,,iib  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #cijf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ag1             
#bjah,receiv$2 read twice & ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy to e/abli% a /ormwat]
 infra/ructure fund+ task =ce1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,innovative ,/ormwat]      
,infra/ructure ,act ( #bjah4  #b4       
,/ormwat] infra/ructure fund+ task =ce  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy %all e/abli% a       
/ormwat] infra/ructure fund+ task =ce   
compos$ ( repres5tatives ( ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 & local gov]nm5ts & private      
7includ+ nonpr(it7 entities to conduct a
 /udy on1 & develop recomm5dations to   
improve1 ! availability ( public &      
private s\rces ( fund+ = ! con/ruction1 
rehabilitation1 & op]ation & ma9t5ance (

 /ormwat] infra/ructure to meet !       
requirem5ts ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution 
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et   
seq474  7b7 ,consid]ations ,9 c>ry+ out 
subsection 7a71 ! task =ce %all-- 7#a7  
id5tify exi/+ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local    
public s\rces & private s\rces ( fund+ =
 /ormwat] infra/ructure2 &  7#b7        
consid]-- 7,a7 h[ fund+ = /ormwat]      
infra/ructure f su* s\rces has be5 made 
available1 & utiliz$1 9 ea* ,/ate to    
address /ormwat] infra/ructure ne$s     
id5tifi$ pursuant to section            
#eaf7;b77#a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution
 ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4           
#acge7;b77#a772  7,b7 h[ ! s\rce ( fund+
 affects ! af=dability ( ! infra/ructure
 7z det]m9$ bas$ on ! consid]ations us$ 
to assess ! f9ancial capability (       
municipalities "u ! integrat$ plann+    
guidel9es describ$ 9 ! ,integrat$       
,municipal ,/ormwat] & ,wa/ewat] ,plann+
 ,approa* ,framework1 issu$ by !        
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy on     
,june #e1 #bjab1 & dat$ ,may1 #bjab71   

includ+ consid]ation ( ! co/s associat$ 
) f9anc+ ! infra/ructure2 &  7,c7 :e!r  
su* s\rces ( fund+ are suffici5t to     
support capital exp5ditures & long-t]m  
op]ation & ma9t5ance co/s necess>y to   
meet ! /ormwat] infra/ructure ne$s (    
municipalities4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an
 #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to     
,congress a report t describes ! results
 ( ! /udy conduct$1 & ! recomm5dations  
develop$1 "u subsection 7a74  7d7 ,/ate 
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,/ate has ! 
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #ejb ( !     
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfb74  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives ,july #af1 #bjah4,k>5  
,l4 ,haas1,cl]k