Sec. 50106. OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
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## SEC. 50106 OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. 1459E OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS > > **[**[42 U.S.C. 300j-19f](/us/usc/t42/s300j-19f)**]** > > > ### “(a) Definitions > > In this section: > > > #### “(1) Eligible entity > > The term ‘eligible entity’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > a State; > > > ##### “(B) > > a unit of local government; > > > ##### “(C) > > a public corporation established by a unit of local government to provide water service; > > > ##### “(D) > > a nonprofit corporation, public trust, or cooperative association that owns or operates a public water system; > > > ##### “(E) > > an Indian Tribe that owns or operates a public water system; > > > ##### “(F) > > a nonprofit organization that provides technical assistance to public water systems; and > > > ##### “(G) > > a Tribal consortium. > > > #### “(2) Operational sustainability > > The term ‘operational sustainability’ means the ability to improve the operation of a small system through the identification and prevention of potable water loss due to leaks, breaks, and other metering or infrastructure failures. > > > #### “(3) Program > > The term ‘program’ means the grant program established under subsection (b). > > > #### “(4) Small system > > The term ‘small system’, for the purposes of this section, means a public water system that— > > > ##### “(A) > > serves fewer than 10,000 people; and > > > ##### “(B) > > is owned or operated by— > > > ###### “(i) > > a unit of local government; > > > ###### “(ii) > > a public corporation; > > > ###### “(iii) > > a nonprofit corporation; > > > ###### “(iv) > > a public trust; > > > ###### “(v) > > a cooperative association; or > > > ###### “(vi) > > an Indian Tribe. > > > ### “(b) Establishment > > Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a program to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of improving the operational sustainability of 1 or more small systems. > > > ### “(c) Applications > > To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require, including— > > > #### “(1) > > a proposal of the project to be carried out using grant funds under the program; > > > #### “(2) > > documentation provided by the eligible entity describing the deficiencies or suspected deficiencies in operational sustainability of 1 or more small systems that are to be addressed through the proposed project; > > > #### “(3) > > a description of how the proposed project will improve the operational sustainability of 1 or more small systems; > > > #### “(4) > > a description of how the improvements described in paragraph
(3)will be maintained beyond the life of the proposed project, including a plan to maintain and update any asset data collected as a result of the proposed project; and > > > #### “(5) > > any additional information the Administrator may require. > > > ### “(d) Additional Required Information > > Before the award of funds for a grant under the program to a grant recipient, the grant recipient shall submit to the Administrator— > > > #### “(1) > > if the grant recipient is located in a State that has established a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund under section 1452, a copy of a written agreement between the grant recipient and the State in which the grant recipient agrees to provide a copy of any data collected under the proposed project to the State agency administering the State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund (or a designee); or > > > #### “(2) > > if the grant recipient is located in an area other than a State that has established a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund under section 1452, a copy of a written agreement between the grant recipient and the Administrator in which the eligible entity agrees to provide a copy of any data collected under the proposed project to the Administrator (or a designee). > > > ### “(e) Use of Funds > > An eligible entity that receives a grant under the program shall use the grant funds to carry out projects that improve the operational sustainability of 1 or more small systems through— > > > #### “(1) > > the development of a detailed asset inventory, which may include drinking water sources, wells, storage, valves, treatment systems, distribution lines, hydrants, pumps, controls, and other essential infrastructure; > > > #### “(2) > > the development of an infrastructure asset map, including a map that uses technology such as— > > > ##### “(A) > > geographic information system software; and > > > ##### “(B) > > global positioning system software; > > > #### “(3) > > the deployment of leak detection technology; > > > #### “(4) > > the deployment of metering technology; > > > #### “(5) > > training in asset management strategies, techniques, and technologies for appropriate staff employed by— > > > ##### “(A) > > the eligible entity; or > > > ##### “(B) > > the small systems for which the grant was received; > > > #### “(6) > > the deployment of strategies, techniques, and technologies to enhance the operational sustainability and effective use of water resources through water reuse; and > > > #### “(7) > > the development or deployment of other strategies, techniques, or technologies that the Administrator may determine to be appropriate under the program. > > > ### “(f) Cost Share > > > #### “(1) In general > > Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using a grant under the program shall be 90 percent of the total cost of the project. > > > #### “(2) Waiver > > The Administrator may increase the Federal share under paragraph
(1)to 100 percent. > > > ### “(g) Report > > Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that describes the implementation of the program, which shall include a description of the use and deployment of amounts made available under the program. > > > ### “(h) Authorization of Appropriations > > There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.” > .
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