mit to the EPA Administrator an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the EPA Administrator may require. 
(b) DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator 
may provide competitive grants to units of local gov-
ernment (including units of local government that 
own treatment works (as defined in section 212 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1292))), Indian Tribes, and public water systems (as 
defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)), as applicable, to support im-
provements in removing plastic waste from drinking 
water, including planning, design, construction, tech-
nical assistance, and planning support for oper-
ational adjustments. 
(2) PREFERENCE.—In making grants under 
paragraph (1), the EPA Administrator shall give 
preference to applicants that— 
(A) seek to improve the removal of micro-
plastics, including microfibers, from drinking 
water; and 
(B) have demonstrated prior commitment 
and success in reducing other pollution sources 
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in drinking water, such as lead and other con-
taminants. 
(3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall sub-
mit to the EPA Administrator an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the EPA Administrator may require. 
(c) WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator 
may provide grants to units of local government (in-
cluding units of local government that own treat-
ment works (as defined in section 212 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292))) and 
public water systems (as defined in section 1401 of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)), as 
applicable, to support improvements in removing 
plastic waste from wastewater. 
(2) PREFERENCE.—In making grants under 
paragraph (1), the EPA Administrator shall give 
preference to applicants that— 
(A) seek to improve the removal of micro-
plastics, including microfibers, from wastewater; 
and 
(B) have demonstrated prior commitment 
and success in reducing other pollution sources 
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in wastewater, such as nutrient pollution and 
other contaminants. 
(3) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall sub-
mit to the EPA Administrator an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the EPA Administrator may require. 
(d) TRASH-FREE WATERS GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The EPA Administrator 
may provide grants to political subdivisions of States 
and units of local government, Indian Tribes, and 
nonprofit organizations— 
(A) to support projects to reduce the quan-
tity of trash in bodies of water by reducing the 
quantity of trash at the source of the trash, in-
cluding anti-litter initiatives; 
(B) to enforce local trash ordinances; 
(C) to implement the trash provisions of a 
national pollutant discharge elimination system 
permit issued to a municipal separate storm 
sewer system under section 402 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342); 
(D) to capture trash at stormwater inlets, 
stormwater outfalls, or in bodies of water; 
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(E) to provide education and outreach 
about trash movement and reduction; and 
(F) to monitor or model flows of trash, in-
cluding monitoring or modeling a reduction in 
trash as a result of the implementation of best 
management practices for the reduction of 
trash in sources of drinking water. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1), an applicant shall sub-
mit to the EPA Administrator an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the EPA Administrator may require. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this section. 
(2) NO IMPACT ON OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—No funds shall be made 
available under paragraph (1) to carry out sub-
sections (b) and (c) in a fiscal year if the total 
amount made available to carry out the pro-
grams described in subparagraph (B) for that 
fiscal year is less than the total amount made 
available to carry out the programs described in 
subparagraph (B) for fiscal year 2019. 
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(B) PROGRAMS
DESCRIBED.—The pro-
grams referred to in subparagraph (A) are— 
(i) State drinking water treatment re-
volving loan funds established under sec-
tion 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300j–12); 
(ii) programs for assistance for small 
and disadvantaged communities under sub-
sections (a) through (j) of section 1459A 
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j–19a); and 
(iii) State water pollution control re-
volving funds established under title VI of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). 
SEC. 305. STUDY ON REPURPOSING PLASTIC WASTE IN IN-
FRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) and the 
EPA Administrator shall seek to jointly enter into an ar-
rangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering, and Medicine under which the National Acad-
emies will— 
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