,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bfcf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #ag1 #bjai,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,capito7 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 establish a program to make grants to eligible entities to increase the resilience of publicly owned treatment works to natural hazards1 and for other purposes4 #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 #abha et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #bbb4 ,clean water infrastructure resiliency and sustainability program 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a municipality2 or 7,b7 an intermunicipal1 interstate1 or ,state agency4 7#b7 ,natural hazard ,the term natural hazard means a hazard caused by natural forces1 including extreme weather events1 sea-level rise1 and extreme drought conditions4 7#c7 ,program ,the term program means the clean water infrastructure resilience and sustainability program established under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,establishment ,the ,administrator shall establish a clean water infrastructure resilience and sustainability program 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 hazard4 7c7 ,use of funds ,an eligible entity that receives a grant under the program shall use the 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 hazard 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-- 7,a7 natural and engineered green infrastructure2 and 7,b7 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 that is at risk of being significantly impaired or damaged by a natural hazard2 7#e7 the development and implementation of projects to increase the resilience of publicly owned treatment works to a natural hazard2 or 7#f7 the enhancement of energy efficiency or the use and generation of recovered or renewable energy in the management1 treatment1 or conveyance of wastewater or stormwater4 7d7 ,application ,to be eligible to receive a grant under the program1 an eligible entity shall submit to the ,administrator an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,administrator may require1 including-- 7#a7 a proposal of the project to be planned1 designed1 or constructed using funds under the program2 7#b7 an identification of the natural hazard risk to be addressed by the proposed project2 7#c7 documentation prepared by a ,federal1 ,state1 regional1 or local government agency of the natural hazard risk of the area where the proposed project is to be located2 7#d7 a description of any recent natural hazard events that have affected the publicly owned treatment works2 7#e7 a description of how the proposed project would improve the performance of the publicly owned treatment works under an anticipated natural hazard2 and 7#f7 an explanation of how the proposed project is expected to enhance the resilience of the publicly owned treatment works to an anticipated natural hazard4 7e7 ,grant amount and other ,federal requirements 7#a7 ,cost share ,a grant under the program shall not exceed #ge percent of the total cost of the proposed project4 7#b7 ,requirements ,the requirements of section #fjh shall apply to a project funded with a grant under the program4 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd4 4 #c4 ,drinking water infrastructure resilience and sustainability ,section #adei;,a of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ai;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 7except for subsection 7l77 after this section2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7l7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking ,the ,administrator may and inserting ,the ,administrator shall2 and 7ii7 by striking fiscal years #bjai and #bjbj to eligible entities and inserting fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd to community water systems2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,an eligible entity and inserting ,a community water system2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking eligible entity and inserting community water system2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking eligible entity each place it appears and inserting community water system2 and 7,d7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking #d1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjai and #bjbj and inserting #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd4