,,iv #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #edi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #h1 #bjad ,mr4 ,williams submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,house of ,representatives concerning the need to explore emerging technologies that are mobile and capable of supplying high volumes of sterile1 pathogenic-free water1 and for other purposes4 ,whereas small communities are severely burdened when the ,environmental ,protection ,agency closes their wastewater treatment plants2 ,whereas flood waters can disable wastewater and drinking water facilities2 ,whereas natural disasters1 such as hurricanes1 tornadoes1 and earthquakes1 can leave entire cities without power and1 therefore1 without potable water2 and ,whereas due to the growing population of the ,united ,states1 there are more pathogens entering the ,nation's water systems3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that in order to respond to situations in which water systems are closed as a result of ,environmental ,protection ,agency induced shutdowns or natural disasters1 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency and the ,department of ,homeland ,security should explore emerging technologies that are mobile and capable of supplying high volumes of sterile1 pathogenic-free water4