1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the
Secure Water Facilities
Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title;
table of contents.
TITLE I—Drinking water
system security
Sec. 101. Short
title.
Sec. 102. Intentional acts affecting security of covered water
systems.
Sec. 103. Study to
assess threat of contamination of drinking water distribution
systems.
TITLE II—Wastewater treatment works security
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Wastewater treatment works security.
Sec. 203. Study to assess threat of contamination of wastewater
treatment works.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Drinking water system security</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5D532A640EA4F96AA92A0F187E71F14" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Secure Drinking Water Facilities
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD21B95CC5A2A4C78BC93415BFD1E8270" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intentional acts affecting security of
covered water systems</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F1599DD22C94F3FAE92E6109A47AEA5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10AA038A900B4E9280F4F0C105E39B9F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300i-2">42 U.S.C.
300i–2</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA73F5A0241E245D3889CAE9A427A0A12" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38831428D9FE42E0BDFCD718D778BB86" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1433.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intentional acts affecting security of
covered water systems</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB31211558E3438282F7E40EF468B218"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34493A5D1D304CBAA712CA37177A90A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered water system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered water system</term>
means a public water system that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H394C6849DF814C6F931136427C130535"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a community water system serving a
population of more than 3,300 individuals; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H847555A61A6D40AB98A8FA0DC713571F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as determined by the Administrator,
presents a security risk that requires regulation under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5BAC0F9F0C66435ABD3D3D80951CDB55"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A030CA05BA84662A986FD1F53CDA6F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE38504E5ECE74AD8A207699A2B325B0F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Secure Water Facilities
Act</short-title>, the Administrator shall promulgate final regulations to
establish—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6EF7C1A0BFF425C91645E8040121EBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">risk-based performance standards for the
security of covered water systems in accordance with subsection (c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4437F75DB71D4032ACEF9F5D45C4EC78"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requirements and deadlines for each covered
water system—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FD60B52823E4CC38AE5047B5E47022F"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idDBCB154CED974A99B33066D353B23E65"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct a vulnerability assessment in
accordance with subsection (d) and submit the vulnerability assessment to the
Administrator; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9082520C5A7C4C59A424B3510BF273EA" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if a vulnerability assessment has already
been conducted relating to the covered water system—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20A3F6ACA2524A3CACEE16AA15185ECB"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to revise the assessment in accordance with
subsection (d); and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6F09F063A634CC7A7FAB3ABDAFB235A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to submit the revised assessment to the
Administrator;</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A3D867D7C424CECA6102E019E842F15"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to update and resubmit a vulnerability
assessment relating to the covered water system—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD805D3D7BCE4AA2B3FC546C3F768035"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less frequently than once every 5
years; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id814415580B574213AB8F09C2D917B803"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promptly after any change at the covered
water system that could cause the reassignment of the covered water system to a
different risk-based tier under subsection (h);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F9239DEA62947608AE9B38133289D82"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop, implement, revise (as
appropriate), and submit to the Administrator a site security plan in
accordance with subsection (e)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AFC252F0C5C40B99E3C22799FF6C6ED"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less frequently than once every 5
years; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5A90AD87DBB454EA6E4E8632971CA92"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promptly after any revision to the
vulnerability assessment of the covered water system under clause (ii);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9C54490DC8B46189234E56D3EE62F15"><enum>(iv)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idC31E9980B6F24DFE8E8214B52FEE80F7"><enum>(I)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id143D964CCB7D4D1AA8AE46E84EE8D69F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop an emergency response plan in
accordance with subsection (f); or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1C2D8ABEC8843C08C67DD7C8FA5A451" indent="up2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if an emergency response plan has already
been developed for the covered water system, to revise the plan in accordance
with subsection (f); and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEF9CB68BAA6441587C049C16CDCC124" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to revise the plan not less frequently than
once every 5 years; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C45B68AFB2446D989616863EDBDD9E8"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide annual training to employees and
contractors of covered water systems regarding the implementation of site
security plans and emergency response plans in accordance with subsection
(g).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13AE662A6BFD4395983F6C73303CEF77"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In promulgating regulations pursuant to
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consult with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCD70ADF864144D4836B37A226851C9A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States that exercise primary enforcement
responsibility for public water systems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5AD9790496734C7DB8D5D8E94ED590F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary and other appropriate
individuals and entities regarding—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD05BD3F4F8A54037B32AE086DD2F2AD7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a process for the development and
evaluation of vulnerability assessments, site security plans, and emergency
response plans;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H991EEF3958C6491E9650E56FDD6C5065"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of risk-based performance
standards under subsection (c);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H241B35CABC864498A055A4D61F64050B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of risk-based tiers and a
process for the assignment of covered water systems to the risk-based tiers
under subsection (h);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H147A31D9AC7E438E8D81CDE4E2B9CB83"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the designation of substances of concern
under subsection (i);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29A23CC7F3084CD49DC85CDDE67965C1"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of threat-related and other
baseline information to covered water systems under subsection (j);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB2AB0E5ACCE4B85BF336EE742FC8655"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the treatment of protected information in
accordance with subsection (o); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCDCB56E86E54E44A44C599E9B364486"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other matters as the Administrator
determines to be necessary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2098851E11074B3EABF174FA2A07692A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Risk-Based performance standards</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC885547FEE9449B78174DA4D388C77F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The risk-based performance standards for
site security plans under this subsection shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AFCB48F9ACB45A6884F30E4FDF25661"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delineated by risk-based tier under
subsection (h); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD54C197E7684811885731B755AA34E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasingly stringent, based on the level
of risk associated with each risk-based tier.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA9CF38FA78C47AEA67CF46ED96DCECA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factor for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing standards under this
subsection, the Administrator shall take into consideration
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/6/27.230">section
27.230</external-xref> of title 6, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C84E4465E6E4346A7C48964C00EC80E"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vulnerability assessments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF47181F618F485780FE7E3B7B0B9D16"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vulnerability assessment under this
subsection shall include an evaluation by each covered water system of the
vulnerability of the covered water system to a range of intentional acts,
including any intentional act that results in a release of a substance of
concern that is known, or may be reasonably anticipated, to cause death,
injury, or serious adverse effects to human health or the environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF58776AC77C749C181BE41EEA2E5F2A2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At a minimum, a vulnerability assessment
under this subsection shall include a review of, with respect to the relevant
covered water system—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E610D4B29CB45F9A7CD436C48141C61"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pipes and constructed conveyances;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0621D0B344634E9597D5EFEB793AFC14"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">physical barriers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F1A923C18F74E239C61CA8F0BE594EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">water collection, pretreatment, treatment,
storage, and distribution facilities, including fire hydrants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13CD179617C8460B84DA24CB57ABD5B6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electronic, computer, and other automated
systems that are used by the covered water system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F91938815944B2E83B796A500A7DD99"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use, storage, or handling of various
chemicals, including substances of concern;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52D4EE6634F349B3898AE82340DEB73C"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the operation and maintenance of the
covered water system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H039A2FF80CE94503BAB8735E6F940CB7"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the resiliency and ability of the covered
water system to ensure continuity of operations in the event of a disruption
caused by an intentional act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E5FC917E724454FAA57F6851F54D11D"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Site security plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing and implementing a site
security plan under this section, a covered water system may select layered
security and preparedness measures that, in combination, appropriately—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7081124512541AEB1C959A1693FE208"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address the security risks identified in
the vulnerability assessment of the covered water system; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28B1053B2EEF4737B1EA571FDA361300"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with the applicable risk-based
performance standards required under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCC11375E37047A984605AF17316A1BD"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency response plans</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H621FC724532646F6A1F1C88C795482AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each covered water system shall prepare or
revise, as appropriate, an emergency response plan that incorporates the
results of the most recent vulnerability assessment and site security plan of
the covered water system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EAB15C7285A454CB11DDB713E11533B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An emergency response plan under this
subsection shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BC16BFD6E15496DA25A674173830BD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the plans and procedures,
and an identification of the equipment, that can be implemented or used in the
event of an intentional act at the covered water system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EB582BA48EB48A792EB0EDF3056DBBE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the actions and
procedures, and an identification of the equipment, that can obviate or
significantly lessen the impact on public health and the safety and supply of
drinking water provided to communities and individuals of an intentional act at
the covered water system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA29A57B9C33A43868AA65B9801157DD1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0C8B75F06DB4789B1035DBBFA996E0E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the emergency response plan of a
covered water system, each covered water system shall provide to the
individuals and entities described in subparagraph (B) appropriate information
to ensure an effective collective response to an intentional act at the covered
water system.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC4932CDC3E504B30B353568521491B71"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Description of individuals and
entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual or
entity referred to in subparagraph (A) is—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE8B0256BC8B49808543723FB0CC6043"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a local emergency planning
committee;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC441498A491B4678873F4B73F4B07F6B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State emergency response
commission;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDEE636AF5774EDFA1EFBEF31557A194"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a local law enforcement official; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37EDA9B1A6504C8C910FFD765393F59F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a local emergency response provider.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1EEA646866B46FC964CF224CFFCEED8"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CEC8BB8D5A1477BAA6B44719A478403"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on
which a vulnerability assessment is completed or revised, as appropriate, for a
covered water system under subsection (d), the covered water system shall
submit to the Administrator a certification that the covered water system has
completed an emergency response plan in accordance with this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id830E99FC299F4836B5013F0C2B505D8B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after any update of
an emergency response plan of a covered water system under this section, a
covered water system shall submit to the Administrator an updated certification
under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4968605F350A473581782D0D2C5683E9"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Role of employees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0B39ECECA99486EB2A66323B864843F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Description of role</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each site security plan and emergency
response plan required under this section shall describe the appropriate roles
and responsibilities that employees and contractors of the covered water system
are expected to perform to deter or respond to an intentional act described in
subsection (h)(2)(C).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D1D8DF1ECC7408D86334920F7E8B511"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training for employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than once each year,
each covered water system shall provide to employees and contractors of the
covered water system with roles or responsibilities described in paragraph (1)
not less than 8 hours of training regarding the conduct of those roles and
responsibilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C558FF132074DEF8E7205A2898EDE50"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employee participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing, revising, or updating a
vulnerability assessment, site security plan, or emergency response plan
required under this section, a covered water system shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD83D3BB32DA44FAAB5D066CB8EBD0985"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 supervisory and at least 1
nonsupervisory employee of the covered water system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0223C1F96780496ABE20C062EEF848C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 representative of each certified
or recognized bargaining agent representing employees or contractors of the
covered water system with roles or responsibilities described in paragraph (1),
if any, in a collective bargaining relationship with the private or public
owner or operator of the covered water system or a contractor to the covered
water system. </text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BFCEF746F334A0C9F52C850A72EBC16"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Risk-Based tiers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A8841BC658E4191ADAC2A4E1D321D2E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish, by
regulation, 4 risk-based tiers for the categorization of covered water systems
under this section, with tier 1 representing the highest degree of security
risk.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H577D6E61B4A549BA8D2CEA9F52DD1FFC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assignment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF147CD0A26BC4F14BDE618A8955FED7B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall assign (and
reassign, as appropriate) each covered water system to 1 of the risk-based
tiers established under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3B69B8DAC2D4CC7AC128A29EAC5BB55"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may require a covered
water system to submit to the Administrator such information as the
Administrator determines to be necessary to determine the appropriate
risk-based tier for the covered water system.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3D11159089C4A2AA2F29C2EBD38C45F"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In assigning a covered water system to a
risk-based tier under this paragraph, the Administrator shall take into
consideration—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaacbd95f359d4d03b5ea7fb8acef401d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential consequences (such as death,
injury, or serious adverse effects to human health, the environment, critical
infrastructure, national security, and the national economy) of an intentional
act at the covered water system—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0026036c25564c049920832111d53e23"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to cause a release, including a worst-case
release, of a substance of concern;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57906e8919084d5190d6d36c7e35592b"><enum>(II)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB6BE3E99AADF47EFB7784699C4FC5531"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to introduce a contaminant into the
drinking water supply; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3d844ac7b494ad7bb380d7faa3a3d45" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to disrupt the safe and reliable supply of
