Water System Threat Preparedness and Resilience Act of 2023

Subjects: Water Resources Development


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 660 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 660

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 2023

  Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water System Threat Preparedness and 
Resilience Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Community water system.--The term ``community water 
        system'' has the meaning given the term in section 1401 of the 
        Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f).
            (2) Natural hazard.--The term ``natural hazard'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 1433(h) of the Safe Drinking 
        Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i-2(h)).
            (3) Treatment works.--The term ``treatment works'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 212 of the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).
            (4) Water information sharing and analysis center.--The 
        term ``Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center'' means 
        the Information Sharing and Analysis Center referenced in 
        section 1435(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i-
        4(d)).
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall develop and carry out a program--
            (1) to encourage, support, and maintain the participation 
        of community water systems, treatment works, and other 
        appropriate entities in the Water Information Sharing and 
        Analysis Center;
            (2) to offset costs incurred by community water systems and 
        treatment works that are necessary to maintain or initiate 
        membership in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis 
        Center;
            (3) to expand the cooperation and coordination of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency with the Water Information 
        Sharing and Analysis Center with respect to incident data 
        collection and analysis of water sector-related threats; and
            (4) to enhance the tools, resources, and materials of the 
        Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center for--
                    (A) monitoring the status of the water sector; and
                    (B) enhancing the preparedness of community water 
                systems and publicly owned treatment works to identify, 
                protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from 
                malevolent acts (within the meaning of section 1433 of 
                the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i-2)) or 
                natural hazards.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 and 2025, to remain available until expended.
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