Sec. 1459E. OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
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## SEC. 1459E OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS ###
(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. **[**[42 U.S.C. 300j–19f](/us/usc/t42/s300j–19f)**]**
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OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
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