress a report describing the 

2 results of the assessment completed under para3 graph (1). 

4 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

5 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the initial needs 

6 survey under subsection (a) $5,000,000, to remain avail7 able until expended. 

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