1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Rural Water Supply Act of
2005
.
(b)The table of
contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short
title; table of contents.
Title
I—Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2005
Sec. 101. Short
title.
Sec. 102.
Definitions.
Sec. 103. Rural
water supply program.
Sec. 104. Rural
water programs assessment.
Sec. 105.
Appraisal investigations.
Sec. 106.
Feasibility studies.
Sec. 107.
Miscellaneous.
Sec. 108.
Authorization of appropriations.
Title
II—Twenty-First Century Water Works Act
Sec. 201. Short
title.
Sec. 202.
Definitions.
Sec. 203.
Project eligibility.
Sec. 204. Loan
guarantees.
Sec. 205.
Operations, maintenance, and replacement costs.
Sec. 206. Title
to newly constructed facilities.
Sec. 207. Water
rights.
Sec. 208.
Interagency coordination and cooperation.
Sec. 209.
Authorization of appropriations.
<enum>I</enum><header>Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of
2005</header>
<section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED1D42D4FA414B329D79812ED79713D1" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Reclamation Rural Water Supply
Act of 2005</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15BAB4184815426E826612087CAA054C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99047CF2B8B546E699905C76F023747E" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
reclamation law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Federal reclamation law</term> means the Act of June 17, 1902
(<external-xref legal-doc="statute-at-large" parsable-cite="stat/32/388">32
Stat. 388</external-xref>, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and
amendatory of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/371">43 U.S.C. 371</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9DC54EE5534465DB5DD52D4FB86B648" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian</term> means an
individual who is a member of an Indian tribe.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID133BAB27ADD44D2DAC08F954BE925B7A" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian
Tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian
tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID375194C671174193A2300D0F9ABEFEC1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Non-Federal
project entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>non-Federal project entity</term> means a State, regional, or local
authority, Indian tribe or tribal organization, or other qualifying entity,
such as a water conservation district, water conservancy district, or rural
water district or association.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID187F7787B56C4BC1958804D5130C54DE" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Operations,
maintenance, and replacement costs</header>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74244909732B4A24AEC4193AA4FB12F6" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>operations, maintenance, and replacement costs</term> means all costs for
the operation of a rural water supply project that are necessary for the safe,
efficient, and continued functioning of the project to produce the benefits
described in a feasibility study.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEA4A1F5142E4F889108340EF5635691" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>operations, maintenance, and
replacement costs</term> includes—</text>
<clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID862724044C2E43B984C689117F9F190A" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">repairs of a routine nature that maintain a
rural water supply project in a well kept condition;</text>
</clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC77C78D99B0E46B7BD6905B9612124D5" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">replacement of worn-out project elements;
and</text>
</clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73BD22A8D238482BA788C7407B7178B5" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rehabilitation activities necessary to
bring a deteriorated project back to the original condition of the
project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83A462B432D948C894A60123C9FD2AB0" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>operations, maintenance,
and replacement costs</quote> does not include construction costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BF99030BA47446E9CB87604B53B4FFF" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>program</term> means the
rural water supply program established under section 103.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE47F141782A64C06A73E0931B02EE577" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Reclamation
states</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>reclamation States</term> means the States and areas referred to in the
first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/391">43 U.S.C. 391</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5D38C5961E740E6A429C633F0C198C5" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Rural water
supply project</header>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1AAEBA34E1848D5BD6DA5F3E18A5683" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rural
water supply project</term> means a project that is designed to serve a group
of communities, which may include Indian tribes and tribal organizations,
dispersed homesites, or rural areas with domestic, industrial, municipal, and
residential water, each of which has a population of not more than 50,000
inhabitants.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C0EC585516B443BA2E4BED619764E1B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rural water supply
project</term> includes—</text>
<clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A60E77E0F3F4AD1BE86A764F8F395C6" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incidental noncommercial livestock watering
and noncommercial irrigation of vegetation and small gardens of less than 1
acre; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13B3475EEBF046F8A420EB347B3C3794" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project to improve rural water
infrastructure, including—</text>
<subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEC872E26AA74D76A6E0382822865660" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pumps, pipes, wells, and other
diversions;</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CC91AB10E6747798692388C389F690B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">storage tanks and small
impoundments;</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9A69AB5D05A4B54BA0B3D422F28B1F9" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">water treatment facilities for potable
water supplies;</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19183436451D43A282CB4D747EC84CCA" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equipment and management tools for water
conservation, groundwater recovery, and water recycling; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23B29EE091C94D7597415686847F5959" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appurtenances.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB672F5902AF94A2D95F377D8B7A0F30E" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rural water supply
project</term> does not include—</text>
<clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6972E0349E449FCB56F2CA27E0D4BD6" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commercial irrigation; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD312E91662264F79B0334254530EF388" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">major impoundment structures.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89C4FA3B664342349417DEAA073AE121" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86D2388D38634C3EBEE28A089839615C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Tribal
organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>tribal organization</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7DCE8DC527764C84A9BDD988D4718B1D" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recognized governing body of an Indian
tribe; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F844944D8994D648152B1E046CBC8C3" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any legally established organization of
Indians that is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by the governing body or
democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be
served by the organization.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1691B0CCBFF143DCBEC5311584A23C55" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Rural water supply
program</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BB61199F8EC4BDDB2C3A99434351352" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
cooperation with non-Federal project entities and consistent with this title,
shall establish and carry out a rural water supply program in reclamation
States to—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8D7724EA6DA498A87E9BDF8C324F6DA" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigate and identify opportunities to
ensure safe and adequate rural water supply projects for municipal and
industrial use in small communities and rural areas of the reclamation States;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB202C1C9E4049EBB76F4E323FB58A08" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plan the design and construction, through
the conduct of appraisal investigations and feasibility studies, of rural water
supply projects in reclamation States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B39EB1E2FBE45F080AC0D545AF4EB4A" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Non-Federal
project entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any activity
carried out under this title shall be carried out in cooperation with a
qualifying non-Federal project entity, consistent with this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4BAEFF2880E4E84879E09A538CF4532" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility
criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, consistent
with this title, develop and publish in the Federal Register criteria
for—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC26FC995DD44ABAB19C6FA63225048F" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determining the eligibility of a rural
community for assistance under the program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC77F0E84F6AA4F72BE009F1C3442C4B2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritizing requests for assistance under
the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID941D4DEFB9CD4C32A04FE0A4233F4793" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The criteria developed under subsection (c)
shall take into account such factors as whether—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FA2A43A768C41499B82EDB23D42C3BA" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rural water supply project—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFFD72F416874792B6EFFF2F6E9AA1D6" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serves—</text>
<clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88AF2E8BAF7D40628D5E341EC6EA3991" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rural areas and small communities;
or</text>
</clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5393A0D19914F47949379DFA2BF6962" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribes; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id250ADFBEB53945DA947D66180082035A" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promotes and applies a regional or
watershed perspective to water resources management;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48FA2ECA0E204DE09D9CD51F1D6E770C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is an urgent and compelling need for
a rural water supply project that would—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48C7D42F0A6F49A1BA5F0B5A6C671107" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the health or aesthetic quality of
water;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E5EFC3619EB4BC3B5061F98D2CBD35E" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">result in continuous, measurable, and
significant water quality benefits; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ECB14E119FC45D8A51AE465FF0051EE" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address current or future water supply
needs;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0F53B85A37943F18CCAC3E4E1B682AC" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rural water supply project helps meet
applicable requirements established by law; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC901311D8F694790B4C6BEE9CF89D69B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rural water supply project is cost
effective.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E60DF7480C04F78AC40232F9BA28F8C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may include—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE7E095F956A473A82AAD11CA6E0150B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent that connection provides a
reliable water supply, a connection to preexisting infrastructure (including
dams and conveyance channels) as part of a rural water supply project;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C5C513314D14199BF99CFDDEC5A4DD8" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding the limitation in section
102(8), a town or community with a population in excess of 50,000 inhabitants
in an area served by a rural water supply project if, at the discretion of the
Secretary, the town or community is considered to be a critical partner in the
rural supply project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BEDB27A6B224F8882F86E546348EF83" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Rural water programs
assessment</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE10B57BC59648D9A8C91BD9F4279588" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In consultation with
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the Director of the Indian Health Service, the Secretary shall
develop an assessment of—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D1EE1E55A194FC6980A4C6365E6869B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of all rural water supply
projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary authorized but not completed
prior to the date of enactment of this Act, including appropriation amounts,
the phase of development, total anticipated costs, and obstacles to
completion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID942E031653344A8F8D305EC7A13AEBA9" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current plan (including projected
financial and workforce requirements) for the completion of the rural water
supply projects within the time frames established under the provisions of law
authorizing the projects or the final engineering reports for the
projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID921481D588384E8EA6BAE97E32883A70" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demand for rural water supply
projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83DBCA934D07441B8994760D4C3279F7" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programs within other agencies that can,
and a description of the extent to which the programs, provide support for
rural water supply projects and water treatment programs in reclamation States,
including an assessment of the requirements, funding levels, and conditions for
eligibility for the programs assessed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A52200B54CD4F21829CFA487467A6EA" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent of the unmet needs that the
Secretary can meet with the program that complements activities undertaken
under the authorities already within the jurisdiction of the Secretary and the
heads of the agencies with whom the Secretary consults.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID898CBCD0DDA64EFD97967C571FA2BC89" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House
of Representatives a detailed report on the assessment conducted under
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFC836FF062B43609889FEE81AC26A7E" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Appraisal
investigations</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID576410A2B9D54923BAB4E7FF934CE91D" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of a
non-Federal project entity with respect to a proposed rural water supply
project that meets the eligibility criteria published under section 103(c) and
subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary may—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F2FAC22C31A4429B8BAF83774D60AB8" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive and review an appraisal
investigation that is—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83E451E90A664ABB8935E399B79663ED" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developed by the non-Federal project entity
independent of support from the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32291994C62C460D8D943DEC41140B17" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submitted to the Secretary by the
