,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bc1  
#bjai,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,cardin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act to         
establish a grant program for improving 
infrastructure asset management by small
 public water systems1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,assuring ,quality  
,water ,infrastructure ,act4  #b4       
,infrastructure asset management        
assistance for small public water       
systems ,part ,e of the ,safe ,drinking 
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j et    
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #adei;,e4               
,infrastructure asset management        
assistance for small public water       
systems  7a7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the term

 eligible entity means--  7,a7 a unit of
 local government2  7,b7 a public       
corporation established by a unit of    
local government to provide water       
service2 or  7,c7 a nonprofit           
corporation1 public trust1 or           
cooperative association that owns or    
operates a public water system4  7#b7   
,infrastructure asset management ,the   
term infrastructure asset management    
means concepts1 tools1 and techniques   
that are intended to improve the        
operation of a small system through the 
identification and prevention of potable
 water loss due to leaks1 breaks1 and   
other metering or infrastructure        
failures4  7#c7 ,program ,the term      
program means the grant program         
established under subsection 7b74  7#d7 
,small system ,the term small system    
means a public water system that--  7,a7
 serves fewer than #aj1jjj people2 and  
7,b7 is owned or operated by--  7i7 a   
unit of local government2  7ii7 a public
 corporation2  7iii7 a nonprofit        

corporation2  7iv7 a public trust2 or   
7v7 a cooperative association4  7b7     
,establishment ,the ,administrator shall
 establish a program to award grants to 
eligible entities for the purpose of    
improving infrastructure asset          
management for one or more small        
systems4  7c7 ,applications ,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    
carried out using grant funds under the 
program2  7#b7 documentation prepared by
 the eligible entity describing the     
deficiencies in infrastructure asset    
management of one or more small systems 
that are to be addressed through the    
proposed project2  7#c7 a description of
 how the proposed project will improve  
infrastructure asset management for one 
or more small systems2  7#d7 a          

description of how the improvements     
described in paragraph 7#c7 will be     
maintained beyond the life of the       
proposed project1 including a plan to   
maintain and update any asset data      
collected as a result of the proposed   
project2  7#e7 a copy of a written      
agreement between the eligible entity   
and the ,state within which the eligible
 entity is located in which the eligible
 entity agrees to provide a copy of any 
data collected under the proposed       
project to the ,state agency            
administering the ,state drinking water 
treatment revolving loan fund of the    
,state established under section #adeb1 
or a designee2 and  7#f7 any additional 
information the ,administrator may      
require4  7d7 ,use of funds ,an eligible
 entity that receives a grant under the 
program shall use the grant funds to    
carry out projects that improve         
infrastructure asset management for one 
or more small systems through--  7#a7   
the development of a detailed asset     

inventory1 which may include drinking   
water sources1 wells1 storage1 valves1  
treatment systems1 distribution lines1  
hydrants1 pumps1 controls1 and other    
essential infrastructure2  7#b7 the     
development of an infrastructure asset  
map1 including a map that uses          
technology such as-- 7,a7 geographic    
information system software2 and  7,b7  
global positioning system software2     
7#c7 the deployment of leak detection   
technology2  7#d7 the deployment of     
metering technology2  7#e7 training in  
asset management concepts1 tools1 and   
techniques of appropriate staff employed
 by--  7,a7 the eligible entity2 or     
7,b7 the small systems for which the    
grant was received2 and  7#f7 the       
development or deployment of other      
concepts1 tools1 or techniques that the 
,administrator may determine to be      
appropriate under the program4  7e7     
,cost share ,the ,federal share of a    
project carried out using a grant under 
the program shall not exceed #ge percent

 of the total cost of the project4  7f7 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjba through      
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