,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cifg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #c1 #bjbf,mr4     
,boozman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,kelly7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% a rural area digital        
infra/ructure te*nology grant program1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,futurepro(+ ,local
 ,op]ations = ,wat] ,sy/ems ,act ( #bjbf
 or ! ,,fl[s ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,rural  
area digital infra/ructure te*nology    
grant program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m       
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 
,digital infra/ructure te*nology ,! t]m 
digital infra/ructure te*nology means   
in=mation te*nology or op]ational       
te*nology t utilizes-- 7,a7 remote s5s+1
 fl[ or pressure monitor+1 real-"t      
monitor+1 managem5t1 analytics1 data1 or
 ac\/ic data collection tools &         

te*nologies t may detect or r$uce wat]  
loss1 id5tify damag$ or nonfunction+    
infra/ructure1 or improve ! effici5cy ( 
! op]ations & asset condition assessm5t 
( a public wat] sy/em or treatm5t works2
  7,b7 indu/rial control sy/ems1 includ+
 sup]visory control & data acquisition  
te*nology2  7,c7 artificial or emb$d$   
intellig5ce1 or o!r intellig5t          
optimization tools2 &  7,d7 hydraulic   
analysis1 digital design s(tw>e1 &      
advanc$ digital design & con/ruction    
managem5t tools or s(tw>e t may aid 9 ! 
developm5t ( digital models & eng9e]+   
plans4  7#c7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m    
eligible entity means-- 7,a7 ! own] or  
op]ator ( a publicly own$ public wat]   
sy/em or treatm5t works t s]ves a rural 
area2  7,b7 a rural area2 &  7,c7 a     
,/ate or ,tribe1 on behalf ( an entity  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b74    
7#d7 ,program ,! t]m program means !    
grant program e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7b77#a74  7#e7 ,public wat] sy/em ,! t]m
 public wat] sy/em has ! mean+ giv5 !   

t]m 9 section #adja ( ! ,safe ,dr9k+    
,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f74  7#f7
 ,rural area ,! t]m rural area has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #fji7;a7 ( ! 
,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies  
,act ( #aigh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iah;c7a774  
7#g7 ,treatm5t works ,! t]m treatm5t    
works has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#bab ( ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution        
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abib74    
7b7 ,grant program  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! 
,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a grant       
program to provide infra/ructure        
assi/ance to eligible entities 9        
accordance ) ?is subsection4  7#b7 ,=m (
 grants  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to      
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,adm9i/rator may    
aw>d a grant "u ! program to assi/ an   
eligible entity 9-- 7i7 design+1        
con/ruct+1 op]at+1 & ma9ta9+ digital    
infra/ructure te*nology = wat]          
infra/ructure1 s\rce wat] protection1 & 
wat] developm5t projects 9 rural areas1 
includ+ =-- 7,i7 facilities t supply1   
collect1 & treat wat]1 includ+ dr9k+    

wat]1 wa/ewat]1 & /ormwat]1 includ+     
?r\gh desal9ation & wat] reuse2  7,,ii7 
wat] di/ribution or wa/ewat] conveyance 
sy/ems2 &  7,,iii7 ! protection or      
developm5t ( surface wat] or gr\ndwat]  
res\rces1 includ+ ?r\gh bank+ or re*>g+ 
( aquif]s2  7ii7 provid+ tra9+ & work=ce
 developm5t activities to help project &
 con/ruction manag]s & own]s & op]ators 
( dr9k+ wat]1 wa/ewat]1 & /ormwat]      
utilities manage wat] infra/ructure     
projects us+ digital infra/ructure      
te*nology2 &  7iii7 mitigat+ risks &    
employ+ c\nt]measures to r$uce !        
vuln]abilities ( digital infra/ructure  
te*nology = wat] infra/ructure f        
cyb]-attacks ?r\gh on-site cyb]security 
tra9+ & te*nical assi/ance4  7,b7       
,acquisition & ma9t5ance ( s(tw>e ,)    
respect to digital infra/ructure        
te*nology t is s(tw>e & not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law1 includ+ ! ,safe ,dr9k+ 
,wat] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f71 !    
recipi5t ( a grant "u ! program may use 
grant funds = ! initial acquisition &   

ongo+ ma9t5ance co/s ( t s(tw>e4  7#c7  
,prioritization ,9 select+ recipi5ts (  
grants "u ! program1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 give priority to eligible entities t-- 
7,a7 own or op]ate public wat] sy/ems or
 treatm5t works t s]ve few] ?an #c1cjj  
p2 &  7,b7 s]ve p or comprise p t1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator1 are mo/ 9    
ne$1 su* z-- 7i7 pre-fabricat$ home     
community organizations or associations 
t are controll$ by a local public body2 
&  7ii7 o!r organizations t-- 7,i7 own  
or op]ate a public wat] sy/em or        
treatm5t works2 &  7,,ii7 are own$ or   
controll$ by memb]s ( ! community s]v$  
by ! public wat] sy/em or treatm5t      
works1 z oppos$ to inve/or-own$4  7#d7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,adm9i/rator to c>ry out ! program      
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg   
?r\gh #bjca1 to rema9 available until   
exp5d$4  7c7 ,applicability ( o!r ,f$]al
 & ,/ate laws ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act waives1  
limits1 or o!rwise affects !            

applicability ( any provision ( ,f$]al  
or ,/ate law t w\ld apply to a project  
to be c>ri$ out ) grants provid$ "u !   
program4  7d7 ,digital trans=mation /udy
 ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy to det]m9e ! impact ( adopt+       
digital infra/ructure te*nology 9 wat]  
infra/ructure projects 9 rural areas1   
includ+-- 7#a7 id5tification (-- 7,a7   
wat] loss & inadequate fire fl[ capacity
 9 public wat] sy/ems t s]ve rural      
areas2  7,b7 pot5tial bottl5ecks 9      
comb9$ sew] sy/ems t s]ve rural areas t 
c\ld prev5t an ov]fl[ 9 a wa/ewat]      
infra/ructure sy/em caus$ by extreme    
precipitation or excess run(f2 &  7,c7  
models & simulations t are effective 9  
assess+ ! *all5ges ( wat] res\rce       
managem5t 9 rural areas2 &  7#b7        
recomm5dations =-- 7,a7 develop+ wat]   
res\rce managem5t plans to accommodate  
population gr[? 9 rural areas2  7,b7    
prioritiz+ areas = improvem5t ( !       

infra/ructure & op]ations ( public wat] 
sy/ems & treatm5t works 9 rural areas2  
7,c7 maximiz+ int]op]ability ( digital  
infra/ructure te*nology ) o!r sy/ems1   
products1 tools1 & applications2  7,d7  
r$uc+ project delays & co/ ov]runs 9    
projects t s]ve rural areas2  7,e7 r$uc+
 ! total co/ ( dr9k+ wat] & wa/ewat]    
infra/ructure projects 9 rural areas2   
7,f7 und]/&+ ! impact ( digital         
infra/ructure te*nology 9 rural areas on
 su/a9ability & resili5cy ( a public    
wat] sy/em or treatm5t works2 &  7,g7   
us+ digital infra/ructure te*nology to  
increase ! af=dability ( dr9k+ wat]1    
wa/ewat]1 & /ormwat] s]vices 9 rural    
areas4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an ,decemb]
 #ca1 #bjcj1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to !          
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on     
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report        
describ+-- 7#a7 ! results ( ! /udy "u   
subsection 7d72 &  7#b7 ! results ( !   

program4