non-Federal project entity;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDABA258D3BFE443919BB3A8473233EC72" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct an appraisal investigation;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7008162ECE34B45A1D38460061F096F" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a grant to, or enter into a
cooperative agreement with, the non-Federal project entity to conduct an
appraisal investigation, if the Secretary determines that—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB977AF2A26443EFBB67FC3ADA49AE40" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the non-Federal project entity is qualified
to complete the appraisal investigation in accordance with the criteria
published under section 103(c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBEA7B3BE6474182831ACAD36A07DC56" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">using the non-Federal project entity to
conduct the appraisal investigation is the lowest cost alternative for
completing the appraisal investigation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EDDC41400BB4FE29EB0EB514CAFA7AD" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An appraisal investigation conducted under
subsection (a) shall be scheduled for completion not later than 2 years after
the date on which the appraisal investigation is initiated.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD72D5C0DB64431C862275ECD0D790D0" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appraisal
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable
after an appraisal investigation is submitted to the Secretary under subsection
(a)(1) or completed under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary
shall prepare an appraisal report that—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6DFF1DDF3A5A49D998F2D58472E533C8" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considers—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B2479EF9C334D69AC1408B5262C2B9D" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project meets—</text>
<clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD7808A926FF40D4B67213514E5B7713" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appraisal criteria developed under
subsection (d); and</text>
</clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21534B715B0F4B77B1AC66DAE223F7F8" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligibility criteria developed under
section 103(c);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID062CFD86D376459EA3C7A0839995E77E" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether viable water supplies and water
rights exist to supply the project, including all practicable water sources
such as lower quality waters, nonpotable waters, and water reuse-based water
supplies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D4B118A6D2B4FB58496EE338AEBF199" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project has a positive effect
on public health and safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5CB16A7F047A4822B69302CDDB37F4F9" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project will meet water demand,
including projected future needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC752D76378CF4D7EBCAA28D249E4E2BD" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the project provides
environmental benefits, including source water protection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C50DB3936204BD99B0E9D2B18DC99C8" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of the project to supply water
consistent with Indian trust responsibilities, as appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C20786E7269400490E8D9F02E9F95E1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project applies a regional or
watershed perspective and promotes benefits in the region in which the project
is carried out;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF74BEA568A224460874E971C28A59818" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project—</text>
<clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8790C860FF5C4AB6896DFC36FB0E33BB" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDB77213BBE05B4E139A6897B4E311DF8C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implements an integrated resources
management approach; or</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6D1869372BB45EAAA7A26A778BEC82F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhances water management flexibility,
including providing for—</text>
<item changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4244148EC524C6882A62551E53565D6" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local control to manage water supplies
under varying water supply conditions; and</text>
</item><item changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DDB2FE09B0C4B00B4E0BAD1854D3183" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participation in water banking and markets
for domestic and environmental purposes; and</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF06A359ADCA4F059BEC902E36B0F09D" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promotes long-term protection of water
supplies;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8977876B8C8045348C38F8CD91799D22" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preliminary cost estimates for the project;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30CAA47493814F44AEC265EDFC0CBD5B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the non-Federal project entity has
the capability to pay 100 percent of the costs associated with the operations,
maintenance, and replacement of the facilities constructed or developed as part
of the rural water supply project; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4F74B04FF5847F088ED4F16C0946AA8" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides recommendations on whether a
feasibility study should be initiated under section 106(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID844105EFB9DF436FBC8804E130DAC4EA" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Appraisal
criteria</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12931DA3B18D4D8B849823F691D7D661" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
criteria (including appraisal factors listed under subsection (c)) against
which the appraisal investigations shall be assessed for completeness and
appropriateness for a feasibility study.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5BF4FC06E33B46CB9B6C7B3589EB4D3D" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To minimize the cost of a rural water
supply project to a non-Federal project entity, the Secretary shall include in
the criteria methods to scale the level of effort needed to complete the
appraisal investigation relative to the total size and cost of the proposed
rural water supply project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61735F6F11474A04B64CF5B872BEC36A" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Review of
appraisal investigation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
later than 180 days after the date of submission of an appraisal investigation
under subsection (a)(1) or the completion of an appraisal investigation under
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC561D8FD05B8458CADEBC5DEF8E23F43" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to an appraisal investigation
conducted by a non-Federal project entity under subsection (a)(1), provide to
the non-Federal entity an evaluation of whether the appraisal investigation
satisfies the criteria promulgated under subsection (d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38ECB62CFA5C44CE84EAD620F00E7DD6" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make available to the public, on request,
the results of each appraisal investigation conducted under this title;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DDFD3F979FD4CF88B72580EEBB76BB2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promptly publish in the Federal Register a
notice of the availability of the results.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9806A92623024A32854B88C5DD72D35E" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Costs</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5F49462DEC34C019D99367A1D4EB89A" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of an
appraisal investigation conducted under subsection (a) shall be 100 percent of
the total cost of the appraisal investigation, up to $200,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA129D01962544090B31787447847E206" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-federal
share</header>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB80F7B500FC6488A90F6460170C4F398" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), if the cost of conducting an appraisal investigation is more
than $200,000, the non-Federal share of the costs in excess of $200,000 shall
be 50 percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F617B5157B54392AC4EB0B14CF9F7FC" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may reduce the non-Federal
share required under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that there is
an overwhelming Federal interest in the appraisal investigation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01F2366A22C8444BB3BEEB1B0BA3DDEA" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Consultation;
Identification of Funding Sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting an appraisal investigation
under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C279A83D0F74139ADB6B872EA8E2605" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult and cooperate with the non-Federal
project entity and appropriate State, tribal, regional, and local
authorities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA383C6CDCCED4CCC8DF3884FB75351AE" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with the heads of appropriate
Federal agencies to—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5F73958A63243B5A663C62E2F90AB79" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the proposed rural water supply
project does not duplicate a project carried out under the authority of the
agency head; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34FAFD6243B74DD1BFE74C42C1FC21A0" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if a duplicate project is being carried
out, identify the authority under which the duplicate project is being carried
out; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBEC0EB7B5B0840C0A9C9A7C14DD679B2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify what funding sources are available
for the proposed rural water supply project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3F6F297B9604BA9BA705EB98ED8A20E" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Feasibility
studies</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3FE24601CB6495793AB4A82CA395B32" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On completion of an
appraisal report under section 105(c) that recommends undertaking a feasibility
study and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8898E3B5C6044668A1B26F6FD8F6E30A" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in cooperation with a non-Federal project
entity, carry out a study to determine the feasibility of the proposed rural
water supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB8579B17A38447896F5ABF5C0898A10" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive and review a feasibility study that
is—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1F5C248EA5F4050AA7C50E9ADA4034C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developed by the non-Federal project entity
independent of support from the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id690645752D1246C294D30249B816FF58" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submitted to the Secretary by the
non-Federal project entity; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89EBD3DDBA084EDC9EF58CF09A026B80" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a grant to, or enter into a
cooperative agreement with, a non-Federal project entity to conduct a
feasibility study, for submission to the Secretary, if the Secretary determines
that—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4463815AD3564A62BF117C4D24B3395E" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the non-Federal entity is qualified to
complete the feasibility study in accordance with the criteria promulgated
under subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65A2A4F0D7684B8D8F68743CFF572E0F" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">using the non-Federal project entity to
conduct the feasibility study is the lowest cost alternative for completing the
appraisal investigation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA343C0FBCD424A8485BCADCFA219FA10" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review of
non-Federal feasibility studies</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id843774511A2E43C396889D082A84910B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting a
review of a feasibility study submitted under paragraph (2) or (3) of
subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF47F4FF5A69E42EBAF0E3B9A5521F521" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in accordance with the feasibility factors
described in subsection (c) and the criteria promulgated under subsection (d),
assess the completeness of the feasibility study; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA5E8C0FE56F42BCB471F68A1F76F157" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that a
feasibility study is not complete, notify the non-Federal entity of the
determination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D5D8C8D593D45A9B40B48AAB84F460F" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines under paragraph
(1)(B) that a feasibility study is not complete, the non-Federal entity shall
pay any costs associated with revising the feasibility study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B1CACECF1BA4CC087D329CF04AF6635" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Feasibility
factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Feasibility studies
authorized or reviewed under this title shall include an assessment of—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C1FC8A819314782B039A5D174CF8386" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">near- and long-term water demand in the
region to be served by the rural water supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80E40312FA20443893E52B1F982E095B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advancement of public health and safety of
any existing rural water supply project and other benefits of the proposed
rural water supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID249A15BF894848B6A9080E483EBBF9D9" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alternative new water supplies in the study
area, including any opportunities to treat and use low-quality water,
nonpotable water, water reuse-based supplies, and brackish and saline waters
through innovative and economically viable treatment technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE09BAD9A3F814380944A473007EAEE3B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental quality and source water
protection issues related to the rural water supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFCA9878569494B3C98C13E233B0F4683" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative opportunities for water
conservation in the study area to reduce water use and water system costs,
including—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID415DE47C1EEC495EBA183DE4F57C5D32" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonstructural approaches to reduce the need
for the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FC7416F245E4334B24F4FFC7FCB4D9E" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstration technologies;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77AF5C02BB3C469C9521DC365CAC32C5" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the project and
alternatives take advantage of economic incentives and the use of market-based
mechanisms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID521CD4BF64CC4EC7997C9DAEA4765B39" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID4484D106F2D64D79A4DE8C288B855558"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the construction costs and projected
operations, maintenance, and replacement costs of all alternatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9D027E7D6754154AA939168AB889D65" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the economic feasibility and lowest cost
method of obtaining the desired results of each alternative, taking into
account the Federal cost-share;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44A8C9ED30974060976E94DC39C3B4F1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of guaranteed loans for a
proposed rural water supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID311FEC2A31B64F37870622F97457BD41" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the financial capability of the non-Federal
project entity to pay the non-Federal project entity's proportionate share of
the design and construction costs and 100 percent of operations, maintenance,
