{"format":1,"id":"117-s-914","congress":117,"number":"S. 914","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","official_title":"A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs under those Acts, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs under those Acts, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021"}],"outcome":"passed_senate","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-03-23","chambers":{"house":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null},"senate":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-04-29","vote":{"id":"117-2021-s178","question":"On Passage of the Bill","title":"S. 914, As Amended","result":"Bill Passed","yea":89,"nay":2,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00178.xml"}}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. 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Lee, Mike [R-UT]","purpose":"To limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument.","result":"Amendment Rejected","date":"2021-04-29","yea":41,"nay":54,"present":0,"not_voting":5,"source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00177.xml"}],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"senate","date":"2021-04-27","question":"On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed","title":"Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 914","result":"Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to","yea":92,"nay":2,"present":0,"not_voting":6,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00172.xml"},{"chamber":"senate","date":"2021-04-29","question":"On the Amendment","title":"Rubio Amdt. 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For example, the bill reauthorizes and revises the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF."}],"words":59},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and related laws to authorize appropriations for, and to create or revise, drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.","cites":[{"label":"Title I","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id0EF9A4596AE842C3B6B88A2ABC674777"},{"label":"Title II","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id1438B1BCADBD46C085B9B079169C18F2"}]},"core_areas":["Drinking water state revolving loan fund authorizations","Clean water state revolving fund authorizations","Lead reduction in drinking water and school water testing","Grants for small, rural, disadvantaged, and underserved communities","Water system resilience and cybersecurity","Sewer overflow and stormwater grants","Water affordability study and assistance pilot program","Water infrastructure workforce and research programs"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Authorizes appropriations of $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, $2,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, and $3,250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for the drinking water State revolving funds.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 102","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id8040c1b1-f99c-4277-b2d1-a8d645c69f8e:~:text=102.%20Drinking%20water%20State%20revolving%20loan%20funds"}},{"text":"Authorizes appropriations of $2,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, $2,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, and $3,250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for the clean water State revolving funds.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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110","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-idd47e8dcb-d6af-4d0d-8f80-0edeaf267467:~:text=110.%20Lead%20contamination%20in%20school%20drinking%20water"}},{"text":"Authorizes $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 rising to $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 for drinking water assistance to small and disadvantaged communities, and lowers the minimum required share paid by the grant from 45 percent to 10 percent in the cited provision.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 104","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id1398ed94-e586-4655-8d9c-441a19fb3053:~:text=104.%20Assistance%20for%20small%20and%20disadvantaged%20communities"}},{"text":"Directs the Administrator to develop a prioritization framework and a Technical Cybersecurity Support Plan for public water systems, with voluntary support only.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 113","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id3DDE029D79214DFA938F04F1E0F4C8ED:~:text=113.%20Cybersecurity%20support%20for%20public%20water%20systems"}},{"text":"Establishes a grant program for midsize and large drinking water systems to increase resilience to natural hazards and extreme weather events and to reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities, with $50,000,000 authorized for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 107","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id48c8421b-f401-41b8-b166-13cb1246930d:~:text=107.%20Midsize%20and%20large%20drinking%20water%20system"}},{"text":"Directs the Administrator to conduct a study of water affordability and then to establish a pilot program of not more than 40 grants to assist qualifying households in maintaining access to drinking water and wastewater treatment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 109","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id05CB8FF61E62488EB2B872A202D7A3B8:~:text=109.%20Rural%20and%20low"}},{"text":"Authorizes $280,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants, and requires that, where there are sufficient applications, States use not less than 25 percent of their grants for projects in rural or financially distressed communities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 204","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id901c44ce-5564-4e47-843b-45707bd20cba:~:text=204.%20Sewer%20overflow%20and%20stormwater%20reuse%20municipal"}},{"text":"Establishes a clean water infrastructure resilience and sustainability grant program for publicly owned treatment works, with $25,000,000 authorized for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 205","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-idc19851f3-3079-433a-9210-d37855a15ca6:~:text=205.%20Clean%20water%20infrastructure%20resiliency%20and%20sustainability"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"off_subject","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 103","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id5f8aac28-6a2f-4237-8ff7-2357e90309c6:~:text=103.%20Source%20water%20petition%20program"},"heading":"Source water petition program","effect":"Amends the source water petition program to let a county act on behalf of an unincorporated area, and extends the program's date from 2021 to 2026.","amount":null,"quote":"including a county that is designated by the State to act on behalf of an unincorporated area within that county, with the agreement of that unincorporated area"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 115","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#id387F56250A8040938B3A8C1068349A20:~:text=115.