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Calendar No. 34 

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, Mr. PADILLA, and Mr. WICKER) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Environment and Public Works 

APRIL 14, 2021 

Reported by Mr. CARPER, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 

4 2021’’. 

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

6 this Act is as follows: 

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. 


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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. 

4 TITLE I—DRINKING WATER 

5 SEC. 101. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANTS FOR EMER6 GENCIES AFFECTING PUBLIC WATER SYS7 TEMS. 

8 Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 300j–1) is amended— 

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

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

12 situation resulting from a cybersecurity event)’’ 

13 after ‘‘emergency situation’’; and 

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

15 public health resulting from contaminants, such 

16 as, but not limited to, heightened exposure to 

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

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

19 following: 

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

21 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 

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

23 2026.’’; 


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

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad5 ministrator to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 

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

7 (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub8 section (g); and 

9 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol10 lowing: 

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

12 The Administrator may provide technical assistance con13 sistent with the authority provided under subsection (e) 

14 to State-based nonprofit organizations that are governed 

15 by community water systems.’’. 

16 SEC. 102. DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING LOAN 

17 FUNDS. 

18 (a) DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS

19 CAPITALIZATION GRANT REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 

20 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j– 

21 12) is amended— 

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

23 fiscal years 2019 through 2023, funds’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘Funds’’; 

25 (2) in subsection (m)(1)— 


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

2 ‘‘and’’; 

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

4 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

5 and 

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

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

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

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

10 and 

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

12 years 2025 and 2026.’’; and 

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

14 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

15 (b) ASSISTANCE FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMU16 NITIES.—Section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

17 (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)) is amended— 

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

19 negative interest loans, other loan forgiveness, and 

20 through buying, refinancing, or restructuring debt’’ 

21 after ‘‘forgiveness of principal’’; and 

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

23 (B) and inserting the following: 

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

25 applications for loans to communities described 


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1 in paragraph (1), may not be less than 12 per2 cent.’’. 

3 SEC. 103. SOURCE WATER PETITION PROGRAM. 

4 Section 1454 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

5 U.S.C. 300j–14) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

8 preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘political sub9 division of a State,’’ and inserting ‘‘political 

10 subdivision of a State (including a county that 

11 is designated by the State to act on behalf of 

12 an unincorporated area within that county, with 

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

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

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

16 State to act on behalf of an unincorporated 

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

18 and 

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

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

21 provided within the agreement, an agreement be22 tween an unincorporated area and a county for the 

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

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1 porated area in any matter not within a program 

2 under this section.’’; and 

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

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

5 SEC. 104. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED 

6 COMMUNITIES. 

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

8 Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a) is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

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

12 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

14 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

15 and 

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

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

18 point-of-use filters that are independently cer19 tified using science-based test methods for the 

20 removal of contaminants of concern; 

21 ‘‘(E) investments necessary for providing 

22 accurate and current information about— 

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

24 safety, including proper use and mainte25 nance practices; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the options for replacing lead 

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

3 and removing other sources of lead in 

4 water; and 

5 ‘‘(F) entering into contracts with nonprofit 

6 organizations that have water system technical 

7 expertise to assist underserved communities. 

8 ‘‘(3) CONTRACTING PARTIES.—A contract de9 scribed in paragraph (2)(F) may be between a non10 profit organization described in that paragraph 

11 and— 

12 ‘‘(A) an eligible entity; or 

13 ‘‘(B) the State of an eligible entity, on be14 half of that eligible entity.’’; 

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

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

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

18 (m), an eligible entity’’; 

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

20 less than 45 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘except as pro21 vided in subsection (l)(5) and subject to subsection 

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

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

24 following: 


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

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsections 

3 (a) through (j)— 

4 ‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

5 ‘‘(2) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

6 ‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

7 ‘‘(4) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

8 ‘‘(5) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’; and 

9 (5) in subsection (l)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘The Administrator 

12 may’’ and inserting ‘‘The Administrator 

13 shall’’; and 

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

15 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 

16 through 2026’’; 

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

18 ‘‘$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 

19 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of 

20 fiscal years 2022 through 2026’’; 

21 (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

22 paragraph (6); and 

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

24 following: 


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

2 DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara4 graph (B), with respect to a program or project 

5 that serves an eligible entity and is carried out 

6 using a grant under this subsection, the Fed7 eral share of the cost of the program or project 

8 shall be 90 percent. 

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

10 increase the Federal share under subparagraph 

11 (A) to 100 percent if the Administrator deter12 mines that an eligible entity is unable to pay, 

13 or would experience significant financial hard14 ship if required to pay, the non-Federal share.’’. 

15 (b) CONNECTION TO PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.— 

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

17 300j–19a) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

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

20 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi21 ble entity’ means— 

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

23 water system that assists or is seeking to 

24 assist eligible individuals with connecting 


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1 the household of the eligible individual to 

2 the public water system; or 

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

4 is seeking to assist eligible individuals with 

5 the costs associated with connecting the 

6 household of the eligible individual to a 

7 public water system. 

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

9 ‘eligible individual’ has the meaning given the 

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

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

12 ‘‘(C) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ 

13 means the competitive grant program estab14 lished under paragraph (2). 

15 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail16 ability of appropriations, the Administrator shall es17 tablish a competitive grant program for the purpose 

18 of improving the general welfare under which the 

19 Administrator awards grants to eligible entities to 

20 provide funds to assist eligible individuals in cov21 ering the costs incurred by the eligible individual in 

22 connecting the household of the eligible individual to 

23 a public water system. 

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

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1 ministrator an application at such time, in such 

2 manner, and containing such information as the Ad3 ministrator may require. 

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

5 grants under the program, the Administrator shall 

6 consider— 

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

8 awarding a grant to a particular eligible entity; 

9 ‘‘(B) the environmental implications of 

10 awarding a grant to a particular eligible entity; 

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

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

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

15 an eligible entity to provide the assistance de16 scribed in paragraph (2). 

17 ‘‘(5) VOLUNTARY CONNECTION.—Before pro18 viding funds to an eligible individual for the costs 

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

20 ensure and certify to the Administrator that— 

21 ‘‘(A) the eligible individual is voluntarily 

22 seeking connection to the public water system; 

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

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1 lic water system to which the eligible individual 

2 seeks to connect has agreed to the connection; 

3 and 

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

5 eligible individual to the public water system 

6 meets all applicable local and State regulations, 

7 requirements, and codes. 

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

9 date of enactment of the Drinking Water and 

10 Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, the Admin11 istrator shall submit to Congress a report that de12 scribes the implementation of the program, which 

13 shall include a description of the use and deployment 

14 of amounts made available under the program. 

15 ‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

18 2022 through 2026.’’. 

19 (c) COMPETITIVE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

20 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j– 

21 19a) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by adding 

22 at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts au2 thorized to be appropriated under subsection (k), 

3 there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

4 subsections (a) through (j) $50,000,000 for each of 

5 fiscal years 2022 through 2026 in accordance with 

6 paragraph (2). 

7 ‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— 

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

9 other provision of this section, the Adminis10 trator shall distribute amounts made available 

11 under paragraph (1) to States through a com12 petitive grant program. 

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

14 under the competitive grant program under 

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

16 Administrator an application at such time, in 

17 such manner, and containing such information 

18 as the Administrator may require. 

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

20 grants under the competitive grant program 

21 under subparagraph (A), the Administrator 

22 shall establish criteria that give priority to 

23 States with a high proportion of underserved 

24 communities that meet the condition described 

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


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

2 date of enactment of the Drinking Water and 

3 Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, the Admin4 istrator shall submit to Congress a report that de5 scribes the implementation of the competitive grant 

6 program under paragraph (2)(A), which shall in7 clude a description of the use and deployment of 

8 amounts made available under the competitive grant 

9 program. 

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

11 paragraph affects the distribution of amounts made 

12 available under subsection (k), including any meth13 ods used by the Administrator for distribution of 

14 amounts made available under that subsection as in 

15 effect on the day before the date of enactment of 

16 this subsection.’’. 

17 SEC. 105. REDUCING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER. 

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

19 U.S.C. 300j–19b) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (d)— 

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

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

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

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1 ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

2 through 2026’’; 

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

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

5 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(d) LEAD MAPPING UTILIZATION GRANT PILOT

8 PROGRAM.— 

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

10 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi11 ble entity’ means a municipality that is served 

12 by a community water system or a nontransient 

13 noncommunity water system in which not less 

14 than 30 percent of the service lines are known, 

15 or likely to contain, lead service lines. 

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

17 program’ means the pilot program established 

18 under paragraph (2). 

19 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator 

20 shall establish a pilot program under which the Ad21 ministrator shall provide grants to eligible entities to 

22 carry out lead reduction projects that are dem23 onstrated to exist based on existing lead mapping of 

24 those eligible entities. 

25 ‘‘(3) SELECTION.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re2 ceive a grant under the pilot program, an eligi3 ble entity shall submit to the Administrator an 

4 application at such time, in such manner, and 

5 containing such information as the Adminis6 trator may require. 

7 ‘‘(B) PRIORITIZATION.—In selecting recipi8 ents under the pilot program, the Administrator 

9 shall give priority to an eligible entity that 

10 meets the affordability criteria established by 

11 the applicable State. 

12 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later 2 years after the Ad13 ministrator first awards a grant under the pilot pro14 gram, the Administrator shall submit to the Com15 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 

16 Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com17 merce of the House of Representatives a report de18 scribing— 

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

20 pilot program; 

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

22 available to recipients of grants under the pilot 

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

2 mapping described in subparagraph (B) was in 

3 locating lead contaminants of the eligible entity. 

4 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

7 until expended.’’. 

8 SEC. 106. OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL PUB9 LIC WATER SYSTEMS. 

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

11 300j et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

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

14 PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. 

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

16 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en17 tity’ means— 

18 ‘‘(A) a unit of local government; 

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

20 unit of local government to provide water serv21 ice; 

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

23 or cooperative association that owns or operates 

24 a public water system; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) an Indian Tribe that owns or oper2 ates a public water system. 

3 ‘‘(2) OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY.—The 

4 term ‘operational sustainability’ means the ability to 

5 improve the operation of a small system through the 

6 identification and prevention of potable water loss 

7 due to leaks, breaks, and other metering or infra8 structure failures. 

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

10 the grant program established under subsection (b). 

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

12 means a public water system that— 

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

14 ‘‘(B) is owned or operated by— 

15 ‘‘(i) a unit of local government; 

16 ‘‘(ii) a public corporation; 

17 ‘‘(iii) a nonprofit corporation; 

18 ‘‘(iv) a public trust; 

19 ‘‘(v) a cooperative association; or 

20 ‘‘(vi) an Indian Tribe. 

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

22 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a pro23 gram to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose 

24 of improving the operational sustainability of 1 or more 

25 small systems. 


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

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

3 Administrator an application at such time, in such man4 ner, and containing such information as the Administrator 

5 may require, including— 

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

7 using grant funds under the program; 

8 ‘‘(2) documentation prepared by the eligible en9 tity describing the deficiencies or suspected defi10 ciencies in operational sustainability of 1 or more 

11 small systems that are to be addressed through the 

12 proposed project; 

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

14 will improve the operational sustainability of 1 or 

15 more small systems; 

16 ‘‘(4) a description of how the improvements de17 scribed in paragraph (3) will be maintained beyond 

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

19 maintain and update any asset data collected as a 

20 result of the proposed project; 

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

22 State that has established a State drinking water 

23 treatment revolving loan fund under section 1452, a 

24 copy of a written agreement between the eligible en25 tity and the State in which the eligible entity agrees 


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1 to provide a copy of any data collected under the 

2 proposed project to the State agency administering 

3 the State drinking water treatment revolving loan 

4 fund (or a designee); or 

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

6 other than a State that has established a State 

7 drinking water treatment revolving loan fund under 

8 section 1452, a copy of a written agreement between 

9 the eligible entity and the Administrator in which 

10 the eligible entity agrees to provide a copy of any 

11 data collected under the proposed project to the Ad12 ministrator (or a designee); and 

13 ‘‘(6) any additional information the Adminis14 trator may require. 