and replacement costs, including the allocation of costs to each non-Federal
project entity in the case of multiple entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9CCC78AC9D84F9D8FB50A7E36ED460B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the non-Federal project entity has
developed an operations, management, and replacement plan to assist the
non-Federal project entity in establishing rates and fees for beneficiaries of
the rural water supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99A6324C44DE42FB970FFE7FF612D41C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(11)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idAC473794BEB043C49E2AA7AFA2D40759"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the non-Federal project entity
administrative organization that would implement construction, operations,
maintenance, and replacement activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00290042C0BF41808CBF24B5FCC0CC30" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fiscal, administrative, and operational
controls to be implemented to manage the project;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4202FE3D240948D19D36A02AF4509CF1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the project addresses
Indian trust responsibilities, as appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC84DF1C3C6414F1E82B1CE83AAE01749" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which assistance for rural
water supply is available under other Federal authorities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF92F15EE32AE4B09AB99B5DDB80A91AD" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the engineering, environmental, and
economic activities to be undertaken to carry out the study;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID324949B362454B2AABE7B0E00F8038B7" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the project involves
partnerships with other State, local, or tribal governments or Federal
entities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF8CB9E82C414D8B8C3F6CC262FDF7D8" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project intended for
Indian tribes and tribal organizations, the extent to which the project
addresses the goal of economic self-sufficiency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02DB6A412ACD40CD8A6B7AADBCEA95D4" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Feasibility
study criteria</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAEA44C1667E94A46A42828D76C1EF8FA" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
criteria (including the feasibility factors listed under subsection (c)) under
which the feasibility studies shall be assessed for completeness and
appropriateness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD289651B3E46480CA14EB834B45F834D" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include in the criteria
promulgated under paragraph (1) methods to scale the level of effort needed to
complete the feasibility assessment relative to the total size and cost of the
proposed rural water supply project and reduce total costs to non-Federal
entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB19F96F5357D48998EA055DD3719617B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Feasibility
report</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87EFBD6E1B8645ECBCDF72AE19E24732" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After completion of
appropriate feasibility studies for rural water supply projects that address
the factors described in subsection (c) and the criteria promulgated under
subsection (d), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01F1F4AB0B104FCF81CE4CBD2EED4E1D" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a feasibility report that
includes—</text>
<clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC131D98F11824C87AF82DCA1DD53ED28" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation of the Secretary
on—</text>
<subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17E1808584214B049EFB372F724B1485" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the rural water supply project
should be authorized for construction; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB9F78A0773A47DABAFBFDEF016384B1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriate non-Federal share of
construction costs, which shall be—</text>
<item changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9076DBEE2DC24E8CBBCBA892D312236C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 25 percent of the total
construction costs; and</text>
</item><item changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id327EB205CD114839BC328908F3D08E25" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determined based on an analysis of the
capability-to-pay information considered under subsections (c)(9) and (f);
and</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74FE37E2A482452AB1612B4DA47FE4F4" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary recommends that the
project should be authorized for construction—</text>
<subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7A5CCFC614C49B6904AA38F180AE264" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">what amount of grants, loan guarantees, or
combination of grants and loan guarantees should be used to provide the Federal
cost share;</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60342E7E67B349F4915FC4D6959A568E" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a schedule that identifies the annual
operations, maintenance, and replacement costs that should be allocated to each
non-Federal entity participating in the rural water supply project; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id195A286DFEB742CA8008F719D437B094" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the financial capability
of each non-Federal entity participating in the rural water supply project to
pay the allocated annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs for the
rural water supply project;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16B373F8073F4E07BB13F6BC6386F227" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the report to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID047521DFF4A3453886B39A6F68802BFE" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the report publicly available, along
with associated study documents; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47910B10F9B341029DF1205361FD2CC9" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish in the Federal Register a notice of
the availability of the results.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD78EC26479FF40A3AF74CCC50A832FC2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Capability-To-Pay</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E81F481ACF7490787588D73ADF0D4DB" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In evaluating a
proposed rural water supply project under this section, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF94D2881CEEE4A8AA23103C069DE42E5" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider the financial capability of any
non-Federal project entities participating in the rural water supply project to
pay the capital construction costs of the rural water supply project;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55FE9BB7CFA748BDAD3BDA60FC9173E1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend an appropriate Federal share and
non-Federal share of the capital construction costs, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3B814C8011B44B5815DE5883D441D62" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the financial capability of
non-Federal project entities to pay for a rural water supply project under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall evaluate factors for the project area,
relative to the State and county average, including—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID678B209838DA4E918C6148F82688E595" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">per capita income;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC25DA31D66AE4F61B5AD818A0D336510" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">median household income;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4B9B503447D435D9A3687C8A47884CA" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the poverty rate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BCFF67DB300482089462A2409422F1C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of the non-Federal project
entity to raise tax revenues or assess fees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4871AAFB4FCC4D6A82968D0009E2F994" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the strength of the balance sheet of the
non-Federal project entity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC45149FD8BB74B93A8D7D30DF24C0173" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the existing cost of water in the
region.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47B314D8917F443DA12771EECCEC353D" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian
tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the
capability-to-pay of Indian tribe project beneficiaries, the Secretary may
consider deferring the collection of all or part of the non-Federal
construction costs apportioned to Indian tribe project beneficiaries unless or
until the Secretary determines that the Indian tribe project beneficiaries
should pay—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id388C42CAE35E478DA713A70BD5C155E5" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs allocated to the beneficiaries;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D4BACDF110D4EBE9B223957C6B2434C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an appropriate portion of the costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B1993D4DEFD40A78E84F3E4BB63D144" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost-Sharing
requirement</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2DDC2A4A5214D87A1CA8EF9BF4892FE" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, the Federal share of the cost of a feasibility
study carried out under this section shall not exceed 50 percent of the study
costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C796E1F3A06431B9C10CE504F50D013" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share under paragraph (1)
may be in the form of any in-kind services that the Secretary determines would
contribute substantially toward the conduct and completion of the study.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID221AEEC08AE24437B66A92FA08D08C59" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial
hardship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
increase the Federal share of the costs of a feasibility study if the Secretary
determines, based on a demonstration of financial hardship, that the
non-Federal participant is unable to contribute at least 50 percent of the
costs of the study.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFF059A86294427288CA4DFD5F39752D" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Larger
communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting a
feasibility study of a rural water supply system that includes a community with
a population in excess of 50,000 inhabitants, the Secretary may require the
community to pay a greater percentage of the non-Federal share than that
required for communities with less than 50,000 inhabitants.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A7C6ACC92024DB5AAF3F2869E958FEC" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Consultation and
cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to
the non-Federal project entity, the Secretary shall consult and cooperate with
appropriate Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local authorities during the
conduct of each feasibility assessment and development of the feasibility
report conducted under this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11495ED582A4439F998CD18258B239B2" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEABEC5E32434DF8806B93FA7D0F274C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority of
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
enter into contracts, financial assistance agreements, and such other
agreements, and promulgate such regulations, as are necessary to carry out this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID511F667609834A39922BDA2491B22227" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
title authorizes the transfer of pre-existing facilities or pre-existing
components of any water system from Federal to private ownership or from
private to Federal ownership.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1B2514AF04D470CA90212780AC3944C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal
reclamation law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in
this title supersedes or amends any Federal law associated with a project, or
portion of a project, constructed under Federal reclamation law.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA095B24E6A224B4286C83AC574D69518" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency
coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall coordinate the program carried out under this title with existing Federal
and State rural water and wastewater programs to facilitate the most efficient
and effective solution to meeting the water needs of the non-Federal project
sponsors.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A150B84CA4B4E7183E6E155B74C2101" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Multiple Indian
tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which a
contract is entered into with, or a grant is made, to an organization to
perform services benefitting more than 1 Indian tribe under this title, the
approval of each such Indian tribe shall be a prerequisite to entering into the
contract or making the grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E009E819A1549E68856EFF0C52361B4" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Ownership of
facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title to any
facility planned, designed, and recommended for construction under this title
is intended to be held by the non-Federal project entity.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F87492C0A774665A64E233303A2CE9C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect on State
water law</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD3E1668018847C7B928977939F40DDC" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title
preempts or affects State water law or an interstate compact governing
water.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4048C092F1CA4F76836B26C31C6998F2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
comply with State water laws in carrying out this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF3C2543EE8D4D359776D21FF09B7D13" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(h)</enum><header>No additional
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
title requires a feasibility study for, or imposes any other additional
requirements with respect to, rural water supply projects or programs that are
authorized before the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22BF4DD696D64303B857EBFE65F9EBA8" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8217FC86821445F288479541C945C1D2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this title $20,000,000 for the period of fiscal
years 2006 through 2015, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEEA91DC6D648438391B7B791CF0D35F8" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rural water
programs assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the
amounts made available under subsection (a), not more than $1,000,000 may be
made available to carry out section 104 for each of fiscal years 2006 and
2007.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95B3AD2F13CE40B6A6F07A73A7261866" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No amounts made available under this
section shall be used to pay construction costs associated with any rural water
supply project.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Twenty-First Century Water Works
Act</header>
<section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D9B685937C74505BAA441FFB6314668" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Twenty-First Century Water
Works Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID726333559E1041649BC9B0BD6E764F64" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4DCB15DD323409687D6C6224A168BEA" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Indian
Tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian
tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5C41B53E6E64CF9BF97EEB787264040" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lender</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lender</term> means any
non-Federal qualified institutional buyer (as defined in section 230.144A(a) of
title 17, Code of Federal Regulation (or any successor regulation), known as
Rule 144A(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission and issued under the
<act-name parsable-cite="SA33">Securities Act of 1933</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/77a">15 U.S.C.
77a</external-xref> et seq.)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E5528C78A244150A3DD6DC24835F90B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Loan
guarantee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>loan
guarantee</term> means any guarantee, insurance, or other pledge by the
Secretary to pay all or part of the principal of, and interest on, a loan or
other debt obligation of a non-Federal borrower to a lender.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A5F4D08CEE941B18B0583D19CC9D494" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Non-federal
borrower</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>non-Federal borrower</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4A323D421E24982852FB83A3A7EB719" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State (including a department, agency, or
political subdivision of a State); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3716711F638B461BAF3EC82E40B4D3AB" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a conservancy district, irrigation
district, canal company, water users’ association, Indian tribe, an agency
created by interstate compact, or any other entity that has the capacity to
contract with the United States under Federal reclamation law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA167403DAA6B432FA1538F17189EE940" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>project</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F88817EBAEA4D68B5F90FB9DEFE653C" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rural water supply project (as defined in
section 102(8)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA44E857B90FF45DCB33EB2592182CDEF" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an extraordinary operation and maintenance
activity for, or the rehabilitation of, a facility—</text>
<clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC2100FC61F104B299BDEA632488A7614" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is authorized by Federal reclamation
law and constructed by the United States under such law; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB13C66C485174FE983CB5B1491FFE140" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in connection with which there is a
repayment or water service contract executed by the United States under Federal
reclamation law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FBF1B06D3EA420885BB317C517BC118" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID710DCCF711154C5A91B095EC6DBFFB4A" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Project
eligibility</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC523ECF53CB43099110A5B0E6785046" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility
criteria</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F0E5525FEFB4DC98CFDB9E2B3FDCEF1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
develop and publish in the Federal Register criteria for determining the
eligibility of a project for financial assistance under section 204.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78D3830281A840CC8F56C0D224B7D260" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility criteria shall include—</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CAAB75CC59F40A6B6CB8D5D5F0CE1A3" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submission of an application by the lender
to the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A9C434CDBFF44199F3B69BFA7727B80" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstration of the creditworthiness of
the project, including a determination by the Secretary that any financing for
the project has appropriate security features to ensure repayment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4643176F6B6D4BCDB1C7C5420A5F80C2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstration by the non-Federal borrower,
to the satisfaction of the Secretary, of the ability of the non-Federal
borrower to repay the project financing from user fees or other dedicated
revenue sources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4EFCAB69EC734992AC3B947FAFB8C3CB" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstration by the non-Federal borrower,
to the satisfaction of the Secretary, of the ability of the non-Federal
borrower to pay all operations, maintenance, and replacement costs of the
project facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2192D2DF3A174B7FB3F88272A00762D2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other criteria as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76113AED82EA453B83BDAFEB8D70613E" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive any of the criteria
in subsection (a)(2) that the Secretary determines to be duplicative or
rendered unnecessary because of an action already taken by the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA26918965F984A62A7DF88C822AF032A" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Projects
previously authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
project that was authorized for construction under Federal reclamation laws
prior to the date of enactment of this Act shall be eligible for assistance
under this title, subject to the criteria established by the Secretary under
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91B04BF1B5CA48E08ADB92E0C9D64ED9" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Criteria for
rural water supply projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
rural water supply project that is determined to be feasible under section 106
is eligible for a loan guarantee under section 204.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47A10660A49F4D4DBBF1EAD5E265E504" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1837867CA3A24AED85834219CE93A51B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary may make available to lenders for a project
meeting the eligibility criteria established in section 203 loan guarantees to
supplement private-sector or lender financing for the project.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E1457BD6D4347D4A34D0CB2A80E115B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and
limitations</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65F65042322441B8939C7907213D871E" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loan guarantees under
this section for a project shall be on such terms and conditions and contain
such covenants, representations, warranties, and requirements as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate to protect the financial interests of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5790EBED15654E05AD363D7C4E6F1DF9" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum
amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of a loan
guarantee shall not exceed 90 percent of the reasonably anticipated eligible
project costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3BB0E42E35B4FA3A03AF2B15EE3CF92" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Interest
rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interest rate on a
loan guarantee shall be negotiated between the non-Federal borrower and the
lender with the consent of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID061A5EB9D114450CA055AD543FB509DB" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Amortization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A loan guarantee under this section shall
provide for complete amortization of the loan guarantee within not more than 40
years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA74AFDCBF594D19BC220334BE9DAB1B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Non-subordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In case of bankruptcy, insolvency, or
liquidation of the non-Federal borrower, a loan guarantee shall not be
subordinated to the claims of any holder of project obligations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9467BCA2553F4FC3B02260BD947BB14A" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prepayment and
refinancing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any prepayment or
refinancing terms on a loan guarantee shall be negotiated between the
non-Federal borrower and the lender with the consent of the Secretary.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B04AA1149E940919F980FA61F83CED4" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header>Operations,
maintenance, and replacement costs</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7881CE0AC9D74453A442DB927A6FE3B5" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share
of operations, maintenance, and replacement costs for a project receiving
Federal assistance under this title shall be 100 percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FCB5C2BE5F541319B33957551553FBD" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of the non-Federal borrower, the
Secretary may assist in the development of an operation, maintenance, and
replacement plan to provide the necessary framework to assist the non-Federal
borrower in establishing rates and fees for project beneficiaries.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A8C14F43FA14AF18951C98BCC670A05" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header>Title to newly
constructed facilities</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95E9148FCF02483B967FEE2FBC680E2D" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(a)</enum><header>New projects and
facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All new projects
or facilities constructed in accordance with this title shall remain under the
jurisdiction and control of the non-Federal borrower subject to the terms of
the repayment agreement.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97DEEC50176240889450B03694F528B2" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Existing
projects and facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title affects the title
of—</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13F1B176F346472991D2842CEEEA6F09" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reclamation projects authorized prior to
the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E2EBD14489A4012A47304870CE903E5" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">works supplemental to existing reclamation
projects; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FA9623ACCF246EAB9ACCB72D594C707" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">works constructed to rehabilitate existing
reclamation projects.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B514E5665324C96B0E237B2054932EF" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header>Water
rights</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9453C3B85BBC49D2AC60F6264C1FB2BE" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title
preempts or affects State water law or an interstate compact governing
water.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA01B01F986D449238D15C96BCEBF442D" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
comply with State water laws in carrying out this title. Nothing in this title
affects or preempts State water law or an interstate compact governing
water.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88F145B254CC44BD8BFEAE25095B685B" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><header>Interagency
coordination and cooperation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary and the Secretary of
Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of agreement providing for Department
of Agriculture financial appraisal functions and loan guarantee administration
for activities carried out under this title.</text>
</section><section changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E57F6588ECE4F62A6B7CA0CEFB72EF4" reported-display-style="strikethrough" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
title, to remain available until expended.</text>
</section>
1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Rural Water Supply Act of
2005
.
(b)The table of
contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short
title; table of contents.
Title I—Reclamation
Rural Water Supply Act of 2005
Sec. 101. Short
title.
Sec. 102.
Definitions.
Sec. 103. Rural
water supply program.
Sec. 104. Rural
water programs assessment.
Sec. 105.
Appraisal investigations.
Sec. 106.
Feasibility studies.
Sec. 107.
Miscellaneous.
Sec. 108.
Authorization of appropriations.
Title
II—Twenty-First Century Water Works Act
Sec. 201. Short
title.
Sec. 202.
Definitions.
Sec. 203. Project
eligibility.
Sec. 204. Loan
guarantees.
Sec. 205.
Operations, maintenance, and replacement costs.
Sec. 206. Title
to newly constructed facilities.
Sec. 207. Water
rights.
Sec. 208.
Interagency coordination and cooperation.
Sec. 209.
Authorization of appropriations.
<enum>I</enum><header>Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of
2005</header>
<section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f080b3e-5dcb-47ca-80ea-0ba89d1c369b" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Reclamation Rural Water Supply
Act of 2005</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id130aed84-4f26-4f99-9fbe-ecc885aa2cb6" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85E01B388B8A46EEBAEB4FD0BA9CFC12" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>The
term <term>construction</term> means the installation of new infrastructure and
the upgrading of existing facilities in locations in which the infrastructure
or facilities are associated with the new infrastructure of a rural water
project recommended by the Secretary pursuant to this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd64b417-44d9-4339-aea8-b7a7883c48c7" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal reclamation
law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Federal
reclamation law</term> means the Act of June 17, 1902 (<external-xref legal-doc="statute-at-large" parsable-cite="stat/32/388">32 Stat. 388</external-xref>, chapter 1093), and
Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/371">43 U.S.C. 371</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd575a246-3447-4b02-893f-dffdf8b1a527" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian</term> means an
individual who is a member of an Indian tribe.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a023121-2411-49b4-b3f9-c0ac7b8f912b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Indian
Tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian
tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17bac11d-7d0d-43ba-9c14-499c744c74a5" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Non-Federal project
entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>non-Federal project entity</term> means a State, regional, or local
authority, Indian tribe or tribal organization, or other qualifying entity,
such as a water conservation district, water conservancy district, or rural
water district or association.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida634710c-3910-4080-981e-758254c78264" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Operations,
maintenance, and replacement costs</header>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bfae96a-9878-4976-916e-1c1e4bfbaa50" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>operations, maintenance, and replacement costs</term> means all costs for
the operation of a rural water supply project that are necessary for the safe,
efficient, and continued functioning of the project to produce the benefits
described in a feasibility study.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e99e867-7970-487c-8d48-6e9db6f2e5cb" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>operations, maintenance, and
replacement costs</term> includes—</text>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56240834-9e66-4791-a46c-0563118b4aad" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">repairs of a routine nature that maintain a
rural water supply project in a well kept condition;</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb7e5b81-3598-44ce-b8ab-73ba2c156a64" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">replacement of worn-out project elements;
and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2f74608-8b7c-481c-ba19-c6012f76b703" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rehabilitation activities necessary to
bring a deteriorated project back to the original condition of the
project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9c7d00f-023d-4c0c-b804-155e802b3858" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>operations, maintenance,
and replacement costs</quote> does not include construction costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f117ba6-2d6a-4742-bfa8-d3ec0e6cff71" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Program</term> means the
rural water supply program established under section 103.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdad8691-34ea-4199-801e-6f615488cd63" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Reclamation
states</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Reclamation States</term> means the States and areas referred to in the
