Sec. 11. Smart wastewater infrastructure technology grant program
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Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following: The Administrator shall establish a program to provide grants to municipalities for projects for the planning, design, and construction, at publicly owned treatment works, of— intelligent sewage or stormwater collection systems, including such collection systems that incorporate technologies that rely on— real‐time monitoring (including through sensors), embedded intelligence, and predictive maintenance capabilities that improve the energy efficiency, reliability, and resiliency of treatment works; and the use of artificial intelligence and other intelligent optimization tools that reduce operational costs, including operational costs relating to energy consumption and chemical treatment; or innovative and alternative combined storm and sanitary sewer projects, including groundwater recharge, that rely on real‐time data acquisition to support predictive aquifer recharge through water reuse and stormwater management capabilities.
The Administrator shall use not less than 20 percent of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this section in a fiscal year to provide assistance to municipalities with a population of less than 10,000, to the extent there are sufficient eligible applications. The non-Federal share of the costs of an activity carried out using a grant under this section shall be 25 percent. The Administrator may waive the cost‐sharing requirement of paragraph
(1)if the Administrator determines that the municipality meets the affordability criteria established under section 603(i)(2) by the State in which the municipality is located. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue guidance to municipalities on how to apply for a grant under this section. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Administrator receives an application for a grant under this section, the Administrator shall determine whether to provide such grant. If the Administrator determines that an application for a grant under this section is incomplete, the Administrator shall notify the applicant and provide the applicant the opportunity to resubmit the application. In determining whether to provide a grant under this section, the Administrator shall consider the potential positive effects of the project on water quality. The requirements of section 608 shall apply to any project for construction for which assistance is received under this section. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report describing projects funded under this section, any related improvement of the resiliency of publicly owned treatment works, and recommendations to improve the grant program established under this section. There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 to carry out this section, to remain available until expended. .
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