,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,/utzman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce ,f$]al1   
,/ate1 & local co/s ( provid+           
high-quality dr9k+ wat] to millions (   
,am]icans resid+ 9 rural communities by 
facilitat+ great] use ( co/-effective   
well wat] sy/ems1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,wat] ,supply ,co/ ,sav+s ,act or !     
,sav+s ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
t--  7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is fac+ a     
dr9k+ wat] infra/ructure fund+ crisis2 !
 ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy 7!    
,,epa7 projects a #chd billion %ortfall 
9 fund+ ov] ! next #bj ye>s2 & ?is fund+
 *all5ge is p>ticul>ly acute 9 rural    

,am]ica2  7#b7 !re are #eb1jjj community
 wat] sy/ems 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ( :i*   
#da1hja are small community wat] sy/ems2
  7#c7 ,,epa's mo/ rec5t ,dr9k+ ,wat]   
,ne$s ,survey plac$ ! %ortfall 9 dr9k+  
wat] infra/ructure fund+ = small        
communities 7#c1cjj or few] p]sons7 at  
#fd4e billion2  7#d7 small communities  
(t5 _c f9ance ! con/ruction & ma9t5ance 
( dr9k+ wat] sy/ems because ! co/ p]    
resid5t = ?is inve/m5t w\ld be          
prohibitively exp5sive2  7#e7 dr\ght    
conditions h plac$ significant /ra9s on 
exi/+ surface wat] supplies1 & _m       
communities across ! c\ntry are n[      
consid]+ ! use ( gr\ndwat] & community  
well sy/ems to provide dr9k+ wat]2 &    
7#f7 #db million ,am]icans receive _!   
dr9k+ wat] f individual wells1 &        
millions m rely ^u community well sy/ems
 = _! dr9k+ wat]4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress
 ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t--  7#a7   
provid+ rural communities ) ! k &       
res\rces necess>y to fully utilize wells
 & community well sy/ems c save local1  

,/ate1 & ,f$]al gov]nm5ts & taxpay]s    
billions ( doll>s ov] ! next two        
decades2  7#b7 wells & community well   
sy/ems c provide safe & af=dable dr9k+  
wat] to millions ( ,am]icans2 &  7#c7 ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t lacks ! res\rces to    
f9ance ! dr9k+ wat] infra/ructure ne$s (
 millions ( citiz5s resid+ 9 rural      
,am]ica1 & wells & community well sy/ems
 c help significantly to close ?is fund+
 gap4  #d4 ,dr9k+ wat] te*nology        
cle>+h\se ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !           
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & !    
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all--  7#a7   
update exi/+ programs ( ! ,ag5cy & !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture design$ to     
provide dr9k+ wat] te*nical assi/ance to
 include in=mation on co/-effective1    
innovative1 & alt]native dr9k+ wat]     
deliv]y sy/ems1 includ+ sy/ems t are    
support$ by wells2 &  7#b7 dissem9ate   
in=mation on ! co/ effectiv5ess ( wells 
& well sy/ems to communities & n-=-pr(it
 organizations seek+ ,f$]al fund+ =     
dr9k+ wat] sy/ems s]v+ #c1cjj or few]   

p]sons4  #e4 ,wat] sy/em assessm5t ,9   
any application = a ,f$]al grant or loan
 = a dr9k+ wat] sy/em s]v+ #c1cjj or    
few] p]sons1 a unit ( local gov]nm5t or 
n-=-pr(it organization %all c]tify t x  
has consid]$1 z an alt]native dr9k+ wat]
 supply1 dr9k+ wat] deliv]y sy/ems s\rc$
 by publicly own$ individual wells1 %>$ 
wells1 & community wells4  #f4 ,report  
to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy & ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture %all report to ,congress   
on--  7#a7 ! utilization ( innovative & 
alt]native dr9k+ wat] sy/ems describ$ 9 
?is ,act2  7#b7 ! range ( co/ sav+s =   
communities utiliz+ innovative &        
alt]native dr9k+ wat] sy/ems describ$ 9 
?is ,act2 &  7#c7 ! utilization ( dr9k+ 
wat] te*nical assi/ance programs op]at$ 
by ! ,ag5cy & ! ,dep>tm5t4