3.0.0 1995 2023-01-13T04:49:34Z 2023-01-13T04:49:34Z Senate S S 2005-11-10 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-11-10T20:46:19Z Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2006 109 2781 S 2006-09-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10445-10446) Related bill CRS 2005-11-10 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2005-11-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12686-12687) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL N L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-11-10 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2005-11-10 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2005-11-10 True Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Chemicals Chlorine Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Confidential communications Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Environmental Protection Agency Environmental health Environmental law enforcement Environmental research Environmental technology Federal aid to water pollution control Freedom of information Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Infrastructure Law Nonprofit organizations Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Social Welfare Terrorism Waste water treatment Water supply Water treatment plants Environmental Protection 00 2005-11-10 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-12T16:00:20Z Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to a wastewater treatment works, state, municipality, or intermunicipal or interstate agency to: (1) conduct vulnerability assessments of wastewater treatment works; (2) prepare and implement site security plans; (3) prepare emergency response plans; (4) implement certain security enhancements and alternative approaches to wastewater treatment to reduce security threats; and (5) obtain technical assistance.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) issue regulations to require owners or operators of wastewater treatment works to conduct vulnerability assessments and to implement and submit to the EPA site security and emergency response plans for treatment works; and (2) establish confidentiality protocols to protect information submitted by such owners or operators.

Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) provide technical guidance to small wastewater treatment works (serving a population of fewer than 10,000 people) on conducting vulnerability assessments, preparing emergency response and site security plans, and implementing security enhancements; (2) make grants to nonprofit organizations to improve vulnerability assessment methodologies and tools for publicly-owned treatment works, including those that are part of a combined wastewater treatment and water supply system; and (3) designate substances of concern based upon the threat from an unauthorized release from a treatment works.

Requires the Administrator to research and review terrorist threats to wastewater treatment plants and alternative means for providing wastewater treatment in the event of attacks on such treatment plants.

]]> Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2005 Display Title Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to enhance the security of wastewater treatment works. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-11-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1995is/xml/BILLS-109s1995is.xml 2005-11-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.