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

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

17 carry out projects that improve the operational sustain18 ability of 1 or more small systems through— 

19 ‘‘(1) the development of a detailed asset inven20 tory, which may include drinking water sources, 

21 wells, storage, valves, treatment systems, distribu22 tion lines, hydrants, pumps, controls, and other es23 sential infrastructure; 


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

2 map, including a map that uses technology such 

3 as— 

4 ‘‘(A) geographic information system soft5 ware; and 

6 ‘‘(B) global positioning system software; 

7 ‘‘(3) the deployment of leak detection tech8 nology; 

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

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

11 techniques, and technologies for appropriate staff 

12 employed by— 

13 ‘‘(A) the eligible entity; or 

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

15 was received; 

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

17 and technologies to enhance the operational sustain18 ability and effective use of water resources through 

19 water reuse; and 

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

21 strategies, techniques, or technologies that the Ad22 ministrator may determine to be appropriate under 

23 the program. 

24 ‘‘(e) COST SHARE.— 


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

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

3 using a grant under the program shall be 90 percent 

4 of the total cost of the project. 

5 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Administrator may in6 crease the Federal share under paragraph (1) to 100 

7 percent. 

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

9 of enactment of the Drinking Water and Wastewater In10 frastructure Act of 2021, the Administrator shall submit 

11 to Congress a report that describes the implementation of 

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

13 and deployment of amounts made available under the pro14 gram. 

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

16 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

17 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. 

18 SEC. 107. MIDSIZE AND LARGE DRINKING WATER SYSTEM 

19 INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUS20 TAINABILITY PROGRAM. 

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

22 300j et seq.) (as amended by section 106) is amended by 

23 adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1459F. MIDSIZE AND LARGE DRINKING WATER SYS2 TEM INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND 

3 SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. 

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

5 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en6 tity’ means a public water system that serves a com7 munity with a population of greater than 10,000. 

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

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

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

11 ‘‘(3) RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY PRO12 GRAM.—The term ‘resilience and sustainability pro13 gram’ means the Midsize and Large Drinking Water 

14 System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability 

15 Program established under subsection (b). 

16 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es17 tablish and carry out a program, to be known as the 

18 ‘Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastruc19 ture Resilience and Sustainability Program’, under which 

20 the Administrator, subject to the availability of appropria21 tions for the resilience and sustainability program, shall 

22 award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of increas23 ing resilience to natural hazards, cybersecurity threats, 

24 and extreme weather events. 

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

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1 ability program to assist in the planning, design, construc2 tion, implementation, operation, or maintenance of a pro3 gram or project that increases resilience to natural haz4 ards, cybersecurity threats, or extreme weather events 

5 through— 

6 ‘‘(1) the conservation of water or the enhance7 ment of water-use efficiency; 

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

9 drinking water system infrastructure made, or that 

10 is at risk of being, significantly impaired by natural 

11 hazards or extreme weather events, including risks 

12 to drinking water from flooding; 

13 ‘‘(3) the design or construction of new or modi14 fied desalination facilities to serve existing commu15 nities; 

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

17 the use of watershed management and source water 

18 protection; 

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

20 the use and generation of renewable energy in the 

21 conveyance or treatment of drinking water; 

22 ‘‘(6) the development and implementation of 

23 measures to increase the resilience of the eligible en24 tity to natural hazards, cybersecurity threats, or ex25 treme weather events; or 


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1 ‘‘(7) the conservation of water or the enhance2 ment of a water supply through the implementation 

3 of water reuse measures. 

4 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under the resil5 ience and sustainability program, an eligible entity shall 

6 submit to the Administrator an application at such time, 

7 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

8 Administrator may require, including— 

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

10 planned, designed, constructed, implemented, oper11 ated, or maintained by the eligible entity; 

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

13 or potential cybersecurity threat, as applicable, to be 

14 addressed by the proposed program or project; 

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

16 State, regional, or local government agency of the 

17 natural hazard risk, potential cybersecurity threat, 

18 or risk for extreme weather events to the area where 

19 the proposed program or project is to be located; 

20 ‘‘(4) a description of any recent natural haz21 ards, cybersecurity events, or extreme weather 

22 events that have affected the community water sys23 tem of the eligible entity; 

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

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1 community water system of the eligible entity under 

2 the anticipated natural hazards, cybersecurity 

3 threats, or extreme weather events; and 

4 ‘‘(6) an explanation of how the proposed pro5 gram or project is expected to enhance the resilience 

6 of the community water system of the eligible entity 

7 to the anticipated natural hazards, cybersecurity 

8 threats, or extreme weather events. 

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

10 of enactment of the Drinking Water and Wastewater In11 frastructure Act of 2021, the Administrator shall submit 

12 to Congress a report that describes the implementation of 

13 the resilience and sustainability program, which shall in14 clude a description of the use and deployment of amounts 

15 made available to carry out the resilience and sustain16 ability program. 

17 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

19 appropriated to carry out the resilience and sustain20 ability program $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2022 through 2026. 

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

23 available under paragraph (1) for grants to eligible 

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

2 grants to eligible entities that serve a popu3 lation of— 

4 ‘‘(i) greater than 10,000; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) fewer than 100,000; and 

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

7 grants to eligible entities that serve a popu8 lation equal to or greater than 100,000. 

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

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

11 2 percent may be used by the Administrator for the 

12 administrative costs of carrying out the resilience 

13 and sustainability program.’’. 

14 SEC. 108. NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR NATIONWIDE RURAL 

15 AND URBAN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY 

16 WATER ASSISTANCE. 

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

18 300j et seq.) (as amended by section 107) is amended by 

19 adding at the end the following: 

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

21 AND URBAN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY 

22 WATER ASSISTANCE. 

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

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

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

2 the greater of— 

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

4 poverty level of that State; and 

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

6 State median income for that State. 

7 ‘‘(b) STUDY; REPORT.— 

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

9 of appropriations, not later than 2 years after the 

10 date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 

11 shall conduct, and submit to Congress a report de12 scribing the results of, a study regarding the preva13 lence throughout the United States of low-income 

14 households, including low-income renters, that spend 

15 a disproportionate amount of household income on 

16 public drinking water services to meet household 

17 needs. 

18 ‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The report under para19 graph (1) shall include— 

20 ‘‘(A) recommendations of the Adminis21 trator regarding the best methods to increase 

22 access to affordable and reliable drinking water 

23 services; 

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

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

2 the report, a consultation with all relevant 

3 stakeholders. 

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

5 enter into an agreement with another Federal agen6 cy to carry out the study under paragraph (1). 

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

8 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.’’. 

10 SEC. 109. LEAD CONTAMINATION IN SCHOOL DRINKING 

11 WATER. 

12 Section 1464 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

13 U.S.C. 300j–24) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) in the first sentence, by inserting 

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

17 and 

18 (B) in the third sentence, by inserting 

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

20 (2) in subsection (d)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

23 (I) by inserting ‘‘, public water 

24 systems that serve schools and child 

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1 of those local educational agencies, 

2 and qualified nonprofit organizations’’ 

3 before ‘‘in voluntary’’; 

4 (II) by striking the period at the 

5 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

6 (III) by striking ‘‘grants avail7 able to States’’ and inserting the fol8 lowing: ‘‘grants available to— 

9 ‘‘(i) States’’; and 

10 (IV) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(ii) tribal consortia to assist tribal 

13 education agencies (as defined in section 3 

14 of the National Environmental Education 

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

16 for lead contamination in drinking water at 

17 schools and child care programs under the 

18 jurisdiction of the tribal education agen19 cy.’’; 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

22 at the end; 

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

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1 (III) by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

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

4 located in a State that does not participate 

5 in the voluntary grant program established 

6 under subparagraph (A) that— 

7 ‘‘(I) assists schools or child care 

8 programs in lead testing; or 

9 ‘‘(II) provides technical assist10 ance to schools or child care programs 

11 in carrying out lead testing; or 

12 ‘‘(iv) a qualified nonprofit organiza13 tion, as determined by the Administrator.’’; 

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

15 striking ‘‘State or local educational agency’’ 

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

17 educational agency, public water system, tribal 

18 consortium, or qualified nonprofit organiza19 tion’’; 

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

21 and local educational agencies’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘States, local educational agencies, public water 

23 systems, tribal consortia, and qualified non24 profit organizations’’; 

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1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara2 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, public water sys3 tem, tribal consortium, or qualified non4 profit organization’’ after ‘‘each local edu5 cational agency’’; 

6 (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by insert7 ing ‘‘or tribal’’ after ‘‘applicable State’’; 

8 and 

9 (iii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by insert10 ing ‘‘applicable’’ before ‘‘local educational 

11 agency’’; and 

12 (E) by striking paragraph (8) and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

16 this subsection— 

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

18 2022 through 2024; 

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

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

21 SEC. 110. INDIAN RESERVATION DRINKING WATER PRO22 GRAM. 

23 Section 2001 of the America’s Water Infrastructure 

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

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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

3 by striking ‘‘Subject to the availability of appro4 priations, the Administrator of the Environ5 mental Protection Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

6 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

7 Agency (referred to in this section as the ‘Ad8 ministrator’)’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘to implement’’ in the mat10 ter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows 

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

12 and inserting ‘‘to implement eligible projects 

13 described in subsection (b).’’; 

14 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub15 section (f); 

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

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(c) REQUIRED PROJECTS.— 

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

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

21 section, the Administrator shall use 50 percent to 

22 carry out— 

23 ‘‘(A) 10 eligible projects described in sub24 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 

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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 

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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; 

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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 

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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 

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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 

25 water and wastewater utility sector; and’’; 


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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, 

25 operates, and maintains water infrastructure, sewage and 


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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. 

8 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

10 ‘‘Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 

11 2021’’. 

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

13 this Act is as follows: 

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. Rural and low-income drinking water assistance pilot program. 

Sec. 110. Lead contamination in school drinking water. 

Sec. 111. Indian reservation drinking water program. 

Sec. 112. 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. 

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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 and refurbishing 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 watersheds needs survey. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR. 

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

4 TITLE I—DRINKING WATER 

5 SEC. 101. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANTS FOR EMER6 GENCIES AFFECTING PUBLIC WATER SYS7 TEMS. 

8 Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 300j–1) is amended— 

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

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

12 situation resulting from a cybersecurity event)’’ 

13 after ‘‘emergency situation’’; and 

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

15 public health resulting from contaminants, such 

16 as, but not limited to, heightened exposure to 

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

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (b) 

5 $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’; 

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

7 and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

9 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Admin10 istrator to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 for 

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

12 (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 

13 (g); and 

14 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: 

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

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may pro17 vide technical assistance consistent with the authority 

18 provided under subsection (e) to State-based nonprofit 

19 organizations that are governed by community water 

20 systems. 

21 ‘‘(2) COMMUNICATION.—Each State-based non22 profit organization that receives funding under para23 graph (1) shall, before using that funding to under24 take activities to carry out this subsection, consult 


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1 with the State in which the assistance is to be ex2 pended or otherwise made available.’’. 

3 SEC. 102. DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING LOAN 

4 FUNDS. 

5 (a) DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS CAP6 ITALIZATION GRANT REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 1452 of 

7 the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) is amend8 ed— 

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

10 fiscal years 2019 through 2023, funds’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘Funds’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (m)(1) — 

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

14 ‘‘and’’; 

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

16 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

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

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

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

21 and 

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

23 2025 and 2026.’’; and 

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

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1 (b) ASSISTANCE FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMU2 NITIES.—Section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

3 (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)) is amended— 

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

5 negative interest loans, other loan forgiveness, and 

6 through buying, refinancing, or restructuring debt’’ 

7 after ‘‘forgiveness of principal’’; and 

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

9 (B) and inserting the following: 

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

11 applications for loans to communities described 

12 in paragraph (1), may not be less than 12 per13 cent.’’. 

