Sec. 3. Drinking water quality improvement for minority, tribal, and low-income communities
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The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the Administrator ) may make grants to community organizations that represent, operate in, or serve a minority, Tribal, or low-income community, as determined by the Administrator, to educate the residents of the community on— contaminants in drinking water that may have an adverse effect on human health; and assistance that the Administrator may provide to residents to identify and address a drinking water contaminant that may have an adverse effect on human health.
The Administrator may create a partnership with an academic or research institution, including another Federal agency, to conduct or promote science that serves the public interest by sharing data or costs or engaging in any other activity of mutual benefit— to identify— any contaminant in drinking water that may have an adverse effect on human health; and a significant public health crisis caused by any violation or contamination that— has the potential to have a serious adverse effect on human health that requires notice under section 1414(c)(2)(C) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300g–3(c)(2)(C) ); or may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the health of persons (within the meaning of section 1431(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300i(a) )); and to measure the risk that a minority, Tribal, or low-income community faces from contaminants in drinking water that may have an adverse effect on human health.
There are authorized to be appropriated for the period of fiscal years 2020 through 2024— to carry out subsection (a), $5,000,000; and to carry out subsection (b), $10,000,000.
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Drinking water quality improvement for minority, tribal, and low-income communities
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