,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ich ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bb1 #bjbc,mr4 ,sanders 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4 ,welch7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to establish a trust fund to provide for adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,water ,affordability1 ,transparency1 ,equity1 and ,reliability ,act of #bjbc4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,definition of ,administrator4,sec4 #c4 ,water ,affordability1 ,transparency1 ,equity1 and ,reliability ,trust ,fund4,sec4 #d4 ,report on affordability1 discrimination and civil rights violations1 public participation in regionalization1 and data collection4,sec4 #e4 ,household water well systems4,sec4 #f4 ,use of ,state revolving funds under the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act4,sec4 #g4 ,use of ,state revolving loan funds under the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act4,sec4 #h4 ,drinking water grant programs4,sec4 #i4 ,labor provisions4,sec4 #aj4 ,drinking water assistance to colonias4 #b4 ,definition of ,administrator ,in this ,act1 the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 #c4 ,water ,affordability1 ,transparency1 ,equity1 and ,reliability ,trust ,fund 7a7 ,establishment 7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,a of chapter #ih of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ieab4 ,water ,affordability1 ,transparency1 ,equity1 and ,reliability ,trust ,fund 7a7 ,creation of trust fund ,there is established in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a trust fund to be known as the ,water ,affordability1 ,transparency1 ,equity1 and ,reliability ,trust ,fund 7referred to in this section as the ,trust ,fund71 consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to such ,trust ,fund as provided in this section or section #ifjb7;b74 7b7 ,transfers to fund 7#a7 ,in general ,there are hereby appropriated to the ,trust ,fund such amounts as the ,secretary from time to time estimates are equal to the increase in ,federal revenues attributable to the amendment made by section #c7;b7 of the ,water ,affordability1 ,transparency1 ,equity1 and ,reliability ,act of #bjbc4 7#b7 ,limitation ,the sum of the amounts appropriated under paragraph 7#a7 during any fiscal year shall not exceed the larger of-- 7,a7 #ce1jjj1jjj1jjj1 and 7,b7 one-twentieth of the sum of-- 7i7 the #bj-year need identified in the most recent assessment conducted by the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency in accordance with section #adeb7;h7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7;h771 plus 7ii7 the #bj-year need identified in the most recent needs survey submitted by the ,administrator pursuant to sections #bje7;a71 #eaf1 and #fji of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abhe7;a71 #acge1 #achi74 7c7 ,expenditures ,amounts in the ,trust ,fund are available1 without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation1 for the purposes described in section #c7;c7 of the ,water ,affordability1 ,transparency1 ,equity1 and ,reliability ,act of #bjbc4 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of parts for subchapter ,a of chapter #ih of such ,code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #ieaa the following new item3 ,sec4 #ieab4 ,water ,affordability1 ,transparency1 ,equity1 and ,reliability ,trust ,fund4 4 7b7 ,increase in corporate tax rate 7#a7 ,in general ,section #aa7;b7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by striking #ba and inserting #bd4e4 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjbb4 7c7 ,allocation of funds ,the ,administrator1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall allocate1 for a fiscal year1 the amount available1 at the beginning of that fiscal year1 in the ,water ,affordability1 ,transparency1 ,equity1 and ,reliability ,trust ,fund established by section #ieab7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 as follows3 7#a7 ,clean water programs ,of that amount1 the ,administrator shall use-- 7,a7 #j4e percent for making grants under section #ajd7;b77#h7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abed7;b77#h772 7,b7 #a4e percent for making grants under section #ajf of that ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abef72 7,c7 #b4e percent for making grants under section #bbf of that ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb;d72 7,d7 #b4e percent for making grants under subsections 7h7 and 7i7 of section #cai of that ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acbi72 and 7,e7 #db4be percent for making capitalization grants under title ,,vi of that ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq474 7#b7 ,safe drinking water funding ,of that amount1 the ,administrator shall use-- 7,a7 #j4e percent for providing technical assistance under section #addb7;e7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#a7;e772 7,b7 #db4be percent for making capitalization grants under section #adeb of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab72 7,c7 #c percent for making grants under section #adfe of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#be72 and 7,d7 #j4e percent for making grants under section #adef of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#af7 and for making grants under section #cjg of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act ,amendments of #aiif 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abha note2 ,public ,law #ajd-ahb74 7#c7 ,household water well systems ,of that amount1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall use #a percent for making grants under section #cjf;,e of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibf;e74 7#d7 ,colonias ,of that amount1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall use #j4e percent for making grants under section #cjf;,c of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibf;c7 to entities described in subsection 7c7 of that section4 7#e7 ,indian health service ,of that amount1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,director of the ,indian ,health ,service1 shall use #c percent for making grants for the planning1 design1 construction1 modernization1 improvement1 and renovation of water1 sewer1 and solid waste sanitation facilities that are funded1 in whole or part1 by the ,indian ,health ,service-- 7,a7 through1 or provided for in1 a contract or compact with the ,indian ,health ,service under the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq472 7,b7 pursuant to section #g of the ,act of ,august #e1 #aied 7#fh ,stat4 #fgd1 chapter #feh2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjd;a72 or 7,c7 pursuant to section #cjb of the ,indian ,health ,care ,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afcb74 7d7 ,prohibition ,none of the funds allocated pursuant to