,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjba ,mr4 
,delgado 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 and ,mr4   
,cohen7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,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 water          
infrastructure grant programs4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be sited as 
the ,protecting ,infrastructure and     
,promoting the ,economy ,act or the     
,,pipe ,act4  #b4 ,wastewater           
infrastructure discretionary grant      
program  7a7 ,establishment ,subject to 
the availability of appropriations1 not 
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the             

,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency 7referred to in this
 section as the ,administrator7 shall   
establish a wastewater discretionary    
grant program 7referred to in this      
section as the program7 to provide      
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
eligible entities described in          
subsection 7b7 for investments in       
wastewater infrastructure projects4  7b7
 ,eligible entities ,an entity eligible 
to receive a grant under the program    
is-- 7#a7 a ,federal1 ,state1           
interstate1 intermunicipal1 or local    
governmental entity1 agency1 or         
instrumentality2  7#b7 a ,tribal        
government or consortium of ,tribal     
governments2  7#c7 a ,state             
infrastructure financing authority2 and 
7#d7 a publicly owned treatment works   
7as defined in section #bab of the      
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abib774  7c7 ,eligible 
projects  7#a7 ,in general ,a project   
eligible to be carried out with funds   

under the program includes--  7,a7 the  
construction of publicly owned treatment
 works2  7,b7 the construction1 repair1 
or replacement of decentralized         
wastewater treatment systems that treat 
municipal wastewater or domestic sewage2
  7,c7 measures to manage1 reduce1      
treat1 or recapture stormwater of       
subsurface drainage water2  7,d7        
measures to reduce the demand for       
publicly owned treatment works capacity 
through water conservation1 efficiency1 
reuse1 and green infrastructure2  7,e7  
measures to reduce energy consumption   
needs for publicly owned treatment      
works2  7,f7 measures to improve the    
resiliency of publicly owned treatment  
works to climate change1 extreme        
weather1 sea-level rise1 and other      
hazards2  7,g7 measures to reduce the   
discharge of perfluoroalkyl and         
polyfluoroalkyl substances into the     
environment through publicly owned      
treatment works2 and  7,h7 any other    
wastewater infrastructure project the   

administrator determines is appropriate4
  7#b7 ,other federal funds             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a project otherwise eligible under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall not be ineligible  
for funding because the project also    
received prior assistance-- 7,a7 from a 
,state drinking water treatment         
revolving loan fund established under   
section #adeb of the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab72 
7,b7 from a ,state water pollution      
control revolving fund established under
 title ,,vi of the ,federal ,water      
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acha et seq472 or  7,c7 under the      
,water ,infrastructure ,finance and     
,innovation ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #cija et seq474  7#c7 ,no increased    
bonding authority ,amounts made         
available under the program may not be  
used as a source of payment of1 or      
security for 7directly or indirectly71  
in whole or in part1 any obligation the 
interest on which is exempt from the tax

 imposed under chapter #a of the        
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7d7 
,application  7#a7 ,in general ,to be   
eligible to receive a grant under the   
program1 an eligible entity shall submit
 to the ,administrator an application in
 such manner and containing such        
information as the ,administrator may   
require4  7#b7 ,bundling of projects ,an
 eligible entity may include more than  
#a project in a single application4     
7#c7 ,deadline ,an application shall be 
submitted to the ,administrator not     
later than #ahj days after the date on  
which the notice of funding opportunity 
and the selection criteria are issued   
under subsection 7e77#a77;,b74  7e7     
,selection  7#a7 ,criteria  7,a7 ,in    
general ,the ,administrator shall       
establish criteria in accordance with   
this subsection to use in selecting     
projects to receive a grant under the   
program4  7,b7 ,publication ,not later  
than #ij days after the date on which   
funds are made available to carry out   

the program for each fiscal year1 the   
,administrator shall--  7i7 issue a     
notice of funding opportunity for the   
program2 and  7ii7 include in the notice
 the selection criteria established     
under subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,priority
 ,in selecting projects to receive a    
grant under the program1 the            
,administrator shall give priority to   
projects-- 7,a7 for which a ,federal    
grant would assist in completing an     
overall financing package for the       
project2 and  7,b7 that would help bring
 publicly owned treatment works 7as     
defined in section #bab of the ,federal 
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #abib77 into compliance with  
the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control 
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq474     
7#c7 ,geographical distribution ,for    
each fiscal year1 in providing grants   
under the program1 the ,administrator   
shall ensure that the funds are         
distributed--  7,a7 on an equitable     
geographical basis2 and  7,b7 in a      

