,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dacd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #af1 #bjbd,mr4  
,padilla introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,wat] ,infra/ructure ,f9ance 
& ,innovation ,act ( #bjad ) respect to 
! total am\nt ( ,f$]al assi/ance =      
projects 9 ,/ates exp]i5c+ sev]e dr\ght 
& projects 9 hi/orically disadvantag$   
communities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dr\ght ,relief ,obta9$ ,us+ ,gov]nm5t  
,help ,today ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,,dr\ght 
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,f$]al assi/ance =   
c]ta9 wat] infra/ructure projects       
,section #ejbi7;b77#i7 ( ! ,wat]        
,infra/ructure ,f9ance & ,innovation    
,act ( #bjad 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4             
#cijh7;b77#i77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7,d7 ,exceptions = c]ta9    
projects  7i7 ,projects 9 ,/ates        
exp]i5c+ sev]e dr\ght ,not)/&+          
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,adm9i/rator may    

f9ance up to #ij p]c5t ( ! co/s ( a     
project describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#f7 or 7#g7
 ( section #ejbf locat$ 9-- 7,i7 a ,/ate
 t has be5 designat$ z ,d#b 7sev]e      
dr\ght7 or great] accord+ to ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,dr\ght ,monitor = a m9imum ( #d 
weeks dur+ any ( ! #c ye>s prec$+ ! date
 on :i* assi/ance is provid$ = ! project
 "u ?is subtitle2 or  7,,ii7 a c\nty =  
:i* a dr\ght em]g5cy has be5 decl>$ by !
 applicable ,gov]nor at any "t dur+ !   
#c-ye> p]iod prec$+ t date4  7ii7       
,projects 9 hi/orically disadvantag$    
communities ,not)/&+ subp>agraph 7,a71 !
 ,adm9i/rator may f9ance up to #ij p]c5t
 ( ! co/s ( a project describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#f7 or 7#g7 ( section #ejbf t 
s]ves a community t-- 7,i7 is designat$ 
z disadvantag$1 und]s]v$1 or f9ancially 
di/ress$ by-- 7aa7 ! ,climate &         
,economic ,ju/ice ,scre5+ ,tool ( !     
,c\ncil on ,environm5tal ,quality2 or   
7bb7 ! ,adm9i/rator pursuant to a wat]  
infra/ructure program ( ! ,environm5tal 
,protection ,ag5cy1 includ+ wat]        

infra/ructure grant programs1 clean wat]
 & dr9k+ wat] grant programs1 & o!r     
grant programs "u ! ,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat]  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et seq47 & ! 
,f$]al ,wat] ,protection ,control ,act  
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq472 or       
7,,ii7 meets ! af=dability crit]ia      
e/abli%$ by a ,/ate pursuant to section 
#adeb7;d77#c7 ( ! ,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat]    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7;d77#c77 
or section #fjc7;i77#b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]
 ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #achc7;i77#b774  7iii7 ,priority ,9    
c>ry+ out ?is subp>agraph1 !            
,adm9i/rator %all prioritize f9anc+ =   
projects t-- 7,i7 are locat$ 9 a ,/ate t
 is exp]i5c+ sev]e dr\ght1 z describ$ 9 
subclause 7,i7 ( clause 7i71 or a c\nty 
= :i* a dr\ght em]g5cy has be5 decl>$1 z
 describ$ 9 subclause 7,,ii7 ( t clause2
 &  7,,ii7 s]ve a community t is        
designat$ z disadvantag$1 und]s]v$1 or  
f9ancially di/ress$1 or meets           
af=dability crit]ia e/abli%$ by a ,/ate1
 z describ$ 9 clause 7ii74  4