Sec. 2008. Water system mitigation and adaptation grants
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Beginning in fiscal year 2018, the Administrator shall make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address any ongoing or forecasted (based on the best available research and data) climate-related impact on the water quality or quantity of a region of the United States, for the purposes of mitigating or adapting to the impacts of climate change. In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall make grants to assist in the planning, design, construction, implementation, or maintenance of any program or project to increase the resilience of a water system to climate change by— conserving water or enhancing water use efficiency, including through the use of water metering; preserving or improving water quality, including through measures to manage, reduce, treat, or reuse municipal stormwater, wastewater, or drinking water; investigating, designing, or constructing groundwater remediation, recycled water, or desalination facilities or systems; enhancing green infrastructure in the management or treatment of water, wastewater, or stormwater; enhancing energy efficiency or the use and generation of low-carbon energy in the management, conveyance, or treatment of water, wastewater, or stormwater; supporting practices and projects, such as improved irrigation systems, groundwater recharge, stormwater capture, and reuse or recycling of drainage water and groundwater, to improve water quality or promote more efficient water use, including on land currently in agricultural production; conducting and completing studies or assessments to project how climate change may impact the sustainability of water systems; or developing and implementing mitigation measures to rapidly address impacts on water systems most susceptible to abrupt climate change, including those in the Colorado River Basin and coastal regions at risk from rising sea levels.
To be eligible to receive a grant from the Administrator under subsection (b), the owner or operator of a water system shall submit to the Administrator an application that— includes a proposal of the program or strategy to be planned, designed, implemented, or maintained by the water system; cites the best available research or data that demonstrates— the risk to the water resources of the water system as a result of ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrological system brought about by factors arising from climate change, including rising sea levels, temperature changes, and changes in precipitation levels; and how the proposed program or strategy would perform under the anticipated climate conditions and demonstrates no adverse environmental impacts; and explains how the proposed program or strategy is expected to enhance the resiliency of the water system, including source water protection for community water systems, to these risks or reduce the direct or indirect greenhouse gas emissions of the water system.
Each calendar year, the Administrator shall conduct a competitive process to select and fund applications under this subsection. In carrying out the process, the Administrator shall— prioritize funding of programs or strategies the applications for which— are submitted by the owners or operators of water systems that are, based on the best available research and data, at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing significant climate-related negative impacts on water quality or quantity; and propose a program or strategy that will provide an environmental benefit; in selecting among the priority applications determined under subparagraph (A), ensure that the final list of programs and strategies funded for each year includes programs and strategies for disadvantaged communities to the maximum extent practicable; and select not fewer than three programs or strategies to receive a grant under subsection (b).
For purposes of this subsection, the term disadvantaged community means a community with an annual median household income that is less than 80 percent of the annual median household income of the State in which the community is located. The Federal share of the cost of any program or strategy that is the subject of a grant awarded by the Administrator to a water system under subsection
(b)shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the program or strategy. In calculating the non-Federal share of the cost of a program or strategy proposed by a water system through an application submitted by the water system under subsection (d), the Administrator shall— include the value of any in-kind services that are integral to the completion of the program or strategy, as determined by the Administrator; and not include any other amount that the water system receives from a Federal agency. All laborers and mechanics employed on infrastructure improvements funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing for the same type of work on similar construction in the immediate locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code. With respect to the labor standards in this paragraph, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall promulgate final regulations to carry out this section. In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall incorporate all relevant and appropriate requirements of title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) applicable to the construction of treatment works that are carried out under this subsection. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a report on progress in implementing this section, including information on project applications received and funded annually. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
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