drinking water; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87bb96da74d242c68e101763097753e1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to steal, misappropriate, or misuse a
substance of concern;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe63ddffd7d0d470a84bce29c4d3f2258"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the size of the population served;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e73cf8e2fbd46da83de3847856fa2f0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proximity of the water system to large
population centers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3C3BFBC10C548528AB2418C6B2583F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Explanation for risk-based tier
assignment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall provide to each covered water system assigned to a risk-based tier under
this subsection a written explanation of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6058B72BC7AC4029A4F9B6C6BE693BDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reasons for the assignment to that
risk-based tier; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFE881274CBB424EBD07529B56DCB45E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the determination by the Administrator
regarding whether the covered water system is required to submit an assessment
under subsection (k)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F7B77F0578A49BDBF1DD745F613CA45"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Substances of concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the
Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC8BD1900E50492BA4531104D1906FED"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may designate any chemical substance as a
substance of concern, taking into consideration appendix A of part 27 of title
6, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H698B1863AEB54000AAE5BFC9E32176FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the designation of a chemical substance
as a substance of concern under paragraph (1), shall establish, by regulation,
a threshold quantity for the release or theft of the chemical substance, taking
into consideration—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2FF7B41E2F444F558B4BD878EBD5C8BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the toxicity, reactivity, volatility,
dispersability, combustibility, and flammability of the chemical substance;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id049212585650426ABFFDAE9D52FCFB8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of the chemical substance
that, as a result of a release, is known, or may be reasonably anticipated, to
cause death, injury, or serious adverse effects to human health or the
environment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A950B1EC8B14AF6A9C8736841B8C078"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Baseline information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To facilitate compliance with the
requirements of this section, as soon as practicable after the effective date
of the regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (b), and thereafter as
appropriate, the Administrator, after consultation with appropriate Federal
departments and agencies and State, local, and tribal governments, shall
provide baseline information to covered water systems regarding the types of
intentional acts that constitute probable threats with respect to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDFF180D33EC422AAFA069920B3ACB0A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the substantial disruption of the ability
of the covered water system to provide a safe and reliable supply of drinking
water;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BE532B8600145638370273866885B9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the release of a substance of concern at
the covered water system; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H183FEB6FC75C496AAD32E3141893A333"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the theft, misuse, or misappropriation of a
substance of concern at the covered water system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF01B84822CD043C5A408D865EC2FD8B9"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Methods To reduce consequences of chemical
releases from intentional acts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6480D0BA2ED74AF8A5A03A1AE8B9862B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of method to reduce the
consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3C46104AD2340C2BA653819308FFA26"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>method
to reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act</term>
means a measure at a covered water system that reduces or eliminates the
potential consequences of a release of a substance of concern from an
intentional act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37EAED8F72724A39B053DAD42BBFA90A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>method to reduce the
consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act</term>
includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35B0F6A0482A421EB36139A3B2F0A750"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the elimination or reduction in quantity of
a substance of concern possessed or planned to be possessed by a covered water
system through the use of alternate substances, formulations, or
processes;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A51D21A91574D919723B5A02BD5CCFC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the modification of the pressure,
temperature, or concentration of a substance of concern; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC3DBD6EA84F4DD0BAEC6E8182631D98"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reduction or elimination of onsite
handling of a substance of concern through improvement of inventory control or
chemical use efficiency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B649F8DC4C44E268EDAFBD479C34FD7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19DEE8FE93414D2F9D10C828184A92DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each covered water system that possesses or
plans to possess a substance of concern in excess of the release threshold
quantity established by the Administrator under subsection (i)(1)(B)
shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56139414D85E4F828977C421B3C13FDE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include in the site security plan of the
covered water system an assessment of methods to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act at the covered water system;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19A68F7958A74505ADF4796516E19CCA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the assessment under clause (i)
to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id854D13E024E0456BB3E14046C3A81440"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3563834B66F49B180B2F1C0194D2089"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State exercising primary enforcement
responsibility for the covered water system, if any.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2FDC67DEAD3246709684CC04AE714167"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In preparing an assessment under this
paragraph, a covered water system shall take into consideration factors
appropriate to the security, public health, and environmental mission of the
covered water system.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3156605C7216470F9BD95B58217AABF1"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each assessment under this paragraph shall
include a description of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2797ABE3273649488901CC5F6F4405DF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the methods to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act at the covered water system;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22F678AD64564A2E9D5C3A166E94F66E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the means by which each method to reduce
the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act at the covered
water system could, if applied—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id792DD49E64454AE7A2221A9F72238839"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce the potential extent of death,
injury, or serious adverse effects to human health resulting from the chemical
release; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7544557DDC1142EEA77CC933FDF17193"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">affect the presence of contaminants in
treated water, human health, or the environment;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0371387C44844B287C05F8D17363A40"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether each described method to reduce the
consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act at the covered water
system is feasible (as defined in section 1412(b)(4)(D)), not including
consideration of the costs calculated under clause (iv);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1810A5E11C7B4EBAAE30D14DDD27293B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs (including capital and
operational costs) and avoided costs (including savings and liabilities)
associated with applying each method to reduce the consequences of a chemical
release from an intentional act at the covered water system;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A9F098FB38B4EC2A119851979E33427"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other relevant information relied on by
the covered water system in conducting the assessment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE70272EBC36E4DFA8531295DF60331A9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the covered water system has
implemented or plans to implement 1 or more methods to reduce the consequences
of a chemical release from an intentional act, a description of any such
method; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8353476E1E24B97973A540202AEC06B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a covered water system
described in paragraph (3)(A), an explanation of the reasons for any decision
not to implement a method to reduce the consequences of a chemical release from
an intentional act at the covered water system.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H048FC1B06DA44025B42CBD2D6FEEE2C0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required methods</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF359BEC8A5A147948D9C2472F3F3CA54"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This paragraph applies to a covered water
system that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BB5120AC51840BCB42CBE29C92E9D50"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is assigned to 1 of the 2 highest
risk-based tiers under subsection (h); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5C67FBFD5DE46CAB5C3EB5BB62B3115"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">possesses or plans to possess a substance
of concern in excess of the release threshold quantity established by the
Administrator under subsection (i)(1)(B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8867F3C6BA94F789AB5CCE9E3567B25"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highest-risk systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, on the basis of an assessment under
paragraph (2), a covered water system described in subparagraph (A) decides not
to implement a method to reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an
intentional act at the covered water system—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06F199E49AB540BE8760D7C582B3985A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State exercising primary enforcement
responsibility for the covered water system (if the covered water system is
located in such a State) shall, in accordance with a timeline established by
the Administrator—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC53A02271F664217B90B1B987714F173"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether to require the covered
water system to implement the method to reduce the consequences of a chemical
release from an intentional act; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C63F4049DE6411B8A30A6D312115234"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the Administrator of the
determination; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74AFCC78DAD7433B9B753DFA6E0372EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator (if the covered water
system is not located in a State that exercises primary enforcement
responsibility for the covered water system) shall determine whether to require
the covered water system to implement the method to reduce the consequences of
a chemical release from an intentional act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H934E960CB38442F08B9CBC91320B199F"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before making a determination to require
implementation of a method to reduce consequences of a chemical release from an
intentional act under clause (i)(I) or (ii) of subparagraph (B), the State or
the Administrator, as applicable, shall take into consideration factors
appropriate to the security, public health, and environmental missions of
covered water systems, including an examination of whether the applicable
method to reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional
act—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DEEFB52DE084EE3A5FEE16362DDC1A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would significantly reduce the risk of
death, injury, or serious adverse effects to human health resulting directly
from a chemical release from an intentional act at the covered water
system;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA94BEB315A0345A7B70A7D0D0B2F6944"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would not increase the interim storage of a
substance of concern by the covered water system;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB59E715131EC4F88A66C8D4BD67D9641"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would not render the covered water system
unable to comply with—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB248BF8773034473B096A2F75FD00178"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other requirements of this Act; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4335D79CE20E4BC8A797180EAA41A863"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drinking water standards established by the
State or political subdivision in which the covered water system is located;
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB41FC9D599443B59799C462EC8A92AB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is feasible (as defined in section
1412(b)(4)(D)) to be incorporated into the operation of the covered water
system.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4AB6CF864EB44B689F270EAFFF52ED5"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a determination is made to require a
covered water system to implement a method to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act under clause (i)(I) or (ii) of
subparagraph (B), the State or the Administrator, as applicable, shall provide
to the affected covered water system an opportunity to appeal the
determination, including the opportunity for a determination of consequences of
an intentional act occurring outside the covered water system pursuant to
subparagraph (E).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd5843b73ede49de904dc81f102b082c"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consequences of an intentional act
occurring outside a covered water system</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD1EB3021A69412A9786A75078E638D0"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered water system may request, as part
of an appeal under subparagraph (D), a determination of whether the
implementation of a method to reduce the consequences of a chemical release
from an intentional act would result in a significant increase in the existing
potential consequences of an intentional act occurring outside the covered
water system that is directly related to the method to reduce consequences of
an intentional act at the covered water system that is the subject of the
appeal.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60427452B9C24D0FABBB3FDAEA92833D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties upon receipt of
request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receiving a
request under clause (i)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdafb7a6c676943c18c0a850f4e7b5f33"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State exercising primary enforcement
responsibility for the covered water system (if the covered water system is
located in such a State) shall notify the Administrator, and the Administrator
shall consult with the Secretary, as necessary, to quantify whether there will
be a significant increase in the existing potential consequences of an
intentional act occurring outside the covered water system (that is directly
related to the method to reduce consequences of an intentional act at the
covered water system that is the subject of the appeal) as compared to the
consequences of a chemical release at the covered water system that would be
reduced by the implementation of the method; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8f913b07dbfd4733beddd89f27b7ed29"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator (if the covered water
system is not located in a State exercising primary enforcement responsibility
for the covered water system) shall consult with the Secretary, as necessary,
to quantify whether there will be a significant increase in the existing
potential consequences of an intentional act occurring outside the covered
water system (that is directly related to the method to reduce consequences of
an intentional act at the covered water system that is the subject of the
appeal) as compared to the consequences of a chemical release at the covered
water system that would be reduced by the implementation of the method.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6392ED66D234F9EADD96CD3DD7BD27D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Significantly increased consequences
outside covered water system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a determination is made pursuant to
subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) that implementation of a method to reduce
consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act pursuant to clause
(i)(I) or (ii) of subparagraph (B) would result in a significant increase in
the existing potential consequences of an intentional act occurring outside the
covered water system as compared to the reduced consequences of a chemical
release at the covered water system, the State exercising primary enforcement
responsibility for the covered water system (if the covered water system is
located in such a State), or the Administrator (if the covered water system is
not located in a State exercising primary enforcement responsibility for the
covered water system), shall take into consideration the determination made
under this paragraph when making a final determination under clause (i)(I) or
(ii) of subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E1F4FD1902E4F0082EA107001855232"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incomplete and late assessments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF71B4C9FB6384DEDB81E4DB2ECAAED5D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incomplete assessments</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6DEB2EDF6084633B9AE9CCE0DE2074A"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that a
covered water system failed to meet the requirements of this subsection in
conducting an assessment, the Administrator, after notifying the covered water
system and the State exercising primary enforcement responsibility for the
covered water system, if any, shall require the covered water system to submit
a revised assessment in accordance with this subsection by not later than 60
days after the date of receipt of notification.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0A5B8BB11D645B19F6536B66A1C6B65"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State exercising primary enforcement
responsibility for a covered water system subject to clause (i) (if the covered
water system is located in such a State) or the Administrator (if the covered
water system is not located in such a State) shall review a revised assessment
submitted under clause (i) to determine whether to require the covered water
system to implement any method to reduce the consequences of an intentional act
pursuant to paragraph (3).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H064F71EB79B847769D38FDD1F395545F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Late assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that a
covered water system failed to complete an assessment under this subsection in
accordance with the deadline established for completion by the Administrator,
the Administrator, after notifying the covered water system and the State
exercising primary enforcement responsibility for the covered water system, if
any, may take appropriate enforcement action under subsection (q).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EDCE84D3E54429DA9B24AC3355ADF94"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failures by State to act</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1D67E8259604C6DA6EB6F4C78294095"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determinations</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C0AEAAAFF44416DB075593AD60BE55F"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that a
