,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,curtis1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,crapo1    
,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4        
,schiff1 and ,mr4 ,sheehy7 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 modify regulations with      
respect to drinking water ,state        
revolving funds1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,firefighting              
,infrastructure for ,rural and ,exurban 
,smaller ,municipalities ,augmenting    
,residential ,fuels ,treatments ,act of 
#bjbf or the ,,fire ,,smart ,act of     
#bjbf4  #b4 ,required regulatory        
revisions  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #b years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the             

,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency 7referred to in this
 section as the ,administrator7 shall-- 
7#a7 revise section #ce4ceje of title   
#dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to 
ensure that-- 7,a7 the term community at
 high risk from fire or wildfire is     
defined to mean a community located in  
an area with a high risk for fire or    
wildfire1 in the built or natural       
environment1 as evidenced by a ,state   
wildfire map or a geospatial map        
generated pursuant to section #baj7;a7  
of the ,wildfire ,suppression ,funding  
and ,forest ,management ,activities ,act
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feja note2 division ,o 
of ,public ,law #aae-ada72  7,b7 the    
terms rural and rural area have the     
meaning given those terms in            
subparagraph 7,a7 of section            
#cdc7;a77#ac7 of the ,consolidated ,farm
 and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#ac771 subject to   
subparagraphs 7,h7 and 7,i7 of that     
section2 and  7,c7 the term water       

infrastructure for fire suppression     
means improvements to a public water    
system for purposes that will facilitate
 compliance with section #adab of the   
,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#a7 or otherwise       
further the public health protection    
objectives of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjj;f et seq47 and that aid in fire    
suppression for the protection of public
 health1 safety1 and property from      
wildfire2  7#b7 revise section #ce4cebj 
of that title-- 7,a7 in subsection      
7b77#b7-- 7i7 in clause 7ii7 7relating  
to transmission and distribution71 to   
insert and enhancement of water system  
delivery and distribution capacity in a 
rural area to aid in fire suppression in
 communities at high risk from fire or  
wildfire before the period at the end2  
7ii7 in clause 7iv7 7relating to        
storage71 to insert and enhancement of  
water infrastructure for fire           
suppression in a rural area in          
communities at high risk from fire or   

wildfire before the period at the end2  
and  7iii7 in clause 7v7 7relating to   
consolidation71 to insert or where      
necessary for enhancing water           
infrastructure for fire suppression in a
 rural area in communities at high risk 
from fire or wildfire before the period 
at the end2 and  7,b7 in subsection     
7e77#d71 to insert 1 except for projects
 specifically identified in paragraphs  
7b77#b77;ii71 7b77#b77;iv71 and         
7b77#b77v7 of this section that have    
both drinking water benefits and fire   
suppression benefits1 for which priority
 shall be given to projects in          
communities that have adopted a         
community wildfire protection plan 7as  
defined in section #aja7;a7 of the      
,healthy ,forests ,restoration ,act of  
#bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feaa7;a777 or have
 taken proactive measures to encourage  
property owners to reduce fire risk on  
private property before the period at   
the end2  7#c7 revise section           
#ce4ceee7;c77#a7 of that title to add at

 the end the following3 ,in addition1   
the priority system may include projects
 that improve both infrastructure for   
drinking water and water infrastructure 
for fire suppression in rural areas in  
communities at high risk from fire or   
wildfire42 and  7#d7 make such purely   
technical and conforming revisions to   
the regulations of the ,administrator as
 are necessary to implement the         
revisions described in paragraphs 7#a7  
through 7#c74  7b7 ,immediate effect    
,notwithstanding the period for revision
 required under subsection 7a71         
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,administrator shall     
implement sections #ce4ceje1 #ce4cebj1  
and #ce4ceee of title #dj1 ,code of     
,federal ,regulations1 in accordance    
with the revisions required under that  
subsection4