Sec. 12021. Water Reuse Interagency Working Group
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a Water Reuse Interagency Working Group to develop and coordinate actions, tools, and resources to encourage water reuse across the United States, including through the implementation of the National Water Reuse Action Plan, consistent with the mission of each Federal agency that is a member of the working group. The working group shall be— chaired by the Administrator; and comprised of senior representatives from any Federal agency the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
The working group shall— annually review the National Water Reuse Action Plan and, as necessary, update such plan; encourage the consideration of water reuse as part of integrated water resources management and planning; conduct, and submit to Congress and make public, an assessment of opportunities to encourage water reuse and actions necessary to pursue such opportunities; seek to coordinate Federal programs and policies to encourage water reuse; consider how each Federal agency that is a member of the working group can explore and identify opportunities to encourage water reuse through the programs and activities of each such Federal agency; and consult, on a regular basis, with representatives of the water reuse industry, research community, and nongovernmental organizations.
Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the activities and findings of the working group. The working group shall terminate on the date that is 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act. In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term National Water Reuse Action Plan means the document published by the Administrator entitled National Water Reuse Action Plan:
Collaborative Implementation (Version 1) , dated February 2020, and noticed in the Federal Register on March 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 12552), as updated pursuant to this section. The term working group means the Water Reuse Interagency Working Group established under this section.
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Sec. 12021
Water Reuse Interagency Working Group
Fed. Reg.85 FR 12552
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