14 SEC. 103. SOURCE WATER PETITION PROGRAM. 

15 Section 1454 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 300j–14) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the matter pre19 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘political subdivi20 sion of a State,’’ and inserting ‘‘political sub21 division of a State (including a county that is 

22 designated by the State to act on behalf of an 

23 unincorporated area within that county, with 

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

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

3 State to act on behalf of an unincorporated area 

4 within that county)’’ after ‘‘of the State’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(5) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Unless otherwise pro7 vided within the agreement, an agreement between an 

8 unincorporated area and a county for the county to 

9 submit a petition under paragraph (1)(A) on behalf 

10 of the unincorporated area shall not authorize the 

11 county to act on behalf of the unincorporated area in 

12 any matter not within a program under this sec13 tion.’’; and 

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

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

16 SEC. 104. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED 

17 COMMUNITIES. 

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

19 Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

22 at the end; 

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

24 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

2 point-of-use filters that are independently cer3 tified using science-based test methods for the re4 moval of contaminants of concern; 

5 ‘‘(E) investments necessary for providing 

6 accurate and current information about— 

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

8 safety, including proper use and mainte9 nance practices; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) the options for replacing lead 

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

12 and removing other sources of lead in water; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(F) entering into contracts, including con15 tracts with nonprofit organizations that have 

16 water system technical expertise, to assist— 

17 ‘‘(i) an eligible entity; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) the State of an eligible entity, on 

19 behalf of that eligible entity.’’; 

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

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

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

23 (m), an eligible entity’’; 

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

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1 vided in subsection (l)(5) and subject to subsection 

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

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

4 following: 

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

6 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsections 

7 (a) through (j)— 

8 ‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

9 ‘‘(2) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

10 ‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

11 ‘‘(4) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

12 ‘‘(5) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’; and 

13 (5) in subsection (l)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘The Administrator 

16 may’’ and inserting ‘‘The Administrator 

17 shall’’; and 

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

19 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 

20 through 2026’’; 

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

22 ‘‘$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 

23 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fis24 cal years 2022 through 2026’’; 


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1 (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

2 paragraph (6); and 

3 (D) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol4 lowing: 

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

6 DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara8 graph (B), with respect to a program or project 

9 that serves an eligible entity and is carried out 

10 using a grant under this subsection, the Federal 

11 share of the cost of the program or project shall 

12 be 90 percent. 

13 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Administrator may in14 crease the Federal share under subparagraph (A) 

15 to 100 percent if the Administrator determines 

16 that an eligible entity is unable to pay, or would 

17 experience significant financial hardship if re18 quired to pay, the non-Federal share.’’. 

19 (b) CONNECTION TO PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.—Sec20 tion 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

21 300j–19a) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

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

24 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible 

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

2 water system that assists or is seeking to as3 sist eligible individuals with connecting the 

4 household of the eligible individual to the 

5 public water system; or 

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

7 is seeking to assist eligible individuals with 

8 the costs associated with connecting the 

9 household of the eligible individual to a 

10 public water system. 

11 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘eli12 gible individual’ has the meaning given the term 

13 in section 603(j) of the Federal Water Pollution 

14 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(j)). 

15 ‘‘(C) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ 

16 means the competitive grant program established 

17 under paragraph (2). 

18 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the avail19 ability of appropriations, the Administrator shall es20 tablish a competitive grant program for the purpose 

21 of improving the general welfare under which the Ad22 ministrator awards grants to eligible entities to pro23 vide funds to assist eligible individuals in covering 

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1 necting the household of the eligible individual to a 

2 public water system. 

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

4 grant under the program shall submit to the Admin5 istrator an application at such time, in such manner, 

6 and containing such information as the Adminis7 trator may require. 

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

9 grants under the program, the Administrator shall 

10 consider— 

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

12 awarding a grant to a particular eligible entity; 

13 ‘‘(B) the environmental implications of 

14 awarding a grant to a particular eligible entity; 

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

16 an eligible entity to provide the assistance de17 scribed in paragraph (2); and 

18 ‘‘(D) whether it is technically feasible for an 

19 eligible entity to provide the assistance described 

20 in paragraph (2). 

21 ‘‘(5) VOLUNTARY CONNECTION.—Before pro22 viding funds to an eligible individual for the costs de23 scribed in paragraph (2), an eligible entity shall en24 sure and certify to the Administrator that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the eligible individual is voluntarily 

2 seeking connection to the public water system; 

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

4 or operator of the public water system to which 

5 the eligible individual seeks to connect, the public 

6 water system to which the eligible individual 

7 seeks to connect has agreed to the connection; 

8 and 

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

10 eligible individual to the public water system 

11 meets all applicable local and State regulations, 

12 requirements, and codes. 

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

14 date of enactment of the Drinking Water and Waste15 water Infrastructure Act of 2021, the Administrator 

16 shall submit to Congress a report that describes the 

17 implementation of the program, which shall include a 

18 description of the use and deployment of amounts 

19 made available under the program. 

20 ‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

21 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

22 the program $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

23 through 2026.’’. 

24 (c) COMPETITIVE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

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1 19a) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by adding 

2 at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(n) STATE COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR UNDER4 SERVED COMMUNITIES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts au6 thorized to be appropriated under subsection (k), there 

7 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out sub8 sections (a) through (j) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 

9 years 2022 through 2026 in accordance with para10 graph (2). 

11 ‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— 

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

13 other provision of this section, the Administrator 

14 shall distribute amounts made available under 

15 paragraph (1) to States through a competitive 

16 grant program. 

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

18 under the competitive grant program under sub19 paragraph (A), a State shall submit to the Ad20 ministrator an application at such time, in such 

21 manner, and containing such information as the 

22 Administrator may require. 

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

24 grants under the competitive grant program 

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1 establish criteria that give priority to States 

2 with a high proportion of underserved commu3 nities that meet the condition described in sub4 section (a)(2)(A). 

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

6 date of enactment of the Drinking Water and Waste7 water Infrastructure Act of 2021, the Administrator 

8 shall submit to Congress a report that describes the 

9 implementation of the competitive grant program 

10 under paragraph (2)(A), which shall include a de11 scription of the use and deployment of amounts made 

12 available under the competitive grant program. 

13 ‘‘(4) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this para14 graph affects the distribution of amounts made avail15 able under subsection (k), including any methods used 

16 by the Administrator for distribution of amounts 

17 made available under that subsection as in effect on 

18 the day before the date of enactment of this sub19 section.’’. 

20 SEC. 105. REDUCING LEAD IN DRINKING WATER. 

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

22 U.S.C. 300j–19b) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (d)— 

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

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘$60,000,000 for each of fis2 cal years 2017 through 2021’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

4 through 2026’’; 

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

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

7 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(d) LEAD INVENTORYING UTILIZATION GRANT PILOT

10 PROGRAM.— 

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

12 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible 

13 entity’ means a municipality that is served by 

14 a community water system or a nontransient 

15 noncommunity water system in which not less 

16 than 30 percent of the service lines are known, 

17 or suspected, to contain lead, based on available 

18 data, information, or resources, including exist19 ing lead inventorying. 

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

21 program’ means the pilot program established 

22 under paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 

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1 out lead reduction projects that are demonstrated to 

2 exist or are suspected to exist, based on available 

3 data, information, or resources, including existing 

4 lead inventorying of those eligible entities. 

5 ‘‘(3) SELECTION.— 

6 ‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re7 ceive a grant under the pilot program, an eligi8 ble entity shall submit to the Administrator an 

9 application at such time, in such manner, and 

10 containing such information as the Adminis11 trator may require. 

12 ‘‘(B) PRIORITIZATION.—In selecting recipi13 ents under the pilot program, the Administrator 

14 shall give priority to— 

15 ‘‘(i) an eligible entity that meets the 

16 affordability criteria of the applicable State 

17 established under section 1452(d)(3); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) an eligible entity that is located 

19 in an area other than a State that has es20 tablished affordability criteria under section 

21 1452(d)(3). 

22 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later 2 years after the Ad23 ministrator first awards a grant under the pilot pro24 gram, the Administrator shall submit to the Com25 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the SenVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:54 Apr 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S914.RS S914

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1 ate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

2 the House of Representatives a report describing— 

3 ‘‘(A) the recipients of grants under the pilot 

4 program; 

5 ‘‘(B) the existing lead inventorying that 

6 was available to recipients of grants under the 

7 pilot program; and 

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

9 inventorying described in subparagraph (B) was 

10 in locating lead service lines of the eligible enti11 ty. 

12 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

15 until expended.’’. 

16 SEC. 106. OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL PUB17 LIC WATER SYSTEMS. 

18 Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j 

19 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

21 PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. 

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

23 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti24 ty’ means— 

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1 ‘‘(B) a unit of local government; 

2 ‘‘(C) a public corporation established by a 

3 unit of local government to provide water service; 

4 ‘‘(D) a nonprofit corporation, public trust, 

5 or cooperative association that owns or operates 

6 a public water system; 

7 ‘‘(E) an Indian Tribe that owns or operates 

8 a public water system; 

9 ‘‘(F) a nonprofit organization that provides 

10 technical assistance to public water systems; and 

11 ‘‘(G) a Tribal consortium. 

12 ‘‘(2) OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY.—The term 

13 ‘operational sustainability’ means the ability to im14 prove the operation of a small system through the 

15 identification and prevention of potable water loss 

16 due to leaks, breaks, and other metering or infrastruc17 ture failures. 

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

19 grant program established under subsection (b). 

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

21 means a public water system that— 

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

23 ‘‘(B) is owned or operated by— 

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1 ‘‘(iii) a nonprofit corporation; 

2 ‘‘(iv) a public trust; 

3 ‘‘(v) a cooperative association; or 

4 ‘‘(vi) an Indian Tribe. 

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

6 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a pro7 gram to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose 

8 of improving the operational sustainability of 1 or more 

9 small systems. 

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

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

12 Administrator an application at such time, in such man13 ner, and containing such information as the Administrator 

14 may require, including— 

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

16 using grant funds under the program; 

17 ‘‘(2) documentation prepared by the eligible enti18 ty describing the deficiencies or suspected deficiencies 

19 in operational sustainability of 1 or more small sys20 tems that are to be addressed through the proposed 

21 project; 

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

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1 ‘‘(4) a description of how the improvements de2 scribed in paragraph (3) will be maintained beyond 

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

4 maintain and update any asset data collected as a re5 sult of the proposed project; and 

6 ‘‘(5) any additional information the Adminis7 trator may require. 

8 ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION.—Before 

9 awarding funds for a grant under the program to a grant 

10 recipient, the grant recipient shall submit to the Adminis11 trator— 

12 ‘‘(1) if the grant recipient is located in a State 

13 that has established a State drinking water treatment 

14 revolving loan fund under section 1452, a copy of a 

15 written agreement between the grant recipient and the 

16 State in which the grant recipient agrees to provide 

17 a copy of any data collected under the proposed 

18 project to the State agency administering the State 

19 drinking water treatment revolving loan fund (or a 

20 designee); or 

21 ‘‘(2) if the grant recipient is located in an area 

22 other than a State that has established a State drink23 ing water treatment revolving loan fund under section 

24 1452, a copy of a written agreement between the 

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1 eligible entity agrees to provide a copy of any data 

2 collected under the proposed project to the Adminis3 trator (or a designee). 

4 ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 

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

6 carry out projects that improve the operational sustain7 ability of 1 or more small systems through— 

8 ‘‘(1) the development of a detailed asset inven9 tory, which may include drinking water sources, 

10 wells, storage, valves, treatment systems, distribution 

11 lines, hydrants, pumps, controls, and other essential 

12 infrastructure; 

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

14 map, including a map that uses technology such as— 

15 ‘‘(A) geographic information system soft16 ware; and 

17 ‘‘(B) global positioning system software; 

18 ‘‘(3) the deployment of leak detection technology; 

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

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

21 techniques, and technologies for appropriate staff em22 ployed by— 

23 ‘‘(A) the eligible entity; or 

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

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1 ‘‘(6) the deployment of strategies, techniques, and 

2 technologies to enhance the operational sustainability 

3 and effective use of water resources through water 

4 reuse; and 

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

6 strategies, techniques, or technologies that the Admin7 istrator may determine to be appropriate under the 

8 program. 

9 ‘‘(f) COST SHARE.— 

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

11 Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using 

12 a grant under the program shall be 90 percent of the 

13 total cost of the project. 

14 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Administrator may increase 

15 the Federal share under paragraph (1) to 100 percent. 

16 ‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

17 of enactment of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infra18 structure Act of 2021, the Administrator shall submit to 

19 Congress a report that describes the implementation of the 

20 program, which shall include a description of the use and 

21 deployment of amounts made available under the program. 

22 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

23 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

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1 SEC. 107. MIDSIZE AND LARGE DRINKING WATER SYSTEM 

2 INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUS3 TAINABILITY PROGRAM. 

4 Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j 

5 et seq.) (as amended by section 106) is amended by adding 

6 at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 1459F. MIDSIZE AND LARGE DRINKING WATER SYS8 TEM INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND 

9 SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. 

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

11 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti12 ty’ means a public water system that serves a commu13 nity with a population of greater than 10,000. 

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

15 terms ‘resilience’ and ‘natural hazard’ have the mean16 ings given those terms in section 1433(h). 