State exercising primary enforcement responsibility for a covered water system
has failed to determine whether to require the covered water system to
implement a method to reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an
intentional act, as required by paragraph (3)(B)(i)(I), the Administrator shall
notify the State and the applicable covered water system of the
determination.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF21D4BCC77C547C6AF7B40109AD54A13"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action by Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State has failed to make a
determination required by paragraph (3)(B)(i)(I) by the date that is 30 days
after the date of receipt of the notice of the Administrator under clause (i),
the Administrator shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60B317EF026143AD8D522E88EB392AEB"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the State and the applicable covered
water system of the failure by the State to make the determination; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D46CBF70375411A8CD36652D1FD6F7A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether to require the covered
water system to implement the applicable method to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act, based on the factors described in
paragraph (3)(C).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3162A21753D049B891B6DC981160F141"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement actions</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6B207FE47E7400888DDF57FBA4405AD"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that a
covered water system, with respect to a period in which a State has primary
enforcement responsibility for the system, has failed to implement a method to
reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act that is
required by the State or the Administrator under paragraph (3)(B), or by the
Administrator under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall notify the State
and the covered water system of the determination.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36F268B42B5141618EC54170305863F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that a
State has failed to commence an appropriate enforcement action by the date that
is 30 days after the date of notification by the Administrator under clause
(i), the Administrator shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7CA48589F1344319E78A9237763D8C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the State and the applicable covered
water system of the determination; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3E3FD2006084771B6F22569B9B533E3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether to commence an
appropriate enforcement action against the covered water system in accordance
with subsection (q) to require the implementation of the relevant method to
reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act at the
covered water system.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H702133592C914FA8AF988A70BFD68BBA"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of continued primary
enforcement responsibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may take into
consideration the failure of a State with primary enforcement responsibility
for a covered water system to make a determination as described in subparagraph
(A), or to bring an enforcement action as described in subparagraph (B), in
determining whether the State may retain primary enforcement responsibility for
the covered water system under this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD306DE8BC570467AA976401DBC773A1A"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance for covered water systems</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20411FDFF2DE435182F489BD568A4F38"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Secure Water Facilities
Act</short-title>, the Administrator shall develop, and update thereafter as
appropriate, nonbinding guidance, including guidance regarding Federal
procurement, to assist covered water systems in assessing and implementing
methods to reduce consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act by
reducing or eliminating reliance on the use of threshold quantities of
substances of concern at the covered water systems, as established under
subsection (i)(1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36AA4410289B495EB2D6280BEAE0CFCE"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall, as appropriate,
provide or recommend tools, methodologies, or computer software to assist
covered water systems assigned to tier 3 or tier 4 under subsection (h) and
required to conduct an assessment under paragraph (2) to achieve compliance
with the requirements of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0B218FBFDF749F1B35C06B36018898B"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review by Administrator</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAE9572E6BF34EFCBC4D2852B0BE2E4D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each covered water system shall submit to
the Administrator the vulnerability assessment and site security plan of the
covered water system, in accordance with such deadline as the Administrator may
establish.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7C13E85BF824B8FA4901399028F5FF8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A3C826FC0BC4AC9BBA9F282E44C1AAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review each vulnerability assessment and
site security plan submitted under this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFCB25646D6C43A49EB43F31AEA8F3B3"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0D9507B4B78344B5BE46603B2CA28C25"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the assessment or plan has any
significant deficiency described in paragraph (3), require the covered water
system to correct the deficiency; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49840871C265439598FE875EE0A72EAD" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approve the assessment or plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40A481434B264CBC8086DACAD63A5226"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Significant deficiencies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC01F65BAA0574DF09BA5D1FF9AE9FBEE"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), a
vulnerability assessment or site security plan of a covered water system has a
significant deficiency under this paragraph if the Administrator, in
consultation with the State exercising primary enforcement responsibility for
the covered water system, if any, determines that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H977F44436D8E41FF8580B80C6C951CFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the vulnerability assessment does not
comply with the regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (b); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H838FBBDD30AA44FC9F7E15DA54761779"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the site security plan fails—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H893FBDFC9CBD47FD8795F5F556368FB0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to meet applicable risk-based performance
standards under subsection (c); or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3551951D2BD434B907BEB1F68BA7F77"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to address a vulnerability identified in
the vulnerability assessment under subsection (d).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5dd1c49f95f41b2866101d3b18bd32f"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A deficiency in the content or
implementation of the portion of the site security plan of a covered water
system relating to methods to reduce the consequences of a chemical release
from an intentional act shall not be considered to be a significant deficiency
under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id168860954A2B4A57A2DFBA6C32EBA3AD"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of
deficiencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
Administrator identifies a significant deficiency in the vulnerability
assessment or site security plan of a covered water system under paragraph (3),
the Administrator shall provide to the covered water system a written
notification of the deficiency that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6AB415A3527542E99D6164CA58FFA9DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a clear explanation of the
deficiency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7443E64E866A47939E9D833076B37EE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides guidance to assist the covered
water system in addressing the deficiency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82F7C11FF1FF4D5DA327B3FF664D990A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires the covered water system—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0A15DB4C69D44AB8486FE999A7BC8D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to correct the deficiency; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C39766AB926427198FF93EA1DD17C50"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by such date as the Administrator
determines to be appropriate, to submit to the Administrator a revised
vulnerability assessment or site security plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37A329E4275745C6B98A69D7C4734022"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State, regional, and local governmental
entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No covered water
system shall be required under State, local, or tribal law to provide a
vulnerability assessment or site security plan under this section to any State,
regional, local, or tribal governmental entity solely due to the requirement of
paragraph (1) to submit such an assessment or plan to the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46664C261E1F4720A7F50592317D1DA7"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each covered water system shall maintain an
updated copy of the vulnerability assessment, site security plan, and emergency
response plan of the covered water system.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68F04A3BD60B4479856A4E295AED412F"><enum>(n)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audits; inspections</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61355723736041A9984FA6E44705762A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 1445(b)(2), the
Administrator (or a designee) shall audit and inspect covered water systems as
necessary to determine compliance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12B4461B933745F8A5EC2861C7F5DCE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting an audit or inspection of a
covered water system under this subsection, the Administrator shall have access
to the owners, operators, employees, contractors, and employee representatives,
if any, of the covered water system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77A157095EB646A5B0D1EA437F2D8AD9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidential communication of information;
aiding inspections</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id291A89E164B84E5EAEC4FB41E5C2793B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidential communication of
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall offer nonsupervisory employees of a covered water system the opportunity
to confidentially communicate to the Administrator information relevant to the
compliance or noncompliance by the covered water system with the requirements
of this section (including regulations promulgated pursuant to this
section).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id895069BFD71D45CDA85650E75A354644"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aiding inspections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A representative of each certified or
recognized bargaining agent described in subsection (g)(3)(B), or a
nonsupervisory employee if no such representative exists, shall be given an
opportunity to accompany the Administrator during any physical inspection of a
covered water system under this subsection to assist in the inspection, if a
representative of the covered water system will also be accompanying the
Administrator during the inspection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35A08ECE78634CD79D132060DE987836"><enum>(o)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of information</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EF13E807E4E42CC940EBB6E27C59A11"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of protected
information</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H638683548DA2462D9891E5698EF6F55D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>protected
information</term> means—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5ABFDADD7DEF4EA289B225C58D2D311F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a vulnerability assessment or site security
plan under this section (including any assessment developed under subsection
(k)(2));</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FA02BA1098E4F07ABC05966E8B4119B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any document directly relating to a review
by the Administrator of an assessment or plan described in clause (i), and,
where applicable, review by a State of an assessment developed under subsection
(k)(2);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA68931EACFD1450B8459EEC227640048"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any document directly relating to an
inspection or audit under subsection (n);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H062B54E8EBF84924A9B4795044AC295C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any order, notice, or letter regarding the
compliance of a covered water system with the requirements of this
section;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA040E300317746A4989AF34BCD66FDE4"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information, document, or record
required to be provided to, or created by, the Administrator under subsection
(h);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0ADF3FF49024FC4ABD464DF372737CE"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any document directly related to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79C643AE95114FC9A784407381620EDD"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a security drill or training
exercise;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70A52DD09C1A4554B1686BB1D43FF269"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a security threat or breach; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33066340A2D7414FB459C57E9EADA7D6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintenance, calibration, or testing of
security equipment; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AD763F96A3C4117AF59BDF6D8C2C6DD"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information, document, or record
developed exclusively for purposes of this section, the disclosure of which, as
determined by the Administrator, by regulation, would be detrimental to the
security of 1 or more covered water systems.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1626644E537841EA966A9D1152E6A1AE"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detriment requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of clauses (ii) through (vi)
of subparagraph (A), the only portion of any document, record, order, notice,
or letter that shall be considered to be protected information is any
portion—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC598F1C6A9B94114B788558C8A3B131F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the disclosure of which, as determined by
the Administrator, by regulation, would be detrimental to the security of 1 or
more covered water systems; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C7568457603407DB88B159BA064CC46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is developed by the Administrator, a
State, or a covered water system for purposes of this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64E586847CB44F8CB73869EEAE1AF9A1"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>protected information</term>
does not include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C8E664C60814B35BED98A7DE282ED10"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information, other than a vulnerability
assessment or site security plan, that the Administrator has determined, by
regulation—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CCBEDD4D2824D3AAE943778A58FF140"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be appropriate to demonstrate compliance
by a covered water system with the requirements of this section; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00CF50C0E66B47538398F5C67F30CDEF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would not be detrimental to the security of
any covered water system if disclosed; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4643E74B2684816838A527E6CA3F011"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information that is obtained from
another source with respect to which the Administrator has not made a
determination under subparagraph (A)(vii) or (B), regardless of whether the
information is included in an assessment or plan under this section,
including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1584C59A26264E519234E4E252D697E3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information that is required to be made
publicly available under any other provision of law; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CFDF89E59834362A3DF314B4F2B8B46"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information that a covered water system has
lawfully disclosed other than through a submission to the Administrator under
this section.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H582BFF1E193544ED9E84A0A4DE8D30D9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protected information—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5F8B018CC7749D89A723FA889D6768B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be exempt from disclosure under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section
552</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCC7A4DC9FEF42819F8093ED747B2F64"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be made available pursuant to any
State, local, or tribal law requiring disclosure of information or
records.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17F08B8B592E47EC8F7476B15FB59C9D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information sharing</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F1E281228FF46CEB8A3F124BCE16D2F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall promulgate such
regulations, and may issue such orders, as the Administrator determines to be
necessary to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of protected
information.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5009371C45DB4DA2A6FA0356B6E6A99F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sharing of protected information</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF780A4A54314F3F9DF94FBDB859455F"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations under subparagraph (A)
shall establish standards for, and facilitate, the appropriate sharing of
protected information among—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BAE6BDF6BB246FCBB64A68D33666B49"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal, State, local, and tribal
authorities;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D2EAF652CF44C4980B2FA648A3B7A79"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">first responders;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9953DB65343D430B945FED7A610C3A29"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">law enforcement officials;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB77A117080914EF8B037F4A2FBC4BE03"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designated supervisory and nonsupervisory
covered water system personnel with security, operational, or fiduciary
responsibility for the covered water system; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD50FFA5C8A524E9197AC57C2A7619112"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designated employee representatives of
covered water systems, if any.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B7E3B406EC54972A5D0220F77DFB988"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The standards established under clause (i)
shall include procedures for the sharing of all portions of a vulnerability
assessment or site security plan of a covered water system relating to the
roles and responsibilities of employees or contractors of the covered water
system under subsection (g) with—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7AFEF8F25E741EAA1CA7025B5D0AAAB"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a representative of each certified or
recognized bargaining agent representing those employees and contractors, if
any; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9C43866072344E7B991C20328ACD129"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if a representative described in subclause
(I) does not exist, at least 1 supervisory and at least 1 nonsupervisory
employee with roles and responsibilities described in subsection (g).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FB2EFD4C0384FD1B3866CC87A95CEE4"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CAFCF088C7246F18E24D33E8616E9D8"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protected information shall not be shared,
except in accordance with the standards established and orders issued pursuant
to subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54363935C9BB4848BFCDC7E8B52BB9FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Knowing violation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever discloses protected information in
knowing violation of the regulations promulgated under paragraph (1)
shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd39a5231101a472f81999a703c65b2d9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be fined under title 18, United States
Code, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfdafda6a305b4a7db3c0ae0c55c44168"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a Federal officeholder or
employee, removed from Federal office or employment.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5ABCB96FDB1940B088201D726E9AAD7F"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of information in adjudicative
proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any judicial
or administrative proceeding, protected information shall be treated in a
manner consistent with the treatment of sensitive security information under
section 525 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/295">Public Law
109–295</external-xref>; 120 Stat. 1381).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E1DBF97354D4B618B1751376A7ABAB2"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other obligations unaffected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (l)(5),
nothing in this section modifies or otherwise affects an obligation of a
covered water system—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H289B468447AE485F963D30A53AFB85D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to submit or make available information to
employees of the covered water system, employee organizations, health
professionals, emergency response organizations, or a Federal, State, tribal,
or local government agency under any other provision of law; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57DE860A86E94E37BA7FCDBFB6EFCD5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to comply with any other provision of
law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CA7F088495C40A2B50E2B53DE68A78D"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section authorizes the
withholding of information from Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBFA45FA4C204D87B560FC03BCD8C61E"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of independently furnished
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section modifies or otherwise affects any authority or obligation of a Federal,
State, local, or tribal agency to protect or disclose any record or information
that the Federal, State, local, or tribal agency obtains from a covered water
system or the Administrator under any other provision of law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44D428C6BDB548DBB907B6DC841534EC"><enum>(p)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section precludes or denies
the right of any State or political subdivision of a State to adopt or enforce
any regulation, requirement, or standard of performance with respect to a
covered water system that is more stringent than a regulation, requirement, or
standard of performance established under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25B3451810184B49B9AA46C649A76203"><enum>(q)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78436559F6194796BF71E02C4C0E5AAB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered water system that violates any
requirement of this section (including by failing to implement all or part of
an applicable site security plan by such date as the Administrator may require)
shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount equal to not more than $25,000
for each day of the violation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84C61FA1CBD3454C9BDB797B447FAC4E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On a determination by the Administrator
that a covered water system is subject to a civil penalty under paragraph (1),
the Administrator, after consultation with the State for a covered water system
located in a State exercising primary responsibility for the covered water
system, and after taking into consideration the severity of the violation or
deficiency and the record of the covered water system in carrying out the
requirements of this section, may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90FF2EE82E63450DA3B135342DA9F18F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after providing notice and an opportunity
for the covered water system to be heard, issue an order—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04F51FDFF0A04B50A1126CD5D584FAA9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing a penalty under paragraph (1) for
any past or current violation; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA4C231C9FD6442DB85ECA833F69DC87"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requiring compliance immediately or within
a specified time period; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H212B5C84028F4210A02811A72B3A9569"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commence a civil action in the United
States district court in the district in which the violation occurred for
appropriate relief, including temporary or permanent injunction.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H288D66CE7B78468682E0A2735E81DA83"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Methods to reduce consequences of chemical
releases from intentional acts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and
(5) of subsection (k), if a covered water system is located in a State
exercising primary enforcement responsibility for the covered water system, the
Administrator may not issue an order or commence a civil action under this
section for any deficiency in the content or implementation of the portion of
the site security plan of the covered water system relating to methods to
reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act (as
defined in subsection (k)(1)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE345E09ED6514F3DB283967458DD126D"><enum>(r)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports to Congress</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3D3A19C8B5342149F1FB5E64FA00DD7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the effective
date of the regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (b), and annually
thereafter for each of the following 8 calendar years, the Administrator shall
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report
describing the progress made during the reporting period in achieving
compliance with this section, including, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8C05E71762E4C38A11093C961BCE5AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a generalized summary of measures
implemented by covered water systems to meet each risk-based performance
standard established under subsection (c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EDAF3CA1157432B9FC6DD809B4BA7CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of the means by which—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D4E783337CB46D0A992924E50899E1A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">covered water systems, as categorized by
risk-based tier assignment under subsection (h), are achieving compliance with
the requirements of this section; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19F60C87ECE449DC904CACC78963A368"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator is implementing and
enforcing those requirements, including a description of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6673468124A74893AB7DD19DC0179635"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of public water systems that
provided information to the Administrator pursuant to subsection
(h)(2)(B);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EF0C0F8DD734BDBABE1E34486F4BCBE"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of covered water systems
assigned to each risk-based tier under subsection (h);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB67F27D5BA7B45F98F958253F85DA16B"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of vulnerability assessments and
site security plans—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A6365A56B234E8CB7B509ABD086F7E4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submitted by covered water systems;
and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55888D13F97C43B18F9108758A61ACEB"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approved and disapproved by the
Administrator;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC470F1F60BF74FF197368A94020BC18F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of covered water systems without
approved vulnerability assessments or site security plans in place;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AA6FA02AD2D4FD28C94B5601A97DE14"><enum>(V)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idDB8DB2AD9F3442C987CD21CC8FAD5CDF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of covered water systems that
have been assigned to a different risk-based tier or are no longer regulated by
the Administrator under this section due to implementation of a method to
reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act;
and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35B27DD75780439AADA36A1543398A6D" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
description of the types of each such method to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3994B2C7379347A48C1EFF7778AADD26"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of audits and inspections
conducted by the Administrator (or a designee) under subsection (n);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7046B7D2E1234AC7BC585F9E8A31EAF8"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of orders for compliance issued
by the Administrator under subsection (q);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34EC862CEFCB4F59B6E20BBB70FC96C5"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the administrative penalties assessed by
the Administrator for noncompliance with the requirements of this
section;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8322ACBF86544B27A37C8FFEE99818F9"><enum>(IX)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the civil penalties assessed by courts for
noncompliance with the requirements of this section; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BECBC38D0BC4745B37D80EB3DECED93"><enum>(X)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other regulatory data the Administrator
determines to be appropriate to describe—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1071CE382E74130AD10AB225EF0C49D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compliance by covered water systems with
the requirements of this section; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD730CD9F5B44912856D18DA2EB898AE"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the implementation by the Administrator of
those requirements.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A7C5D349B1946A19BE43F4EF3233F7D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report submitted under this section
shall be made publicly available.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFE838C6BB4C4BE6903A589F04F820BF"><enum>(s)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant programs</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD39F5893CF842369275A952E00DDCB5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation grants to
States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
provide grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, States, based on
an allocation formula established by the Administrator, to assist the States in
implementing this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1CF021D78124DE0ADC846FD96126EE3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research, training, and technical
assistance grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator may provide grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with,
nonprofit organizations to provide research, training, and technical assistance
to covered water systems to assist the covered water systems in achieving
compliance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89D8619B651C456285924EDDADFE4283"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preparation grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E3D8DF2062D478BA637B90A143A610F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may provide grants to, or
enter into cooperative agreements with, covered water systems to assist the
covered water systems in—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1CEA3DFE9764D24A7BB381F3FC97AA6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preparing and updating vulnerability
assessments, site security plans, and emergency response plans;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC2B9FD7F96D48E98AC3F5D9FFB353B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing and implementing methods to
reduce the consequences of a release of a substance of concern from an
intentional act; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H064569D90C3E4C61901A4E016BB7966E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementing any other security reviews or
enhancements that are necessary to achieve compliance with this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57C20EFE1AF040C6B7D8F97EF4EFF91B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39479C2602F34E10AE64736F8EEA515D"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Need</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing grants and entering into
cooperative agreements under subparagraph (A)(i), the Administrator shall give
priority to covered water systems that, as determined by the Administrator,
have the greatest need.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06E999180CF8495F8B244C9781A89017"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security risk</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing grants and entering into
cooperative agreements under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Administrator shall give
priority to covered water systems that, as determined by the Administrator,
present the greatest security risk.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB60045C25AE458683987DB8EEF8D8E1"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worker training grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1124ECB22754848A46A5A2C5A7AE62E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>eligible
entity</term> means a nonprofit organization with demonstrated experience in
implementing and operating successful worker or first responder health and
safety or security training programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF441384378B94362AFDDFA5819B29701"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a program
under which the Administrator shall provide grants to eligible entities to
provide for training and education of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2890875D1A84C76AE38434F473CE665"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employees and contractors of covered water
systems with roles or responsibilities described in subsection (g); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2AA8E5A2F63D4D4480910F3AADF92675"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">first responders and emergency response
providers who would respond to an intentional act at a covered water
system.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE501E0495E1B4D0B820085AC3B6AFD1C"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall offer to enter into
an agreement with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to
administer the program under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A15F2E7794B43469EC59DD4410B105C"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity shall use a grant
received under this paragraph for—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5B9E674BBF84D14B79BC480DD5726EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training and education of employees and
contractors with roles or responsibilities described in subsection (g),
including the annual mandatory training specified in subsection (g)(2), with
priority given to covered water systems assigned to tier 1 or tier 2 under
subsection (h);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9EBFA42E95C4B718D3607061654D175"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training of first responders in protecting
nearby residents and property or the environment from the effects of a release
of a substance of concern at a covered water system, with priority given to
covered water systems assigned to tier 1 or tier 2 under subsection (h);
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFEC2271B72E483D859D6A731C8EA901"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriate training for first responders
and emergency response providers who would respond to an intentional act at a
covered water system.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba2f019d29bd412d838be97e1d1d2dbf"><enum>(t)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timely provision of threat-Related
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall, upon receipt of information concerning a specific threat that is
relevant to a certain covered water system, provide the information in a timely
manner, to the maximum extent practicable under applicable authority and in the
interests of national security, to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81BC112561F04024B63B36BA56079BC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the covered water system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74CA0E91ADBF47EFA12A7601A52D6B68"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EE74BDA692F444E8640B1B90032EECD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriate Federal, State, and local law
enforcement officials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD278E8FB69347978D9C9C8A8C44918C"><enum>(u)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CD1E52669694B0280835D02D426C761"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $340,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016,
of which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8076DDFE75941BEADBA87B7A395512B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than $30,000,000 may be used
during each fiscal year for administrative costs incurred by the Administrator
or States, as applicable, in carrying out this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H522615BAC4644FDF871ADF1D4033EF25"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than $225,000,000 may be used
during each fiscal year to implement methods to reduce the consequences of
chemical releases from intentional acts at covered water systems, with priority
given to covered water systems assigned to tier 1 or tier 2 under subsection
(h).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADEE3D954E5E443E81D869C2A76C0E12"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security enhancements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts provided under this subsection for
basic security enhancements shall not be used for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6EC4EBD762754D29981F3E2C550B216C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">personnel costs; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id177A140DA1A94601905F6DC8CA3011E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitoring, operation, or maintenance of
facilities, equipment, or systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb041d1f3aaba4aa3b8a69970681fd012"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relation to chemical facility security
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No provision of
any appropriations Act relating to chemical facility security, and no law or
regulation establishing a chemical facility antiterrorism standard, shall apply
to a covered water system under this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECBECEB749AD4AA8B53B772F61B5E66F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
paragraph (1) takes effect on the date of promulgation by the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency of final regulations pursuant to subsection
(b)(1) of section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300i-2">42 U.S.C. 300i–2</external-xref>) (as amended by
paragraph (1)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BFE3295DA474EE2BDC690DDAD44EF95"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of section</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2596241296643FE9B076DABE6439716"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or the amendment
made by this section affects the applicability of section 1433 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300i-2">42 U.S.C. 300i–2) </external-xref>(as in effect
before the effective date of the amendment made by subsection (a)(1)) to any
violation of that section that occurs before that effective date.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F274C97A17C443894FB5DABA21D985C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of section 1433 of the
Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300i-2">42 U.S.C. 300i–2) </external-xref>(as in effect
before the effective date of the amendment made by subsection (a)(1)) shall
remain in effect with respect to violations described in paragraph (1) until
the later of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19D4B18B395A41B59DBA43B2F05541C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the violation is
