[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3423 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3423
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for drinking water
fountain replacement in public playgrounds, parks, and libraries, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 2021
Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Bush, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Danny K.
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.
Kilmer, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Sires, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms.
Velazquez, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for drinking water
fountain replacement in public playgrounds, parks, and libraries, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Drinking Water in Public
Playgrounds, Parks, and Libraries Act''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS, PARKS, AND LIBRARIES.
(a) Grant Program.--Part F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. 300j-21 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1466. DRINKING WATER FOUNTAIN REPLACEMENT IN PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS,
PARKS, AND LIBRARIES.
``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish a grant
program to provide assistance to States and municipalities for the
replacement, in playgrounds, parks, or libraries owned by (or libraries
located in) States or municipalities, of drinking water fountains,
including any lead service line that supplies the fountains,
manufactured prior to 2014.
``(b) Use of Funds.--Funds awarded under the grant program--
``(1) shall be used to pay the costs of replacing drinking
water fountains, in playgrounds, parks, or libraries owned by
(or libraries located in) a State or municipality receiving
such funds, with plumbing endpoint devices certified by a third
party certification body accredited by the ANSI National
Accreditation Board as meeting the NSF/ANSI/CAN 61: Q1
standard, and, for endpoint devices connected to premises
plumbing, with filters installed at the point where water is
dispensed from the device and is certified as compliant with
NSF International/American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Standard 53-2017, Drinking Water Treatment Units - Health
Effects published by NSF International, and incorporates an
integral performance indication device as specified in section
6.1 of NSF/ANSI standard 53-2017, or any more stringent
requirements adopted thereafter;
``(2) may be used to pay the costs of monitoring and
reporting of lead levels in the drinking water of playgrounds,
parks, and libraries owned by (or libraries located in) a State
or municipality receiving such funds, as determined appropriate
by the Administrator; and
``(3) shall be used to pay the cost of replacing lead
service lines servicing the water fountains.
``(c) Priority.--In awarding funds under the grant program, the
Administrator shall give priority to--
``(1) projects and activities that benefit an underserved
community or a disadvantaged community; and
``(2) applications for projects that replace pre-1988 water
fountains.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
``(1) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
``(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
``(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
``(5) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 1461 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. 300j-21) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Disadvantaged community.--The term `disadvantaged
community' has the meaning given such term in section
1452(d)(3).
``(9) Playground or park.--The term `playground or park'
means an indoor or outdoor park, building, site, or other
facility, including any parking lot appurtenant thereto, that
is intended for recreation purposes.
``(10) Underserved community.--The term `underserved
community' has the meaning given such term in section 1459A.
``(11) Library.--The term `library' includes--
``(A) a public library;
``(B) a public elementary school or secondary
school library;
``(C) a tribal library;
``(D) an academic library;
``(E) a research library, which, for purposes of
this subchapter means a library that--
``(i) makes publicly available library
services and materials suitable for scholarly
research that are not otherwise available to
the public; and
``(ii) is not an integral part of an
institution of higher education; and
``(F) a private library or other special library,
but only if the State in which the private or special
library is located determines that the library should
be considered a library for purposes of this part.''.
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