first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/391">43 U.S.C. 391</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id552da5e7-9abc-4d77-ab42-2149a42a2ccc" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Rural water supply
project</header>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2d1915b-6f97-44e8-a473-e1a3b29a92bc" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rural
water supply project</term> means a project that is designed to serve a
community or group of communities, each of which has a population of not more
than 50,000 inhabitants, which may include Indian tribes and tribal
organizations, dispersed homesites, or rural areas with domestic, industrial,
municipal, and residential water.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6a368fe-f1e6-40bc-b47f-b5ea711eb1eb" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rural water supply
project</term> includes—</text>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15aecba8-0497-4aca-b80f-68821063f092" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incidental noncommercial livestock watering
and noncommercial irrigation of vegetation and small gardens of less than 1
acre; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6063c48-7004-4cd5-af65-d5ddb78f845f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project to improve rural water
infrastructure, including—</text>
<subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcce6125b-eb80-4ba7-9f0c-edebb630f56f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pumps, pipes, wells, and other
diversions;</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79af49c9-5af2-4948-9524-797a189f3d1c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">storage tanks and small
impoundments;</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4f41ca7-2bcc-40cd-aa79-1c95743414e5" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">water treatment facilities for potable
water supplies, including desalination facilities;</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0950e35a-d86e-4d64-af57-dea4aacc3d68" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equipment and management tools for water
conservation, groundwater recovery, and water recycling; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id834fe58b-6ec8-402d-980b-6c14908ee857" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appurtenances.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d22c334-d2a9-4e6b-923f-d89a1ee64fb8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rural water supply
project</term> does not include—</text>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d5e20a5-8dd6-4978-b62c-4a56ea219425" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commercial irrigation; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef712c45-3fe0-4827-9e88-3868f36e9cb7" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">major impoundment structures.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0793c7da-2ae6-470f-bca3-ceb50682d782" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4846b0c-9dbb-4f08-9250-4014a27e3c27" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Tribal
organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>tribal organization</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6db96f2-937f-44f6-af5d-ca553b5f5e67" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recognized governing body of an Indian
tribe; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6971a36-ff1e-4e61-80c7-da62c694cf86" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any legally established organization of
Indians that is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by the governing body or
democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be
served by the organization.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95309240-cbc7-44da-9f48-ebe739bc8195" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Rural water supply
program</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ff75861-c183-4c06-a12a-7b2c0940816e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
cooperation with non-Federal project entities and consistent with this title,
shall establish and carry out a rural water supply program in Reclamation
States to—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98105a17-614a-4783-a83c-a6a1bfa66c55" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigate and identify opportunities to
ensure safe and adequate rural water supply projects for domestic, municipal,
and industrial use in small communities and rural areas of the Reclamation
States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a24ab1b-9be6-46e4-ac8c-1f1c75ce480c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plan the design and construction, through
the conduct of appraisal investigations and feasibility studies, of rural water
supply projects in Reclamation States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A811AA757AC44C7A9337E7BBEA7FF61" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>oversee, as appropriate,
the construction of rural water supply projects in Reclamation States that are
recommended by the Secretary in a feasibility report developed pursuant to
section 106 and subsequently authorized by Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbc62f58-73b8-4dfb-a2b7-df980545197b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Non-Federal project
entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any activity carried
out under this title shall be carried out in cooperation with a qualifying
non-Federal project entity, consistent with this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc036c51-1f7f-48d7-9dad-0f984960f9f5" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility
criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, consistent
with this title, develop and publish in the Federal Register criteria
for—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7bff1d4-175f-44e7-a81f-05ebfb000c5b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determining the eligibility of a rural
community for assistance under the Program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7b9900f-1cce-480e-a8cf-6284f8d84157" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritizing requests for assistance under
the Program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b5776db-0a2c-4d73-849c-adbf7fb3524c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The criteria developed under subsection (c)
shall take into account such factors as whether—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53298f66-86ab-4fc6-b013-2fa1988de469" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rural water supply project—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id527a22d1-5d4c-4363-b5e0-10c1a634e9a6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serves—</text>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4161b67-d9f5-4453-ad4e-b2a0c64c7d6f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rural areas and small communities;
or</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc47d67d5-82d5-4ee2-8e08-ad8f8e29b766" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribes; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a79b47c-7c7f-4fa5-9620-ea1074fe2c1b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promotes and applies a regional or
watershed perspective to water resources management;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd9e45d0-a168-4cd8-b7b7-7df62a3dff2b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is an urgent and compelling need for
a rural water supply project that would—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id377785bc-19a3-4484-8fe9-6a4556c22a16" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the health or aesthetic quality of
water;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id548e108c-bdd9-47bf-9a0a-5401c8bdf27a" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">result in continuous, measurable, and
significant water quality benefits; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id638eba3c-0ad8-4ab4-9c5d-f89e6e21198f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address current or future water supply
needs;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafd37c17-0516-412b-a24b-1d9c6c3fb9a7" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rural water supply project helps meet
applicable requirements established by law; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69c5bfdc-fe84-4caf-9358-11d6036407ee" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rural water supply project is cost
effective.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf01d3a70-c202-489a-a6f3-d2581ac2f191" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may include—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93ff55ee-e859-476a-8ae1-9170531df585" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent that connection provides a
reliable water supply, a connection to preexisting infrastructure (including
impoundments and conveyance channels) as part of a rural water supply project;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa43bb94-764e-4343-9eab-874c4fca5fae" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding the limitation on
population under section 102(9)(A), a town or community with a population in
excess of 50,000 inhabitants in an area served by a rural water supply project
if, at the discretion of the Secretary, the town or community is considered to
be a critical partner in the rural supply project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41bb7c3a-c79b-48c7-ab13-070824b82e4d" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Rural water programs
assessment</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc987d4de-6be5-422d-bf8c-6ad4f2920c13" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In consultation with
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Director of the Indian Health Service, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, and the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary shall develop
an assessment of—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68952737-d53d-4381-9405-b79709e12fee" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of all rural water supply
projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary authorized but not completed
prior to the date of enactment of this Act, including appropriation amounts,
the phase of development, total anticipated costs, and obstacles to
completion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8d41525-f9d7-4239-8c94-ee4d98123acf" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current plan (including projected
financial and workforce requirements) for the completion of the projects
identified in paragraph (1) within the time frames established under the
provisions of law authorizing the projects or the final engineering reports for
the projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id248c17b6-57b1-4d2e-831c-7525b30702fa" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demand for new rural water supply
projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ec0a345-4173-4be0-84f8-034e7bb96dad" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rural water programs within other agencies
and a description of the extent to which those programs provide support for
rural water supply projects and water treatment programs in Reclamation States,
including an assessment of the requirements, funding levels, and conditions of
eligibility for the programs assessed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9657e1d-7eba-41cc-99b0-2bf1d14d8d39" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent of the demand that the Secretary
can meet with the Program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68B8FFC5FCFC41F5B0692C27B8A0E50E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the Program will complement authorities
already within the jurisdiction of the Secretary and the heads of the agencies
with whom the Secretary consults; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27236EAB7DF0475EB615F0E6CD74A736" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(7)</enum><text>improvements that can be
made to coordinate and integrate the authorities of the agencies with programs
evaluated under paragraph (4), including any recommendations to consolidate
some or all of the activities of the agencies with respect to rural water
supply.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F7231A454D748D48FD6C3CE55F3415F" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation with
states</header><text>Before finalizing the assessment developed under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall solicit comments from States with
identified rural water needs.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ad9b45e-e7cb-473b-81df-5a4454e2d2fa" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House
of Representatives a detailed report on the assessment conducted under
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8042f221-fca2-427b-b40f-0f3c6b43fa35" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Appraisal
investigations</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c7c3dc5-dec1-489f-a043-d94bcdbeab31" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of a
non-Federal project entity with respect to a proposed rural water supply
project that meets the eligibility criteria published under section 103(c) and
subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary may—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id453a1703-58b9-46e5-83f8-f8bf06d16cfa" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive and review an appraisal
investigation that is—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8977df8e-2cfe-4827-8d26-46c47ea4c80d" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developed by the non-Federal project
entity, with or without support from the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id471de290-eb88-41c4-8373-ee87f032f3d8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submitted to the Secretary by the
non-Federal project entity;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bf593e8-eed5-435b-ab3f-1bcc63c5118c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct an appraisal investigation;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1390f576-57e8-4f09-8598-381c5a624b22" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a grant to, or enter into a
cooperative agreement with, the non-Federal project entity to conduct an
appraisal investigation, if the Secretary determines that—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0b3aec0-d802-4ce2-ac34-fc5a94cd7e31" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the non-Federal project entity is qualified
to complete the appraisal investigation in accordance with the criteria
published under section 103(c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id174f48e0-532e-43d8-a3c8-bda21f476454" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">using the non-Federal project entity to
conduct the appraisal investigation is a cost-effective alternative for
completing the appraisal investigation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12af0526-c99c-4734-b4b2-489165078c77" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An appraisal investigation conducted under
subsection (a) shall be scheduled for completion not later than 2 years after
the date on which the appraisal investigation is initiated.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d54d7d1-8c67-4046-b345-7541485e9f4e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appraisal
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
subsection (f), after an appraisal investigation is submitted to the Secretary
under subsection (a)(1) or completed under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection
(a), the Secretary shall prepare an appraisal report that—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae03afd4-9159-41a7-832a-857747d96bb8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considers—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08d2da4f-49e6-42a4-a090-bc6f3e41889f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project meets—</text>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37c209a8-2937-432f-b384-325832df3ba8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appraisal criteria developed under
subsection (d); and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide95b3ac7-a563-4ba6-af94-f5da99fd9005" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligibility criteria developed under
section 103(c);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65667376-d774-414a-91a3-0173e6353592" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether viable water supplies and water
rights exist to supply the project, including all practicable water sources
such as lower quality waters, nonpotable waters, and water reuse-based water
supplies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cedce4b-f644-4211-86e6-1e52bafec802" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project has a positive effect
