,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bc1  
#bjah,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself and ,mr4 
,booker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to reauthorize and  
amend the ,water ,infrastructure        
,finance and ,innovation ,act of #bjad1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,water ,infrastructure ,finance and     
,innovation ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjah4  #b4 ,innovative financing pilot 
projects  7a7 ,authority ,to provide    
assistance ,section #ejbc of the ,water 
,infrastructure ,finance and ,innovation
 ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #cijb7 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by   
striking ,secretary and the2 and  7#b7  
by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting
 the following3  7b7 ,required approval 
of certain projects by ,secretary  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary shall       

approve projects under this subtitle    
that are eligible under section #ejbf7a7
 or1 as applicable1 section #ejbf7h74   
7#b7 ,guidance ,the ,secretary shall    
issue guidance on information required  
to be included in applications for      
projects requiring approval from the    
,secretary under this subsection4  4    
7b7 ,applications ,section #ejbd of the 
,water ,infrastructure ,finance and     
,innovation ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #cijc7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking  
subsection 7a7 and inserting the        
following3  7a7 ,in general ,to receive 
assistance under this subtitle1 an      
eligible entity shall submit to the     
,administrator1 and the ,secretary1 if  
applicable1 an application at such time1
 in such manner1 and containing such    
information as the ,administrator and   
the ,secretary1 if applicable may       
require4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7b71
 by striking ,secretary or the          
,administrator1 as applicable1 and      
inserting ,administrator1 and the       

,secretary1 if applicable14  7c7        
,determination of eligibility and       
project selection ,section #ejbh of the 
,water ,infrastructure ,finance and     
,innovation ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #cijg7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 in 
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking          
,secretary or the ,administrator1 as    
applicable1 each place it appears and   
inserting ,administrator2 and  7ii7 by  
striking ,secretary or the              
,administrator1 as applicable4 and      
inserting ,administrator42  7,b7 in     
paragraph 7#d77;,b71 by striking        
,secretary or the ,administrator1 as    
appropriate1 and inserting              
,administrator2  7,c7 in paragraph      
7#e77;,a71 by striking the              
,administrator has authority under      
paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 of section       
#ejbc7;b7 and for which2 and  7,d7 by   
striking paragraph 7#f7 and inserting   
the following3  7#f7 ,operation and     
maintenance plan ,the ,administrator1   

and the ,secretary1 if applicable1 shall
 determine whether an applicant for     
assistance under this subtitle has      
developed1 and identified adequate      
revenues to implement1 a plan for       
operating1 maintaining1 and repairing   
the project over the useful life of the 
project4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection     
7b77#a71 by striking ,secretary or the  
,administrator1 as applicable1 and      
inserting ,administrator4  7d7 ,secured 
loans ,section #ejbi of the ,water      
,infrastructure ,finance and ,innovation
 ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #cijh7 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 by striking ,secretary or the          
,administrator1 as applicable1 and      
inserting ,administrator2 and  7,b7 in  
paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,secretary  
or the ,administrator1 as applicable and
 inserting ,administrator2  7#b7 in     
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph     
7#a71 by striking ,secretary or the     
,administrator1 as applicable1 and      
inserting ,administrator2  7,b7 in      

paragraph 7#e77;,a77ii71 by striking    
,secretary or the ,administrator1 as    
applicable and inserting ,administrator2
 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#g71 by        
striking ,secretary or the              
,administrator1 as applicable1 each     
place it appears and inserting          
,administrator2  7#c7 in subsection     
7c7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by       
striking ,secretary or the              
,administrator1 as applicable1 and      
inserting ,administrator2  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking        
,secretary or the ,administrator1 as    
applicable and inserting ,administrator2
 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in   
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking          
,secretary or the ,administrator1 as    
applicable and inserting ,administrator2
 and  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c77i71 by  
striking ,secretary or the              
,administrator1 as applicable1 and      
inserting ,administrator2  7#d7 in      
subsection 7d71 by striking ,secretary  
or the ,administrator1 as applicable1   

