,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dihj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,markey 7for himself and ,ms4 
,warren7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,safe  
,drinking ,water ,act to reauthorize    
emergency technical assistance1 to amend
 the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control
 ,act to authorize emergency technical  
assistance and grants1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table of   
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,water ,emergency   
and ,technical ,assistance ,act of      
#bjbf4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the     
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table  
of contents4,,title ,i--,drinking       
,water,sec4 #aja4 ,emergency            
situations4,,title ,,ii--,clean         
,water,sec4 #bja4 ,emergency technical  
assistance and grants for treatment     

works4  ,i ,drinking ,water  #aja4      
,emergency situations ,section #addb of 
the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#a7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsection 7b71 in the second        
sentence1 in clause 7ii71 by inserting  
or be economically feasible for         
ratepayers after be taken2 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7d71 by striking #ce1jjj1jjj 
for each of fiscal years #bjbb through  
#bjbf and inserting #ej1jjj1jjj for each
 of fiscal years #bjbg through #bjca4   
,,ii ,clean ,water  #bja4 ,emergency    
technical assistance and grants for     
treatment works ,title ,,ii of the      
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abha et seq47 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #bbh4 ,emergency technical  
assistance and grants  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,administrator may provide         
technical assistance and grants to      
,states or publicly owned treatment     
works to assist in responding to and    
alleviating an emergency situation      

affecting treatment works 7including an 
emergency situation resulting from a    
cybersecurity event7 that1 as determined
 by the ,administrator1 present         
substantial danger to the public health1
 such as heightened exposure to         
contaminants from sewer overflows4  7b7 
,use of funds ,a grant under this       
section shall only be used to support an
 activity that-- 7#a7 is necessary for  
preventing1 limiting1 or mitigating     
danger to the public health in the      
applicable emergency situation2 and     
7#b7 would not1 in the judgment of the  
,administrator1 be taken or be          
economically feasible for ratepayers    
without the grant4  7c7 ,coordination   
with other programs  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,administrator may1 subject to     
paragraph 7#b71 carry out this section  
as part of1 and in accordance with the  
terms and conditions of1 any other      
program of assistance for environmental 
emergencies that the ,administrator is  
authorized to carry out under any other 

provision of law4  7#b7 ,applicability  
of limitations ,no limitation on        
appropriations for any program described
 in paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to       
amounts made available under this       
section4  7d7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjbg through #bjca4  4