on public health and safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64c1bbb1-d6ee-4fc0-ac09-4f7c10aba621" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project will meet water demand,
including projected future needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2b4d043-7c2d-401b-bd7f-ade8e9f864c6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the project provides
environmental benefits, including source water protection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb32fbb89-4f78-4ce3-a161-8f185edcc16e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project applies a regional or
watershed perspective and promotes benefits in the region in which the project
is carried out;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fdca763-c883-4b0d-9a34-c56b1a656f28" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the project—</text>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ac4dc7f-be74-4413-9963-4ce5dbd58345" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ide2b3468b-1d93-44ba-be2e-b7778f3216dc"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implements an integrated resources
management approach; or</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13533679-5d8d-42e2-a7c9-8b1b2104b2d5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhances water management flexibility,
including providing for—</text>
<item changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf99bae8d-5836-40d7-84ab-25bfe492352c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local control to manage water supplies
under varying water supply conditions; and</text>
</item><item changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id783bdaaf-79e0-4c64-a0b3-adc93bf7de62" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participation in water banking and markets
for domestic and environmental purposes; and</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9a90ce5-9f60-432d-b31c-efc379dc0d8c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promotes long-term protection of water
supplies;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b7c645b-2b99-4496-972c-ddd662dd1d2f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preliminary cost estimates for the project;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f02ddfe-7dc3-477e-b496-2a7a69d47525" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the non-Federal project entity has
the capability to pay 100 percent of the costs associated with the operations,
maintenance, and replacement of the facilities constructed or developed as part
of the rural water supply project; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7e7534b-636d-4c68-b043-eb932c3f6992" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides recommendations on whether a
feasibility study should be initiated under section 106(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53d6587f-1cd3-4e26-9778-e8b3bedd2ad1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Appraisal
criteria</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7063579-6d7b-4fe4-8d8a-a8f2f895ba7e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
criteria (including appraisal factors listed under subsection (c)) against
which the appraisal investigations shall be assessed for completeness and
appropriateness for a feasibility study.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8290b558-8171-4fb7-b928-ffe7c4f439a4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To minimize the cost of a rural water
supply project to a non-Federal project entity, the Secretary shall include in
the criteria methods to scale the level of effort needed to complete the
appraisal investigation relative to the total size and cost of the proposed
rural water supply project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfab2bb07-cb33-4d32-9301-ffe18f7f3018" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Review of appraisal
investigation</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDD3509B56764A0A94B13D643DF703D0" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of submission of an appraisal investigation under paragraph
(1) or (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal
entity that conducted the investigation a determination of whether the
investigation has included the information necessary to determine whether the
proposed rural water supply project satisfies the criteria promulgated under
subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9906915DA51C47828D2126CB904EB7A4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No satisfaction of
criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
determines that the appraisal investigation submitted by a non-Federal entity
does not satisfy the criteria promulgated under subsection (d), the Secretary
shall inform the non-Federal entity of the reasons why the appraisal
investigation is deficient.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EDE42E3010B4EEF9B3CD46A123635A6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Responsibility of
secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an appraisal
investigation as first submitted by a non-Federal entity does not provide all
necessary information, as defined by the Secretary, the Secretary shall have no
obligation to conduct further analysis until the non-Federal project entity
submitting the appraisal study conducts additional investigation and resubmits
the appraisal investigation under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id957056A6CD53490E8F72BFB213B71795" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Appraisal
report</header><text>Once the Secretary has determined that an investigation
provides the information necessary under subsection (e), the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C8E0A6456EB4E3587B91748F88E8DFC" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text>complete the appraisal
report required under subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D1DBD51DB4D417780DD9DC63E787C82" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make available to the
public, on request, the appraisal report prepared under this title; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC09F8CE5CCC45849B91EB2EF77468C1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promptly publish in the
Federal Register a notice of the availability of the results.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6ed07b0-b2e5-427d-a76e-26cb53531af4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Costs</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id652b3017-7fc3-4f05-a35b-de9c7eacdb01" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of an
appraisal investigation conducted under subsection (a) shall be 100 percent of
the total cost of the appraisal investigation, up to $200,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbedd34b-ceef-4af8-8044-a6643a615b4e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-federal
share</header>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc75cf4b8-d591-420b-8680-495684fd3f0e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), if the cost of conducting an appraisal investigation is more
than $200,000, the non-Federal share of the costs in excess of $200,000 shall
be 50 percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef40dd78-7a0c-4345-bea2-7f102aef9877" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may reduce the non-Federal
share required under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that there is
an overwhelming Federal interest in the appraisal investigation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id711D9B55783C438388C14D10739396E1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
non-Federal share under subparagraph (A) may be in the form of any in-kind
services that the Secretary determines would contribute substantially toward
the conduct and completion of the appraisal investigation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dbdb143-3d33-41c3-a3d9-4b35378ca1d8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Consultation;
Identification of Funding Sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting an appraisal investigation
under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47f9dd87-7f19-4659-8f56-3e9ab28b46db" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult and cooperate with the non-Federal
project entity and appropriate State, tribal, regional, and local
authorities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id822d7ac3-9048-4cff-b0a7-f9c5320f6b48" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with the heads of appropriate
Federal agencies to—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b99e805-9f3d-4301-a23f-6f91b68813ac" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the proposed rural water supply
project does not duplicate a project carried out under the authority of the
agency head; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50fff3b6-24da-4bc3-a936-2913ca21f50f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if a duplicate project is being carried
out, identify the authority under which the duplicate project is being carried
out; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9fc0f114-e97c-436d-b3c1-814475d1866c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify what funding sources are available
for the proposed rural water supply project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38661869-0b17-40c6-bc17-6339a6f4c672" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Feasibility
studies</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40623fe0-b778-4ba1-a072-fdce0ff1b1c1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On completion of an
appraisal report under section 105(c) that recommends undertaking a feasibility
study and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee968758-6ebe-487b-b50f-2cd34817fc79" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in cooperation with a non-Federal project
entity, carry out a study to determine the feasibility of the proposed rural
water supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35bd2130-6947-4fa2-b72b-660aa02c06d8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive and review a feasibility study that
is—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e001971-a21c-4ca1-87c9-ed21f203038f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developed by the non-Federal project
entity, with or without support from the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8735925-c7aa-489b-a113-93ebe6a510eb" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submitted to the Secretary by the
non-Federal project entity; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac7c7ce5-e305-4ca2-8abb-ff4d03d2267f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a grant to, or enter into a
cooperative agreement with, a non-Federal project entity to conduct a
feasibility study, for submission to the Secretary, if the Secretary determines
that—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id740c7159-9b61-42e7-96a1-be0984e97598" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the non-Federal entity is qualified to
complete the feasibility study in accordance with the criteria promulgated
under subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id644f0005-427a-4602-97ea-ef8f1e34acff" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">using the non-Federal project entity to
conduct the feasibility study is a cost-effective alternative for completing
the appraisal investigation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59a2f0db-ed9e-4e88-8e1f-263d4c47de60" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review of non-Federal
feasibility studies</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c9c20b1-1f35-4878-a1b3-49653a5f4869" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting a
review of a feasibility study submitted under paragraph (2) or (3) of
subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53723c89-5832-4e04-879e-0c78d4a89efd" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in accordance with the feasibility factors
described in subsection (c) and the criteria promulgated under subsection (d),
assess the completeness of the feasibility study; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd69712c-4b17-4c86-bedf-32b7b2e1d884" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that a
feasibility study is not complete, notify the non-Federal entity of the
determination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd90113ef-fa87-4cfc-a6e4-433316cafbfb" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines under paragraph
(1)(B) that a feasibility study is not complete, the non-Federal entity shall
pay any costs associated with revising the feasibility study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3afd85c-92fb-4f14-8bfc-3548f8759a43" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Feasibility
factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Feasibility studies
authorized or reviewed under this title shall include an assessment of—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf6b7ef1-b9bd-4049-a8bc-46457a82a261" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">near- and long-term water demand in the
area to be served by the rural water supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1b4d17a-5d4e-47cd-8b23-7d2ca627dcf0" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advancement of public health and safety of
any existing rural water supply project and other benefits of the proposed
rural water supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ae8787c-e9f4-47a9-9fdc-a0c49c6232dc" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alternative new water supplies in the study
area, including any opportunities to treat and use low-quality water,
nonpotable water, water reuse-based supplies, and brackish and saline waters
through innovative and economically viable treatment technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b289979-8a99-44f9-9679-47c332bedefe" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental quality and source water
protection issues related to the rural water supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id275b7cd7-8afc-4796-bf96-5667daa9638f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative opportunities for water
conservation in the study area to reduce water use and water system costs,
including—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1d30fca-8278-48be-afef-980cb0ca52e0" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonstructural approaches to reduce the need
for the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc352c007-540a-47c8-aca7-1519c87b3a58" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstration technologies;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf18393b1-46ef-4709-872f-724b65aae5c3" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the project and
alternatives take advantage of economic incentives and the use of market-based
mechanisms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18f161ba-78e9-49d2-8902-a98f63b9c0a1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7e1ece3c-8eea-4840-aff2-f17e0084989a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the construction costs and projected
operations, maintenance, and replacement costs of all alternatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id334da0e3-0fa9-460b-9228-2fa912f517bb" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the economic feasibility and lowest cost
method of obtaining the desired results of each alternative, taking into
account the Federal cost-share;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7f60e77-5443-4235-aebf-f4dab77b8388" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of guaranteed loans for a
proposed rural water supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaedb4c92-2f47-4d15-ac46-8b9bd0775d7e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the financial capability of the non-Federal
project entity to pay the non-Federal project entity's proportionate share of
the design and construction costs and 100 percent of operations, maintenance,
and replacement costs, including the allocation of costs to each non-Federal
project entity in the case of multiple entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafa85445-2cda-4f8c-af60-bf4a5469511a" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the non-Federal project entity has
developed an operations, management, and replacement plan to assist the
non-Federal project entity in establishing rates and fees for beneficiaries of
the rural water supply project that includes a schedule identifying the annual
operations, maintenance, and replacement costs that should be allocated to each
non-Federal entity participating in the project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23231d14-2246-4b40-b80e-f573c6251e67" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(11)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id18c2e9d2-0db9-48a5-8495-fedf4ebeb409"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the non-Federal project entity
