[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5770-S5771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2416. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema 
(for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the 
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title I of division E, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 501__. EMERGENCY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) Additional Environmental Infrastructure Authority.--
     Section 219(f)(167) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (Public Law 102-580; 106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 
     Stat. 1263) is amended by striking ``$25,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$47,000,000''.
       (b) Safe Drinking Water Infrastructure.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Eligible state.--The term ``eligible State'' means a 
     State--
       (i) for which the President has declared not fewer than 5 
     major disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); and
       (ii) in which public water systems suffered major damage, 
     as determined by the Administrator, from Winter Storms Uri 
     and Viola.
       (B) Eligible system.--The term ``eligible system'' means a 
     public water system that has been subject to an emergency 
     administrative order pursuant to section 1431 of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i) during calendar year 
     2020.
       (C) Public water system.--The term ``public water system'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 1401 of the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f).
       (2) State revolving loan fund assistance.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, an eligible system shall be--
       (i) considered a disadvantaged community for purposes of 
     subsection (d) of section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300j-12); and
       (ii) eligible to receive the additional subsidization 
     described in paragraph (1) of that subsection, including the 
     forgiveness of principal described in that paragraph.
       (B) Authorization.--An eligible State may use funds made 
     available under a capitalization grant provided under 
     paragraph (3) to provide the additional subsidization 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii) to an eligible system 
     within the eligible State to address contaminants in drinking 
     water, which may include the repair and replacement of water 
     distribution system components.
       (3) Drinking water state revolving funds.--
       (A) Appropriation.--There is appropriated to the 
     Administrator, out of any funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, $150,000,000 to provide additional 
     capitalization grants to eligible States pursuant to section 
     1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) for 
     the purposes described in paragraph (2)(B), to remain 
     available until expended.
       (B) Intended use plans.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which an eligible

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     State submits to the Administrator a revised intended use 
     plan under section 1452(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300j-12(b)) that includes information with respect to 
     projects described in paragraph (2)(B) to be funded using 
     amounts made available in a capitalization grant pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall make a 
     capitalization grant to the eligible State in such amount as 
     is necessary to fund the projects described in the revised 
     intended use plan.
       (C) Requirement.--Of the funds provided to an eligible 
     State in a capitalization grant made pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A), the eligible State may use not more than 15 percent to 
     provide assistance to an eligible system for the purposes of 
     purchasing and installing new water meters and modernizing 
     billing systems.
       (4) Nonduplication of work.--An activity carried out using 
     funds made available under this subsection shall not 
     duplicate or impede the work of any other Federal or State 
     department or agency.
       (c) Economic Adjustment Assistance Grants for Drinking 
     Water Infrastructure.--Of the amounts made available under 
     the heading ``economic development assistance programs'' 
     under the heading ``Economic Development Administration'' 
     under title II of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 
     116-136; 134 Stat. 510), or for grants for economic 
     development assistance under the heading ``economic 
     development assistance programs'' under the heading 
     ``Economic Development Administration'' under title I of 
     division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
     (Public Law 116-260), that are unobligated on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
     provide not less than $25,000,000 to eligible systems (as 
     defined in subsection (b)(1)) to address contaminants in 
     drinking water.
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