17 ‘‘(3) RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY PRO18 GRAM.—The term ‘resilience and sustainability pro19 gram’ means the Midsize and Large Drinking Water 

20 System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability 

21 Program established under subsection (b). 

22 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es23 tablish and carry out a program, to be known as the 

24 ‘Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure 

25 Resilience and Sustainability Program’, under which the 

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1 for the resilience and sustainability program, shall award 

2 grants to eligible entities for the purpose of— 

3 ‘‘(1) increasing resilience to natural hazards and 

4 extreme weather events; and 

5 ‘‘(2) reducing cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 

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

7 grant funds received under the resilience and sustainability 

8 program to assist in the planning, design, construction, im9 plementation, operation, or maintenance of a program or 

10 project that increases resilience to natural hazards and ex11 treme weather events, or reduces cybersecurity 

12 vulnerabilities, through— 

13 ‘‘(1) the conservation of water or the enhance14 ment of water-use efficiency; 

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

16 drinking water system infrastructure made, or that is 

17 at risk of being, significantly impaired by natural 

18 hazards or extreme weather events, including risks to 

19 drinking water from flooding; 

20 ‘‘(3) the design or construction of new or modi21 fied desalination facilities to serve existing commu22 nities; 

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

24 the use of watershed management and source water 

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

2 use and generation of renewable energy in the convey3 ance or treatment of drinking water; 

4 ‘‘(6) the development and implementation of 

5 measures— 

6 ‘‘(A) to increase the resilience of the eligible 

7 entity to natural hazards and extreme weather 

8 events; or 

9 ‘‘(B) to reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities; 

10 or 

11 ‘‘(7) the conservation of water or the enhance12 ment of a water supply through the implementation 

13 of water reuse measures. 

14 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under the resil15 ience and sustainability program, an eligible entity shall 

16 submit to the Administrator an application at such time, 

17 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

18 Administrator may require, including— 

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

20 planned, designed, constructed, implemented, oper21 ated, or maintained by the eligible entity; 

22 ‘‘(2) an identification of the natural hazard 

23 risks, extreme weather events, or potential cybersecu24 rity vulnerabilities, as applicable, to be addressed by 

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

2 State, regional, or local government agency of the nat3 ural hazard risk, potential cybersecurity vulner4 ability, or risk for extreme weather events to the area 

5 where the proposed program or project is to be lo6 cated; 

7 ‘‘(4) a description of any recent natural hazards, 

8 cybersecurity events, or extreme weather events that 

9 have affected the community water system of the eligi10 ble entity; 

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

12 or project would improve the performance of the com13 munity water system of the eligible entity under the 

14 anticipated natural hazards, cybersecurity 

15 vulnerabilities, or extreme weather events; and 

16 ‘‘(6) an explanation of how the proposed pro17 gram or project is expected— 

18 ‘‘(A) to enhance the resilience of the commu19 nity water system of the eligible entity to the an20 ticipated natural hazards or extreme weather 

21 events; or 

22 ‘‘(B) to reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 

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

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1 Congress a report that describes the implementation of the 

2 resilience and sustainability program, which shall include 

3 a description of the use and deployment of amounts made 

4 available to carry out the resilience and sustainability pro5 gram. 

6 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap8 propriated to carry out the resilience and sustain9 ability program $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

10 2022 through 2026. 

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

12 available under paragraph (1) for grants to eligible 

13 entities under the resilience and sustainability pro14 gram— 

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

16 grants to eligible entities that serve a population 

17 of— 

18 ‘‘(i) greater than 10,000; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) fewer than 100,000; and 

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

21 grants to eligible entities that serve a population 

22 equal to or greater than 100,000. 

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

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

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1 administrative costs of carrying out the resilience and 

2 sustainability program.’’. 

3 SEC. 108. NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR NATIONWIDE RURAL 

4 AND URBAN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY 

5 WATER ASSISTANCE. 

6 Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j 

7 et seq.) (as amended by section 107) is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following: 

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

10 AND URBAN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY 

11 WATER ASSISTANCE. 

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

13 ‘‘(1) LARGE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM.—The 

14 term ‘large community water system’ means a com15 munity water system or treatment works that serves 

16 a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants. 

17 ‘‘(2) LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘low18 income household’ means a household that has an in19 come that, as determined by the State in which the 

20 household is located, does not exceed the greater of— 

21 ‘‘(A) an amount equal to 150 percent of the 

22 poverty level of that State; and 

23 ‘‘(B) an amount equal to 60 percent of the 

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1 ‘‘(3) MEDIUM COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM.—The 

2 term ‘medium community water system’ means a 

3 community water system or treatment works that 

4 serves a population of more than 10,000 inhabitants 

5 and not more than 100,000 inhabitants. 

6 ‘‘(4) NEED.—The term ‘need’, with respect to a 

7 household, means the expenditure of a dispropor8 tionate amount of household income on access to pub9 lic drinking water or wastewater services. 

10 ‘‘(5) RURAL COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM.—The 

11 term ‘rural community water system’ means a com12 munity water system or treatment works that serves 

13 a population of not more than 10,000 inhabitants. 

14 ‘‘(6) TREATMENT WORKS.—The term ‘treatment 

15 works’ has the meaning given the term in section 212 

16 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

17 1292). 

18 ‘‘(b) STUDY; REPORT.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall con20 duct, and submit to Congress a report describing the 

21 results of, a study regarding the prevalence through22 out the United States of municipalities, public enti23 ties, or Tribal governments that— 

24 ‘‘(A) own or operate rural community 

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1 tems, or large community water systems that 

2 service a disproportionate level of low-income 

3 households with need, including low-income rent4 ers with need or a community water system or 

5 treatment works that provides services to a dis6 advantaged community (as defined in section 

7 1452(d)(3)); or 

8 ‘‘(B) have taken on an unsustainable level 

9 of debt due to customer nonpayment for the serv10 ices provided by a community water system or 

11 treatment works. 

12 ‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The report under paragraph 

13 (1) shall include— 

14 ‘‘(A) recommendations of the Administrator 

15 regarding the best methods to increase access to 

16 affordable and reliable drinking water and 

17 wastewater services; 

18 ‘‘(B) a description of the cost of each meth19 od described in subparagraph (A); and 

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

21 report, a consultation with all relevant stake22 holders. 

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

24 enter into an agreement with another Federal agency 

25 to carry out the study under paragraph (1).’’. 


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1 SEC. 109. RURAL AND LOW-INCOME DRINKING WATER AS2 SISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM. 

3 Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j 

4 et seq.) (as amended by section 108) is amended by adding 

5 at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 1459H. RURAL AND LOW-INCOME DRINKING WATER 

7 ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM. 

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

9 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti10 ty’ means a municipality, Tribal government, or 

11 other entity that— 

12 ‘‘(A) owns or operates a community water 

13 system or treatment works that services a dis14 proportionate level of low-income households (as 

15 defined in section 1459E(a)), including low-in16 come renters; or 

17 ‘‘(B) has taken on an unsustainable level of 

18 debt due to customer nonpayment for the services 

19 provided by a community water system or treat20 ment works. 

21 ‘‘(2) LARGE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM.—The 

22 term ‘large community water system’ means a com23 munity water system or treatment works that serves 

24 a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants. 

25 ‘‘(3) MEDIUM COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM.—The 

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1 community water system or treatment works that 

2 serves a population of more than 10,000 inhabitants 

3 and not more than 100,000 inhabitants. 

4 ‘‘(4) NEED.—The term ‘need’, with respect to a 

5 household, means the expenditure of a dispropor6 tionate amount of household income on access to pub7 lic drinking water or wastewater services. 

8 ‘‘(5) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘pilot program’ 

9 means the pilot program established by the Adminis10 trator under subsection (b)(1). 

11 ‘‘(6) RURAL COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM.—The 

12 term ‘rural community water system’ means a com13 munity water system or treatment works that serves 

14 a population of not more than 10,000 inhabitants. 

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

16 works’ has the meaning given the term in section 212 

17 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

18 1292). 

19 ‘‘(8) WATER SERVICES NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 

20 The term ‘water services needs assessment’ means the 

21 report required under section 1459G(b)(1). 

22 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

24 the date on which the Administrator submits the 

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1 ministrator shall establish a pilot program to award 

2 grants to eligible entities to develop and implement 

3 programs to assist low-income households with need 

4 in maintaining access to affordable and reliable 

5 drinking water and wastewater treatment. 

6 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In establishing the pilot 

7 program, the Administrator shall ensure that the 

8 water services needs assessment directly contributes to 

9 the structure of the pilot program by informing the 

10 types of assistance and criteria used for priority con11 sideration with the demonstrated need from the study 

12 conducted under section 1459G(b)(1) and the water 

13 services needs assessment. 

14 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS LIMITATIONS.—A grant 

15 under the pilot program— 

16 ‘‘(A) shall not be used to replace funds for 

17 any existing similar program; but 

18 ‘‘(B) may be used to supplement or enhance 

19 an existing program, including a program that 

20 receives assistance from other Federal grants. 

21 ‘‘(4) TERM.—The term of a grant awarded under 

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1 ‘‘(5) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—In establishing the 

2 pilot program, the Administrator may include provi3 sions for— 

4 ‘‘(A) direct financial assistance; 

5 ‘‘(B) a lifeline rate; 

6 ‘‘(C) bill discounting; 

7 ‘‘(D) special hardship provisions; 

8 ‘‘(E) a percentage-of-income payment plan; 

9 or 

10 ‘‘(F) debt relief for the eligible entity or the 

11 community water system owned by the eligible 

12 entity for debt that is due to customer non13 payment for the services provided by the eligible 

14 entity or the community water system that is de15 termined by the Administrator to be in the inter16 est of public health. 

17 ‘‘(6) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall 

18 award not more than 40 grants under the pilot pro19 gram, of which— 

20 ‘‘(A) 10 shall be to eligible entities that own 

21 or operate a rural community water system; 

22 ‘‘(B) 10 shall be to eligible entities that own 

23 or operate a medium community water system; 

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1 ‘‘(D) 10 shall be to eligible entities that own 

2 or operate a community water system or treat3 ment works that services a disadvantaged com4 munity (as defined in section 1452(d)(3)). 

5 ‘‘(7) CRITERIA.—In addition to any priority cri6 teria established by the Administrator in response to 

7 the findings in the water services needs assessment, in 

8 awarding grants under the pilot program, the Admin9 istrator shall give priority consideration to eligible 

10 entities that— 

11 ‘‘(A)(i) serve a predominant number of cus12 tomers considered to be low-income or moderate13 income, as identified in the drinking water needs 

14 assessment; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) are subject to consent decrees relating 

16 to compliance with the Federal Water Pollution 

17 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) or this title; 

18 or 

19 ‘‘(B) develop an equivalent program, as de20 termined by the Administrator, that is adminis21 tered separately by the eligible entity. 

22 ‘‘(8) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 

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1 ing a grant under the pilot program, an eligible 

2 entity (or a State, on behalf of an eligible entity) 

3 shall submit to the Administrator an annual re4 port that summarizes, in a manner determined 

5 by the Administrator, the use of grant funds by 

6 the eligible entity, including— 

7 ‘‘(i) key features of the assistance pro8 vided by the eligible entity, including rate 

9 structures, rebates, discounts, and related 

10 initiatives that assist households, includ11 ing— 

12 ‘‘(I) budget billing; 

13 ‘‘(II) bill timing; and 

14 ‘‘(III) pretermination protections; 

15 ‘‘(ii) sources of funding used to supple16 ment Federal funds; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) eligibility criteria. 

18 ‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator 

19 shall publish each report submitted under sub20 paragraph (A). 

21 ‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator 

22 shall provide technical assistance to each eligible entity, and 

23 each State, on behalf of an eligible entity, that receives a 

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

2 on which grant funds are first disbursed to an eligible enti3 ty (or a State, on behalf of an eligible entity) under the 

4 program, and every year thereafter for the duration of the 

5 terms of the grants, the Administrator shall submit to Con6 gress a report on the results of the pilot program.’’. 