each place it appears and inserting     
,administrator2 and  7#e7 in subsection 
7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
striking ,secretary or the              
,administrator1 as applicable1 each     
place it appears and inserting          
,administrator2 and  7,b7 in paragraph  
7#b71 by striking ,secretary or the     
,administrator1 as applicable4 and      
inserting ,administrator44  7e7 ,program
 administration ,section #ejcj of the   
,water ,infrastructure ,finance and     
,innovation ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #ciji7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking  
,secretary or the ,administrator1 as    
applicable1 each place it appears and   
inserting ,administrator2 and  7#b7 in  
subsection 7c7--  7,a7 by striking      
,secretary or the ,administrator1 as    
applicable4 each place it appears and   
inserting ,administrator42 and  7,b7 in 
paragraph 7#a71 by striking to assist   
the ,secretary or and inserting to      
assist4  7f7 ,regulations ,section #ejcb
 of the ,water ,infrastructure ,finance 

and ,innovation ,act of #bjad 7#cc      
,u4,s4,c4 #ciaa7 is amended--  7#a7 by  
striking ,secretary or the              
,administrator1 as applicable1 and      
inserting ,administrator2 and  7#b7 by  
striking regulations as the ,secretary  
or and inserting regulations as the4    
7g7 ,funding ,section #ejcc of the      
,water ,infrastructure ,finance and     
,innovation ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #ciab7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding     
paragraph 7#a71 by striking each of the 
,secretary and2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71
 by striking and at the end2 and  7,c7  
by striking paragraph 7#e7 and inserting
 the following3  7#e7 #ij1jjj1jjj for   
fiscal year #bjai2  7#f7 #ajj1jjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjbj2  7#g7            
#aaj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2     
7#h7 #abj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb2
  7#i7 #acj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjbc2 and  7#aj7 #adj1jjj1jjj for      
fiscal year #bjbd4  2  7#b7 by          
redesignating subsections 7b71 7c71 and 

7d7 as subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e71   
respectively2  7#c7 by inserting after  
subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7      
,project funding requirements  7#a7 ,in 
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 of the funds made available to   
carry out this subtitle-- 7,a7 #ej      
percent of the funds shall be used for  
projects that require the approval of   
the ,secretary under section            
#ejbc7;b77#a72 and  7,b7 #ej percent of 
the funds shall be used for projects    
under this subtitle not described in    
subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,reallocation  
,for any fiscal year1 if amounts for    
projects described in paragraph         
7#a77;,a7 remain available after        
receiving all applications submitted    
under section #ejbd1 the ,administrator 
may reallocate the amounts to be used   
for projects described in paragraph     
7#a77;,b74  2  7#d7 in subsection 7c7   
7as so redesignated71 by striking the   
,secretary or the ,administrator and all
 that follows through the period at the 

end and inserting the ,administrator may
 use for the administration of this     
subtitle1 including for the provision of
 technical assistance to aid project    
sponsors in obtaining the necessary     
approvals for the project1 not more than
 #c1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjae through #bjbd42  7#e7 in          
subsection 7d7 7as so redesignated71 by 
striking ,secretary or the              
,administrator1 as applicable1 each     
place it appears and inserting          
,administrator2 and  7#f7 in subsection 
7e7 7as so redesignated71 by striking   
,secretary or the ,administrator1 as    
applicable1 and inserting               
,administrator4  7h7 ,reports on pilot  
program implementation ,section #ejcd of
 the ,water ,infrastructure ,finance and
 ,innovation ,act of #bjad 7#cc         
,u4,s4,c4 #ciac7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subsection 7a71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by striking the         
,secretary and2 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by       

striking #d years after the date of     
enactment of this ,act and inserting #b 
years after the date of enactment of the
 ,water ,infrastructure ,finance and    
,innovation ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjah2 and  7,b7 in paragraph           
7#b77;,b77i71 by striking ,secretary or 
the ,administrator1 as applicable1 and  
inserting ,administrator4