,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bf1    
#bjah ,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,capito1 and ,mr4 ,jones7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,water   
,pollution ,control ,act to require the 
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency to provide grants   
for the construction1 refurbishing1 and 
servicing of individual household       
decentralized wastewater systems to     
individuals with low or moderate income4
  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be   
cited as the ,residential ,decentralized
 ,wastewater ,system ,improvement ,act4 
#b4 ,grants for construction1           
refurbishing1 and servicing of          
individual household decentralized      
wastewater systems for individuals with 
low or moderate income ,title ,,ii of   
the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control 

,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abha et seq47 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #bbb4 ,grants for           
construction1 refurbishing1 and         
servicing of individual household       
decentralized wastewater systems for    
individuals with low or moderate income 
7a7 ,definition of eligible individual  
,in this section1 the term eligible     
individual means a member of a          
household1 the members of which have a  
combined income 7for the most recent    
#ab-month period for which information  
is available7 equal to not more than #fj
 percent of the median nonmetropolitan  
household income for the ,state or      
territory in which the household is     
located1 according to the most recent   
decennial census4  7b7 ,grant program   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator    
shall establish a program under which   
the ,administrator shall provide grants 
to private nonprofit organizations for  
the purpose of providing subgrants to   
eligible individuals1 in accordance with

 subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,application ,to 
be eligible to receive a grant under    
this subsection1 a private nonprofit    
organization shall submit to the        
,administrator an application at such   
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,administrator  
determines to be appropriate4  7#c7     
,priority ,in awarding grants under this
 subsection1 the ,administrator shall   
give priority to applicants that have   
substantial expertise and experience in 
promoting the safe and effective use of 
individual household decentralized      
wastewater systems4  7#d7               
,administrative expenses ,a private     
nonprofit organization may use amounts  
provided under this subsection to pay   
the administrative expenses associated  
with the provision of subgrants under   
subsection 7c71 as the ,administrator   
determines to be appropriate4  7c7      
,subgrants  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to
 paragraph 7#b71 a private nonprofit    
organization shall use a grant provided 

under subsection 7b7 to provide         
subgrants to eligible individuals for   
the construction1 refurbishing1 and     
servicing of individual household       
decentralized wastewater systems4  7#b7 
,public utility connection available    
7,a7 ,in general ,in any case in which  
an eligible individual who submits to a 
private nonprofit organization an       
application for a subgrant under this   
subsection resides in a household that  
could be connected to an available      
public wastewater utility1 the private  
nonprofit organization shall conduct a  
cost analysis to determine whether      
establishing such a connection would be 
a more cost-effective use of subgrant   
funds1 as compared to the eligible uses 
described in paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,use 
of funds ,if a cost analysis under      
subparagraph 7,a7 demonstrates that the 
connection of the applicable household  
to a public wastewater utility is more  
cost-effective than the eligible uses   
described in paragraph 7#a7 with respect

 to the household1 the eligible         
individual may use a subgrant provided  
under this subsection to establish the  
connection4  7#c7 ,application ,to be   
eligible to receive a subgrant under    
this subsection1 an eligible individual 
shall submit to the private nonprofit   
organization serving the area in which  
the individual household decentralized  
wastewater system of the eligible       
individuals is1 or is proposed to be1   
located an application at such time1 in 
such manner1 and containing such        
information as the private nonprofit    
organization determines to be           
appropriate4  7#d7 ,priority ,in        
awarding subgrants under this           
subsection1 a private nonprofit         
organization shall give priority to any 
eligible individual who does not have   
access to a sanitary sewage disposal    
system4  7#e7 ,maximum amount ,the      
amount of a subgrant provided under this
 subsection shall not exceed #bj1jjj4   
7d7 ,report ,not later than #b years    

after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,administrator shall submit
 to ,congress a report describing the   
results of the program under this       
section with respect to the prevalence  
throughout the ,united ,states of low-  
and moderate-income households without  
access to a sanitary sewage disposal    
system4  7e7 ,authorization of          
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,administrator   
such sums as are necessary to carry out 
this section4  4