7 SEC. 110. 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 ‘‘pub13 lic water systems and’’ after ‘‘to assist’’; and 

14 (B) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘pub15 lic water systems,’’ after ‘‘schools,’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (d)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (I) by striking ‘‘in voluntary test20 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘, public water sys21 tems that serve schools and child care 

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1 voluntary testing or compliance moni2 toring’’; 

3 (II) by striking the period at the 

4 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

5 (III) by striking ‘‘grants available 

6 to States’’ and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘grants available to— 

8 ‘‘(i) States’’; and 

9 (IV) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(ii) tribal consortia to assist tribal 

12 education agencies (as defined in section 3 

13 of the National Environmental Education 

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

15 for lead contamination in drinking water 

16 at schools and child care programs under 

17 the jurisdiction of the tribal education agen18 cy.’’; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

21 at the end; 

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

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1 (III) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

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

4 located in a State that does not participate 

5 in the voluntary grant program established 

6 under subparagraph (A) that— 

7 ‘‘(I) assists schools or child care 

8 programs in lead testing; 

9 ‘‘(II) assists schools or child care 

10 programs with compliance monitoring; 

11 or 

12 ‘‘(III) provides technical assist13 ance to schools or child care programs 

14 in carrying out lead testing; or 

15 ‘‘(iv) a qualified nonprofit organiza16 tion, as determined by the Administrator.’’; 

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

18 striking ‘‘State or local educational agency’’ each 

19 place it appears and inserting ‘‘State, local edu20 cational agency, public water system, tribal con21 sortium, or qualified nonprofit organization’’; 

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

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1 systems, tribal consortia, and qualified nonprofit 

2 organizations’’; 

3 (D) in paragraph (6)— 

4 (i) in the matter preceding subpara5 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, public water sys6 tem, tribal consortium, or qualified non7 profit organization’’ after ‘‘each local edu8 cational agency’’; 

9 (ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by insert10 ing ‘‘or tribal’’ after ‘‘applicable State’’; 

11 and 

12 (iii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by insert13 ing ‘‘applicable’’ before ‘‘local educational 

14 agency’’; and 

15 (E) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

19 this subsection— 

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

21 2022 through 2024; 

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

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1 SEC. 111. INDIAN RESERVATION DRINKING WATER PRO2 GRAM. 

3 Section 2001 of the America’s Water Infrastructure 

4 Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 300j–3c note; Public Law 115–270) 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

8 by striking ‘‘Subject to the availability of appro9 priations, the Administrator of the Environ10 mental Protection Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

11 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

12 Agency (referred to in this section as the ‘Ad13 ministrator’)’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘to implement’’ in the mat15 ter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows 

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

17 and inserting ‘‘to implement eligible projects de18 scribed in subsection (b).’’; 

19 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 

20 (f); 

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

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(c) REQUIRED PROJECTS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If sufficient projects exist, of 

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

3 River Basin; 

4 ‘‘(B) 10 eligible projects described in sub5 section (b) that are within the Upper Rio 

6 Grande Basin; 

7 ‘‘(C) 10 eligible projects described in sub8 section (b) that are within the Columbia River 

9 Basin; 

10 ‘‘(D) 10 eligible projects described in sub11 section (b) that are within the Lower Colorado 

12 River Basin; and 

13 ‘‘(E) 10 eligible projects described in sub14 section (b) that are within the Arkansas-White15 Red River Basin. 

16 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out para17 graph (1)(A), the Administrator shall select not fewer 

18 than 2 eligible projects for a reservation that serves 

19 more than 1 federally recognized Indian Tribe. 

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

21 of a project carried out under this section shall be 100 per22 cent. 

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

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1 Congress a report that describes the implementation of the 

2 program established under subsection (a), which shall in3 clude a description of the use and deployment of amounts 

4 made available under that program.’’; and 

5 (4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)— 

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

7 ‘‘There are’’; 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘subsection (a) 

9 $20,000,000’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘sub10 section (a)— 

11 ‘‘(1) $20,000,000’’; 

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

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

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

15 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

16 through 2026.’’. 

17 SEC. 112. ADVANCED DRINKING WATER TECHNOLOGIES. 

18 Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j 

19 et seq.) (as amended by section 109) is amended by adding 

20 at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 1459I. ADVANCED DRINKING WATER TECHNOLOGIES. 

22 ‘‘(a) STUDY.— 

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

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1 Infrastructure Act of 2021, the Administrator shall 

2 carry out a study that examines the state of existing 

3 and potential future technology, including technology 

4 that could address cybersecurity vulnerabilities, that 

5 enhances or could enhance the treatment, monitoring, 

6 affordability, efficiency, and safety of drinking water 

7 provided by a public water system. 

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

9 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

10 of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com11 merce of the House of Representatives a report that 

12 describes the results of the study under paragraph (1). 

13 ‘‘(b) ADVANCED DRINKING WATER TECHNOLOGY

14 GRANT PROGRAM.— 

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

16 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible 

17 entity’ means the owner or operator of a public 

18 water system that— 

19 ‘‘(i) serves— 

20 ‘‘(I) a population of not more 

21 than 100,000 people; or 

22 ‘‘(II) an underserved community; 

23 ‘‘(ii) has plans to identify or has iden24 tified opportunities in the operations of the 

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1 ing, or emerging, yet proven, technologies, 

2 including technology that could address cy3 bersecurity vulnerabilities, as determined by 

4 the Administrator, that enhance treatment, 

5 monitoring, affordability, efficiency, or safe6 ty of the drinking water provided by the 

7 public water system, including technologies 

8 not identified in the study conducted under 

9 subsection (a)(1); and 

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

11 opportunities in the operation of the public 

12 water system to employ new, existing, or 

13 emerging, yet proven, technologies, includ14 ing technology that could address cybersecu15 rity vulnerabilities, as determined by the 

16 Administrator, that enhance treatment, 

17 monitoring, affordability, efficiency, or safe18 ty of the drinking water provided by the 

19 public water system, including technologies 

20 not identified in the study conducted under 

21 subsection (a)(1). 

22 ‘‘(B) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ 

23 means the competitive grant program established 

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1 ‘‘(C) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.—The 

2 term ‘underserved community’ means a political 

3 subdivision of a State that, as determined by the 

4 Administrator, has an inadequate system for ob5 taining drinking water. 

6 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 

7 establish a competitive grant program under which 

8 the Administrator shall award grants to eligible enti9 ties for the purpose of identifying, deploying, or iden10 tifying and deploying technologies described in para11 graph (1)(A)(ii). 

12 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to re14 ceive a grant under the program, an eligible en15 tity shall submit to the Administrator an appli16 cation at such time, in such manner, and con17 taining such information as the Administrator 

18 may require. 

19 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

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

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

22 project carried out using a grant under the 

23 program shall not exceed 90 percent of the 

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1 ‘‘(ii) WAIVER.—The Administrator 

2 may increase the Federal share under clause 

3 (i) to 100 percent if the Administrator de4 termines that an eligible entity is unable to 

5 pay, or would experience significant finan6 cial hardship if required to pay, the non7 Federal share. 

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

9 date on which Administrator first awards a grant 

10 under the program, and annually thereafter, the Ad11 ministrator shall submit to Congress a report describ12 ing— 

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

14 program during the previous 1-year period; and 

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

16 out using grants awarded under the program. 

17 ‘‘(5) FUNDING.— 

18 ‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA19 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

20 to carry out the program $10,000,000 for each of 

21 fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to remain avail22 able until expended. 

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

24 than 2 percent of the amount made available for 

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1 out the program may be used by the Adminis2 trator for the administrative costs of carrying 

3 out the program.’’. 

4 TITLE II—CLEAN WATER 

5 SEC. 201. RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, TRAINING, AND IN6 FORMATION. 

7 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 104(u) of the Fed8 eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is 

9 amended— 

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

11 and 

12 (2) in paragraph (7)— 

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

14 ‘‘2021’’; and 

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

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

17 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for 

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

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

20 year shall be used to carry out subsection 

21 (b)(8).’’. 

22 (b) COMMUNICATION.—Each nonprofit organization 

23 that receives funding under paragraph (8) of section 104(b) 

24 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

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1 tivities to carry out that paragraph, consult with the State 

2 in which the assistance is to be expended or otherwise made 

3 available. 

4 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

5 enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 

6 Congress a report that describes the implementation of the 

7 grants authorized under subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g) 

8 of section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

9 (33 U.S.C. 1254), which shall include a description of the 

10 grant recipients and grant amounts made available to 

11 carry out those subsections. 

12 SEC. 202. WASTEWATER EFFICIENCY GRANT PILOT PRO13 GRAM. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ 

16 means the wastewater efficiency grant pilot program 

17 established under subsection (b). 

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

19 works’’ has the meaning given the term in section 212 

20 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

21 1292). 

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

23 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a waste24 water efficiency grant pilot program to award grants to 

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

2 systems. 

3 (c) SELECTION.— 

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

5 grant under the pilot program, an owner or operator 

6 of a treatment works shall submit to the Adminis7 trator an application at such time, in such manner, 

8 and containing such information as the Adminis9 trator may require. 

10 (2) NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS.—The Adminis11 trator shall select not more than 15 recipients of 

12 grants under the pilot program from applications 

13 submitted under paragraph (1). 

14 (d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

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

16 recipient of a grant under the pilot program may use 

17 grant funds for— 

18 (A) sludge collection; 

19 (B) installation of anaerobic digesters; 

20 (C) methane capture; 

21 (D) methane transfer; 

22 (E) facility upgrades and retrofits necessary 

23 to create or improve waste-to-energy systems; 

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

2 technologies that transform waste to energy. 

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

4 the pilot program shall be not more than $4,000,000. 

5 (e) REPORTS.— 

6 (1) REPORT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR.—Not later 

7 than 2 years after receiving a grant under the pilot 

8 program and each year thereafter for which amounts 

9 are made available for the pilot program under sub10 section (f), the recipient of the grant shall submit to 

11 the Administrator a report describing the impact of 

12 that project on the communities within 3 miles of the 

13 treatment works. 

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

15 year after first awarding grants under the pilot pro16 gram and each year thereafter for which amounts are 

17 made available for the pilot program under subsection 

18 (f), the Administrator shall submit to Congress a re19 port describing— 

20 (A) the applications received by the Admin21 istrator for grants under the pilot program; and 

22 (B) the projects for which grants were 

23 awarded under the pilot program. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap2 propriated to carry out the pilot program 

3 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

4 2026, to remain available until expended. 

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

6 amounts made available for grants under paragraph 

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

8 administrative costs of the Administrator. 

9 SEC. 203. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER 

10 SOURCE PROJECTS. 

11 Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

12 (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (b), in the heading, by striking 

14 ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (d)— 

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

17 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

18 paragraph (2); 

19 (3) by striking subsection (e); 

20 (4) in subsection (i)— 

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

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

23 and 

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

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1 wastewater’’ and inserting ‘‘water, wastewater, 

2 or stormwater or by treating wastewater or 

3 stormwater’’; 

4 (5) in subsection (j)— 

5 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘There 

6 is’’ and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is’’; 

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

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

10 2002 through 2004. Such sums shall’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

12 through 2026, to’’; and 

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

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.’’; and 

18 (6) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (i), 

19 and (j) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (b), and (i), respec20 tively, and moving those subsections so as to appear 

21 in alphabetical order. 

22 SEC. 204. SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER REUSE MU23 NICIPAL GRANTS. 

24 Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1) — 

2 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

3 at the end; 

4 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

5 subparagraph (C); and 

6 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(B) notification systems to inform the pub9 lic of combined sewer or sanitary overflows that 

10 result in sewage being released into rivers and 

11 other waters; and’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (d)— 

13 (A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

14 non-Federal share of the cost’’ and inserting the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(3) TYPES OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The ap17 plicable non-Federal share of the cost under this sub18 section’’; 

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

20 Federal’’ and inserting the following: 

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

22 Federal’’; and 

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

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1 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE FOR RURAL OR FINAN2 CIALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara4 graph (B), the Federal share of the cost of an ac5 tivity carried out using amounts from a grant 

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

7 financially distressed community (as those terms 

8 are defined in subsection (f)(2)(B)(i)) shall be 90 

9 percent. 

10 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Administrator may in11 crease the Federal share under subparagraph (A) 

12 to 100 percent.’’; 

13 (3) in subsection (f)— 

14 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap17 propriated to carry out this section $280,000,000 for 

18 each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘To the extent’’ and in21 serting the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) GREEN PROJECTS.—To the extent’’; 

23 and 

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1 ‘‘(B) RURAL OR FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED

2 COMMUNITY ALLOCATION.— 

3 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara4 graph: 

5 ‘‘(I) FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED

6 COMMUNITY.—The term ‘financially 

7 distressed community’ has the meaning 

8 given the term in subsection (c)(1). 

9 ‘‘(II) RURAL COMMUNITY.—The 

10 term ‘rural community’ means a city, 

11 town, or unincorporated area that has 

12 a population of not more than 10,000 

13 inhabitants. 

14 ‘‘(ii) ALLOCATION.— 

15 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—To the extent 

16 there are sufficient eligible project ap17 plications, the Administrator shall en18 sure that a State uses not less than 25 

19 percent of the amount of the grants 

20 made to the State under subsection (a) 

21 in a fiscal year to carry out projects in 

22 rural communities or financially dis23 tressed communities for the purpose of 

24 planning, design, and construction 

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1 ‘‘(aa) treatment works to 

2 intercept, transport, control, treat, 

3 or reuse municipal sewer over4 flows, sanitary sewer overflows, or 

5 stormwater; or 

6 ‘‘(bb) any other measures to 

7 manage, reduce, treat, or recap8 ture stormwater or subsurface 

9 drainage water eligible for assist10 ance under section 603(c). 

