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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2269 

To improve environmental enforcement and security. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 1, 2004 

Mr. BOND (for himself and Ms. MIKULSKI) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works 

A BILL 

To improve environmental enforcement and security. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Environmental En5 forcement and Security Act of 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis9 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ10 mental Protection Agency. 
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1 (2) CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.—The 

2 term ‘‘criminal enforcement program’’ means the 

3 criminal enforcement program of the Criminal Inves4 tigation Division of the Office of Criminal Enforce5 ment, Forensics, and Training of the Environmental 

6 Protection Agency. 

7 (3) SPECIAL AGENT.—The term ‘‘special agent’’ 

8 means a Special Agent in the Criminal Investigation 

9 Division of the Office of Criminal Enforcement, 

10 Forensics, and Training of the Environmental Pro11 tection Agency. 

12 SEC. 3. CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall increase 

14 the number of special agents assigned to the criminal en15 forcement program as necessary to ensure that the total 

16 number of special agents assigned to the criminal enforce17 ment program— 

18 (1) by September 30, 2005, is at least 330; 

19 (2) by September 30, 2006, is at least 340; and 

20 (3) by September 30, 2007, is at least 355. 

21 (b) HOMELAND SECURITY AND PROTECTIVE SERV22 ICE DUTIES.—Not later than September 30, 2005, the 

23 Administrator shall ensure that at least 80 special agents 

24 are assigned to homeland security and protective service 

25 duties. 
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1 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF.—The Admin2 istrator shall maintain a number of administrative support 

3 staff to support special agents that is not less than 10 

4 percent of the number of special agents. 

5 SEC. 4. HOMELAND SECURITY DUTIES OF SPECIAL AGENTS. 

6 The Administrator may assign special agents from 

7 the criminal enforcement program— 

8 (1) to support crisis management and con9 sequence management activities during terrorism at10 tacks; 

11 (2) to support the anti-terrorism and counter12 terrorism efforts of the Department of Homeland 

13 Security and the Department of Justice to detect, 

14 prevent, prepare for, protect against, respond to, 

15 and recover from terrorist attacks; and 

16 (3) to provide protective service duties. 

17 SEC. 5. DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may provide 

19 grants to drinking water systems to improve the security 

20 of those facilities against terrorist attack. 

21 (b) CRITERIA.—The Administrator shall distribute 

22 the grants based on criteria, developed jointly with the 

23 Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, that 

24 consider— 

25 (1) population density; or 
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1 (2) service to critical national assets. 

2 (c) WATER INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS

3 CENTER.—The Administrator shall provide for the oper4 ation of the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Cen5 ter at no cost to subscribers. 

6 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 (a) CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT.—There are author8 ized to be appropriated to carry out section 3— 

9 (1) $54,450,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

10 (2) $57,970,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 

11 (3) $62,480,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

12 (b) ENFORCEMENT TRAINING.—There are author13 ized to be appropriated to train Federal, State, and local 

14 lawyers, inspectors, civil and criminal investigators, and 

15 technical experts in the enforcement of environmental 

16 laws— 

17 (1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

18 (2) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 

19 (3) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

20 (c) COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE.—To improve compli21 ance with environmental laws and reduce risk to human 

22 health and the environment, there are authorized to be 

23 appropriated to provide information and technical assist24 ance to the individuals and entities that are subject to reg25 ulation under this or any other Federal environmental law 
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1 to increase the understanding of those individuals and en2 tities of statutory and regulatory environmental require3 ments— 

4 (1) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

5 (2) $47,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 

6 (3) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

7 (d) ENFORCEMENT TARGETING.—There are author8 ized to be appropriated to develop and use strategic tar9 geting tools to assist the Administrator and States in com10 pliance assistance and civil and criminal enforcement ac11 tivities— 

12 (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

13 (2) $5,150,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 

14 (3) $5,300,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

15 (e) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 (1) DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PRO17 TECTION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 

18 carry out section 5(a) $100,000,000, to remain 

19 available until expended. 

20 (2) WATER INFORMATION SHARING AND ANAL21 YSIS CENTER.—There is authorized to be appro22 priated to carry out section 5(c) $5,000,000 for each 

23 fiscal year. 

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