corrected; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8EE20A24B0974FF18B8522CB65818E4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which enforcement proceedings
relating to the violation are completed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EB0DCA228CA4F64B31039F241C3847B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study to assess threat of contamination of
drinking water distribution systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF394C1917C944376999076F6F41C5044"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study to assess—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE4C0C631703467181A465E32242D3A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the threat to drinking water posed by
intentional acts of contamination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75602BA8250E41828A8A9D08F16C5D0B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the vulnerability of public water systems,
including fire hydrants, to such a threat; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A14ED3CB6F34DEABE2A775FCED6F9D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives a report describing the results of the study.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Wastewater treatment works
security</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8F6809A76834F28A1B15ACE27A94BD2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as
<short-title>Secure Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Act</short-title>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22b55be56c9e4c70a042a0a98cd8a4da" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Wastewater treatment works
security</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61510942e5364473b6a8ce9f13bdd453"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC08D29D93D4F4B22B38B56153E480595"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DDFEA36411F4FFB935631FF138A015E" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd877633618024f578f751431c0c023d9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>321.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Wastewater treatment works
security</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53c968fb920e4bd9af208c20914c31b7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96E1C0B87D6B48889366D32424DE7F5B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered treatment works</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered treatment
works</term> means a treatment works that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb4561055df464035a3e1deb7b8af62a5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a treatment capacity of not less than
2,500,000 gallons per day; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7734E827FE44404DB950F500D348C0A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as determined by the Administrator,
presents a security risk that requires regulation under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67C383051E13422998AFB56F9DC8EAE1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3AB183980F5A4C8EB4B804DB3351590C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C878C147368480CBAA40E601DE7605B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Secure Water Facilities
Act</short-title>, the Administrator shall promulgate final regulations to
establish—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67A239A1077543ECBBB63F7FB4F6A034"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">risk-based performance standards for the
security of covered treatment works in accordance with subsection (c);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81E78B3C537C4A8886947909BFB93710"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requirements and deadlines for each covered
treatment works—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6875F411746044448D60618A9133D828"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD81E716236B54CAAA3AF915CE36F9B7D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct a vulnerability assessment in
accordance with subsection (d) and submit the vulnerability assessment to the
Administrator; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58A2F0690B0A42CF9B633F6FE4855CAF" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if a vulnerability assessment has already
been conducted relating to the covered treatment works—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA86BB1CD35134E17A0CD38C30B18DB30"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to revise the assessment in accordance with
subsection (d); and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF68118F97FD4AFEA56BDF813A22F18B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to submit the revised assessment to the
Administrator;</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEE1CB46A6B1480FB6207C18C5071E40"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to update and resubmit a vulnerability
assessment relating to the covered treatment works—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AAA7A5052F846DAA07EF792E2AEE827"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less frequently than once every 5
years; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77E15AB2E2C246F0B1FD9BC67853A6B3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promptly after any change at the covered
treatment works that could cause the reassignment of the covered treatment
works to a different risk-based tier under subsection (h);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5DAAE863F0A4A52B065267B801A9BD6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop, implement, revise (as
appropriate), and submit to the Administrator a site security plan in
accordance with subsection (e)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDB0B122C4474F149482358E8D553869"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less frequently than once every 5
years; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA34FB2F913804336A92EAE187F1D24F3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promptly after any revision to the
vulnerability assessment of the covered treatment works under clause
(ii);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3BC826D804940419A81B17791E67AB3"><enum>(iv)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id874FBD2F539A4CEB9DB3FA7B0DE144CB"><enum>(I)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2FA4678D1B254C759696AFD66B08A8A6"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop an emergency response plan in
accordance with subsection (f); or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B23D832F35F4B30A2C87B5E88569FC8" indent="up2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if an emergency response plan has already
been developed for the covered treatment works, to revise the plan in
accordance with subsection (f); and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59AE9697F9AB4F688A47DB521A443DA5" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to revise the plan not less frequently than
once every 5 years; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF164B569B4CB4BDDA89847E1A64DB486"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide annual training to employees and
contractors of covered treatment works regarding the implementation of site
security plans and emergency response plans in accordance with subsection
(g).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46B0642D93554DFEA36549BCB5B33AF2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In promulgating regulations pursuant to
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consult with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97D3C81E8853487492AC15D4076BD8DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States with approved programs under section
402; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4854561CD674EB89125DDBE5877F0E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary and other appropriate
individuals and entities regarding—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAFCC78AD7A4144D0935C6F568B330144"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a process for the development and
evaluation of vulnerability assessments, site security plans, and emergency
response plans;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD22E3502664A4B058019AC3F25E0E3FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of risk-based performance
standards under subsection (c);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8D9A9967CA54112BD49BA8F3B7B9139"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of risk-based tiers and a
process for the assignment of covered treatment works to the risk-based tiers
under subsection (h);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB240A0AB08C8453396C62F7D4F4933B0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the designation of substances of concern
under subsection (i);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81AA92C0FF3A4A1DA1C9EEAF9813A6C6"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of threat-related and other
baseline information to covered treatment works under subsection (j);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF55EDE065A141FBB4669E8946A7DB88"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the treatment of protected information in
accordance with subsection (o); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC4765D559A04159B6D76D59D0B203F7"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other matters as the Administrator
determines to be necessary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E4B8E5C9F5A449A88BCCF21D4304C8F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Risk-Based performance standards</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED599DC25D71444F8168A98920C49666"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The risk-based performance standards for
site security plans under this subsection shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2FFFA0025F674EC59674E5E3291DB5CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delineated by risk-based tier under
subsection (h); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id785E143F222242818A462B5C99565773"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasingly stringent, based on the level
of risk associated with each risk-based tier.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A740F57A0004AF89AC6A4C1057F8AD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factor for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing standards under this
subsection, the Administrator shall take into consideration
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/6/27.230">section
27.230</external-xref> of title 6, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5c30d61be4d4e50833a33e2ba91595a"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vulnerability assessments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9B58BFF70BC473DAE5DD29A7C32CB53"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vulnerability assessment under this
subsection shall include an evaluation by each covered treatment works of the
vulnerability of the covered treatment works to a range of intentional acts,
including any intentional act that results in a release of a substance of
concern that is known, or may be reasonably anticipated, to cause death,
injury, or serious adverse effects to human health or the environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7086F2947A34F7B909BD9EF0A85B765"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At a minimum, a vulnerability assessment
under this subsection shall include a review of, with respect to the relevant
covered treatment works—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5d09cefba7d04358aa28c2510a3dc63c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage
collection systems, and other constructed conveyances under the control of the
treatment works;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0186b4bb7bea4df98f8d81fdd8136050"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">physical barriers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94d54aff36ee48fba9fe78ca6dcaf003"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilities, systems, and devices used in
the storage, treatment, recycling, or reclamation of municipal sewage or
industrial wastes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb4f671fc909c4a9ea8ddfbdfc99916dd"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electronic, computer, and other automated
systems that are used by the covered treatment works;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4cd164fd7f0e4d609664e0efbcc94390"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use, storage, or handling of various
chemicals, including substances of concern;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4716fdd955c14a2f9c74e58b99dea0a1"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the operation and maintenance of the
covered treatment works; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41845edf8894478f82bd479205a122b4"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the resiliency and ability of the covered
treatment works to ensure continuity of operations in the event of a disruption
caused by an intentional act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23CC8B7097754BEAAD991E55284B7802"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Site security plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing and implementing a site
security plan under this section, a covered treatment works may select layered
security and preparedness measures that, in combination, appropriately—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id376195DDF9C944E8990B39CF2DA04096"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address the security risks identified in
the vulnerability assessment of the covered treatment works; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id295BABCEA2B24211B36CEB641EA139DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with the applicable risk-based
performance standards required under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD30D23420C674C36866FB5BC443196D3"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency response plans</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFC0CD01A7294D3D98A5F13EF326EC6A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each covered treatment works shall prepare
or revise, as appropriate, an emergency response plan that incorporates the
results of the most recent vulnerability assessment and site security plan of
the covered treatment works.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA8E9863440E46CDB4FAC771B313C6A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An emergency response plan under this
subsection shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E9206171F2243419D2D2DBD484752B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the plans and procedures,
and an identification of the equipment, that can be implemented or used in the
event of an intentional act at the covered treatment works; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54E6DD3216FE4C95B7F95EB6D4ADE674"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the actions and
procedures, and an identification of the equipment, that can obviate or
significantly lessen the impact on public health, and the ability of the
treatment works to safely and reliably operate on the occurrence, of an
intentional act at the covered treatment works.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE58E3B45E77F4CBCB196C1F51C687901"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99C6D00F3C494F8C99752FB5BDD75354"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the emergency response plan of a
covered treatment works, each covered treatment works shall provide to the
individuals and entities described in subparagraph (B) appropriate information
to ensure an effective collective response to an intentional act at the covered
treatment works.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8ADB695F97640E49F6E9BD0D2534758"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Description of individuals and
entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual or
entity referred to in subparagraph (A) is—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02367DEED9E8414FBF5224DDBDCFCF3C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a local emergency planning
committee;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5B7E4F2617040AABBE116E10E7CE289"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State emergency response
commission;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44B91F5873C743B387B987F3B927CBA9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a local law enforcement official; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF969722086E41BD828FAD210D5691D3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a local emergency response provider.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00F6D420C91A4223A39D9572924B0C2E"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id271E9D18C94D4D00809B93AA5B3EF74F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on
which a vulnerability assessment is completed or revised, as appropriate, for a
covered treatment works under subsection (d), the covered treatment works shall
submit to the Administrator a certification that the covered treatment works
has completed an emergency response plan in accordance with this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14947BA527624AF69BC29F80A3C9DB2D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after any update of
an emergency response plan of a covered treatment works under this section, a
covered treatment works shall submit to the Administrator an updated
certification under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56d9c0ab21df4671a6acaec1d8745680"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Role of employees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BF3DA138AFB4CF9BD5ADE5C73BCD6DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Description of role</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each site security plan and emergency
response plan required under this section shall describe the appropriate roles
and responsibilities that employees and contractors of the covered treatment
works are expected to perform to deter or respond to an intentional act
described in subsection (h)(2)(C).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id714DFB7668E2472E896715255596B63C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training for employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than once each year,
each covered treatment works shall provide to employees and contractors of the
covered treatment works with roles or responsibilities described in paragraph
(1) not less than 8 hours of training regarding the conduct of those roles and
responsibilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA273F2C29FF425780FA56AA38E1DB8D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employee participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing, revising, or updating a
vulnerability assessment, site security plan, or emergency response plan
required under this section, a covered treatment works shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB02976F9C8A5489DB74057375F9BEB1A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 supervisory and at least 1
nonsupervisory employee of the covered treatment works; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99DD37F54A644A918E26A9993A6FDDD1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 representative of each certified
or recognized bargaining agent representing employees or contractors of the
covered treatment works with roles or responsibilities described in paragraph
(1), if any, in a collective bargaining relationship with the owner or operator
of the covered treatment works or a contractor to the covered treatment
works. </text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F40DF873D41413AB39C63176E325086"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Risk-Based tiers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15B7C32B5750410D85C5C8CB510D4C7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish, by
regulation, 4 risk-based tiers for the categorization of covered treatment
works under this section, with tier 1 representing the highest degree of
security risk.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD634B84F06647EAAA4B02ED7BA08274"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assignment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7F03FBACC604A34811AA002E2D1A652"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall assign (and
reassign, as appropriate) each covered treatment works to 1 of the risk-based
tiers established under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAFBC9EE2C019416B9F07C556EC5C9FF9"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may require a covered
treatment works to submit to the Administrator such information as the
Administrator determines to be necessary to determine the appropriate
risk-based tier for the covered treatment works.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F0BD06315F940DF8E3E7ED6288B1485"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In assigning a covered treatment works to a
risk-based tier under this paragraph, the Administrator shall take into
consideration—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1058471040548fab16084e26983a228"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential consequences (such as death,
injury, or serious adverse effects to human health, the environment, critical
infrastructure, national security, and the national economy) of an intentional