11 ‘‘(II) RURAL COMMUNITIES.—Of 

12 the funds allocated under subclause (I) 

13 for the purposes described in that sub14 clause, to the extent there are sufficient 

15 eligible project applications, the Ad16 ministrator shall ensure that a State 

17 uses not less than 60 percent to carry 

18 out projects in rural communities.’’; 

19 and 

20 (4) in subsection (i)— 

21 (A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

22 recommended funding levels’’ and inserting the 

23 following: 

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

2 later’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) RECOMMENDED FUNDING LEVELS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later’’; and 

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

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

7 after the date of enactment of the Drinking Water and 

8 Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, the Adminis9 trator shall submit to the Committee on Environment 

10 and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

11 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

12 Representatives a report that describes the implemen13 tation of the grant program under this section, which 

14 shall include a description of the grant recipients and 

15 grant amounts made available under the program.’’. 

16 SEC. 205. CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY 

17 AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. 

18 Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

19 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 222. CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY 

22 AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. 

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

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1 ‘‘(A) a municipality; or 

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

3 agency. 

4 ‘‘(2) NATURAL HAZARD.—The term ‘natural haz5 ard’ means a hazard caused by natural forces, includ6 ing extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and extreme 

7 drought conditions. 

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

9 clean water infrastructure resilience and sustain10 ability program established under subsection (b). 

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

12 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a clean 

13 water infrastructure resilience and sustainability program 

14 under which the Administrator shall award grants to eligi15 ble entities for the purpose of increasing the resilience of 

16 publicly owned treatment works to a natural hazard or cy17 bersecurity vulnerabilities. 

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

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

20 planning, designing, or constructing projects (on a system21 wide or area-wide basis) that increase the resilience of a 

22 publicly owned treatment works to a natural hazard or cy23 bersecurity vulnerabilities through— 

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1 ‘‘(3) the enhancement of wastewater and 

2 stormwater management by increasing watershed 

3 preservation and protection, including through the 

4 use of— 

5 ‘‘(A) natural and engineered green infra6 structure; and 

7 ‘‘(B) reclamation and reuse of wastewater 

8 and stormwater, such as aquifer recharge zones; 

9 ‘‘(4) the modification or relocation of an existing 

10 publicly owned treatment works, conveyance, or dis11 charge system component that is at risk of being sig12 nificantly impaired or damaged by a natural hazard; 

13 ‘‘(5) the development and implementation of 

14 projects to increase the resilience of publicly owned 

15 treatment works to a natural hazard or cybersecurity 

16 vulnerabilities, as applicable; or 

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

18 use and generation of recovered or renewable energy 

19 in the management, treatment, or conveyance of 

20 wastewater or stormwater. 

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

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

23 Administrator an application at such time, in such man24 ner, and containing such information as the Administrator 

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

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

4 of the area where the proposed project is to be located 

5 or potential cybersecurity vulnerability, as applicable, 

6 to be addressed by the proposed project; 

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

8 State, regional, or local government agency of the nat9 ural hazard risk of the area where the proposed 

10 project is to be located or potential cybersecurity vul11 nerability, as applicable, of the area where the pro12 posed project is to be located; 

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

14 risk of the area where the proposed project is to be lo15 cated or potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities that 

16 have affected the publicly owned treatment works; 

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

18 would improve the performance of the publicly owned 

19 treatment works under an anticipated natural hazard 

20 or natural hazard risk of the area where the proposed 

21 project is to be located or a potential cybersecurity 

22 vulnerability, as applicable; and 

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

24 is expected to enhance the resilience of the publicly 

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1 the area where the proposed project is to be located or 

2 a potential cybersecurity vulnerability, as applicable. 

3 ‘‘(e) GRANT AMOUNT AND OTHER FEDERAL REQUIRE4 MENTS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) COST SHARE.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), a grant under the program shall not exceed 

7 75 percent of the total cost of the proposed project. 

8 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 

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

10 subparagraph (B), a grant under the program 

11 shall not exceed 90 percent of the total cost of the 

12 proposed project if the project serves a commu13 nity that— 

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

15 10,000 individuals; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) meets the affordability criteria es17 tablished by the State in which the commu18 nity is located under section 603(i)(2). 

19 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—At the discretion of the Ad20 ministrator, a grant for a project described in 

21 subparagraph (A) may cover 100 percent of the 

22 total cost of the proposed project. 

23 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of sec24 tion 608 shall apply to a project funded with a grant 

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

2 of enactment of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infra3 structure Act of 2021, the Administrator shall submit to 

4 Congress a report that describes the implementation of the 

5 program, which shall include an accounting of all grants 

6 awarded under the program, including a description of each 

7 grant 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 ap11 propriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 

12 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 (33 

20 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 205) is amend21 ed 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 establish 

2 a circuit rider program (referred to in this section as the 

3 ‘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 owners 

6 and operators of small and medium publicly owned treat7 ment works to carry out the activities described in section 

8 602(b)(13). 

9 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—A grant provided under the circuit 

10 rider program shall be in an amount that is not more than 

11 $75,000. 

12 ‘‘(c) COMMUNICATION.—Each qualified nonprofit enti13 ty that receives funding under this section shall, before 

14 using that funding to undertake activities to carry out this 

15 section, consult with the State in which the assistance is 

16 to be expended or otherwise made available. 

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

18 on which the Administrator establishes the circuit rider 

19 program, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator 

20 shall submit to Congress a report describing— 

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

22 rider program; and 

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

24 under the circuit rider program. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap2 propriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 

3 the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

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

5 amounts made available for grants under paragraph 

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

7 administrative costs of the Administrator.’’. 

8 SEC. 207. SMALL PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS EF9 FICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM. 

10 Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

11 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 206) is amend12 ed by adding at the end the following: 

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

14 EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM. 

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

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

17 enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish 

18 an efficiency grant program (referred to in this section as 

19 the ‘efficiency grant program’) under which the Adminis20 trator shall award grants to eligible entities for the replace21 ment or repair of equipment that improves water or energy 

22 efficiency of small publicly owned treatment works, as iden23 tified in an efficiency audit. 

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

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1 ‘‘(1) an owner or operator of a small publicly 

2 owned treatment works that serves— 

3 ‘‘(A) a population of not more than 10,000 

4 people; or 

5 ‘‘(B) a disadvantaged community; or 

6 ‘‘(2) a nonprofit organization that seeks to assist 

7 a small publicly owned treatment works described in 

8 paragraph (1) to carry out the activities described in 

9 subsection (a). 

10 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

11 on which the Administrator establishes the efficiency grant 

12 program, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator 

13 shall submit to Congress a report describing— 

14 ‘‘(1) each recipient of a grant under the effi15 ciency grant program; and 

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

17 under the efficiency grant program. 

18 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

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

20 available for grants under this section, to the extent 

21 that there are sufficient applications, not less than 15 

22 percent shall be used for grants to publicly owned 

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

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

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1 not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the ad2 ministrative costs of the Administrator.’’. 

3 SEC. 208. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REFUR4 BISHING OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD DE5 CENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEMS FOR 

6 INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW OR MODERATE IN7 COME. 

8 Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

9 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 207) is amend10 ed by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 225. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REFUR12 BISHING OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD DE13 CENTRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEMS FOR 

14 INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW OR MODERATE IN15 COME. 

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

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

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

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

20 month period for which information is available) equal to 

21 not more than 50 percent of the median nonmetropolitan 

22 household income for the State or territory in which the 

23 household is located, according to the most recent decennial 

24 census. 

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

2 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a 

3 program under which the Administrator shall provide 

4 grants to private nonprofit organizations for the pur5 pose of improving general welfare by providing assist6 ance to eligible individuals— 

7 ‘‘(A) for the construction, repair, or replace8 ment of an individual household decentralized 

9 wastewater treatment system; or 

10 ‘‘(B) for the installation of a larger decen11 tralized wastewater system designed to provide 

12 treatment for 2 or more households in which eli13 gible individuals reside, if— 

14 ‘‘(i) site conditions at the households 

15 are unsuitable for the installation of an in16 dividually owned decentralized wastewater 

17 system; 

18 ‘‘(ii) multiple examples of unsuitable 

19 site conditions exist in close geographic 

20 proximity to each other; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) a larger decentralized wastewater 

22 system could be cost-effectively installed. 

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1 cation at such time, in such manner, and containing 

2 such information as the Administrator determines to 

3 be appropriate. 

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

5 subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to 

6 applicants that have substantial expertise and experi7 ence in promoting the safe and effective use of indi8 vidual household decentralized wastewater systems. 

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

10 nonprofit organization may use amounts provided 

11 under this subsection to pay the administrative ex12 penses associated with the provision of the services de13 scribed in paragraph (1), as the Administrator deter14 mines to be appropriate. 

15 ‘‘(c) GRANTS.— 

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

17 private nonprofit organization shall use a grant pro18 vided under subsection (b) for the services described in 

19 paragraph (1) of that subsection. 

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

21 services described in subsection (b)(1), an eligible in22 dividual shall submit to the private nonprofit organi23 zation serving the area in which the individual house24 hold decentralized wastewater system of the eligible 

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1 cation at such time, in such manner, and containing 

2 such information as the private nonprofit organiza3 tion determines to be appropriate. 

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

5 subsection, a private nonprofit organization shall give 

6 priority to any eligible individual who does not have 

7 access to a sanitary sewage disposal system. 

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

9 of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit 

10 to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 

11 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra12 structure of the House of Representatives a report describing 

13 the recipients of grants under the program under this sec14 tion and the results of the program under this section. 

15 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap17 propriated to the Administrator to carry out this sec18 tion $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

19 2026. 

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

21 amounts made available for grants under paragraph 

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

23 administrative costs of the Administrator.’’. 


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1 SEC. 209. CONNECTION TO PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT 

2 WORKS. 

3 Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

4 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (as amended by section 208) is amend5 ed 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 enti10 ty’ means— 

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

12 owned treatment works that assists or is seeking 

13 to assist low-income or moderate-income individ14 uals with connecting the household of the indi15 vidual to the publicly owned treatment works; or 

16 ‘‘(B) a nonprofit entity that assists low-in17 come or moderate-income individuals with the 

18 costs associated with connecting the household of 

19 the individual to a publicly owned treatment 

20 works. 

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

22 competitive grant program established under sub23 section (b). 

24 ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘quali25 fied individual’ has the meaning given the term ‘eligi26 ble individual’ in section 603(j). 


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

2 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a com3 petitive grant program with the purpose of improving gen4 eral welfare, under which the Administrator awards grants 

5 to eligible entities to provide funds to assist qualified indi6 viduals in covering the costs incurred by the qualified indi7 vidual in connecting the household of the qualified indi8 vidual to a publicly owned treatment works. 

9 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 

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

11 grant under the program shall submit to the Admin12 istrator an application at such time, in such manner, 

13 and containing such information as the Adminis14 trator may by regulation require. 

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

16 after the date on which the Administrator receives an 

17 application from an eligible entity under paragraph 

18 (1), the Administrator shall notify the eligible entity 

19 of whether the Administrator will award a grant to 

20 the eligible entity under the program. 

21 ‘‘(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting recipients of 

22 grants under the program, the Administrator shall use the 

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

2 provides services to, or works directly with, qualified 

3 individuals. 

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

5 grant— 

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

7 covering the costs incurred in connecting a 

8 household to a publicly owned treatment works; 

9 or 

10 ‘‘(B) seeks to create a program described in 

11 subparagraph (A). 

12 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) VOLUNTARY CONNECTION.—Before pro14 viding funds to a qualified individual for the costs de15 scribed in subsection (b), an eligible entity shall en16 sure that— 

17 ‘‘(A) the qualified individual has connected 

18 to the publicly owned treatment works volun19 tarily; and 

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

21 or operator of the publicly owned treatment 

22 works to which the qualified individual has con23 nected, the publicly owned treatment works to 

24 which the qualified individual has connected has 

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1 ‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENTS FROM PUBLICLY OWNED

2 TREATMENT WORKS.—An eligible entity that is an 

3 owner or operator of a publicly owned treatment 

4 works may reimburse a qualified individual that has 

5 already incurred the costs described in subsection (b) 

6 by— 

7 ‘‘(A) reducing the amount otherwise owed 

8 by the qualified individual to the owner or oper9 ator for wastewater or other services provided by 

10 the owner or operator; or 

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

12 qualified individual. 

