,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ac1      
#bjah,mr4 ,babin 7for himself and ,ms4  
,sewell of ,alabama7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committees on ,energy and ,commerce1   
and ,agriculture1 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 
,a ,,bill  ,to improve processes for    
alternative wastewater systems1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,onsite        
,wastewater ,recycling ,efficiency ,act4
  #b4 ,national onsite wastewater       
recycling  7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it  
is the sense of ,congress that providing
 communities with the knowledge and     
resources necessary to fully use        
decentralized wastewater systems can    

provide affordable wastewater recycling 
and treatment to millions of people in  
the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,definition of
 ,administrator ,in this section1 the   
term ,administrator means the           
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency4  7c7 ,wastewater   
technology clearinghouse  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,administrator shall--     
7,a7 for each of the programs described 
in paragraph 7#b71 update the           
information for those programs to       
include information on cost-effective   
and alternative wastewater recycling and
 treatment systems1 including onsite and
 decentralized systems2 and  7,b7       
disseminate to units of local government
 and nonprofit organizations seeking    
,federal funds for wastewater systems   
information on the cost effectiveness of
 alternative wastewater treatment and   
recycling systems1 including onsite and 
decentralized systems4  7#b7 ,programs  
described ,the programs referred to in  
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 are programs that   

provide technical assistance for        
wastewater management1 including--  7,a7
 programs for nonpoint source management
 under section #cai of the ,federal     
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acbi72  7,b7 the permit      
program for the disposal of sewer sludge
 under section #dje of the ,federal     
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acde72  7,c7 technical       
assistance for small public water       
systems under section #addb7;e7 of the  
,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#b7;e772 and  7,d7     
other programs of the ,administrator    
that provide technical assistance for   
wastewater management4  7d7 ,alternative
 wastewater system certification  7#a7  
,clean ,water ,state revolving funds    
,section #fjc of the ,federal ,water    
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#achc7 7as amended by section           
#ejjd7;b77#a77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7k7 ,alternative
 wastewater system certification ,in    

providing assistance from the water     
pollution control revolving fund of the 
,state established in accordance with   
this title for a project for a          
wastewater system serving a population  
of not more than #b1ejj1 the ,state     
shall ensure that an entity receiving   
assistance from the water pollution     
control revolving fund of the ,state    
certifies that the entity has considered
 an individual or shared onsite1        
decentralized wastewater system as an   
alternative wastewater system4  4  7#b7 
,,wifia ,section #ejbh7;a7 of the ,water
 ,infrastructure ,finance and           
,innovation ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #cijg7;a77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#g7 ,alternative   
wastewater system certification ,in the 
case of a project carried out by the    
,administrator1 the ,administrator shall
 ensure that1 for a project for a       
wastewater system serving a population  
of not more than #b1ejj1 the eligible   
entity receiving financial assistance   

certifies that the eligible entity has  
considered an individual or shared      
onsite1 decentralized wastewater system 
as an alternative wastewater system4  4 
7#c7 ,water and waste disposal loan     
grant program ,section #cjf7;a7 of the  
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#aibf7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#bg7 ,alternative  
wastewater system certification ,the    
,secretary shall ensure that1 for a     
wastewater project serving a population 
of not more than #b1ejj1 the recipient  
of the financial assistance certifies   
that the recipient has considered an    
individual or shared onsite1            
decentralized wastewater system as an   
alternative wastewater system4  4  7e7  
,report to ,congress ,not later than #a 
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 and not less frequently than     
every #c years thereafter1 the          
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 a report that describes--  7#a7 the    

amount of financial assistance provided 
by ,state water pollution control       
revolving funds established under title 
,,vi of the ,federal ,water ,pollution  
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et   
seq47 to deploy decentralized wastewater
 recycling technology2  7#b7 the        
barriers impacting greater use of       
decentralized wastewater recycling      
technologies2  7#c7 the cost-saving     
potential to communities and future     
infrastructure investments from further 
deployment of decentralized wastewater  
recycling technology2  7#d7 the         
environmental benefits to the community 
and groundwater quality from additional 
investments in decentralized wastewater 
recycling2 and  7#e7 the actions taken  
by the ,administrator to assist ,states 
in identifying eligible projects using  
decentralized wastewater recycling      
technology4