,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #daac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,mc,nerney introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat]         
,pollution ,control ,act to direct !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy to consid] projects  
involv+ rural communities 9 ! selection 
( alt]native wat] s\rce projects1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,community ,wat]       
,enhancem5t ,act ( #bjad4  #b4          
,alt]native wat] s\rce projects  7a7    
,selection ( projects ,section #bbj7;d7 
( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control    
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acjj7;d77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7        
,p>ticipation ( rural communities ,9    
mak+ grants "u ?is section1 !           
,adm9i/rator %all consid] :e!r !        
project--  7,a7 is locat$ 9 an          
un9corporat$ rural community2  7,b7 is  

locat$ 9 an area t is s]v$ by a public  
wat] sy/em ) few] ?an #c1jjj connections
 or is locat$ 9 an area ) no public wat]
 sy/em2  7,c7 is locat$ 9 an            
agricultural area ) rural resid5ces s]v$
 by a public wat] sy/em or by private   
wells2 or  7,d7 is n only a b5efit to ! 
rural community s]v$ by ! project1 b    
also a b5efit to additional regional    
p>tn]s4  4  7b7 ,def9ition ( alt]native 
wat] s\rce ,section #bbj7;i77#a7 ( su*  
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acjj7;i77#a77 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce--  7,a7 by
 /rik+ wa/ewat] or & ins]t+ wa/ewat]12 &
  7,b7 by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at ! end !
 foll[+3 1 or ?r\gh conjunctively manag+
 gr\ndwat] supplies by deliv]+ surface  
wat] in/ead ( gr\ndwat]2 &  7#b7 9 !    
second s5t5ce by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at 
! end ! foll[+3 unless ! project        
requires su* facilities to deliv] !     
alt]native wat] supply4  7c7            
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#bbj7;j7 ( su* ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4      
#acjj7;j77 is am5d$ by /rik+ #bjjd &    

ins]t+ #bjah4