,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,mc,nerney introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control 
,act to direct the ,administrator of the
 ,environmental ,protection ,agency to  
consider projects involving rural       
communities in the selection of         
alternative water source projects1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,community ,water ,enhancement ,act of  
#bjad4  #b4 ,alternative water source   
projects  7a7 ,selection of projects    
,section #bbj7;d7 of the ,federal ,water
 ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #acjj7;d77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#d7 ,participation 
of rural communities ,in making grants  
under this section1 the ,administrator  
shall consider whether the project--    

7,a7 is located in an unincorporated    
rural community2  7,b7 is located in an 
area that is served by a public water   
system with fewer than #c1jjj           
connections or is located in an area    
with no public water system2  7,c7 is   
located in an agricultural area with    
rural residences served by a public     
water system or by private wells2 or    
7,d7 is not only a benefit to the rural 
community served by the project1 but    
also a benefit to additional regional   
partners4  4  7b7 ,definition of        
alternative water source ,section       
#bbj7;i77#a7 of such ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #acjj7;i77#a77 is amended--  7#a7 in   
the first sentence--  7,a7 by striking  
wastewater or and inserting wastewater12
 and  7,b7 by inserting before the      
period at the end the following3 1 or   
through conjunctively managing          
groundwater supplies by delivering      
surface water instead of groundwater2   
and  7#b7 in the second sentence by     
inserting before the period at the end  

the following3 unless the project       
requires such facilities to deliver the 
alternative water supply4  7c7          
,authorization of appropriations        
,section #bbj7;j7 of such ,act 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #acjj7;j77 is amended by      
striking #bjjd and inserting #bjah4