act at the covered treatment works—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD046E0E4AAC9419CB36F2F3ABC9EE5D4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to cause a release, including a worst-case
release, of a substance of concern;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79F6F3DD03F741B1B3F79FC5EECC1C92"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to disrupt the safe and reliable operation
of the covered treatment works; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF9914DEC8244BF2839A1563FBA9C75E"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to steal, misappropriate, or misuse a
substance of concern at the covered treatment works;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa6eb9018f3a74c87b8d6cc12f9ba9cbe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the design flow of the treatment works;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7fd52cc7efa74c34a9e970ace8cc5c4d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proximity of the treatment works to
large population centers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A7E0CF740FE434596552E92E3B96210"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Explanation for risk-based tier
assignment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall provide to each covered treatment works assigned to a risk-based tier
under this subsection a written explanation of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF7785968B064FDBB3E917719DF9B871"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reasons for the assignment to that
risk-based tier; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB43DB73190A47F7A9B5DF2DBCD46A83"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the determination by the Administrator
regarding whether the covered treatment works is required to submit an
assessment under subsection (k)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3F0663AF48449F59C71182706FE646D"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Substances of concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the
Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4F3E0F05B864FACADD52BFF8CA6CC26"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may designate any chemical substance as a
substance of concern, taking into consideration appendix A of part 27 of title
6, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8E6FE0DABA543A5BF143ED28DA7F2FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the designation of a chemical substance
as a substance of concern under paragraph (1), shall establish, by regulation,
a threshold quantity for the release or theft of the chemical substance, taking
into consideration—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29A7CFCEBC93414C8B53FB1814D38775"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the toxicity, reactivity, volatility,
dispersability, combustibility, and flammability of the chemical substance;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF24AF809E444D12913CA717435B9D9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of the chemical substance
that, as a result of a release, is known, or may be reasonably anticipated, to
cause death, injury, or serious adverse effects to human health or the
environment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id751B57547DF54347892E9A0C21A4502A"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Baseline information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To facilitate compliance with the
requirements of this section, as soon as practicable after the effective date
of the regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (b), and thereafter as
appropriate, the Administrator, after consultation with appropriate Federal
departments and agencies and State, local, and tribal governments, shall
provide baseline information to covered treatment works regarding the types of
intentional acts that constitute probable threats with respect to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B5EDAC69AA141258D3292AD2F38B448"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the substantial disruption of the ability
of the covered treatment works to operate safely and reliably;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C6AFCA3AE274678B57394B884FFF541"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the release of a substance of concern at
the covered treatment works; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id886B91D3100E4E8A9721AE58866413F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the theft, misuse, or misappropriation of a
substance of concern at the covered treatment works.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id025BC1E2AF0A4A148FE44C40B4F01658"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Methods To reduce consequences of chemical
releases from intentional acts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE3FBA6651564C34BEC8E896350DDE86"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of method to reduce the
consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id096A0FA8CDCC4CD9AF4820C42BC21C56"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>method
to reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act</term>
means a measure at a covered treatment works that reduces or eliminates the
potential consequences of a release of a substance of concern from an
intentional act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC41727774095476289616181CA9C55C3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>method to reduce the
consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act</term>
includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FB019768A764F6F95C20363857D8739"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the elimination or reduction in quantity of
a substance of concern possessed or planned to be possessed by a covered
treatment works through the use of alternate substances, formulations, or
processes;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1084BEE6F5BB43B198DBCDBDB26AFF05"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the modification of the pressure,
temperature, or concentration of a substance of concern; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id302E9333EE1C40FBA8A3F4C7915B3D06"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reduction or elimination of onsite
handling of a substance of concern through improvement of inventory control or
chemical use efficiency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24182153A0014747ABF48CD5404936DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9B7BCC83C24422EA55DB0A651746F11"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each covered treatment works that possesses
or plans to possess a substance of concern in excess of the release threshold
quantity established by the Administrator under subsection (i)(1)(B)
shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDF0D7E0D0F04EA4A2EDA792363FE8B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include in the site security plan of the
covered treatment works an assessment of methods to reduce the consequences of
a chemical release from an intentional act at the covered treatment works;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA16A08089CF4B65930AF9FD7C439861"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit the assessment under clause (i)
to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56EE6ECC2AB744E98BB5537A3E3AB50D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89FB4023D67F45A488DDD73112EDB72E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State in which the covered treatment
works is located, if the State has an approved program under section
402.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD14961F46970435593B4055A3C6F1381"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In preparing an assessment under this
paragraph, a covered treatment works shall take into consideration factors
appropriate to the security, public health, and environmental mission of the
covered treatment works.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id351BFEFE757F4475B1DB7B7095622D18"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each assessment under this paragraph shall
include a description of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EE49BA20E01435085C3A725CECE42AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the methods to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act at the covered treatment works;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FB336F5E8A44E19A2F1C179A09C2E2F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the means by which each method to reduce
the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act at the covered
treatment works could, if applied—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47DD9C0A2D194CD6907CB429898F6F52"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce the potential extent of death,
injury, or serious adverse effects to human health resulting from the chemical
release; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29E1AC23E6D840148CFA32A360ED0AC8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">affect the presence of contaminants in
treated water, human health, or the environment;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E1D603759CB45CCA8B87F8368C9B4AD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether each described method to reduce the
consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act at the covered
treatment works is feasible (as determined by the Administrator);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id474D6DD28B5945228C3E7CE0389BCD2B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs (including capital and
operational costs) and avoided costs (including savings and liabilities)
associated with applying each method to reduce the consequences of a chemical
release from an intentional act at the covered treatment works;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2314AFCC0EBF49EE994924B348F7B6E5"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other relevant information relied on by
the covered treatment works in conducting the assessment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE656C839E63643C59A14495D340899CD"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of whether the covered water
system has implemented or plans to implement 1 or more methods to reduce the
consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act, a description of
any such method; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42C44AA3CE9E482DA46741998FC00F95"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a covered treatment works
described in paragraph (3)(A), an explanation of the reasons for any decision
not to implement a method to reduce the consequences of a chemical release from
an intentional act at the covered treatment works.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C4E87A8B6D445E1B46A42AB64620F6B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required methods</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id604C5112E5BE455B87D8905BF2013CF3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This paragraph applies to a covered
treatment works that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF810AB91C584B8AA76BFE8CD27B5919"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is assigned to 1 of the 2 highest
risk-based tiers under subsection (h); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FEBD6274D3E4150AFD95992743D3D3F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">possesses or plans to possess a substance
of concern in excess of the release threshold quantity established by the
Administrator under subsection (i)(1)(B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF5F25B9A046476EB0F0F07679D2991D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highest-risk systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, on the basis of an assessment under
paragraph (2), a covered treatment works described in subparagraph (A) decides
not to implement a method to reduce the consequences of a chemical release from
an intentional act at the covered treatment works—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EAF5EA2FE7542B3BB40D76F17E648D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State with an approved program under
section 402 (if the covered treatment works is located in such a State) shall,
in accordance with a timeline established by the Administrator—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA242803FA3F4FF685E035CF2BF24686"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether to require the covered
treatment works to implement the method to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5092B7F201A4F77939D5CA2540A9F92"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the Administrator of the
determination; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07F19671F5984E29883FDE9522033A3F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator (if the covered treatment
works is not located in a State with an approved program under section 402)
shall determine whether to require the covered treatment works to implement the
method to reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional
act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC311F123BD6417B96DD04F9F4364037"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a determination under clause
(i)(I) or (ii) of subparagraph (B), the State or the Administrator, as
applicable, shall take into consideration factors appropriate to the security,
public health, and environmental missions of covered treatment works, including
an examination of whether the applicable method to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38C3A3D425E94FD99B22AF2AE96E6D0A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would significantly reduce the risk of
death, injury, or serious adverse effects to human health resulting directly
from a chemical release from an intentional act at the covered treatment
works;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id426718E15CDF4D15957D2BF02057FE0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would not increase the interim storage of a
substance of concern by the covered treatment works;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id145330709D0343148315533A0A653AFE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would not render the covered treatment
works unable to comply with—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A1CB50D187A48B1939175872B50EB18"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other requirements of this Act; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB7C96DD4230494ABAB6D85F7D427646"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applicable standards established by the
State or political subdivision in which the covered treatment works is located;
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB27EF947FF664BB39BDA6EA64FC8339C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is feasible (as determined by the
Administrator), to be incorporated into the operation of the covered treatment
works.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57F7982DBD204DDAB70739B3E321FD83"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a determination is made to require a
covered treatment works to implement a method to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act under clause (i)(I) or (ii) of
subparagraph (B), the State or the Administrator, as applicable, shall provide
to the affected covered treatment works an opportunity to appeal the
determination, including the opportunity for a determination of consequences of
an intentional act occurring outside the covered treatment works pursuant to
subparagraph (E).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58b21335ceae4dc9be886e42a5cb994f"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consequences of intentional act occurring
outside covered treatment works</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95908904FBE043FE94374ECE1311CCBE"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered treatment works may request, as
part of an appeal under subparagraph (D), a determination of whether the
implementation of a method to reduce the consequences of a chemical release
from an intentional act would result in a significant increase in the existing
potential consequences of an intentional act occurring outside the covered
treatment works that is directly related to the method to reduce consequences
of an intentional act at the covered treatment works that is the subject of the
appeal.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F7FA447558F4C78926DFA24344A38AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties upon receipt of
request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receiving a
request under clause (i)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89ec2a8322ae4c54832bf137e06df651"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State with an approved program under
section 402 (if the covered treatment works is located in such a State), shall
notify the Administrator, and the Administrator shall consult with the
Secretary, as necessary, to quantify whether there would be a significant
increase in the existing potential consequences of an intentional act occurring
outside the covered treatment works (that is directly related to the method to
reduce consequences of an intentional act at the covered treatment works that
is the subject of the appeal) as compared to the consequences of a chemical
release at the covered treatment works that would be reduced by the
implementation of the method; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB63F324C8D514043BF5AF1AB0CCADA3B"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator (if the covered treatment
works is not located in a State with an approved program under section 402),
shall consult with the Secretary, as necessary, to quantify whether there would
be a significant increase in the existing potential consequences of an
intentional act occurring outside the covered treatment works (that is directly
related to the method to reduce consequences of an intentional act at the
covered treatment works that is the subject of the appeal) as compared to the
consequences of a chemical release at the covered treatment works that would be
reduced by the implementation of the method.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id061369B454474A5493E9F41177EDC8AC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Significantly increased consequences
outside covered treatment works</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a determination is made pursuant to
subclause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) that implementation of a method to reduce
consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act pursuant to clause
(i)(I) or (ii) of subparagraph (B) would result in a significant increase in
the existing potential consequences of an intentional act occurring outside the
covered treatment works as compared to the reduced consequences of a chemical
release at the covered treatment works, the State with an approved program
under section 402 (if the covered treatment works is located in such a State),
or the Administrator (if the covered treatment works is not located in a
State), shall take that determination into consideration in making a final
determination under clause (i)(I) or (ii) of subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id264317AD782E4836B80EE81FF696D86A"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incomplete and late assessments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id649E3A05B1294456AFF5DE45318C9C3A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incomplete assessments</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAAE1C00F5C4B44BDB6EE6BA9684ADCCB"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that a
covered treatment works failed to meet the requirements of this subsection in
conducting an assessment, the Administrator, after notifying the covered
treatment works and the State with an approved program under section 402, if
applicable, shall require the covered treatment works to submit a revised
assessment in accordance with this subsection by not later than 60 days after
the date of receipt of notification.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC3C90D8EEB94644957376DC0755F721"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State in which a covered treatment
works subject to clause (i) is located (if the covered treatment works is
located in a State with an approved program under section 402) or the
Administrator (if the covered treatment works is not located in such a State)
shall review a revised assessment submitted under clause (i) to determine
whether to require the covered treatment works to implement any method to
reduce the consequences of an intentional act pursuant to paragraph (3).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C677F17C96249858CA44EF4125D8B73"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Late assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that a
covered treatment works failed to complete an assessment under this subsection
in accordance with the deadline established for completion by the
Administrator, the Administrator, after notifying the covered treatment works
and the State with an approved program under section 402, if applicable, may
take appropriate enforcement action under subsection (q).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21269830936D439596C5843030838168"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure by State to act</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B0479AB40E04251A2850A870664E3D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determinations</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32CC12BEB6A844CA8113BCFC83DB8FA4"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that a