administrative organization that would implement construction, operations,
maintenance, and replacement activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id490d7105-03eb-4a50-b7b6-ded64e74d40b" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fiscal, administrative, and operational
controls to be implemented to manage the project;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6721b25-d6e7-4b47-8db6-0572158b4695" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which assistance for rural
water supply is available under other Federal authorities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c0404c2-71d1-4ddc-9f76-20e9d01428f2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the engineering, environmental, and
economic activities to be undertaken to carry out the proposed rural water
supply project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id583bfe09-9582-4e62-bee0-c18a86dff080" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the project involves
partnerships with other State, local, or tribal governments or Federal
entities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e973e44-3640-4dad-9a53-d9a00e62b78f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project intended for
Indian tribes and tribal organizations, the extent to which the project
addresses the goal of economic self-sufficiency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8bf477c2-f056-4013-a4e7-a92654e8d36f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Feasibility study
criteria</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id520e8d16-add8-43fe-981b-bd0f28852243" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
criteria (including the feasibility factors listed under subsection (c)) under
which the feasibility studies shall be assessed for completeness and
appropriateness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2183a9b5-6829-4b20-8200-26bbb3e7b1ca" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include in the criteria
promulgated under paragraph (1) methods to scale the level of effort needed to
complete the feasibility assessment relative to the total size and cost of the
proposed rural water supply project and reduce total costs to non-Federal
entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id642049a9-fdc8-47a2-8890-0188f29e5738" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Feasibility
report</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa1cdac1-9fe6-45b1-9e90-96a02a81927d" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After completion of
appropriate feasibility studies for rural water supply projects that address
the factors described in subsection (c) and the criteria promulgated under
subsection (d), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64dee111-cf2c-4812-9ac4-b61fdceea4fd" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a feasibility report that
includes—</text>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida40930e8-e984-49eb-9aaf-4d71e04cf4e3" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation of the Secretary
on—</text>
<subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00d1ec2e-4ada-4da1-9dc0-bb679eacd2ab" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the rural water supply project
should be authorized for construction; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id778d3e12-818b-48ad-956b-1bbedac564fa" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriate non-Federal share of
construction costs, which shall be—</text>
<item changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1fb70374-ddbc-4633-a22b-a5e1abad5772" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 25 percent of the total
construction costs; and</text>
</item><item changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8cf7f243-6cc7-40e0-b0d0-577289a385df" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determined based on an analysis of the
capability-to-pay information considered under subsections (c)(9) and (f);
and</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe027415-45fb-4288-9eee-16516fd61e82" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary recommends that the
project should be authorized for construction—</text>
<subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16fd2148-a31e-4448-9b8f-d50d9982d5aa" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">what amount of grants, loan guarantees, or
combination of grants and loan guarantees should be used to provide the Federal
cost share;</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a2296a4-f409-42ba-883d-2ad84802e484" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a schedule that identifies the annual
operations, maintenance, and replacement costs that should be allocated to each
non-Federal entity participating in the rural water supply project; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f27c7d0-7c13-4a7f-86a4-fe754c9e1bf2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the financial capability
of each non-Federal entity participating in the rural water supply project to
pay the allocated annual operation, maintenance, and replacement costs for the
rural water supply project;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c210a20-7e2c-4476-a745-50052d64a121" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the report to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide25e4f48-ce6d-47de-975f-b2ae622cf586" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the report publicly available, along
with associated study documents; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13baff4a-049d-4829-a6e2-9240f724d12b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish in the Federal Register a notice of
the availability of the results.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id756d3eef-dcc9-4393-a1db-f1d1224365a3" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Capability-To-Pay</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4022e1b7-fc33-4a0c-88df-02583296d268" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In evaluating a
proposed rural water supply project under this section, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15bd2556-8e47-4f43-8c8d-d8a170bb8da5" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider the financial capability of any
non-Federal project entities participating in the rural water supply project to
pay 25 percent or more of the capital construction costs of the rural water
supply project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id632b6f5a-05ff-4db3-9f4d-79281ee79e28" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend an appropriate Federal share and
non-Federal share of the capital construction costs, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id581e7fbd-8939-4fa5-94ff-0c1bb512c6dd" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the financial capability of
non-Federal project entities to pay for a rural water supply project under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall evaluate factors for the project area,
relative to the State average, including—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd367bc59-ec0b-4b90-83e4-8f4eebe135bb" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">per capita income;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5e1fa4c-e896-4f1d-a33d-612ab2b961eb" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">median household income;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e8af7a4-df12-40e0-b85b-f6b4c5199884" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the poverty rate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2922f2e5-a270-469b-b390-bc9fe7f6c7b4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of the non-Federal project
entity to raise tax revenues or assess fees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03d6ec4f-09e1-4fa6-a195-519488839b5c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the strength of the balance sheet of the
non-Federal project entity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf92b09f-c203-4e5f-8fe9-58d2b24138b3" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the existing cost of water in the
region.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba9dba26-e2d7-48c0-9a6c-79a8d7e40c1c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian
tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the
capability-to-pay of Indian tribe project beneficiaries, the Secretary may
consider deferring the collection of all or part of the non-Federal
construction costs apportioned to Indian tribe project beneficiaries unless or
until the Secretary determines that the Indian tribe project beneficiaries
should pay—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43fc9c85-c01d-4fee-932c-1c47c34f59e6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs allocated to the beneficiaries;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4e35d80-9a98-4bb3-8aa9-61dddfab8baa" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an appropriate portion of the costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd36f3a13-60ac-42be-8897-ccd9fa65137e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost-Sharing
requirement</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0aefdf8e-aa14-4cfb-93e8-bc0d38c09b7a" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, the Federal share of the cost of a feasibility
study carried out under this section shall not exceed 50 percent of the study
costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd94b52b6-1dca-49b1-9a36-0beb5f0e474e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share under paragraph (1)
may be in the form of any in-kind services that the Secretary determines would
contribute substantially toward the conduct and completion of the study.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a3c2c05-491a-455b-9a78-1c1cdf71409d" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Financial
hardship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
increase the Federal share of the costs of a feasibility study if the Secretary
determines, based on a demonstration of financial hardship, that the
non-Federal participant is unable to contribute at least 50 percent of the
costs of the study.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07e005c3-7eb5-40d4-8637-1b6154928b55" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Larger
communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting a
feasibility study of a rural water supply system that includes a community with
a population in excess of 50,000 inhabitants, the Secretary may require the
non-Federal project entity to pay more than 50 percent of the costs of the
study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaba78bb3-3d1a-472f-8b1e-4384e0c9b363" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Consultation and
cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to
the non-Federal project entity, the Secretary shall consult and cooperate with
appropriate Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local authorities during the
conduct of each feasibility assessment and development of the feasibility
report conducted under this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67850926-f872-4c36-b02d-047c3ed79f15" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide23a27e3-3500-45d3-bff8-37594baf786c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority of
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
enter into contracts, financial assistance agreements, and such other
agreements, and promulgate such regulations, as are necessary to carry out this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63712627-ab1a-495a-a8af-520c7fcf6225" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
title authorizes the transfer of pre-existing facilities or pre-existing
components of any water system from Federal to private ownership or from
private to Federal ownership.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id780826fb-7d92-4f84-a329-8870254afd2c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal reclamation
law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title
supersedes or amends any Federal law associated with a project, or portion of a
project, constructed under Federal reclamation law.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id158bcaa6-737c-4396-8c23-a407e0d8c48d" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency
coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall coordinate the Program carried out under this title with existing Federal
and State rural water and wastewater programs to facilitate the most efficient
and effective solution to meeting the water needs of the non-Federal project
sponsors.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc106ec2c-8a10-45e9-bc51-c46653a4cf70" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Multiple Indian
tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which a
contract is entered into with, or a grant is made, to an organization to
perform services benefitting more than 1 Indian tribe under this title, the
approval of each such Indian tribe shall be a prerequisite to entering into the
contract or making the grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide996b56c-ae8f-429b-99fe-5f898ecda49d" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Ownership of
facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title to any
facility planned, designed, and recommended for construction under this title
shall be held by the non-Federal project entity.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCB4E720CACE410FB666EA941572D0E1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Expedited
procedures</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a community to be
served by a proposed rural water supply project has urgent and compelling water
needs, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite
appraisal investigations and reports conducted under section 105 and
feasibility studies and reports conducted under section 106.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id986fb999-dd68-4cf6-86d0-6aba0de478b1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Effect on State water
law</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc0dc62d-b367-4d5a-b602-7d8191754093" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title
preempts or affects State water law or an interstate compact governing
water.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe2c858c-b5fb-40a4-b2df-562508e861c5" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
comply with State water laws in carrying out this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f9b9888-1815-4f4f-85f7-e70f80ed3871" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><header>No additional
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
title requires a feasibility study for, or imposes any other additional
requirements with respect to, rural water supply projects or programs that are
authorized before the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbef8a0c6-ac05-4168-b100-dafdb5bbf16f" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3056bfa-4c39-4c80-9675-da9e73e11e7d" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this title $20,000,000 for the period of fiscal
years 2006 through 2015, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a661f52-8114-4999-bd2a-98f1fd7359d8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rural water programs
assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
made available under subsection (a), not more than $1,000,000 may be made
available to carry out section 104 for each of fiscal years 2006 and
2007.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05ec5382-f964-4b3a-affb-ba7497d16c28" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No amounts made available under this
section shall be used to pay construction costs associated with any rural water
supply project.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Twenty-First Century Water Works
Act</header>
<section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc55c7799-913e-4d35-88f4-0306ed1c4279" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Twenty-First Century Water
Works Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ef2124d-6f81-4143-8a10-68e10b337baf" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda15d5c4-e649-4422-beee-b1cb5fa711b6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Indian
Tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian
tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida722082d-0535-4dfd-9025-f9f20108f34b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lender</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lender</term> means any
non-Federal qualified institutional buyer (as defined in section 230.144A(a) of
title 17, Code of Federal Regulation (or any successor regulation), known as
Rule 144A(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission and issued under the
<act-name parsable-cite="SA33">Securities Act of 1933</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/77a">15 U.S.C.
