,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #f1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cox ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,co/a1 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4   
,huffman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to e/abli% a     
grant program to close gaps 9 access to 
safe dr9k+ wat] 9 disadvantag$          
communities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,disadvantag$ ,community ,dr9k+ ,wat]   
,assi/ance ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds t--  7#a7 _m areas 9 ! ,/ate (     
,cali=nia1 p>ticul>ly 9 ! ,san ,joaqu9  
,valley region1 are disproportionately  
impact$ by dr\ght because ! areas are   
heavily dep5d5t or completely reliant on

 gr\ndwat] supplies to meet dome/ic     
dr9k+ wat] ne$s2 &  7#b7 ^? communities 
?r\gh\t ! ,/ate ( ,cali=nia h be5       
impact$ by ! pres5ce ( naturally occurr+
 & human-caus$ con/itu5ts includ+       
ars5ic1 #a1b1c-,tri*loropropane         
7#a1b1c-,,tcp71 hexaval5t *romium1      
,dibromo*loropropane 7,,dbcp71 uranium1 
& nitrates 9 local gr\ndwat] supplies4  
#c4 ,grant program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!  
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all e/abli% &   
c>ry out a grant program to be kn[n z ! 
,disadvantag$ ,community ,dr9k+ ,wat]   
,assi/ance ,program to provide f9ancial 
assi/ance to disadvantag$ communities t 
h exp]i5c$ a significant decl9e 9       
quantity or quality ( dr9k+ wat]1 & to  
obta9 or ma9ta9 adequate quantities (   
wat] t meet ! /&>ds set by ! ,f$]al     
,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjj;f et seq474 ,grants "u ?is section 
may be provid$ to communities--  7#a7 t 
are unable to meet ! prim>y dr9k+ wat]  
quality /&>ds "u t ,act2 or  7#b7 !     
local private or public wat] supply (   

:i* has be5 lo/ or sev]ely dim9i%$ due  
to dr\ght conditions1 gr\ndwat] ov]draft
 conditions1 or climate *ange           
conditions4  7b7 ,eligible communities  
,grants provid$ "u ?is section %all be  
us$ to b5efit communities-- 7#a7 locat$ 
9 a city1 t[n1 or special di/rict ) a   
population ( n m ?an #fj1jjj ( resid5ts2
 &  7#b7 t h a m$ian h\sehold income (  
less ?an #ajj p]c5t ( ! nonmetropolitan 
m$ian h\sehold income ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! 
community is locat$4  7c7 ,eligible uses
 ,grants provid$ "u ?is section may be  
us$ = ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,po9t ( use        
treatm5t & po9t ( entry sy/ems4  7#b7   
,wellhead treatm5t & di/ribut$ treatm5t 
facilities4  7#c7 ,bl5d+ sy/ems 9       
compliance ) ,/ate regulations4  7#d7   
,co/s relat$ to ! consolidation (       
multiple small rural wat] sy/ems or a   
small rural wat] sy/em ) a l>g] sy/em4  
7#e7 ,con/ruction ( new wat] s\rce      
facilities includ+ wells & connections  
to exi/+ sy/ems4  7#f7 ,wat] di/ribution
 facilities4  7#g7 ,wat] capacity fees1 

wat] supply developm5t fees1 wat]       
connections fees1 & simil> fees t are   
assess$ :5 a new connection is add$ to  
an exi/+ wat] sy/em z "p ( a            
consolidation4  7#h7 ,assi/ance to      
h\seholds to connect to wat] facilities4
  7#i7 ,em]g5cy wat] supplies4  7#aj7 ,a
 comb9ation ( activities describ$ 9     
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#i74  7#aa7       
,application & te*nical assi/ance co/s  
associat$ ) ! activities describ$ 9     
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#i74  7d7         
,prioritization ,9 det]m9+ priorities = 
fund+ projects1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior
 %all take into consid]ation--  7#a7    
communities t are curr5tly op]at+ "u a  
notice ( violation = fail+ to provide   
potable wat] t meets prim>y dr9k+ wat]  
/&>ds2  7#b7 :e!r ! applicant has !     
ability to qualify = alt]native fund+   
s\rces t d n result 9 wat] rate         
increases unable to be absorb$ by !     
resid5tial ratepay]s2  7#c7 communities 
deem$ vuln]able to wat] %ortage         
conditions because ! sy/em is locat$ 9 a

 critically ov]draft$ gr\ndwat] bas91 & 
! sy/em has only a s+le wat] supply     
s\rce2  7#d7 rural communities s]v$ by  
individual1 onsite dome/ic wells t h    
docum5t$ dry well conditions or         
contam9at$ well conditions2 &  7#e7     
public wat] sy/ems t desire to          
consolidate ) ea* o!r1 or ) a l>g] urban
 sy/em1 to increase economies-(-scale to
 r$uce co/ ( s]vice1 & increase ! level 
& quality ( wat] s]vice deliv]y4  7e7   
,maximum am\nt ,! am\nt ( a grant       
provid$ "u ?is section may be us$ to    
fund-- 7#a7 n m ?an #ajj p]c5t ( co/s = 
activities1 includ+--  7,a7 te*nical    
assi/ance & o!r co/s associat$ )        
application = assi/ance ?r\gh !         
,disadvantag$ ,community ,dr9k+ ,wat]   
,assi/ance ,program2  7,b7 initial      
op]at+ co/s incurr$ to />t up1 te/1 &   
place into s]vice project facilities &  
compon5ts2 &  7,c7 capital co/s (       
con/ruction or compon5ts to ensure su*  
facilities & compon5ts are prop]ly      
op]ational2 &  7#b7 n m ?an #be p]c5t ( 

co/s = assi/ance ) op]ation & ma9t5ance 
co/s incurr$ subsequ5t to plac+ !       
facilities or compon5ts into s]vice to  
ensure s]vice rema9s effici5t &         
effective4  7f7 ,op]ation & ,ma9t5ance  
,n m ?an #be p]c5t ( funds made         
available 9 any fiscal ye> = grants "u  
?is section %all be us$ = op]ations &   
ma9t5ance co/s4 ,/ates may use a ,/ate  
circuit rid+ op]ations assi/ance team to
 id5tify applicants approv$ = op]ations 
& ma9t5ance assi/ance4  7g7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to c>ry out ?is  
section #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s 
#bjba ?r\gh #bjbe1 to rema9 available   
until exp5d$4