3.0.0 1968 2023-01-11T20:36:16Z 2023-01-11T20:36:16Z Senate S S 2007-08-02 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-08-03T00:32:42Z Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2007 110 1303 S 2007-05-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2007-08-02 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2007-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2007-08-02 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2007-08-02 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2007-08-02 True Environmental Protection Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Employee training Environmental research Environmental technology Explosives Federal aid to water pollution control Freedom of information Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Infrastructure Labor and Employment Nonprofit organizations Planning Potable water Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Sewerage Social Welfare Storm drains Technology assessment Terrorism Waste water treatment Water Resources Development Water supply Water treatment plants Environmental Protection 00 2007-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-24T18:10:20Z Water Security Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants for: (1) vulnerability assessments of publicly owned treatment works or community water systems; (2) implementation of security enhancements; (3) the development, expansion, or upgrading of emergency response and site security plans; and (4) the voluntary creation of mutual aid and emergency network preparedness agreements.

Authorizes grants for security enhancements of treatment works and community water systems that meet specified certification requirements. Prescribes disclosure limits and protections for vulnerability assessments. Limits the federal cost share of an activity funded under this Act to 50%.

Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) provide technical guidance to small publicly owned treatment works and small community water systems (serving fewer than 10,000 individuals) for conducting vulnerability assessments, emergency response plans, or site security plans and for implementing security enhancements; and (2) make grants to qualifying nonprofit organizations to improve assessment methodologies and tools and to implement a comprehensive training program.

Requires the Administrator to research and review: (1) means of providing alternative processes to convey, treat, and dispose of wastewater and to treat and deliver drinking water if a disruption of service event occurs; (2) means by which a distribution system of a community water system could be compromised to allow the delivery of any hazardous chemical or substance; (3) methods for monitoring a collection system for hazardous substances and unauthorized entry; and (4) strategies for recovery from, and restoration of services after, such an event.

]]> Water Security Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for security at public water systems and publicly owned treatment works. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Water Security Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Water Security Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1968is/xml/BILLS-110s1968is.xml 2007-08-02 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.