,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjai,mr4  
,blumenauer 7for himself and ,mr4       
,katko7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on ,ways
 and ,means1 and ,energy and ,commerce1 
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     
establish a ,water ,infrastructure      
,trust ,fund1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,water ,infrastructure ,trust   
,fund ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,establishment
 and funding of ,water ,infrastructure  
,trust ,fund  7a7 ,water ,infrastructure
 ,trust ,fund  7#a7 ,in general         
,subchapter ,a of chapter #ih of the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf       
7relating to establishment of trust     

funds7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new section3  #ieab4      
,water ,infrastructure ,trust ,fund  7a7
 ,creation of trust fund ,there is      
established in the ,treasury of the     
,united ,states a trust fund to be known
 as the ,water ,infrastructure ,trust   
,fund1 consisting of such amounts as may
 be appropriated or credited to such    
fund as provided in this section or     
section #ifjb7;b74  7b7 ,transfers to   
trust fund ,there are hereby            
appropriated to the ,water              
,infrastructure ,trust ,fund amounts    
equivalent to the fees received in the  
,treasury before ,january #a1 #bjbe1    
under section #b7;b7 of the ,water      
,infrastructure ,trust ,fund ,act of    
#bjai4  7c7 ,expenditures ,except as    
provided by subsection 7d71 amounts in  
the ,water ,infrastructure ,trust ,fund 
shall be available1 without further     
appropriation1 as follows3  7#a7 #ej    
percent of the amounts shall be         
available to the ,administrator of the  

,environmental ,protection ,agency for  
making capitalization grants under      
section #fja of the ,federal ,water     
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acha74  7#b7 #ej percent of the amounts
 shall be available to the              
,administrator for making capitalization
 grants under section #adeb of the ,safe
 ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjj;j-#ab74  7d7 ,limitation on        
expenditures ,amounts in the ,water     
,infrastructure ,trust ,fund may not be 
made available for a fiscal year unless 
the funds appropriated to the ,clean    
,water ,state ,revolving ,fund through  
annual capitalization grants is not less
 than the average of the annual amounts 
provided in capitalization grants under 
section #fja of the ,federal ,water     
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acha7 and section #adeb of the ,safe   
,water ,drinking ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;j-#ab7 for the #e-;fiscal-year     
period immediately preceding such fiscal
 year4  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the

 table of sections for subchapter ,a of 
chapter #ih of such ,code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
item3  ,sec4 #ieab4 ,water              
,infrastructure ,trust ,fund4  4  7b7   
,voluntary labeling system  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of the          
,treasury1 in consultation with the     
,administrator of the ,food and ,drug   
,administration1 manufacturers1         
producers1 and importers1 shall develop 
and implement a program under which the 
,secretary provides a label designed in 
consultation with manufacturers1        
producers1 and importers suitable for   
placement on products to inform         
consumers that the manufacturer1        
producer1 or importer of the product1   
and other stakeholders1 participates in 
the ,water ,infrastructure ,trust ,fund 
and is contributing to ,america's clean 
water4  7#b7 ,fee ,the ,secretary shall 
provide a label for a fee of #c cents   
per unit4 ,amounts received by the      
,secretary shall be deposited in the    

general fund of the ,treasury4  7c7     
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable     
years beginning after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,,epa      
,study on ,water ,pricing  7a7 ,study   
,the ,administrator of the              
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 with
 participation by the ,states1 shall    
conduct a study to--  7#a7 assess the   
affordability gap faced by low-income   
populations located in urban and rural  
areas in obtaining services from clean  
water and drinking water systems2 and   
7#b7 analyze options for programs to    
provide incentives for rate adjustments 
at the local level to achieve full cost 
or true value pricing for such services1
 while protecting low-income ratepayers 
from undue burden4  7b7 ,report ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator shall submit to the      
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure and the ,committee on   

,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate a report on the results of the  
study required under subsection 7a74