manner that balances the needs of urban1
 suburban1 and rural communities4  7#d7 
,deadline ,not later than #ah months    
after the date on which funds are made  
available to carry out the program for  
each fiscal year1 the ,administrator    
shall select projects to receive grants 
under the program4  7f7 ,requirements   
7#a7 ,total state limit ,for each fiscal
 year1 the total amount provided under  
the program for projects in a single    
,state shall not exceed #bj percent of  
the total amount made available to carry
 out the program4  7#b7 ,federal share  
7,a7 ,in general ,subject to            
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,federal share of
 the cost of a project carried out with 
a grant under the program shall not     
exceed #hj percent4  7,b7 ,waiver ,the  
,administrator may waive the requirement
 of subparagraph 7,a74  7g7 ,regulations
 ,the ,administrator may promulgate such
 regulations as may be necessary to     
carry out this section4  7h7 ,labor     
standards ,notwithstanding any other    

provision of law1 the ,administrator may
 not provide a grant under the program  
for a project unless the project meets  
the requirements described in section   
#eac of the ,federal ,water ,pollution  
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acgb74    
7i7 ,reports ,not later than #b years   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator shall submit to
 ,congress and make publicly available a
 report on the implementation of the    
program4  7j7 ,funding  7#a7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #a1jjj1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjbb through  
#bjca4  7#b7 ,availability ,funds made  
available to carry out this section     
shall be available until expended4  7#c7
 ,administrative costs ,not more than #b
 percent of the amount made available   
for a fiscal year under paragraph 7#a7  
may be used by the ,administrator for   
the administrative costs of carrying out
 the program4  7k7 ,davis-,bacon  7#a7  

,in general ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 all laborers and      
mechanics employed by contractors or    
subcontractors on projects carried out  
in whole or in part using a grant under 
the program shall be paid wages at rates
 not less than those prevailing on      
projects of a similar character in the  
locality as determined by the ,secretary
 of ,labor in accordance with subchapter
 ,,iv of chapter #ca of title #dj1      
,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as
 the ,davis-,bacon ,act74  7#b7         
,authority ,with respect to the labor   
standards specified in paragraph 7#a71  
the ,secretary of ,labor shall have the 
authority and functions set forth in    
,reorganization ,plan ,numbered #ad of  
#aiej 7#fd ,stat4 #abfg2 #e ,u4,s4,c4   
,app47 and section #cade of title #dj1  
,united ,states ,code4  7l7 ,buy america
 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 law1 the ,administrator may not provide
 a grant under the program for a project
 unless the project meets the           

requirements described in section       
#adeb7;a77#d7 of the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4              
#cjj;j-#ab7;a77#d774  #c4 ,drinking     
water infrastructure discretionary grant
 program  7a7 ,establishment ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the
 ,environmental ,protection ,agency     
7referred to in this section as the     
,administrator7 shall establish a       
drinking water discretionary grant      
program 7referred to in this section as 
the program7 to provide grants1 on a    
competitive basis1 to eligible entities 
described in subsection 7b7 for         
investments in drinking water           
infrastructure projects4  7b7 ,eligible 
entities ,an entity eligible to receive 
a grant under the program is-- 7#a7 a   
,state1 interstate1 intermunicipal1 or  
local governmental entity1 agency1 or   
instrumentality2  7#b7 a ,tribal        
government or consortium of ,tribal     
governments2  7#c7 a ,state             

infrastructure financing authority2 and 
7#d7 a community water system or        
nonprofit noncommunity water system 7as 
those terms are defined in section #adja
 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f774  7c7 ,eligible     
projects  7#a7 ,in general ,a project   
eligible to be carried out with funds   
under the program includes--  7,a7      
planning1 design1 siting1               
preconstruction and construction        
activities related to replacing or      
rehabilitating aging treatment1 storage1
 or distribution facilities of public   
water systems2  7,b7 for public water   
systems for which one or more sources of
 drinking water is contaminated with    
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl       
substances that meet or exceed federal  
or state drinking water health advisory 
levels or standards--  7i7 treatment    
measures to reduce the detectible levels
 of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl   
substances2 and  7ii7 measures to       
connect the public water system to a new

 drinking water source2  7,c7 connecting
 households using well water to a public
 water system2  7,d7 replacing lead     
pipes or service lines2  7,e7 measures  
that would bring public water systems   
into compliance with the ,safe ,drinking
 ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et   
seq472 and  7,f7 any other drinking     
water infrastructure project that the   
,administrator determines to            
appropriate4  7#b7 ,other federal funds 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a project otherwise eligible under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall not be ineligible  
for funding because the project also    
received prior assistance-- 7,a7 from a 
,state drinking water treatment         
revolving loan fund established under   
section #adeb of the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab72 
7,b7 from a ,state water pollution      
control revolving fund established under
 title ,,vi of the ,federal ,water      
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acha et seq472 or  7,c7 under the      

