3.0.0 2883 2023-01-11T13:18:49Z 2023-01-11T13:18:49Z House H HR 2009-06-16 111 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2009-06-17T18:51:29Z Referred to 2009-06-16T14:30:45Z 2009-11-06 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions See Title III of H.R. 2868 for further action. Committee 2009-06-17 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2009-06-16 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2009-06-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 N O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2009-06-16 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2009-06-16 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2009-06-16 True Emergency Management Administrative law and regulatory procedures Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Homeland security Solid waste and recycling Terrorism Water quality Emergency Management 00 2009-06-16 Introduced in House 2009-09-09T21:58:47Z Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require each owner or operator of a treatment works that stores or uses a substance of concern in quantities deemed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pose a security risk to conduct a vulnerability assessment of its treatment works, which shall include a site security plan to identify specific security enhancements.

Directs the Administrator to develop and publish guidelines for carrying out a vulnerability assessment and, in developing such guidelines, to: (1) develop standards for assigning individual treatment works to four risk-based classifications taking into consideration a works' size and proximity to large population centers and the potential impacts of intentional acts on public health or safety or the environment; (2) designate any chemical substance as a substance of concern; and (3) include a process for the revision, resubmission, and review of vulnerability assessments. Directs the Administrator to establish a threshold quantity for the release or theft of each such substance. Sets forth requirements and deadlines for assessment certification, submission, review, approval, and disclosure.

Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to a state, municipality, or intermunicipal or interstate agency to conduct a vulnerability assessment of a publicly owned treatment works, to implement specified security enhancements to reduce identified vulnerabilities, and to provide for security-related training of treatment works employees and training for emergency response providers.

Authorizes the Administrator: (1) in coordination with the states, to provide technical guidance and assistance to small publicly owned treatment works on conducting a vulnerability assessment and implementation of security enhancements; and (2) to make grants to nonprofit organizations to assist in accomplishing purposes of this Act.

]]> Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2009 Display Title Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for security at wastewater treatment works, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-06-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2883ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2883ih.xml 2009-11-06 See Title III of H.R. 2868 for further action. 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.