subsection 7c7 may be used for any activity described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e7 of section #bjc7;a7 of the ,labor-,management ,reporting and ,disclosure ,act of #aiei 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #dcc7;a774 #d4 ,report on affordability1 discrimination and civil rights violations1 public participation in regionalization1 and data collection 7a7 ,study 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall conduct a study on water and sewer services in accordance with this subsection4 7#b7 ,affordability ,in conducting the study under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall study water affordability across the ,united ,states1 including-- 7,a7 rates for water and sewer services1 increases in those rates during the #aj-year period preceding the study1 and water service disconnections due to unpaid water service charges2 and 7,b7 the effectiveness of funding under section #adeb of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7 and under title ,,vi of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq47 for promoting affordable1 equitable1 transparent1 and reliable water and sewer service4 7#c7 ,discrimination and civil rights ,in conducting the study under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator1 in collaboration with the ,civil ,rights ,division of the ,department of ,justice1 shall study-- 7,a7 discriminatory practices of water and sewer service providers2 7,b7 discriminatory practices of ,state program administrators in allocating funding2 and 7,c7 violations by those service providers and program administrators that receive ,federal assistance of civil rights under title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47 with respect to equal access to water and sewer services4 7#d7 ,public participation in regionalization ,in conducting the study under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall evaluate efforts to regionalize public water systems 7as defined in section #adja of the ,safe ,water ,drinking ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f77 and sewer services with respect to public participation in-- 7,a7 the decision to undergo that regionalization2 and 7,b7 decisionmaking by the board of directors 7or other governing body7 of the entity that provides1 or oversees or coordinates the provision of1 water by the public water systems subject to such regionalization4 7#e7 ,data collection ,in conducting the study under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall collect information1 assess the availability of information1 and evaluate the methodologies used to collect information with respect to-- 7,a7 people living without water or sewer services2 7,b7 water service disconnections due to unpaid water service charges1 including disconnections experienced by households containing children1 elderly persons1 disabled persons1 chronically ill persons1 or other vulnerable populations2 7,c7 tax liens and foreclosures due to unpaid water service charges2 and 7,d7 disparate effects1 on the basis of race1 gender1 or socioeconomic status1 of water service disconnections1 tax liens and foreclosures due to unpaid water service charges1 and the lack of public water service4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall submit to ,congress a report that contains-- 7#a7 the results of the study conducted under subsection 7a77#a72 and 7#b7 recommendations for utility companies1 ,federal agencies1 and ,states relating to those results4 #e4 ,household water well systems ,section #cjf;,e7d7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibf;e7d77 is amended by striking #bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc and inserting #cdh1ejj1jjj for each fiscal year4 #f4 ,use of ,state revolving funds under the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7a7 ,specific requirements ,section #fjb7;b7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking which will be made to the ,state with funds to be made available and inserting that were made to the ,state with funds made available for fiscal year #bjba2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#ac77;,b77iii71 by striking and at the end2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#ad71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 7#ae7 the ,state will not provide financial assistance using amounts from the fund for any project that will provide substantial direct benefits to new communities1 lots1 or subdivisions1 other than a project to construct an advanced decentralized wastewater system2 and 4 7b7 ,projects and activities eligible for assistance ,section #fjc7;c7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #achc7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#aa77;,b71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#ab77;,b71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#ac7 to any municipality or intermunicipal1 interstate1 or ,state agency for-- 7,a7 purchasing from a willing or unwilling seller a privately owned treatment works2 and 7,b7 expenses related to canceling a contract for the operation or management of a publicly owned treatment works4 4 7c7 ,increasing the amount of additional subsidization by the ,state ,section #fjc7;i77#c7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #achc7;i77#c77 is amended by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the following3 7,b7 ,requirement ,to the extent that there are sufficient applications1 a ,state shall use not less than #ej percent of the total amount received by the ,state in capitalization grants under this title for a fiscal year for providing additional subsidization under this subsection4 4 #g4 ,use of ,state revolving loan funds under the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act ,section #adeb of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting publicly owned1 operated1 and managed before community water systems2 and 7ii7 by striking subparagraph 7,e7 and inserting the following3 7,e7 ,acquisition of privately owned community water systems ,the funds under this section may be used-- 7i7 to purchase from a willing or unwilling seller a privately owned community water system2 and 7ii7 for expenses related to canceling a contract for the operation or management of a community water system4 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,exception to public ownership1 operation1 and management requirement ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#b77;,a71 public water systems that regularly serve fewer than #aj1jjj persons and which are not owned1 operated1 or managed by any person who owns1 operates1 or manages any other public water system may receive assistance under this section4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,requirement ,to the extent that there are sufficient applications for loans to communities described in paragraph 