,water ,infrastructure ,finance and     
,innovation ,act of #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #cija et seq474  7#c7 ,no increased    
bonding authority ,amounts made         
available under the program may not be  
used as a source of payment of1 or      
security for 7directly or indirectly71  
in whole or in part1 any obligation the 
interest on which is exempt from the tax
 imposed under chapter #a of the        
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7d7 
,application  7#a7 ,in general ,to be   
eligible to receive a grant under the   
program1 an eligible entity shall submit
 to the ,administrator an application in
 such manner and containing such        
information as the ,administrator may   
require4  7#b7 ,bundling of projects ,an
 eligible entity may include more than  
#a project in a single application4     
7#c7 ,deadline ,an application shall be 
submitted to the ,administrator not     
later than #ahj days after the date on  
which the notice of funding opportunity 
and the selection criteria are issued   

under subsection 7e77#a77;,b74  7e7     
,selection  7#a7 ,criteria  7,a7 ,in    
general ,the ,administrator shall       
establish criteria in accordance with   
this subsection to use in selecting     
projects to receive a grant under the   
program4  7,b7 ,publication ,not later  
than #ij days after the date on which   
funds are made available to carry out   
the program for each fiscal year1 the   
,administrator shall--  7i7 issue a     
notice of funding opportunity for the   
program2 and  7ii7 include in the notice
 the selection criteria established     
under subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,priority
 ,in selecting projects to receive a    
grant under the program1 the            
,administrator shall give priority to   
projects-- 7,a7 for which a ,federal    
grant would assist in completing an     
overall financing package for the       
project2 and  7,b7 that would help bring
 public water systems 7as defined in    
section #adja of the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f77 into

 compliance with the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et    
seq474  7#c7 ,geographical distribution 
,for each fiscal year1 in providing     
grants under the program1 the           
,administrator shall ensure that the    
funds are distributed--  7,a7 on an     
equitable geographical basis2 and  7,b7 
in a manner that balances the needs of  
urban1 suburban1 and rural communities4 
7#d7 ,deadline ,not later than #ah      
months after the date on which funds are
 made available to carry out the program
 for each fiscal year1 the              
,administrator shall select projects to 
receive grants under the program4  7f7  
,requirements  7#a7 ,total state limit  
,for each fiscal year1 the total amount 
provided under the program for projects 
in a single ,state shall not exceed #bj 
percent of the total amount made        
available to carry out the program4     
7#b7 ,non-federal share  7,a7 ,in       
general ,the non-,federal share of the  
cost of a project carried out with a    

grant under the program shall be not    
less than #bj percent4  7,b7 ,other     
federal sources ,an eligible entity     
receiving a grant under the program may 
use funds provided from other ,federal  
sources to meet the non-,federal share  
requirement under subparagraph 7,a74    
7g7 ,regulations ,the ,administrator may
 promulgate such regulations as may be  
necessary to carry out this section4    
7h7 ,labor standards ,notwithstanding   
any other provision of law1 the         
,administrator may not provide a grant  
under the program for a project unless  
the project meets the requirements      
described in section #adej7;e7 of the   
,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#i7;e774  7i7 ,reports 
,not later than #b years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 and make publicly available a report on
 the implementation of the program4  7j7
 ,funding  7#a7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there is authorized to  

be appropriated to carry out this       
section #a1jjj1jjj1jjj for each of      
fiscal years #bjbb through #bjca4  7#b7 
,availability ,funds made available to  
carry out this section shall be         
available until expended4  7#c7         
,administrative costs ,not more than #b 
percent of the amount made available for
 a fiscal year under paragraph 7#a7 may 
be used by the ,administrator for the   
administrative costs of carrying out the
 program4  7k7 ,davis-,bacon  7#a7 ,in  
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 all laborers and      
mechanics employed by contractors or    
subcontractors on projects carried out  
in whole or in part using a grant under 
the program shall be paid wages at rates
 not less than those prevailing on      
projects of a similar character in the  
locality as determined by the ,secretary
 of ,labor in accordance with subchapter
 ,,iv of chapter #ca of title #dj1      
,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as
 the ,davis-,bacon ,act74  7#b7         

,authority ,with respect to the labor   
standards specified in paragraph 7#a71  
the ,secretary of ,labor shall have the 
authority and functions set forth in    
,reorganization ,plan ,numbered #ad of  
#aiej 7#fd ,stat4 #abfg2 #e ,u4,s4,c4   
,app47 and section #cade of title #dj1  
,united ,states ,code4  7l7 ,buy america
 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 law1 the ,administrator may not provide
 a grant under the program for a project
 unless the project meets the           
requirements described in section       
#adeb7;a77#d7 of the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4              
#cjj;j-#ab7;a77#d774