,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cecc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,hanna 7= himself & ,mr4 ,coop]7   
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 ( p 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates resid+ 9 rural        
communities by facilitat+ great] use (  
co/-effective alt]native sy/ems1 includ+
 well wat] sy/ems1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,wat] ,sy/em ,co/ ,sav+s ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates is fac+ a dr9k+ wat]            
infra/ructure fund+ crisis2  7#b7 !     
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy        
projects a %ortfall ( approximately     

#chd1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 fund+ = dr9k+ wat]   
infra/ructure f #bjae to #bjce & ?is    
fund+ *all5ge is p>ticul>ly acute 9     
rural communities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
7#c7 !re are approximately #eb1jjj      
community wat] sy/ems 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 ( :i* ne>ly #db1jjj are small community
 wat] sy/ems2  7#d7 ! ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,ne$s
 ,survey conduct$ by ! ,environm5tal    
,protection ,ag5cy 9 #bjaa plac$ !      
%ortfall 9 dr9k+ wat] infra/ructure     
fund+ = small communities1 :i* consi/ ( 
#c1cjj or few] p]sons1 at               
#fd1ejj1jjj1jjj2  7#e7 small communities
 (t5 _c f9ance ! con/ruction & ma9t5ance
 ( dr9k+ wat] sy/ems because ! co/ p]   
resid5t = ! inve/m5t w\ld be            
prohibitively exp5sive2  7#f7 dr\ght    
conditions h plac$ significant /ra9s on 
exi/+ surface wat] supplies2  7#g7 _m   
communities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates are  
consid]+ ! use ( gr\ndwat] & community  
well sy/ems to provide dr9k+ wat]2 &    
7#h7 approximately #db1jjj1jjj p 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates receive dr9k+ wat] f      

individual wells & millions m rely on   
community well sy/ems = dr9k+ wat]4  #c4
 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (       
,congress t provid+ rural communities ) 
! k & res\rces necess>y to fully use    
alt]native dr9k+ wat] sy/ems1 includ+   
wells & community well sy/ems1 c provide
 safe & af=dable dr9k+ wat] to millions 
( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4 ,dr9k+ wat] 
te*nology cle>+h\se ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & !    
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all-- 7#a7    
update exi/+ programs ( ! ,environm5tal 
,protection ,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 ( alt]native dr9k+ wat]    
deliv]y sy/ems1 includ+ wells & well    
sy/ems1 to communities & n-=-pr(it      
organizations seek+ ,f$]al fund+ = dr9k+
 wat] sy/ems s]v+ #ejj or few] p]sons4  

#e4 ,wat] sy/em assessm5t ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 9 any application =
 a grant or loan f ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t or
 a ,/ate t is us+ ,f$]al assi/ance = a  
dr9k+ wat] sy/em s]v+ #ejj or few]      
p]sons1 a unit ( local gov]nm5t or      
n-=-pr(it organization %all self-c]tify 
t ! unit ( local gov]nm5t or            
organization has consid]$1 z an         
alt]native dr9k+ wat] supply1 dr9k+ wat]
 deliv]y sy/ems s\rc$ by publicly own$--
  7#a7 individual wells2  7#b7 %>$      
wells2 &  7#c7 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 provide to ,congress a
 report t describes--  7#a7 ! use (     
innovative & alt]native dr9k+ wat]      
sy/ems describ$ 9 ?is ,act2  7#b7 !     
range ( co/ sav+s = communities us+     
innovative & alt]native dr9k+ wat]      
sy/ems describ$ 9 ?is ,act2 &  7#c7 !   
use ( dr9k+ wat] te*nical assi/ance     

programs op]at$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & !    
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4