7#a71 of the amount of the capitalization grant received by a ,state in a fiscal year1 the total amount of loan subsidies made by the ,state in the fiscal year pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 may not be less than #ej percent4 2 7#c7 in subsection 7e71 by striking to be made to the ,state and inserting that was made to the ,state in fiscal year #bjba2 7#d7 in subsection 7g77#c7-- 7,a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 as clauses 7i7 through 7iii71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 7,b7 in the undesignated matter following clause 7iii7 7as so redesignated71 by striking ,the guidance and regulations shall also and inserting the following3 7,b7 ,generally accepted accounting standards ,the guidance and regulations required under subparagraph 7,a7 shall 2 7,c7 in the matter preceding clause 7i7 7as so redesignated71 by striking ,the ,administrator and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator 2 and 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,a7 7as so designated7-- 7i7 in clause 7ii7 7as so redesignated71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in clause 7iii7 7as so redesignated71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by inserting after clause 7iii7 the following3 7iv7 guidance to ensure affordable1 equitable1 transparent and reliable water service provision1 to provide protections for households facing service disconnection due to unpaid water service charges1 and to promote universal equal access to water services4 2 and 7#e7 in subsection 7k77#a71 by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 ,provide assistance in the form of a grant to owners of private property on which a lead service line 7as defined in section #adei;,b7a77 is or may be located1 for the purpose of replacing the lead service line with a service line that is lead free 7as defined in section #adag7;d774 7,f7 ,provide assistance to a publicly owned1 operated1 and managed community water system for the purpose of updating treatment plants or switching water sources due to contamination from a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance 7as defined by the ,state in which the community water system is located74 7,g7 ,provide assistance in the form of a grant to owners of a household water well that has been contaminated by a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance 7as defined by the ,state in which the household well is located7 for the purpose of purchasing and installing a household filtration system4 4 #h4 ,drinking water grant programs 7a7 ,school drinking water improvement ,section #adfe of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#be7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking fountain and inserting infrastructure2 7#b7 in subsection 7a71 by striking fountains manufactured prior to #aihh and inserting infrastructure2 7#c7 by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting the following3 7b7 ,use of funds ,funds awarded under the grant program may be used to pay costs associated with-- 7#a7 installing1 repairing1 or replacing the infrastructure necessary to ensure that drinking water fountains1 drinking water coolers1 and bottle filling stations at schools are lead free 7as defined in section #adag7;d772 and 7#b7 monitoring and reporting of lead levels in the drinking water of schools1 as determined appropriate by the ,administrator4 2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking #e1jjj1jjj and inserting #a1jej1jjj1jjj2 and 7,b7 by striking #bjai through #bjba and inserting #bjbd and #bjbe4 7b7 ,tribal drinking water ,section #adeb7;i77#a7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7;i77#a77 is amended1 in the first sentence-- 7#a7 by striking #a #a_/b and inserting #c2 and 7#b7 by striking may and inserting shall4 #i4 ,labor provisions 7a7 ,prevailing rate of wage ,nothing in this ,act or an amendment made by this ,act shall affect the applicability of the requirements relating to labor standards of sections #eac and #fjb7;b77#f7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acgb1 #achb7;b77#f77 and section #adej7;e7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#i7;e77 to projects carried out under those ,acts4 7b7 ,project labor agreements 7#a7 ,clean water revolving funds ,section #fjb7;b7 of the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;b77 7as amended by section #f7;a771 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#af7 the ,state will-- 7,a7 permit recipients of assistance under this title to enter into agreements authorized under section #h7;f7 of the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeh7;f77 7commonly known as project labor agreements7 with respect to projects for building or construction carried out with that assistance2 and 7,b7 ensure that1 to the maximum extent practicable1 recipients of assistance under this title carry out those projects through the use of those agreements4 4 7#b7 ,drinking water revolving funds ,section #adeb of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7 7as amended by section #g7a77;,b771 by adding at the end the following3 7#g7 ,project labor agreements ,each agreement under this subsection shall require that the ,state permit recipients of assistance under this section to enter into agreements authorized under section #h7;f7 of the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeh7;f77 7commonly known as project labor agreements7 with respect to projects for building or construction carried out with that assistance4 2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7b77#c77;,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7ii71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in clause 7iii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7iv7 with respect to projects for building or construction1 will be carried out through the use of agreements authorized under section #h7;f7 of the ,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeh7;f77 7commonly known as project labor agreements74 4 #aj4 ,drinking water assistance to colonias ,section #adef of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#af7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 and 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 ,covered entity ,the term covered entity means each of the following3 7,a7 ,a border ,state4 7,b7 ,a local government with jurisdiction over an eligible community4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by striking of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency2 and 7,b7 by striking border ,state and inserting covered entity2 7#c7 by striking subsection 7d72 7#d7 by redesignating subsection 7e7 as subsection 7d72 and 7#e7 in subsection 7d7 7as so redesignated7-- 7,a7 by striking #be1jjj1jjj and inserting #ajj1jjj1jjj2 and 7,b7 by striking #aiig through #aiii and inserting #bjbc through #bjbg4