[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 74 (Thursday, April 29, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S2371]
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  SA 1476. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1460 proposed by Mr. 
Carper (for himself and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 914, to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
reauthorize programs under those Acts, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. WAIVER.

       (a) WIFIA Definitions.--Section 5022 of the Water 
     Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
     3901) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (15) as 
     paragraphs (11) through (16), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) Rural community.--The term `rural community' means a 
     city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of 
     not more than 10,000 inhabitants.''.
       (b) Fees.--Section 5029(b)(7) of the Water Infrastructure 
     Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3908(b)(7)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Waiver.--On request of an eligible entity, the 
     Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may waive the 
     application fee for--
       ``(i) a small community water infrastructure project 
     described in section 5028(a)(2)(B); and
       ``(ii) a project to be carried out in a rural community.''.
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