State with an approved program under section 402 has failed to determine
whether to require a covered treatment works to implement a method to reduce
the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act, as required by
paragraph (3)(B)(i)(I), the Administrator shall notify the State and the
applicable covered treatment works of the determination.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CB33A996FBA4B129DF30449A1701D7D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action by Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State has failed to make a
determination required by paragraph (3)(B)(i)(I), not later than 30 days after
the date of receipt of the notice of the Administrator under clause (i) the
Administrator shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE552D462A8049199E3222A3AB6B50FA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the State and the applicable covered
treatment works of the failure by the State to make the determination;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id221F4362916C41AB93063E3CB5655ED9"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether to require the covered
treatment works to implement the applicable method to reduce the consequences
of a chemical release from an intentional act, based on the factors described
in paragraph (3)(C).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6F8124FFCF64C27AA8868C75B365937"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement actions</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8DDB0174443649199126F3517CC22291"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that a
covered treatment works has failed while located in a State with an approved
program under section 402 to implement a method to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act that is required by the State or the
Administrator under paragraph (3)(B), or by the Administrator under
subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall notify the State and the covered
treatment works of the determination.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC674187A2AA14435A28720550024E582"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator determines that a
State has failed to commence an appropriate enforcement action by the date that
is 30 days after the date of notification by the Administrator under clause
(i), the Administrator shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAFB2BA10670D44DEA397D94E78167706"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the State and the applicable covered
treatment works of the determination; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB80D9F9ABD04C1582267CC188A49926"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether to commence an
appropriate enforcement action against the covered treatment works in
accordance with subsection (q) to require the implementation of the relevant
method to reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act
at the covered treatment works.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1F38675D1A64EF1BD533C7983F7FE1D"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of continued program
approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
may take into consideration the failure of a State with an approved program
under section 402 to make a determination as described in subparagraph (A), or
to bring an enforcement action as described in subparagraph (B), in determining
whether the State may retain the approved program under section 402.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D80D1F0F68B47E193210A2ABDCBDA4C"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance for covered treatment
works</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF76BE010D40247DD99D7426EAA878AE9"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Secure Water Facilities
Act</short-title>, the Administrator shall develop, and update thereafter as
appropriate, nonbinding guidance, including guidance regarding Federal
procurement, to assist covered treatment works in assessing and implementing
methods to reduce consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act by
reducing or eliminating reliance on the use of threshold quantities of
substances of concern at the covered treatment works, as established under
subsection (i)(1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7154116C9B544AA7A12951F67E2247F9"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall, as appropriate,
provide or recommend tools, methodologies, or computer software to assist
covered treatment works assigned to tier 3 or tier 4 under subsection (h) and
required to conduct an assessment under paragraph (2) to achieve compliance
with the requirements of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F4151B9A0DB45238F95C2E94B06A074"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review by Administrator</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A0438364CD9446CA96D84C16D1A1D47"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each covered treatment works shall submit
to the Administrator the vulnerability assessment and site security plan of the
covered treatment works, in accordance with such deadline as the Administrator
may establish.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD739D9B33A54E068C0F07F505716655"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34F04131353A4B7994C46AC7494440E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review each vulnerability assessment and
site security plan submitted under this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1511ECD43434F499FA11D66CB06D5BD"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id472C84BED8E04E1192C21E9BEC35F6E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the assessment or plan has any
significant deficiency described in paragraph (3), require the covered
treatment works to correct the deficiency; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id220DAFAF72B0429395AB7FB3ADDB2611" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approve the assessment or plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD135749609D14F0D8086EE64A98C878F"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Significant deficiencies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1988039FCFC341DE9F9326933843D8C6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), a
vulnerability assessment or site security plan of a covered treatment works has
a significant deficiency under this paragraph if the Administrator, in
consultation with the State with an approved program under section 402 (if the
covered treatment works is located in such a State), determines that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CAC017723944913911137FE987256B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the vulnerability assessment does not
comply with the regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (b); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD818EF718D748E2A06C4B27AE80B2A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the site security plan fails—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EDE0875C4D04686947520DCE62D651B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to meet applicable risk-based performance
standards under subsection (c); or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14525FAFA8FF4FECB78F84C0BA051384"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to address a vulnerability identified in
the vulnerability assessment under subsection (d).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5367BF598F074A20987FB76C0CB4570D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A deficiency in the content or
implementation of the portion of the site security plan of a covered treatment
works relating to methods to reduce the consequences of a chemical release from
an intentional act shall not be considered to be a significant deficiency under
this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc981b572f08d416a95a12f99d42cb6d5"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of
deficiencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
Administrator identifies a significant deficiency in the vulnerability
assessment or site security plan of a covered water system under paragraph (3),
the Administrator shall provide to the covered water system a written
notification of the deficiency that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51662074253a4a7d97250e4796f4759e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a clear explanation of the
deficiency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9e292a9d9a1e4c258fd1fdbf61b6785a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides guidance to assist the covered
water system in addressing the deficiency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ad0bb81410e41ebb22e17d69b69f0af"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires the covered water system—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6613bee2dd2e45ac9134ba98127a3152"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to correct the deficiency; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7504738d12e24b008c28efed5d04e791"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by such date as the Administrator
determines to be appropriate, to submit to the Administrator a revised
vulnerability assessment or site security plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08299DECC661472CA234D29088DEF742"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State, regional, and local governmental
entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No covered treatment
works shall be required under State, local, or tribal law to provide a
vulnerability assessment or site security plan under this section to any State,
regional, local, or tribal governmental entity solely due to the requirement of
paragraph (1) to submit such an assessment or plan to the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA73609F5E0945B9951D624EF8A31AFA"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each covered treatment works shall maintain
an updated copy of the vulnerability assessment, site security plan, and
emergency response plan of the covered treatment works.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72795650226940fa946069b0e0876dfe"><enum>(n)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audits; inspections</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74B5F1B873334A78A1DA6C02A8959186"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator (or a designee) shall
audit and inspect covered treatment works as necessary to determine compliance
with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id541D869F95AB45A798E841BDD2846202"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting an audit or inspection of a
covered treatment works under this subsection, the Administrator shall have
access to the owners, operators, employees, contractors, and employee
representatives, if any, of the covered treatment works.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31D621A6D4874ED09AE5B39E2D1C2564"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidential communication of information;
aiding inspections</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB21C92EEE1DE4D53B47C7403F43BA67D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidential communication of
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall offer nonsupervisory employees of a covered treatment works the
opportunity to confidentially communicate to the Administrator information
relevant to the compliance or noncompliance by the covered treatment works with
the requirements of this section (including regulations promulgated pursuant to
this section).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97FFF79A542642B2A5B34DDD532F76FB"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aiding inspections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A representative of each certified or
recognized bargaining agent described in subsection (g)(3)(B), or a
nonsupervisory employee if no such representative exists, shall be given an
opportunity to accompany the Administrator during any physical inspection of a
covered treatment works under this subsection to assist in the inspection, if a
representative of the covered treatment works will also be accompanying the
Administrator during the inspection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd35b55174a6c46c6bc0f489ad467f1a5"><enum>(o)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of information</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3508674CEC84F409658EC36E14F9F3B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of protected
information</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB27FFEDED95B4FFE9FE6890E72D84CA6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>protected
information</term> means—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3906DA87E2D541DDAB2C456FDC830144"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a vulnerability assessment or site security
plan under this section (including any assessment developed under subsection
(k)(2));</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AA38CC1778F402D9DFFDE0B498F3336"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any document directly related to a review
by the Administrator of an assessment or plan described in clause (i) and,
where applicable, a review by a State of an assessment developed under
subsection (k)(2);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50C3D190642A43D1A96AAD5B858D46CE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any document directly related to an
inspection or audit under subsection (n);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BE76FB7AD4C4062B054B316EE71BE5B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any order, notice, or letter regarding the
compliance of a covered treatment works with the requirements of this
section;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF36F56512B814EC399B7381F4B021244"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information, document, or record
required to be provided to, or created by, the Administrator under subsection
(h);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id344FFDE488C745E78E11C97820074F9C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any document directly related to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC506400E72C43599122CC5F4BBEF1A2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a security drill or training
exercise;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3925D82229B947E7A7ADB84D9EE0BEFB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a security threat or breach; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id521C300FF58847EE963D225BEC276FD9"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintenance, calibration, or testing of
security equipment; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E6396FA43764A68A36367295179BCA3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information, document, or record
developed exclusively for purposes of this section, the disclosure of which, as
determined by the Administrator, by regulation, would be detrimental to the
security of 1 or more covered treatment works.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0E0B1DFCA5E48EAB2591BED7E2D160B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detriment requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of clauses (ii) through (vi)
of subparagraph (A), the only portion of any document, record, order, notice,
or letter that shall be considered to be protected information is any
portion—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6EEAA406CE814A01AF1E72169802EFF2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the disclosure of which, as determined by
the Administrator, by regulation, would be detrimental to the security of 1 or
more covered treatment works; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34CFD96AC2484220BADF4AD5CF26DBD3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is developed by the Administrator, a
State, or a covered treatment works for purposes of this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8733045D4018493BACB4877FD6D99DBF"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>protected information</term>
does not include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id960AC251F52B4BC7AB42348B69B14B46"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information, other than a vulnerability
assessment or site security plan, that the Administrator has determined, by
regulation—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD20F195A221F4E329E6311C7AB253514"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be appropriate to demonstrate compliance
by a covered treatment works with the requirements of this section; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5B45FBBC8FA47E888BCD71B4A182FEE"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would not be detrimental to the security of
any covered treatment works if disclosed; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E4DDC8E0D2648EEB536E5E13B461F54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information that is obtained from
another source with respect to which the Administrator has not made a
determination under subparagraph (A)(vii) or (B), regardless of whether the
information is included in an assessment or plan under this section,
including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DD952980A73436E9B43E4D323A6A1A9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information that is required to be made
publicly available under any other provision of law; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFB266C20E0842459473785E4771236F"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information that a covered treatment works
has lawfully disclosed other than through a submission to the Administrator
under this section.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADBCBDAAD1BD4F23A76BE163BA2089DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protected information—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9690348528C448049D44D39C72E1D6CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be exempt from disclosure under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section
552</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CCB082CAE4D45D9BF7B44A8651D2455"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be made available pursuant to any
State, local, or tribal law requiring disclosure of information or
records.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82E09057BE0B4D798E6BCBABC78DCC8D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information sharing</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CE6479485614E048F0F8D9E55A48D68"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall promulgate such
regulations, and may issue such orders, as the Administrator determines to be
necessary to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of protected
information.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id011B93C65C0749358B867F29AE5464A0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sharing of protected information</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0386333E908C42A79413256BFC7271CA"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations under subparagraph (A)
shall establish standards for, and facilitate, the appropriate sharing of
protected information among—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3811F8B2A6940FC9A87273B31B99A79"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal, State, local, and tribal
authorities;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD97004C9DCCA410EA0CD29B6E687EE30"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">first responders;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB2903D6E8B94CD09CF80CB9F824C03B"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">law enforcement officials;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E08A2B4FB3C4EBFA00E72438241DA95"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designated supervisory and nonsupervisory
covered treatment works personnel with security, operational, or fiduciary
responsibility for the covered treatment works; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCFAE0B3808E14AB4A648CF7EB231DF3D"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designated employee representatives of
covered treatment works, if any.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F55B0A544EB4CF8B5A740505C083F19"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The standards established under clause (i)
shall include procedures for the sharing of all portions of a vulnerability
assessment or site security plan of a covered treatment works relating to the
roles and responsibilities of employees or contractors of the covered treatment
works under subsection (g) with—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F57D2758F0B432384FB1BA24F238337"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a representative of each certified or
recognized bargaining agent representing those employees and contractors, if
any; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10BA0DDD74FA41D2BA445A17CEDE535F"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if a representative described in subclause
(I) does not exist, at least 1 supervisory and at least 1 nonsupervisory
employee with roles and responsibilities described in subsection (g).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF78FBF0888BF4044B1D66539588486C4"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id445FDF1107274FD49175C3C49F38D84A"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protected information shall not be shared,
