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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Small System Safe Drinking Water Act
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT.

(a) Guidance.--Section 1412(b)(4)(E) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(4)(E)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(vi) Guidance.--As soon as practicable
after the date of enactment of this clause, the
Administrator shall--
''(I) convene a working group
composed of representatives from
States, small publicly-owned water
systems, and treatment manufacturers,
which shall, not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this
clause, conduct a study of, and submit
to the Administrator a report on,
barriers to the use of point-of-use and
point-of-entry treatment units, package
plants, including water bottled by the
public water system, and modular units;
''(II) develop a model guidance
document based on recommendations
received from the working group under
subclause (I) and similar State
guidance documents for distribution to
States to assist States in regulating
and promoting the treatment options
described in subclause (I); and
''(III) distribute to small water
systems--
''(aa) the model guidance
document developed under
subclause (II); and
''(bb) such other
information relating to the
treatment options described in
subclause (I) as the
Administrator considers to be
appropriate.''.
(b) Enforcement of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.--
(1) Health effects.--Section 1412(b)(3)(C) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(3)(C)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
''(v) Health effects.--When proposing any
national primary drinking water regulation that
includes a maximum containment level, health
effects shall be clearly translated into--
''(I) the quantity of water that an
individual can consume; and
''(II) the length of time that may
elapse before the effects of a
contaminate can occur.''.
(2) Feasible technologies.--Section 1412(b)(4)(E)(i) of the
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(4)(E)(i)) is
amended by adding at the end: ''The technologies shall reflect
the different water sources from various regions of the United
States.''.
(3) Variance technologies.--Section 1412(b)(15) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)(15)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by redesignating clauses (i) through
(iii) as subclauses (I) through (III),
respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(ii) by striking ''(A) In general.--At
the'' and inserting the following:
''(A) Technologies.--
''(i) In general.--At the''; and
(iii) by adding after the matter following
subparagraph (A)(i)(III) (as redesignated by
clause (i)) the following:
''(B) Affordability.--In establishing affordability
criteria under this subparagraph, the Administrator
shall--
''(i) in determining whether a treatment
technology or treatment technique is
affordable, include consideration of costs
associated with complying with all relevant
regulations promulgated in accordance with this
Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) with which a
municipality or small public water system may
be required to comply;
''(ii) give extra weight to households the
total income of which is below the poverty
level, and to communities that meet the
affordability criteria of a State established
in accordance with section 1452(b)(3)(A)(iii),
as determined by the Administrator; and
''(iii) ensure that the affordability
criteria are not more costly, on a per-capita
basis, to a small public water system than the
cost, on a per-capita basis, to a large water
system of acquiring feasible technology
described in paragraph (4).''.
(B) by adding at the end the following:
''(E) Enforcement.--No national primary drinking
water regulation promulgated under this Act to regulate
a public water system serving a population of less than
10,000 individuals may be enforced by the Administrator
or a State unless a variance technology has been
identified in accordance with this paragraph.''.
(4) Effect of bilateral compliance agreement.--Section 1412
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
''(f) Effect of Bilateral Compliance Agreement.--A system that has
entered into a bilateral compliance agreement with the State, and
complied with that agreement, shall be considered to be in compliance
with the Federal drinking water standard that is the subject of the
compliance agreement for the duration of the agreement.''.
(5) State revolving loan funds.--Section 1452 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (n), (o), (p),
(q), and (r) as subsection (o), (p), (q), (r), and (s)
respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (m) the
following:
''(n) Enforcement.--No national primary drinking water regulation
promulgated under this Act may be enforced by the Administrator or a
State unless sufficient funds are available under this title to assist
each public water system in meeting the regulation.''.
(c) Renewal of Exemption.--Section 1416(b)(2) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-5(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph
(C) and inserting the following:
''(C) In the case of a system that does not serve
more than a population of 10,000 and that needs
financial assistance for the necessary improvements, an
exemption granted under clause (i) or (ii) of
subparagraph (B) may be renewed for such period as the
State determines to be appropriate, if the system
establishes that it is taking all practicable steps to
meet the requirements of subparagraph (B).''.
(d) Research, Technical Assistance, Information, and Training of
Personnel.--Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300i) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
''(d) Research and Development Pilot Projects.--
''(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a
research pilot program (referred to in this subsection as the
'program') to explore new technologies or approaches that
public water systems may use to comply with a public drinking
water standard promulgated under this Act.
''(2) Responsibilities of administrator.--In carrying out
this subsection, the Administrator shall--
''(A) establish an application process that
includes criteria that may be used to assess water
systems applying for participation in the program;
''(B) based on applications received under
subparagraph (A), select 20 communities with various
populations and water sources in different regions of
the United States for participation in the program;
''(C) fund projects that develop or implement new
technologies or approaches for implementation of
