,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #af1         
#bjba,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,administrator  
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency to provide additional assistance
 for public water systems damaged by    
,winter ,storms ,uri and ,viola1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,emergency    
,water ,infrastructure ,improvements    
,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,additional         
environmental infrastructure authority  
,section #bai7;f77#afg7 of the ,water   
,resources ,development ,act of #aiib   
7,public ,law #ajb-ehj2 #ajf ,stat4     
#dhce2 #aac ,stat4 #cce2 #aba ,stat4    
#abfc7 is amended by striking           
#be1jjj1jjj and inserting #dg1jjj1jjj4  
#c4 ,safe drinking water infrastructure 
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 

,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency4     
7#b7 ,eligible ,state ,the term eligible
 ,state means a ,state-- 7,a7 for which 
the ,president has declared not fewer   
than #e major disasters under the       
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq472 and  7,b7 in  
which public water systems suffered     
major damage1 as determined by the      
,administrator1 from ,winter ,storms    
,uri and ,viola4  7#c7 ,eligible system 
,the term eligible system means a public
 water system that has been subject to  
an emergency administrative order       
pursuant to section #adca of the ,safe  
,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;i7 during calendar year #bjbj4     
7#d7 ,public water system ,the term     
public water system has the meaning     
given the term in section #adja of the  
,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f74  7b7 ,state revolving

 loan fund assistance  7#a7 ,in general 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an eligible system shall be-- 7,a7 
considered a disadvantaged community for
 purposes of subsection 7d7 of section  
#adeb of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab72 and  7,b7  
eligible to receive the additional      
subsidization described in paragraph    
7#a7 of that subsection1 including the  
forgiveness of principal described in   
that paragraph4  7#b7 ,authorization ,an
 eligible ,state may use funds made     
available under a capitalization grant  
provided under subsection 7c7 to provide
 the additional subsidization described 
in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 to an eligible   
system within the eligible ,state to    
address contaminants in drinking water1 
which may include the repair and        
replacement of water distribution system
 components4  7c7 ,drinking water ,state
 revolving funds  7#a7 ,appropriation   
,there is appropriated to the           
,administrator1 out of any funds of the 

,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
#aej1jjj1jjj to provide additional      
capitalization grants to eligible       
,states pursuant to section #adeb of the
 ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7 for the purposes  
described in subsection 7b77#b71 to     
remain available until expended4  7#b7  
,intended use plans ,not later than #cj 
days after the date on which an eligible
 ,state submits to the ,administrator a 
revised intended use plan under section 
#adeb7;b7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7;b77 that
 includes information with respect to   
projects described in subsection 7b77#b7
 to be funded using amounts made        
available in a capitalization grant     
pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the         
,administrator shall make a             
capitalization grant to the eligible    
,state in such amount as is necessary to
 fund the projects described in the     
revised intended use plan4  7#c7        
,requirement ,of the funds provided to  

an eligible ,state in a capitalization  
grant made pursuant to paragraph 7#a71  
the eligible ,state may use not more    
than #ae percent to provide assistance  
to an eligible system for the purposes  
of purchasing and installing new water  
meters and modernizing billing systems4 
7d7 ,nonduplication of work ,an activity
 carried out using funds made available 
under this section shall not duplicate  
or impede the work of any other ,federal
 or ,state department or agency4  #d4   
,economic adjustment assistance grants  
for drinking water infrastructure ,of   
the amounts made available under the    
heading economic development assistance 
programs under the heading economic     
development administration under title  
,,ii of division ,b of the ,,cares ,act 
7,public ,law #aaf-acf2 #acd ,stat4     
#eaj71 or for grants for economic       
development assistance under the heading
 economic development assistance        
programs under the heading economic     
development administration under title  

,i of division ,b of the ,consolidated  
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    
,law #aaf-bfj71 that are unobligated on 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,commerce shall provide   
not less than #be1jjj1jjj to eligible   
systems 7as defined in section #c7;a77  
to address contaminants in drinking     
water4