77a</external-xref> et seq.)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd76ced8e-ac50-4cc0-b4ae-fef62d151453" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Loan
guarantee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>loan
guarantee</term> has the meaning given the term <quote>loan guarantee</quote>
in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5a5c5ec-1c5b-44e4-bc72-0545646d2efc" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Non-federal
borrower</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>non-Federal borrower</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ace53dd-f115-4df6-a908-7320b1c0e6ef" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State (including a department, agency, or
political subdivision of a State); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30c26dd3-4926-46ad-9fcd-309f66fb0f6c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a conservancy district, irrigation
district, canal company, water users’ association, Indian tribe, an agency
created by interstate compact, or any other entity that has the capacity to
contract with the United States under Federal reclamation law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2571F8D9552447A5B8D932D05E8B31FE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Obligation</header><text>The
term <term>obligation</term> means a loan or other debt obligation that is
guaranteed under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54f579ba-3519-482b-894c-b71d405fe002" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>project</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida12085bd-7be1-4392-a48b-58a0b270832d" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rural water supply project (as defined in
section 102(9)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4a39dd3-c437-4436-958a-c55146de7778" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an extraordinary operation and maintenance
activity for, or the rehabilitation of, a facility—</text>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52481132-40de-40d7-9f0e-8db27961105a" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is authorized by Federal reclamation
law and constructed by the United States under such law; or</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5769b1d-0856-4d3a-a065-55dcc4dbf36d" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in connection with which there is a
repayment or water service contract executed by the United States under Federal
reclamation law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a330128-ad74-41a2-b5ef-526d1a01e2c2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10c7de89-8de3-4b4d-8df0-8d0cdcab2340" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Project
eligibility</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0757eca6-5feb-4ecb-a892-85883bf7e7e6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility
criteria</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04a42ecc-87d1-4e57-87c3-606d46eac6da" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
develop and publish in the Federal Register criteria for determining the
eligibility of a project for financial assistance under section 204.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98a8c35f-ee8f-4305-a580-ca4ca171128e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility criteria shall include—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75db38db-fc02-4e78-af14-430813a82471" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submission of an application by the lender
to the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide178e71e-f52e-4b9e-8f7c-0ea45c4a3235" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstration of the creditworthiness of
the project, including a determination by the Secretary that any financing for
the project has appropriate security features to ensure repayment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc89ff5b9-1b6e-4ac9-ac1a-6fe61258040e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstration by the non-Federal borrower,
to the satisfaction of the Secretary, of the ability of the non-Federal
borrower to repay the project financing from user fees or other dedicated
revenue sources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd02d0ce0-eb51-46d7-a7a7-2c69e7e107e9" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstration by the non-Federal borrower,
to the satisfaction of the Secretary, of the ability of the non-Federal
borrower to pay all operations, maintenance, and replacement costs of the
project facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id752c8d02-edb7-47c6-ac92-c6c7e060ebbe" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other criteria as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3f32a08-fcd6-4fc1-87b3-66bf2d02f704" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive any of the criteria
in subsection (a)(2) that the Secretary determines to be duplicative or
rendered unnecessary because of an action already taken by the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58d02c21-d38b-449c-b4f6-1f1e059d571b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Projects previously
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project that was
authorized for construction under Federal reclamation laws prior to the date of
enactment of this Act shall be eligible for assistance under this title,
subject to the criteria established by the Secretary under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7abfd00-f038-4a72-8703-46c46e09dba3" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Criteria for rural
water supply projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A rural
water supply project that is determined to be feasible under section 106 is
eligible for a loan guarantee under section 204.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc793d488-f4c8-42df-9ccc-05ec913b7ee4" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64cd9d34-eda5-4ba6-b899-7d33e717eb70" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary may make available to lenders for a project
meeting the eligibility criteria established in section 203 loan guarantees to
supplement private-sector or lender financing for the project.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39d1549c-af8f-4730-b3f0-eedce36ee45a" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and
limitations</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9b33e21-9bbb-45cb-aaca-f2eab2842123" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loan guarantees under
this section for a project shall be on such terms and conditions and contain
such covenants, representations, warranties, and requirements as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate to protect the financial interests of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60B624B2FE8E44289F57EE31954CD82F" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Loan
guarantees by the Secretary shall not exceed an amount equal to 90 percent of
the cost of the project that is the subject of the loan guarantee, as estimated
at the time at which the loan guarantee is issued.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC4B14AB06E847678ED8D9C88D378E30" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Interest
rate</header><text>An obligation shall bear interest at a rate that does not
exceed a level that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, taking into
account the prevailing rate of interest in the private sector for similar loans
and risks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60B21A43E33841D89BE88D466A1F78F8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Amortization</header><text>A
loan guarantee under this section shall provide for complete amortization of
the loan guarantee within not more than 40 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB8E6C02CF4C4BD2B542208D92855540" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nonsubordination</header><text>An
obligation shall be subject to the condition that the obligation is not
subordinate to other financing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc575962e-08f4-4ead-9b8e-1570496323a8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prepayment and
refinancing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any prepayment or
refinancing terms on a loan guarantee shall be negotiated between the
non-Federal borrower and the lender with the consent of the Secretary.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49D3550A181146C298908CF2015CA081" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>205.</enum><header>Defaults</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE404707706F465AA6268FD70E94418F" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payments by
secretary</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB2FFDFA97224765ADA758DD0B23696C" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a borrower defaults on the obligation, the holder of
the loan guarantee shall have the right to demand payment of the unpaid amount
from the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48572C1EED6C41ACB92E399C0E85A059" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment
required</header><text>By such date as may be specified in the loan guarantee
or related agreements, the Secretary shall pay to the holder of the loan
guarantee the unpaid interest on, and unpaid principal of, the obligation with
respect to which the borrower has defaulted, unless the Secretary finds that
there was not default by the borrower in the payment of interest or principal
or that the default has been remedied.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1A271A666B24E408E7A23AEF49B52F7" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Forbearance</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection precludes any forbearance by the holder of the obligation
for the benefit of the non-Federal borrower that may be agreed on by the
parties to the obligation and approved by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24A5EE829C5D40ABBCC5A35342B43CFA" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subrogation</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEFA8B14D5EF4F4BB2B4C0E8CC2CF9B1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary makes a payment under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall be subrogated to the rights of the recipient of the payment
as specified in the loan guarantee or related agreements, including, as
appropriate, the authority (nothwithstanding any other provision of law)
to—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8957ED6C07147D2A1B7078A5B0FB206" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete, maintain,
operate, lease, or otherwise dispose of any property acquired pursuant to the
loan guarantee or related agreements; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D41C71BA8704288A61731A41D59234C" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permit the non-Federal
borrower, pursuant to an agreement with the Secretary, to continue to pursue
the purposes of the project if the Secretary determines the purposes to be in
the public interest.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71BD710781F14DDA8BDB0099647F7905" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Superiority of
rights</header><text>The rights of the Secretary, with respect to any property
acquired pursuant to a loan guarantee or related agreement, shall be superior
to the rights of any other person with respect to the property.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15AF19C6206341FC91DCBFEA09DBC85B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payment of principal
and interest by secretary</header><text>With respect to any obligation
guaranteed under this section, the Secretary may enter into a contract to pay,
and pay, holders of the obligation, for and on behalf of the non-Federal
borrower, from funds appropriated for that purpose, the principal and interest
payments that become due and payable on the unpaid balance of the obligation if
the Secretary finds that—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38B3646E512C41F6A98C0B7B72630814" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4D030B69A2CB4F5E87FE61C6E475F564"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the non-Federal
borrower is unable to meet the payments and is not in default;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5F42093BA1A4D6D9EE4BA9AD8004AF7" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>it is
in the public interest to permit the non-Federal borrower to continue to pursue
the purposes of the project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id133A7760D0DA460F87BF5BBEB9E3CCE2" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the
probable net benefit to the Federal Government in paying the principal and
interest will be greater than that which would result in the event of a
default;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB5E8FD300CC45C094F68FE430CA494A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of the payment
that the Secretary is authorized to pay shall be no greater than the amount of
principal and interest that the non-Federal borrower is obligated to pay under
the agreement being guaranteed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D74C17606014F89BABA31E28F85C23A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the borrrower agrees to
reimburse the Secretary for the payment (including interest) on terms and
conditions that are satisfactory to the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6E5FB24F3E64880822C19F60CEE72A4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Action by attorney
general</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id855DF813805D41CDA50F78F4A79CC7F2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>If
the non-Federal borrower defaults on an obligation, the Secretary shall notify
the Attorney General of the default.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC05AF8968C84D2A8E5E7C442637EA0A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recovery</header><text>On
notification, the Attorney General shall take such action as is appropriate to
recover the unpaid principal and interest due from—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2039D37679DA4BB19C0FC689B4A5C398" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such assets of the
defaulting non-Federal borrower as are associated with the obligation;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FFCF9E04B8A4C7A8422C3B32F275DF4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other security
pledged to secure the obligation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36ae5075-7ed9-472d-9dbc-9b024c67b980" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header>Operations,
maintenance, and replacement costs</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5f16683-27a2-4358-8787-a26bad46a5a2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share
of operations, maintenance, and replacement costs for a project receiving
Federal assistance under this title shall be 100 percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide41001b0-1094-49d5-bd59-a00a7318e0ba" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of the non-Federal borrower, the
Secretary may assist in the development of an operation, maintenance, and
replacement plan to provide the necessary framework to assist the non-Federal
borrower in establishing rates and fees for project beneficiaries.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2b4dace-d0dc-4333-9e89-f9c6b8a1e7bf" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header>Title to newly
constructed facilities</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bb60909-a369-4a92-b5c6-9c93557e42a6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>New projects and
facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All new projects
or facilities constructed in accordance with this title shall remain under the
jurisdiction and control of the non-Federal borrower subject to the terms of
the repayment agreement.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0410dacc-a9f8-442a-80ab-b673f0d4f94f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Existing projects and
facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
title affects the title of—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide81562ad-c05d-4171-9f24-8bc6b57afe34" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reclamation projects authorized prior to
the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id427aa6f8-1b38-4584-8b47-30ba5d0c85a2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">works supplemental to existing reclamation
projects; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6f75adc-b045-4051-bdfc-3372264680dc" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">works constructed to rehabilitate existing
reclamation projects.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62158a0b-df0e-46ee-adf0-9bd314512ee1" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><header>Water
rights</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30bc15ad-f38d-45dc-b70f-f4065384b9f1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title
preempts or affects State water law or an interstate compact governing
water.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42e9ee38-15cb-48ea-bfe7-4b65055e8c5b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
comply with State water laws in carrying out this title. Nothing in this title
affects or preempts State water law or an interstate compact governing
water.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcde49be9-87ce-42bc-91ad-e2846b1eb549" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header>Interagency
coordination and cooperation</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7067715AF26E4080960DFDD2289A7550" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consult with the
Secretary of Agriculture before promulgating criteria with respect to financial
appraisal functions and loan guarantee administration for activities carried
out under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B044E7934B046E29DAEF4E8D4123D0E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Memorandum of
agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and
the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into a memorandum of agreement providing
for Department of Agriculture financial appraisal functions and loan guarantee
administration for activities carried out under this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F06523DACE649BBB110E7F77C37EE20" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>210.</enum><header>Records;
audits</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id969A7193188E47E7A39407E9AED96988" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A recipient of a loan guarantee shall keep such records
and other pertinent documents as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation,
including such records as the Secretary may require to facilitate an effective
audit.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB7F3402AC9C46A8B830D64E9485DF52" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The
Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or their duly
authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit, to the
records and other pertinent documents.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48EBB2C5E8264D59AAB07CD7D8F831FE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>211.</enum><header>Full faith and
credit</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCADA6AA7E9D34D728035EC5A7893D66A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum></enum><text>The full faith and credit of the United
States is pledged to the payment of all guarantees issued under this section
with respect to principal and interest.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSEG00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id897af3f3-25fe-4687-9bbc-950561dfc285" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
title, to remain available until expended.</text>
</section>
October 19, 2005
Reported with an amendment