13 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap15 propriated to carry out the program $40,000,000 for 

16 each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

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

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

19 made available for grants under paragraph (1), 

20 to the extent that there are sufficient applica21 tions, not less than 15 percent shall be used to 

22 make grants to— 

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1 ators of publicly owned treatment works 

2 that serve fewer than 3,300 people; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) eligible entities described in sub4 section (a)(1)(B) that provide the assistance 

5 described in that subsection in areas that 

6 are served by publicly owned treatment 

7 works that serve fewer than 3,300 people. 

8 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the 

9 amounts made available for grants under para10 graph (1), not more than 2 percent may be used 

11 to pay the administrative costs of the Adminis12 trator.’’. 

13 SEC. 210. CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS. 

14 (a) USE OF FUNDS.— 

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

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

17 amended— 

18 (A) in subsection (d), in the matter pre19 ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and pro20 vided in subsection (k)’’ after ‘‘State law’’; 

21 (B) in subsection (i)— 

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

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

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1 ing forgiveness of principal, grants, nega2 tive interest loans, other loan forgiveness, 

3 and through buying, refinancing, or restruc4 turing debt)’’; and 

5 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking sub6 paragraph (B) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIZATION.— 

8 For each fiscal year, of the amount of the cap9 italization grant received by the State under this 

10 title, the total amount of additional subsidiza11 tion made available by a State under paragraph 

12 (1)— 

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

14 ‘‘(ii) to the extent that there are suffi15 cient applications for assistance to commu16 nities described in that paragraph, may not 

17 be less than 10 percent.’’; and 

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

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

20 an additional 2 percent of the funds annually allotted to 

21 each State under this section for nonprofit organizations 

22 (as defined in section 104(w)) to provide technical assist23 ance to rural, small, and tribal publicly owned treatment 

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

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1 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 104(w) of 

2 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

3 1254(w)) is amended by striking ‘‘treatments works’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘treatment works’’. 

5 (b) CAPITALIZATION GRANT REAUTHORIZATION.— 

6 Section 607 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

7 U.S.C. 1387) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

10 the purposes of this title— 

11 ‘‘(1) $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

12 ‘‘(2) $2,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

13 ‘‘(3) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 

14 ‘‘(4) $3,250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 

15 and 2026.’’. 

16 SEC. 211. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKFORCE IN17 VESTMENT. 

18 Section 4304 of the America’s Water Infrastructure 

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

20 (1) in subsection (a)(3)— 

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

22 ‘‘Tribal,’’ after ‘‘State,’’; and 

23 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘com24 munity-based organizations’’ and all that follows 

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1 following: ‘‘community-based organizations and 

2 public works departments or agencies to align 

3 water and wastewater utility workforce recruit4 ment efforts, training programs, retention efforts, 

5 and community resources with water and waste6 water utilities— 

7 ‘‘(i) to accelerate career pipelines; 

8 ‘‘(ii) to ensure the sustainability of the 

9 water and wastewater utility workforce; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) to provide access to workforce op11 portunities.’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (i) by striking subparagraph (B); 

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

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

17 may include—’’ 

18 (iii) in the matter preceding subpara19 graph (A), by striking ‘‘program—’’ and all 

20 that follows through ‘‘to assist’’ in subpara21 graph (A) and inserting ‘‘program to as22 sist’’; and 

23 (iv) by adding at the end the following: 

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

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1 ment, including the promotion of diversity with2 in that recruitment, of individuals to careers in 

3 the water and wastewater utility sector; 

4 ‘‘(B) expanding the availability of training 

5 opportunities for— 

6 ‘‘(i) individuals entering into the 

7 water and wastewater utility sector; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) individuals seeking to advance 

9 careers within the water and wastewater 

10 utility sector; and 

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

12 activities and strategies, including the develop13 ment of innovative activities and strategies, that 

14 relate to the maintenance and retention of a sus15 tainable workforce in the water and wastewater 

16 utility sector.’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (i) in the matter preceding subpara19 graph (A), by striking ‘‘institutions—’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘institutions, or public works de21 partments and agencies—’’; and 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

2 at the end; 

3 (III) by redesignating clause (i) 

4 as clause (ii); 

5 (IV) by inserting before clause (ii) 

6 (as so redesignated) the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) in the development of educational 

8 or recruitment materials and activities, in9 cluding those materials and activities that 

10 specifically promote diversity within re11 cruitment, for the water and wastewater 

12 utility workforce;’’; and 

13 (V) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(iii) developing activities and strate16 gies that relate to the maintenance and re17 tention of a sustainable workforce in the 

18 water and wastewater utility sector; and’’; 

19 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

20 (i) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by insert21 ing ‘‘or certification’’ after ‘‘training’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘ensure that incumbent water and waste 

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1 wastewater utility workforce workers by en2 suring that those workers’’; and 

3 (D) by striking paragraph (4) and insert4 ing the following: 

5 ‘‘(4) WORKING GROUP; REPORT.— 

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

7 shall establish and coordinate a Federal inter8 agency working group to address recruitment, 

9 training, and retention challenges in the water 

10 and wastewater utility workforce, which shall in11 clude representatives from— 

12 ‘‘(i) the Department of Education; 

13 ‘‘(ii) the Department of Labor; 

14 ‘‘(iii) the Department of Agriculture; 

15 ‘‘(iv) the Department of Veterans Af16 fairs; and 

17 ‘‘(v) other Federal agencies, as deter18 mined to be appropriate by the Adminis19 trator. 

20 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 

21 the date of enactment of the Drinking Water and 

22 Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, the Ad23 ministrator, in coordination with the working 

24 group established under subparagraph (A), shall 

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1 solutions to recruitment, training, and retention 

2 challenges in the water and wastewater utility 

3 workforce. 

4 ‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the 

5 duties of the working group established under 

6 subparagraph (A), the working group shall con7 sult with State operator certification programs. 

8 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

9 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

11 2022 through 2026.’’; 

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

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

14 (4) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re15 designated) the following: 

16 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OR

17 AGENCY.—In this section, the term ‘public works depart18 ment or agency’ means a political subdivision of a local, 

19 county, or regional government that designs, builds, oper20 ates, and maintains water infrastructure, sewage and refuse 

21 disposal systems, and other public water systems and facili22 ties.’’. 


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

2 RURAL AND NATIVE VILLAGES. 

3 Section 303(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amend4 ments of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 1263a(e)) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘this section’’ and all that follows through the period at 

6 the end and inserting the following: ‘‘this section— 

7 ‘‘(1) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

8 through 2024; 

9 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

10 ‘‘(3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

11 SEC. 213. WATER DATA SHARING PILOT PROGRAM. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

14 appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a 

15 competitive grant pilot program (referred to in this 

16 section as the ‘‘pilot program’’) under which the Ad17 ministrator may award grants to eligible entities 

18 under subsection (b) to establish systems that improve 

19 the sharing of information concerning water quality, 

20 water infrastructure needs, and water technology, in21 cluding cybersecurity technology, between States or 

22 among counties and other units of local government 

23 within a State, which may include— 

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1 quality or water technology, including new and 

2 emerging, but proven, water technology; and 

3 (B) intercounty communications initiatives 

4 related to water data. 

5 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

6 (A) DATA SHARING.—The Internet of Water 

7 principles developed by the Nicholas Institute for 

8 Environmental Policy Solutions shall, to the ex9 tent practicable, guide any water data sharing 

10 efforts under the pilot program. 

11 (B) USE OF EXISTING DATA.—The recipient 

12 of a grant under the pilot program to establish 

13 a website or data hub described in paragraph 

14 (1)(A) shall, to the extent practicable, leverage 

15 existing data sharing infrastructure. 

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

17 grant under the pilot program is— 

18 (1) a State, county, or other unit of local govern19 ment that— 

20 (A) has a coastal watershed with significant 

21 pollution levels; 

22 (B) has a water system with significant 

23 pollution levels; or 

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1 (2) a regional consortium established under sub2 section (d). 

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

4 under the pilot program, an eligible entity under subsection 

5 (b) shall submit to the Administrator an application at 

6 such time, in such manner, and containing such informa7 tion as the Administrator may require. 

8 (d) REGIONAL CONSORTIA.— 

9 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—States may establish re10 gional consortia in accordance with this subsection. 

11 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—A regional consortium es12 tablished under paragraph (1) shall— 

13 (A) include not fewer than 2 States that 

14 have entered into a memorandum of under15 standing— 

16 (i) to exchange water data, including 

17 data on water quality; or 

18 (ii) to share information, protocols, 

19 and procedures with respect to projects that 

20 evaluate, demonstrate, or install new and 

21 emerging, but proven, water technology; 

22 (B) carry out projects— 

23 (i) to exchange water data, including 

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1 (ii) that evaluate, demonstrate, or in2 stall new and emerging, but proven, water 

3 technology; and 

4 (C) develop a regional intended use plan, in 

5 accordance with paragraph (3), to identify 

6 projects to carry out, including projects using 

7 grants received under this section. 

8 (3) REGIONAL INTENDED USE PLAN.—A regional 

9 intended use plan of a regional consortium established 

10 under paragraph (1)— 

11 (A) shall identify projects that the regional 

12 consortium intends to carry out, including 

13 projects that meet the requirements of paragraph 

14 (2)(B); and 

15 (B) may include— 

16 (i) projects included in an intended use 

17 plan of a State prepared under section 

18 606(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Con19 trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)) within the re20 gional consortium; and 

21 (ii) projects not included in an in22 tended use plan of a State prepared under 

23 section 606(c) of the Federal Water Pollu24 tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)) within 

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

2 enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 

3 Congress a report that describes the implementation of the 

4 pilot program, which shall include— 

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

6 amounts made available under the pilot program; 

7 and 

8 (2) an accounting of all grants awarded under 

9 the program, including a description of each grant re10 cipient and each project funded using a grant under 

11 the pilot program. 

12 (f) FUNDING.— 

13 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

14 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

16 2022 through 2026, to remain available until ex17 pended. 

18 (2) REQUIREMENT.—Of the funds made avail19 able under paragraph (1), not more than 35 percent 

20 may be used to provide grants to regional consortia 

21 established under subsection (d). 

22 SEC. 214. FINAL RATING OPINION LETTERS. 

23 Section 5028(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the Water Infrastructure 

24 Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

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1 opinion letters from at least 2 rating agencies’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘a final rating opinion letter from at least 1 rating 

3 agency’’. 

4 SEC. 215. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING REAU5 THORIZATION. 

6 (a) APPLICATIONS.—Section 5023 of the Water Infra7 structure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

8 3902) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(c) BUDGETARY TREATMENT.—If the recipient of fi10 nancial assistance under this subtitle is an eligible entity 

11 other than a Federal entity, agency, or instrumentality and 

12 the dedicated sources of repayment of that financial assist13 ance are non-Federal revenue sources, the project or asset 

14 for which financial assistance is being provided shall, for 

15 purposes of budgetary treatment under the Federal Credit 

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

17 ‘‘(1) be deemed to be non-Federal; and 

18 ‘‘(2) be treated as a direct loan or loan guar19 antee.’’. 

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

21 Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 

22 U.S.C. 3912) is amended— 

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

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1 ‘‘(3) FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2026.—There 

2 is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 

3 to carry out this subtitle $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 

4 years 2022 through 2026, to remain available until 

5 expended.’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (b)(2)— 

7 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

8 ‘‘2020 AND 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘AFTER 2019’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘2020 and 2021’’ and in10 serting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 

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

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

13 SEC. 216. SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY ANAL14 YSIS. 

15 (a) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

16 of enactment of this Act, using environmental justice data 

17 of the Environmental Protection Agency, including data 

18 from the environmental justice mapping and screening tool 

19 of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Administrator 

20 shall carry out an analysis under which the Administrator 

21 shall assess the programs under title VI of the Federal 

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

23 section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

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1 ties and methods to improve on the distribution of funds 

2 under those programs to low-income communities, rural 

3 communities, minority communities, and communities of 

4 indigenous peoples, in accordance with Executive Order 

5 12898 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; 60 Fed. Reg. 6381; relating 

6 to Federal actions to address environmental justice in mi7 nority populations and low-income populations)). 

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

9 subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the Com10 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 

11 the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Transpor12 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

13 a report describing— 

14 (1) the results of the analysis; and 

15 (2) the criteria the Administrator used in car16 rying out the analysis. 

