[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3152. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Jones) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other 
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 306E(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e(b)) (as amended by section 
     6108(3)(C)), add at the end the following:
       ``(5) Decentralized wastewater systems serving 2 or more 
     dwellings.--
       ``(A) In general.--The recipient of a grant under this 
     section may make a subgrant for the purpose of installing a 
     larger decentralized wastewater system designed to provide 
     treatment for all affected homes if--
       ``(i) site conditions are unsuitable for the installation 
     of an individually owned decentralized wastewater system; and
       ``(ii) multiple examples of unsuitable site conditions 
     exist in close geographic proximity to each another.
       ``(B) Requirement.--A subgrant under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include provisions to establish and implement an effective 
     and sustainable plan for ongoing management and operation of 
     the decentralized wastewater system.
       ``(C) Maximum amount.--The amount of a subgrant under 
     subparagraph (A) shall not exceed the total amount of 
     subgrants that could have been issued to eligible individuals 
     served by the larger decentralized wastewater system 
     described in that subparagraph.''.
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