,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #b1 #bjai ,mr4  
,carbajal introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator  
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency to establish a program to make  
grants to eligible entities to increase 
the resilience of publicly owned        
treatment works to natural disasters4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,clean ,water ,infrastructure   
,resilience and ,sustainability ,act4   
#b4 ,clean water infrastructure         
resiliency and sustainability program   
,title ,,ii of the ,federal ,water      
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abea et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #bbb4 ,clean    
water infrastructure resiliency and     
sustainability program  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,administrator shall establish a   
clean water infrastructure resilience   

and sustainability program1 under which 
the ,administrator shall award grants to
 eligible entities for the purpose of   
increasing the resilience of publicly   
owned treatment works to a natural      
disaster4  7b7 ,use of funds ,an        
eligible entity that receives a grant   
under this section shall use such grant 
funds for planning1 designing1 or       
constructing projects 7on a system-wide 
or area-wide basis7 that increase the   
resilience of a publicly owned treatment
 works to a natural disaster through--  
7#a7 the conservation of water2  7#b7   
the enhancement of water use efficiency2
  7#c7 the enhancement of wastewater and
 stormwater management by increasing    
watershed preservation and protection1  
including through the use of natural and
 engineered green infrastructure1 and   
reclamation and reuse of wastewater and 
stormwater1 such as aquifer recharge    
zones2  7#d7 the modification or        
relocation of an existing publicly owned
 treatment works at risk of being       

significantly impaired or damaged by a  
natural disaster2  7#e7 the development 
and implementation of projects to       
increase the resilience of publicly     
owned treatment works to a natural      
disaster2 or  7#f7 the enhancement of   
energy efficiency or the use and        
generation of recovered or renewable    
energy in management1 treatment1 or     
conveyance of wastewater or stormwater4 
7c7 ,application ,to be eligible to     
receive a grant under this section1 an  
eligible entity shall submit to the     
,administrator an application that--    
7#a7 includes a proposal of the project 
to be planned1 designed1 or constructed 
using funds under this section2  7#b7   
identifies the natural disaster risk to 
be addressed by the proposed project2   
7#c7 provides documentation prepared by 
a ,federal1 ,state1 regional1 or local  
government agency of the natural        
disaster risk to the area where the     
proposed project is to be located2  7#d7
 includes a description of any recent   

natural disaster events that have       
affected the publicly owned treatment   
works2  7#e7 includes a description of  
how the proposed project would improve  
the performance of the publicly owned   
treatment works under an anticipated    
natural disaster2 and  7#f7 explains how
 the proposed project is expected to    
enhance the resilience of the publicly  
owned treatment works to an anticipated 
natural disaster4  7d7 ,grant amount and
 other ,federal requirements  7#a7      
,grant amount ,a grant under this       
section shall not exceed #ge percent of 
the total cost of the proposed project4 
7#b7 ,requirements ,the requirements of 
section #fjh of this ,act shall apply to
 any project funded under this section4 
7e7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the  
following definitions apply3  7#a7      
,natural disaster ,the term natural     
disaster means a disaster caused by     
natural forces1 including extreme       
weather events1 sea-level rise1 or      
extreme drought conditions4  7#b7       

,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means--  7,a7 a municipality2 or 
7,b7 an intermunicipal1 interstate1 or  
,state agency4  7f7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjbj through #bjbe4  4