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#b;d ,session  ,s4 #hfd ,report ,no4    
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himself1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,co*ran1  
,mr4 ,udall ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,crapo1
 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4        
,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,moran1   
,ms4 ,l&rieu1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,te/]1
 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4        
,baucus1 ,mr4 ,vitt]1 ,mr4 ,lev91 & ,mr4
 ,s*atz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,april #a1
 #bjad,report$ by ,mrs4 ,box]1 ) an     
amendment,strike out all aft] ! enact+  
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat]   
,act to reau?orize te*nical assi/ance to
 small public wat] sy/ems1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,grassroots ,rural & ,small
 ,community ,wat] ,sy/ems ,assi/ance    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--    
7#a7 ! ,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act ,am5dm5ts

 ( #aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-ahb7        
au?oriz$ te*nical assi/ance = small &   
rural communities to assi/ ^?           
communities 9 comply+ ) regulations     
promulgat$ pursuant to ! ,safe ,dr9k+   
,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et     
seq472  7#b7 te*nical assi/ance &       
compliance tra9+-- 7,a7 ensures t ,f$]al
 regulations d n ov]:elm ! res\rces (   
small & rural communities2 &  7,b7      
provides small & rural communities lack+
 te*nical res\rces ) ! necess>y skills  
to improve & protect wat] res\rces2     
7#c7 across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 m ?an #ij  
p]c5t ( ! community wat] sy/ems s]ve a  
population ( less ?an #aj1jjj           
individuals2  7#d7 small & rural        
communities h ! greate/ difficulty      
provid+ safe1 af=dable public dr9k+ wat]
 & wa/ewat] s]vices due to limit$       
economies ( scale & lack ( te*nical     
exp]tise2 &  7#e7 9 addition to be+ !   
ma9 s\rce ( compliance assi/ance1 small 
& rural wat] te*nical assi/ance has be5 
! ma9 s\rce ( em]g5cy response assi/ance

 9 small & rural communities4  #c4 ,s5se
 ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress   
t-- 7#a7 to mo/ effectively assi/ small 
& rural communities1 ! ,environm5tal    
,protection ,ag5cy %\ld prioritize !    
types ( te*nical assi/ance t are mo/    
b5eficial to ^? communities1 bas$ on    
input f ^? communities2 &  7#b7 local   
support is ! key to mak+ ,f$]al         
assi/ance initiatives "w 9 small & rural
 communities to ! maximum b5efit4  #d4  
,fund+ priorities ,section #addb7;e7 ( !
 ,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjj;j-#a7;e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by       
designat+ ! fir/ ?r\gh sev5? s5t5ces z  
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#g71 respectively2
  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#e7 7z s designat$71 
by /rik+ #aiig ?r\gh #bjjc & ins]t+     
#bjad ?r\gh #bjai2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,nonpr(it           
organizations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,adm9i/rator may use am\nts made        
available to c>ry out ?is section to    
provide te*nical assi/ance to nonpr(it  
organizations t provide to small public 

wat] sy/ems onsite te*nical assi/ance1  
circuit-rid] te*nical assi/ance         
programs1 onsite & regional tra9+1      
assi/ance ) implem5t+ s\rce wat]        
protection plans1 & assi/ance )         
implem5tation monitor+ plans1 rules1    
regulations1 & wat] security            
enhancem5ts4  7,b7 ,pref]5ce ,to ensure 
t te*nical assi/ance fund+ is us$ 9 a   
mann] t is mo/ b5eficial to ! small &   
rural communities ( a ,/ate1 !          
,adm9i/rator %all give pref]5ce "u ?is  
p>agraph to nonpr(it organizations t1 z 
det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator1 are ! mo/    
qualifi$ & exp]i5c$ & t ! small         
community wat] sy/ems 9 t ,/ate f9d to  
be ! mo/ b5eficial & effective4  4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,grassroots ,rural & ,small ,community  
,wat] ,sy/ems ,assi/ance ,act4  #b4     
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! ,safe  
,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act ,am5dm5ts ( #aiif     
7,public ,law #ajd-ahb7 au?oriz$        
te*nical assi/ance = small & rural      
communities to assi/ ^? communities 9   

comply+ ) regulations promulgat$        
pursuant to ! ,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et seq472  7#b7   
te*nical assi/ance & compliance tra9+-- 
7,a7 ensures t ,f$]al regulations d n   
ov]:elm ! res\rces ( small & rural      
communities2 &  7,b7 provides small &   
rural communities lack+ te*nical        
res\rces ) ! necess>y skills to improve 
& protect wat] res\rces2  7#c7 across ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 m ?an #ij p]c5t ( !      
community wat] sy/ems s]ve a population 
( less ?an #aj1jjj individuals2  7#d7   
small & rural communities h ! greate/   
difficulty provid+ safe1 af=dable public
 dr9k+ wat] & wa/ewat] s]vices due to   
limit$ economies ( scale & lack (       
te*nical exp]tise2 &  7#e7 9 addition to
 be+ ! ma9 s\rce ( compliance assi/ance1
 small & rural wat] te*nical assi/ance  
has be5 ! ma9 s\rce ( em]g5cy response  
assi/ance 9 small & rural communities4  
#c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t-- 7#a7 to mo/ effectively   
assi/ small & rural communities1 !      

,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %\ld   
prioritize ! types ( te*nical assi/ance 
t are mo/ b5eficial to ^? communities1  
bas$ on input f ^? communities2 &  7#b7 
local support is ! key to mak+ ,f$]al   
assi/ance initiatives "w 9 small & rural
 communities to ! maximum b5efit4  #d4  
,fund+ priorities ,section #addb7;e7 ( !
 ,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjj;j-#a7;e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by       
designat+ ! fir/ ?r\gh sev5? s5t5ces z  
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#g71 respectively2
  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#e7 7z s designat$71 
by /rik+ #aiig ?r\gh #bjjc & ins]t+     
#bjad ?r\gh #bjai2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,nonpr(it           
organizations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,adm9i/rator may use am\nts made        
available to c>ry out ?is section to    
provide grants or coop]ative agreem5ts  
to nonpr(it organizations t provide to  
small public wat] sy/ems onsite te*nical
 assi/ance1 circuit-rid] te*nical       
assi/ance programs1 multi/ate1 regional 
te*nical assi/ance programs1 onsite &   

regional tra9+1 assi/ance ) implem5t+   
s\rce wat] protection plans1 & assi/ance
 ) implem5t+ monitor+ plans1 rules1     
regulations1 & wat] security            
enhancem5ts4  7,b7 ,pref]5ce ,to ensure 
t te*nical assi/ance fund+ is us$ 9 a   
mann] t is mo/ b5eficial to ! small &   
rural communities ( a ,/ate1 !          
,adm9i/rator %all give pref]5ce "u ?is  
p>agraph to nonpr(it organizations t1 z 
det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator1 are ! mo/    
qualifi$ & exp]i5c$ 9 provid+ tra9+ &   
te*nical assi/ance to small public wat] 
sy/ems & t ! small community wat] sy/ems
 9 t ,/ate f9d to be ! mo/ b5eficial &  
effective4  7,c7 ,limitation ,no grant  
or coop]ative agreem5t provid$ or       
o!rwise made available "u ?is section   
may be us$ = litigation pursuant to     
section #addi4  4  ,april #a1           
#bjad,report$ ) an am5dm5t