Federal drinking water standards; and
''(D) coordinate projects with the Arsenic Water
Technology Partnership program of the Department of
Energy.
''(3) Technology transfer and disinfection strategies.--The
Administrator shall carry out a pilot program to conduct
research into technology transfer issues and disinfection
strategies relating to drinking water, including risks
associated with the migration to chloramines for the purpose of
water disinfection.''; and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ''The
Administrator'' and inserting the following:
''(1) In general.--The Administrator'';
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ''Such
assistance'' and inserting the following:
''(2) Types of assistance.--Assistance provided under
paragraph (1)'';
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ''The
Administrator'' and inserting the following:
''(3) Availability of assistance.--The Administrator'';
(D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ''Each
nonprofit'' and inserting the following:
''(4) Consultation with state.--Each nonprofit''; and
(E) by striking the fifth sentence and all that
follows through the end of the subsection and inserting
the following:
''(5) Assistance in complying with rules.--The
Administrator shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable,
that each water system required to comply with Federal drinking
water rules receives adequate technical assistance and training
to meet the requirements of those final rules, including
through assistance to be provided by qualified nonprofit
associations with expertise in public water systems.
''(6) Priority.--The Administrator shall give priority for
assistance under this section to water systems that, as of the
date of enactment of this paragraph, are not in compliance
with, as determined by the Administrator--
''(A) the final rule entitled 'Disinfectants and
Disinfection Byproducts' and published by the
Administrator on December 16, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg.
69390); or
''(B) the final rule entitled 'Arsenic and
Clarifications to Compliance and New Source
Contaminants Monitoring' and published by the
Administrator on January 22, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 6976).
''(7) Enforcement action.--The Administrator shall not
initiate any enforcement action against a water system under
this Act unless the Administrator first provides to the water
system assistance in accordance with this subsection.
''(8) Funding.--
''(A) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subsection $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006
through 2010.
''(B) Lobbying expenses.--No portion of any State
revolving loan fund established under section 1452, and
no portion of any funds made available under this
subsection, may be used for lobbying expenses.
''(C) Tribal assistance.--Of the amount made
available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, at
least 3 percent shall be used for technical assistance
to public water systems owned or operated by Indian
Tribes.''.
(e) Contaminant Study and Report.--
(1) Establishment of panel.--The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this subsection
as the ''Administrator'') shall establish a panel of experts
composed of not more than 6 members appointed by the
Administrator, of whom--
(A) 1 member shall be selected by the
Administrator;
(B) 1 member shall be appointed based on the
recommendation of State water administrators;
(C) 3 members shall be appointed based on the
recommendation of associations representing public
water systems; and
(D) 1 member shall be appointed based on the
recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences.
(2) Duties.--The panel of experts shall--
(A) conduct a review of studies on the health
effects of exposure to arsenic and disinfection
byproducts; and
(B) not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report that includes--
(i) the results of the review; and
(ii) an assessment of the most recent
scientific findings relating to the health
effects of exposure to the substances described
in subparagraph (A), including a comparison of
studies and research conducted after the date
on which maximum contaminant levels and maximum
contaminant level goals for those substances
were established in accordance with section
1412 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300g-1).
Output:
Small System Safe Drinking Water Act of 2005 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) to convene a working group to study barriers to using specified treatments; (2) to develop model guidance to assist states in regulating and promoting such treatment options; and (3) when proposing a national standard for drinking water that includes a maximum containment level, to translate health effects into the quantity of water an individual can consume and the timeframe that may elapse before the effects of a contaminate can occur.

Requires: (1) feasible technologies to reflect water sources from various regions of the United States; and (2) the Administrator to consider specified cost factors when establishing affordability criteria for variance technology.

Prohibits the Administrator or a state from enforcing a national primary drinking water regulation when: (1) variance technology is not identified in guidance or regulations for public water systems serving a population of less than 10,000; and (2) sufficient funds are not available to assist each system in meeting regulations.

Considers a system that conforms to a bilateral compliance agreement with the state to be in compliance with related federal drinking water standards.

Revises provisions allowing an exemption of a system from maximum containment level and treatment technique requirements to: (1) increase the population threshold; and (2) allow state determinations of a renewal period.

Establishes pilot programs to: (1) explore new technologies or approaches to comply with a standard; and (2) research technology transfer issues and disinfection strategies.

Revises technical assistance provisions to require water systems to receive adequate technical assistance and training to meet requirements of final rules. Gives priority to systems not in compliance with specified rules concerning: (1) disinfectants and disinfection byproducts; and (2) arsenic and compliance and new source monitoring. Prohibits enforcement by the Administrator against a system unless adequate technical assistance and training are first provided. Authorizes appropriations through FY2010.

Requires the Administrator to establish a panel to study the health effects of exposure to arsenic and disinfection byproducts.