[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3751 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3751
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a program
to make grants to eligible entities to increase the resilience of
publicly owned treatment works to natural disasters, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 8, 2021
Mr. Carbajal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a program
to make grants to eligible entities to increase the resilience of
publicly owned treatment works to natural disasters, 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 ``Clean Water Infrastructure
Resilience and Sustainability Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY
PROGRAM.
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 222. CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY
PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
``(A) a municipality; or
``(B) an intermunicipal, interstate, or State
agency.
``(2) Natural hazard.--The term `natural hazard' means a
natural event that threatens the functioning of a publicly
owned treatment works, including extreme weather events and
hydrological changes.
``(3) Program.--The term `program' means the clean water
infrastructure resilience and sustainability program
established under subsection (b).
``(4) Resilience.--The term `resilience' means the ability
of a publicly owned treatment works or an asset of a publicly
owned treatment works--
``(A) to adapt to, or withstand the effects of, a
natural hazard, without interruption to the function of
the plant or asset; or
``(B) if the function is interrupted due to a
natural hazard, to rapidly return to a normal operating
condition.
``(b) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a clean
water infrastructure resilience and sustainability program under which
the Administrator shall award grants to eligible entities for the
purpose of increasing the resilience of publicly owned treatment works
to a natural hazard.
``(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
the program shall use the grant funds for planning, designing, or
constructing projects (on a system-wide or area-wide basis) that
increase the resilience of a publicly owned treatment works to a
natural hazard through--
``(1) the conservation of water;
``(2) the enhancement of water use efficiency;
``(3) the enhancement of wastewater and stormwater
management by increasing watershed preservation and protection,
including through the use of--
``(A) natural and engineered green infrastructure;
and
``(B) reclamation and reuse of wastewater and
stormwater, such as aquifer recharge zones;
``(4) the modification or relocation of an existing
publicly owned treatment works that is at risk of being
significantly impaired or damaged by a natural hazard;
``(5) the development and implementation of projects to
increase the resilience of publicly owned treatment works to a
natural hazard; or
``(6) the enhancement of energy efficiency or the use and
generation of recovered or renewable energy in the management,
treatment, or conveyance of wastewater or stormwater.
``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under the
program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Administrator may require, including--
``(1) a proposal of the project to be planned, designed, or
constructed using funds under the program;
``(2) an identification of the natural hazard risk to be
addressed by the proposed project;
``(3) documentation prepared by a Federal, State, regional,
or local government agency of the natural hazard risk of the
area where the proposed project is to be located;
``(4) a description of any recent natural hazard events
that have affected the publicly owned treatment works;
``(5) a description of how the proposed project would
improve the performance of the publicly owned treatment works
under an anticipated natural hazard; and
``(6) an explanation of how the proposed project is
expected to enhance the resilience of the publicly owned
treatment works to an anticipated natural hazard.
``(e) Grant Amount and Other Federal Requirements.--
``(1) Cost share.--A grant under the program shall not
exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the proposed project.
``(2) Requirements.--The requirements of section 608 shall
apply to a project funded with a grant under the program.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2022 through 2026.''.
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