17 SEC. 217. STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY. 

18 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘center’’ means a center 

20 of excellence for stormwater control infrastructure es21 tablished under subsection (b)(1). 

22 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti23 ty’’ means— 

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

2 that manages stormwater or wastewater re3 sources or other related water infrastructure. 

4 (3) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligible 

5 institution’’ means an institution of higher education, 

6 a research institution, or a nonprofit organization— 

7 (A) that has demonstrated excellence in re8 searching and developing new and emerging 

9 stormwater control infrastructure technologies; 

10 and 

11 (B) with respect to a nonprofit organiza12 tion, the core mission of which includes water 

13 management, as determined by the Adminis14 trator. 

15 (b) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR STORMWATER

16 CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES.— 

17 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the avail19 ability of appropriations, the Administrator 

20 shall provide grants, on a competitive basis, to 

21 eligible institutions to establish and maintain 

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

23 excellence for new and emerging stormwater con24 trol infrastructure technologies, to be located in 

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1 (B) GENERAL OPERATION.—Each center 

2 shall— 

3 (i) conduct research on new and 

4 emerging stormwater control infrastructure 

5 technologies that are relevant to the geo6 graphical region in which the center is lo7 cated, including stormwater and sewer over8 flow reduction, other approaches to water 

9 resource enhancement, alternative funding 

10 approaches, and other environmental, eco11 nomic, and social benefits, with the goal of 

12 improving the effectiveness, cost efficiency, 

13 and protection of public safety and water 

14 quality; 

15 (ii) maintain a listing of— 

16 (I) stormwater control infrastruc17 ture needs; and 

18 (II) an analysis of new and 

19 emerging stormwater control infra20 structure technologies that are avail21 able; 

22 (iii) analyze whether additional finan23 cial programs for the implementation of 

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1 control infrastructure technologies would be 

2 useful; 

3 (iv) provide information regarding re4 search conducted under clause (i) to the na5 tional electronic clearinghouse center for 

6 publication on the Internet website estab7 lished under paragraph (3)(B)(i) to provide 

8 to the Federal Government and State, Trib9 al, and local governments and the private 

10 sector information regarding new and 

11 emerging, but proven, stormwater control 

12 infrastructure technologies; 

13 (v) provide technical assistance to 

14 State, Tribal, and local governments to as15 sist with the design, construction, operation, 

16 and maintenance of stormwater control in17 frastructure projects that use innovative 

18 technologies; 

19 (vi) collaborate with institutions of 

20 higher education and private and public or21 ganizations, including community-based 

22 public-private partnerships and other stake23 holders, in the geographical region in which 

24 the center is located; and 


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1 (vii) coordinate with the other centers 

2 to avoid duplication of efforts. 

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

4 grant under this subsection, an eligible institution 

5 shall prepare and submit to the Administrator an ap6 plication at such time, in such form, and containing 

7 such information as the Administrator may require. 

8 (3) NATIONAL ELECTRONIC CLEARINGHOUSE

9 CENTER.—Of the centers established under paragraph 

10 (1)(A), 1 shall— 

11 (A) be designated as the ‘‘national electronic 

12 clearinghouse center’’; and 

13 (B) in addition to the other functions of 

14 that center— 

15 (i) develop, operate, and maintain an 

16 Internet website and a public database that 

17 contains information relating to new and 

18 emerging, but proven, stormwater control 

19 infrastructure technologies; and 

20 (ii) post to the website information 

21 from all centers. 

22 (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

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1 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

2 2026. 

3 (B) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the 

4 amounts made available for grants under sub5 paragraph (A), not more than 2 percent may be 

6 used to pay the administrative costs of the Ad7 ministrator. 

8 (c) STORMWATER CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE

9 PROJECT GRANTS.— 

10 (1) GRANT AUTHORITY.—Subject to the avail11 ability of appropriations, the Administrator shall 

12 provide grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible en13 tities to carry out stormwater control infrastructure 

14 projects that incorporate new and emerging, but prov15 en, stormwater control technologies in accordance 

16 with this subsection. 

17 (2) STORMWATER CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE

18 PROJECTS.— 

19 (A) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

20 GRANTS.—The Administrator may make plan21 ning and development grants under this sub22 section for the following projects: 

23 (i) Planning and designing stormwater 

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1 stormwater control technologies, including 

2 engineering surveys, landscape plans, maps, 

3 long-term operations and maintenance 

4 plans, and implementation plans. 

5 (ii) Identifying and developing stand6 ards necessary to accommodate stormwater 

7 control infrastructure projects, including 

8 those projects that incorporate new and 

9 emerging, but proven, stormwater control 

10 technologies. 

11 (iii) Identifying and developing fee 

12 structures to provide financial support for 

13 design, installation, and operations and 

14 maintenance of stormwater control infra15 structure, including new and emerging, but 

16 proven, stormwater control infrastructure 

17 technologies. 

18 (iv) Developing approaches for commu19 nity-based public-private partnerships for 

20 the financing and construction of 

21 stormwater control infrastructure tech22 nologies, including feasibility studies, stake23 holder outreach, and needs assessments. 

24 (v) Developing and delivering training 

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1 and emerging, but proven, stormwater con2 trol infrastructure technologies for distribu3 tion to— 

4 (I) individuals and entities with 

5 applicable technical knowledge; and 

6 (II) the public. 

7 (B) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Ad8 ministrator may make implementation grants 

9 under this subsection for the following projects: 

10 (i) Installing new and emerging, but 

11 proven, stormwater control infrastructure 

12 technologies. 

13 (ii) Protecting or restoring inter14 connected networks of natural areas that 

15 protect water quality. 

16 (iii) Monitoring and evaluating the en17 vironmental, economic, or social benefits of 

18 stormwater control infrastructure tech19 nologies that incorporate new and emerging, 

20 but proven, stormwater control technology. 

21 (iv) Implementing a best practices 

22 standard for stormwater control infrastruc23 ture programs. 

24 (3) APPLICATION.—Except as otherwise provided 

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1 this subsection, an eligible entity shall prepare and 

2 submit to the Administrator an application at such 

3 time, in such form, and containing such information 

4 as the Administrator may require, including, as ap5 plicable— 

6 (A) a description of the stormwater control 

7 infrastructure project that incorporates new and 

8 emerging, but proven, technologies; 

9 (B) a plan for monitoring the impacts and 

10 pollutant load reductions associated with the 

11 stormwater control infrastructure project on the 

12 water quality and quantity; 

13 (C) an evaluation of other environmental, 

14 economic, and social benefits of the stormwater 

15 control infrastructure project; and 

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

17 maintenance of the stormwater control infra18 structure project and a tracking system, such as 

19 asset management practices. 

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

21 subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to 

22 applications submitted on behalf of— 

23 (A) a community that— 


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1 (i) has municipal combined storm and 

2 sanitary sewers in the collection system of 

3 the community; or 

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

5 community, as determined by the Adminis6 trator; or 

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

8 than 15 percent of the grant to provide service 

9 to a small, rural, or disadvantaged community, 

10 as determined by the Administrator. 

11 (5) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.— 

12 (A) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

13 GRANTS.— 

14 (i) SINGLE GRANT.—The amount of a 

15 single planning and development grant pro16 vided under this subsection shall be not 

17 more than $200,000. 

18 (ii) AGGREGATE AMOUNT.—The total 

19 amount of all planning and development 

20 grants provided under this subsection for a 

fiscal year shall be not more than 1 21 ⁄3 of the 

22 total amount made available to carry out 

23 this subsection. 

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1 (i) SINGLE GRANT.—The amount of a 

2 single implementation grant provided under 

3 this subsection shall be not more than 

4 $2,000,000. 

5 (ii) AGGREGATE AMOUNT.—The total 

6 amount of all implementation grants pro7 vided under this subsection for a fiscal year 

shall be not more than 2 8 ⁄3 of the total 

9 amount made available to carry out this 

10 subsection. 

11 (6) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

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

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

14 provided under this subsection shall not exceed 

15 80 percent of the total project cost. 

16 (B) CREDIT FOR IMPLEMENTATION

17 GRANTS.—The Administrator shall credit toward 

18 the non-Federal share of the cost of an imple19 mentation project carried out under this sub20 section the cost of planning, design, and con21 struction work completed for the project using 

22 funds other than funds provided under this sec23 tion. 

24 (C) EXCEPTION.—The Administrator may 

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1 paragraph (A) for an eligible entity that has 

2 adequately demonstrated financial need. 

3 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

4 after the date on which the Administrator first awards a 

5 grant under this section, the Administrator shall submit to 

6 Congress a report that includes, with respect to the period 

7 covered by the report— 

8 (1) a description of all grants provided under 

9 this section; 

10 (2) a detailed description of— 

11 (A) the projects supported by those grants; 

12 and 

13 (B) the outcomes of those projects; 

14 (3) a description of the improvements in tech15 nology, environmental benefits, resources conserved, 

16 efficiencies, and other benefits of the projects funded 

17 under this section; 

18 (4) recommendations for improvements to pro19 mote and support new and emerging, but proven, 

20 stormwater control infrastructure, including research 

21 into new and emerging technologies, for the centers, 

22 grants, and activities under this section; and 

23 (5) a description of existing challenges con24 cerning the use of new and emerging, but proven, 

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1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap3 propriated to carry out this section (except for sub4 section (b)) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

5 through 2026. 

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

7 amounts made available for grants under paragraph 

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

9 administrative costs of the Administrator. 

10 SEC. 218. WATER REUSE INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. 

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

12 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall estab13 lish a Water Reuse Interagency Working Group (referred 

14 to in this section as the ‘‘Working Group’’). 

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

16 to develop and coordinate actions, tools, and resources to 

17 advance water reuse across the United States, including 

18 through the implementation of a National Water Reuse Ac19 tion Plan that creates opportunities for water reuse in the 

20 mission areas of each of the Federal agencies included in 

21 the Working Group under subsection (c) (referred to in this 

22 section as the ‘‘Action Plan’’). 

23 (c) CHAIRPERSON; MEMBERSHIP.—The Working 

24 Group shall be— 

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1 (2) comprised of senior representatives from such 

2 Federal agencies as the Administrator determines to 

3 be appropriate. 

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

5 out this section, the Working Group shall— 

6 (1) with respect to water reuse, leverage the ex7 pertise of industry, the research community, non8 governmental organizations, and government; 

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

10 component of integrated water resources management; 

11 (3) conduct an assessment of new opportunities 

12 to advance water reuse and annually update the Ac13 tion Plan with new actions, as necessary, to pursue 

14 those opportunities; 

15 (4) seek to coordinate Federal programs and 

16 policies to support the adoption of water reuse; 

17 (5) consider how each Federal agency can ex18 plore and identify opportunities to support water 

19 reuse through the programs and activities of that Fed20 eral agency; and 

21 (6) consult, on a regular basis, with representa22 tives of relevant industries, the research community, 

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

2 years, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 

3 on the activities and findings of the Working Group. 

4 (f) SUNSET.— 

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

6 Working Group shall terminate on the date that is 6 

7 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (2) EXTENSION.—The Administrator may extend 

9 the date of termination of the Working Group under 

10 paragraph (1). 

11 SEC. 219. ADVANCED CLEAN WATER TECHNOLOGIES STUDY. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro13 priations, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act, the Administrator shall carry out a study that 

15 examines the state of existing and potential future tech16 nology, including technology that could address cybersecu17 rity vulnerabilities, that enhances or could enhance the 

18 treatment, monitoring, affordability, efficiency, and safety 

19 of wastewater services provided by a treatment works (as 

20 defined in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Con21 trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)). 

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

23 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

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1 of Representatives a report that describes the results of the 

2 study under subsection (a). 

3 SEC. 220. CLEAN WATERSHEDS NEEDS SURVEY. 

4 Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

5 (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 609. CLEAN WATERSHEDS NEEDS SURVEY. 

8 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

9 date of enactment of the Drinking Water and Wastewater 

10 Infrastructure Act of 2021, and not less frequently than 

11 once every 4 years thereafter, the Administrator shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) conduct and complete an assessment of cap13 ital improvement needs for all projects that are eligi14 ble under section 603(c) for assistance from State 

15 water pollution control revolving funds; and 

16 ‘‘(2) submit to Congress a report describing the 

17 results of the assessment completed under paragraph 

18 (1). 

19 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

20 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the initial needs 

21 survey under subsection (a) $5,000,000, to remain available 

22 until expended.’’. 


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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 914 

A BILL 

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the 

purposes. ize programs under those Acts, and for other Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorAPRIL 14, 2021 

Reported with an amendment 


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