except in accordance with the standards established and orders issued pursuant
to subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B43D6C244124F37B83E62D70DF805BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Knowing violation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever discloses protected information in
knowing violation of the regulations promulgated under paragraph (1)
shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7bedff4e1cbc4343b8a3dc361bdc45fa"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be fined under title 18, United States
Code, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba3e3b9765784ac4b2b4e6e13ec87e18"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a Federal officeholder or
employee, removed from Federal office or employment.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E2BCE4FCFDD4E8BAAEA90BDB32A18BB"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of information in adjudicative
proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any judicial
or administrative proceeding, protected information shall be treated in a
manner consistent with the treatment of sensitive security information under
section 525 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007
(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/295">Public Law
109–295</external-xref>; 120 Stat. 1381).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD314523C4CDA4D7F93C85BE76F0DAB6E"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other obligations unaffected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (l)(5),
nothing in this section modifies or otherwise affects an obligation of a
covered treatment works—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A83C61AB6A0490880C1A1C1EDAD4EBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to submit or make available information to
employees of the covered treatment works, employee organizations, health
professionals, emergency response organizations, or a Federal, State, tribal,
or local government agency under any other provision of law; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B79099E6E134BBAABADB2B9724AF4EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to comply with any other provision of
law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC01C1B8CCE6E49F5A6704CCDB1B64647"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section authorizes the
withholding of information from Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75E90637044E4262989E97AF6CA00EBA"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of independently furnished
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section modifies or otherwise affects any authority or obligation of a Federal,
State, local, or tribal agency to protect or disclose any record or information
that the Federal, State, local, or tribal agency obtains from a covered
treatment works or the Administrator under any other provision of law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EEDE08666F4418DB078FB525D1DCD24"><enum>(p)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section precludes or denies
the right of any State or political subdivision of a State to adopt or enforce
any regulation, requirement, or standard of performance with respect to a
covered treatment works that is more stringent than a regulation, requirement,
or standard of performance established under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25b732c98fca4fb9a74fa59848132aaf"><enum>(q)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdfa09cc0a91f43d29814fe6d0e04f0b1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of section 309, any violation
of a requirement under this section (including a regulation promulgated
pursuant to this section) by a covered treatment works shall be treated in the
same manner as a violation of a condition of a permit under section 402.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd185edeca12e4ada9f24347e83cb2f88"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Methods to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and
(5) of subsection (k), if a covered treatment works is located in a State with
an approved program under section 402, the Administrator may not issue an order
or commence a civil action under this section for any deficiency in the content
or implementation of the portion of the site security plan of the covered
treatment works relating to methods to reduce the consequences of a chemical
release from an intentional act (as defined in subsection (k)(1)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb7dddb50bfd24d1691941df3e0ddd9b5"><enum>(r)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbc0d3497c9014b458149009fac488a9a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the effective
date of the regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (b), and annually
thereafter for each of the following 8 calendar years, the Administrator shall
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
a report describing the progress made during the reporting period in achieving
compliance with this section, including, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0078AE102D2F41579629411B62F2C605"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a generalized summary of measures
implemented by covered treatment works to meet each risk-based performance
standard established under subsection (c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB87696BB63443418CBDD1829F4F1AA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of the means by which—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F25FB6E104E481F89F06B08B109546C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">covered treatment works, as categorized by
risk-based tier assignment under subsection (h), are achieving compliance with
the requirements of this section; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49479900169447B8B9827E72DFFB971A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator is implementing and
enforcing those requirements, including a description of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6346A54E2F548F2BADB4AD04A802C2A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of treatment works that provided
information to the Administrator pursuant to subsection (h)(2)(B);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2D53BCE1A4541B58BC59506FF050553"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of covered treatment works
assigned to each risk-based tier under subsection (h);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DD370F8EB9742CB99F0198703DC6CF3"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of vulnerability assessments and
site security plans—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3F18C8E8C84445B9BFA417D7BE0D385"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submitted by covered treatment works;
and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB1327426F87444A8878D905309F4606"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approved and disapproved by the
Administrator;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id152914347BA94445BA78277B50103338"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of covered treatment works
without approved vulnerability assessments or site security plans in
place;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFA913E4131741F9B75BA685D259C561"><enum>(V)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7EB7C87A0FB449B2A1F922013C3C0B1D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of covered treatment works that
have been assigned to a different risk-based tier or are no longer regulated by
the Administrator under this section due to implementation of a method to
reduce the consequences of a chemical release from an intentional act;
and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C60562F598644C89F977392A63ED685" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
description of the types of each such method to reduce the consequences of a
chemical release from an intentional act;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E07842B49ED45ECAC00FBBC7EED765F"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of audits and inspections
conducted by the Administrator (or a designee) under subsection (n);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5520E9C6B624DA7AC62EB4D1A7C8ED9"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of orders for compliance issued
by the Administrator under subsection (q);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF827C138FD5B4B3BBC1885EE1210339A"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the administrative penalties assessed by
the Administrator for noncompliance with the requirements of this
section;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0B7101625A341668D809A1486C1FFCE"><enum>(IX)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the civil penalties assessed by courts for
noncompliance with the requirements of this section; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89806070808848C59E539099865574E8"><enum>(X)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other regulatory data the Administrator
determines to be appropriate to describe—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id565ACC3C86244627893F6FDC866F2E52"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compliance by covered treatment works with
the requirements of this section; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA00EE86D5D04D5DBFA1F53A0F09A552"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the implementation by the Administrator of
those requirements.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6E337FAF17B4BDEB94A5E6273F1A6F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report submitted under this section
shall be made publicly available.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5808d036083142b28d6ab0dada9d855d"><enum>(s)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant programs</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C81371EB65142428D897632D6B24815"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation grants to
States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
provide grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, States, based on
an allocation formula established by the Administrator, to assist the States in
implementing this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02885BFD13B046A19EB4FE77D44C28DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research, training, and technical
assistance grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator may provide grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with,
nonprofit organizations to provide research, training, and technical assistance
to covered treatment works to assist the covered treatment works in achieving
compliance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A1446DF11A3417B845AA48D38F08606"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preparation grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3730747FE52B4AFBBBCEB28181F2FA14"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may provide grants to, or
enter into cooperative agreements with, covered treatment works to assist the
covered treatment works in—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF555F6649CC14B30AE26B692FFE054BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preparing and updating vulnerability
assessments, site security plans, and emergency response plans;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7EC572A282A43648564BCC1D882949E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing and implementing methods to
reduce the consequences of a release of a substance of concern from an
intentional act; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3295AE1C851943B08914EEFA306D17AD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementing any other security reviews or
enhancements that are necessary to achieve compliance with this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA26CC8D15634B13BD978DE08C600F81"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5C82312FE7C45A9A69D31317FD727E2"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Need</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing grants and entering into
cooperative agreements under subparagraph (A)(i), the Administrator shall give
priority to covered treatment works that, as determined by the Administrator,
have the greatest need.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00C9FDCC1E474B94AC63317C6649714E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security risk</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing grants and entering into
cooperative agreements under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Administrator shall give
priority to covered treatment works that, as determined by the Administrator,
present the greatest security risk.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39856D39D0104641A1D76E6AEE3AA729"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worker training grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08B5D66AC71F45988CEF74B86D943516"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>eligible
entity</term> means a nonprofit organization with demonstrated experience in
implementing and operating successful worker or first responder health and
safety or security training programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3CEDFB70A06487D9566A2D8432D8F6C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a program
under which the Administrator shall provide grants to eligible entities to
provide for training and education of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD309284B77DF498DB7DC337F700A2A95"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employees and contractors of covered
treatment works with roles or responsibilities described in subsection (g);
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE65A4A07BC254DC7B9A70A2A34DC6B71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">first responders and emergency response
providers who would respond to an intentional act at a covered treatment
works.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id562CC8C5735B49A687FFBAB99CF931BF"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall offer to enter into
an agreement with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to
administer the program under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id697CA803A63C4612A3BB975431FE1904"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity shall use a grant
received under this paragraph for—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F341DCA80D84A61A7918F1062A756DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training and education of employees and
contractors with roles or responsibilities described in subsection (g),
including the annual mandatory training specified in subsection (g)(2), with
priority given to covered treatment works assigned to tier 1 or tier 2 under
subsection (h);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5971AB0D70874FF799729FEF1E7CE3BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training of first responders in protecting
nearby residents and property or the environment from the effects of a release
of a substance of concern at a covered treatment works, with priority given to
covered treatment works assigned to tier 1 or tier 2 under subsection (h);
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB01D166AE964DEC93918252B54D28C5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriate training for first responders
and emergency response providers who would respond to an intentional act at a
covered treatment works.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb38e37460f5a484cae981b988cbf712a"><enum>(t)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timely provision of threat-Related
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall, upon receipt of information concerning a specific threat that is
relevant to a certain covered water treatment works, provide the information in
a timely manner, to the maximum extent practicable under applicable authority
and in the interests of national security, to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5396A3166D3B42548637D939902F47F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">covered treatment works;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35E26A03F0F54847B9E5E0EC675F8411"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id187842AD098645368DE3433A1EF02F38"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriate Federal, State, and local
law enforcement officials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc9755758b01d496aaf93f03bdce0c869"><enum>(u)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa4b5fad4ca7a4d0fa4e1658ddc8134e0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016,
of which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc915040604ca4772be52f3b9212e645a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than $30,000,000 may be used
during each fiscal year for administrative costs incurred by the Administrator
or States, as applicable, in carrying out this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93b69ab6bdb5426bace61168ad8e683a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than $150,000,000 may be used
during each fiscal year to implement methods to reduce the consequences of
chemical releases from intentional acts at covered treatment works, with
priority given to covered treatment works assigned to tier 1 or tier 2 under
subsection (h).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06ECB792123B46329D4175B0F924587C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security enhancements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts provided under this subsection for
basic security enhancements shall not be used for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11C4583AF06E45FAB19C0D1D69D32C25"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">personnel costs; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD65198520A19430EA126B920BA3F7D13"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitoring, operation, or maintenance of
facilities, equipment, or systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id953AE0E569D347D78B24A8C1D90BAAF9"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relation to chemical facility security
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No provision of
any appropriations Act relating to chemical facility security, and no law or
regulation establishing a chemical facility antiterrorism standard, shall apply
to a covered treatment works under this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id602DA56E257E439D9D2AF7BD34ABE640"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
paragraph (1) takes effect on the date of promulgation by the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency of final regulations pursuant to subsection
(b)(1) of section 321 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as amended by
paragraph (1)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FB39CFC9FF24F229BF1649929122B71"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of section</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FC80C50C9E34BD792DABA6ECC677373"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or the amendment
made by this section affects the applicability of any provision of title III of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) (as in effect
before the effective date of the amendment made by subsection (a)(1)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2FE84C8D80DE4A4A89198D7BE45F2826"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8922666965184AE8824397A62E023F0B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or the amendment
made by this section affects the applicability of any provision of title III of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) (as in effect
before the effective date of the amendment made by subsection (a)(1)) to any
violation of that Act that occurs before that effective date.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33AE1D8A461D4095917FCD1BA2DAE0C6"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of title III of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) (as in effect
before the effective date of the amendment made by subsection (a)(1)) shall
remain in effect with respect to violations described in subparagraph (A) until
the later of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD63072ADB594F08BABE9256FDB2BD31"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the violation is
corrected; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CF6DAFF3C104B74B585F3A0D613BAF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which enforcement proceedings
relating to the violation are completed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID652f849762a94b489650c6ff7e916ccc" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Study to assess threat of contamination of
wastewater treatment works</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7EDF400AD524E78A8D13E19A707CC6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study to assess—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA92C65A4E37C4124A148E0A99111D65D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the threat to wastewater treatment posed by
intentional acts of contamination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72A1724F43DB431DA1416531F013ED11"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the vulnerability of wastewater treatment
works to such a threat; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F28658E68C14DCC8F36CF15A034BC01"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives a report describing the results of the study.</text>
</paragraph></section>