%20Annual%20study%20on%20boil%20water%20advisories"},"heading":"Annual study on boil water advisories","effect":"Requires the Administrator to conduct an annual study on the prevalence of boil water advisories in the United States and report the results with the annual budget request.","amount":null,"quote":"the Administrator shall conduct a study on the prevalence of boil water advisories issued in the United States."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 202","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-idA33C8EFBDF724F049531F3F382357EAD:~:text=202.%20Wastewater%20efficiency%20grant%20pilot%20program"},"heading":"Wastewater efficiency grant pilot program","effect":"Creates a pilot grant program for owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to create or improve waste-to-energy systems, with up to 15 recipients, grants of not more than $4,000,000 each, and $20,000,000 per year authorized for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.","amount":"$20,000,000","quote":"to award grants to owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to carry out projects that create or improve waste-to-energy systems"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 213","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id3b8f3b22-404a-4d88-8af1-ea29864ff11a:~:text=213.%20Water%20data%20sharing%20pilot%20program"},"heading":"Water data sharing pilot program","effect":"Creates a competitive grant pilot program for systems that share water quality, infrastructure and technology information, guided by Internet of Water principles from a named institute, with $15,000,000 per year authorized for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.","amount":"$15,000,000","quote":"The Internet of Water principles developed by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions shall, to the extent practicable, guide any water data sharing efforts under the pilot program."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 215","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id8236bf64-1606-40b1-b457-f115785fc6be:~:text=215.%20Water%20infrastructure%20financing%20reauthorization"},"heading":"Water infrastructure financing reauthorization","effect":"Authorizes $50,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 subtitle, and requires an outreach plan to small and rural communities.","amount":"$50,000,000","quote":"There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this subtitle $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 203","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-idc7c571bf-9a23-475b-a777-a6b9d5cf5c59:~:text=203.%20Pilot%20program%20for%20alternative%20water%20source"},"heading":"Pilot program for alternative water source projects","effect":"Amends the alternative water source pilot program to cover stormwater and groundwater recharge or potable reuse, and sets $25,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.","amount":"$25,000,000","quote":"water, wastewater, or stormwater or by treating wastewater or stormwater for groundwater recharge, potable reuse, or other purposes"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 221","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id757a2098-a09e-4020-9326-9a8c75ba54e1:~:text=221.%20Water%20Resources%20Research%20Act%20amendments"},"heading":"Water Resources Research Act amendments","effect":"Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to change grant matching and reporting, add institute evaluations, and set appropriations to fiscal years 2022 through 2025, including reducing an interstate research amount from $6,000,000 to $3,000,000 per year.","amount":null,"quote":"striking “$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011” and inserting “$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025”"}]},{"category":"narrow_beneficiary","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 101","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id1a851967-dad5-4058-9724-b15b88ca7da0:~:text=101.%20Technical%20assistance%20and%20grants%20for%20emergencies"},"heading":"Technical assistance and grants for emergencies affecting public water systems","effect":"Lets the Administrator provide technical assistance to State-based nonprofit organizations that are governed by community water systems, and sets $35,000,000 and $15,000,000 yearly authorizations for emergency programs.","amount":null,"quote":"to State-based nonprofit organizations that are governed by community water systems"}]},{"category":"place_specific_amount","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 111","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id9b217edf-3ced-427f-9809-719f5cf64667:~:text=111.%20Indian%20reservation%20drinking%20water%20program"},"heading":"Indian reservation drinking water program","effect":"Requires that, if enough projects exist, 50 percent of program funds go to 10 projects in each of five named river basins, sets the Federal share at 100 percent, and authorizes $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.","amount":null,"quote":"10 eligible projects described in subsection (b) that are within the Upper Missouri River Basin;"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 212","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id9E731627D9FF4E1D8632329DF275A328:~:text=212.%20Grants%20to%20Alaska%20to%20improve%20sanitation"},"heading":"Grants to Alaska to improve sanitation in rural and Native villages","effect":"For the sanitation grants named in the heading for rural and Native villages in Alaska, raises a percentage from 50 to 75 and authorizes $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2024, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.","amount":null,"quote":"by striking “50 percent” and inserting “75 percent”"}]},{"category":"process_change","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 214","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-idf5144c0d-7859-4201-9e93-8d442931be51:~:text=214.%20Final%20rating%20opinion%20letters"},"heading":"Final rating opinion letters","effect":"Changes a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act requirement from final rating opinion letters from at least 2 rating agencies to a letter from at least 1 rating agency.","amount":null,"quote":"striking “final rating opinion letters from at least 2 rating agencies” and inserting “a final rating opinion letter from at least 1 rating agency”"}]},{"category":"unnamed_target","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 222","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es#toc-id1B57218DA1894865AF6474D38FA975B2:~:text=222.%20Enhanced%20aquifer%20use%20and%20recharge"},"heading":"Enhanced aquifer use and recharge","effect":"Directs the Administrator to fund groundwater research on enhanced aquifer use and recharge for sole-source aquifers, with one grant to a State, local government, or Tribe and the remainder to one research center, and authorizes $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.","amount":"$5,000,000","quote":"not less than 50 percent shall be used to provide 1 grant to a State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in Senate","date":"2021-04-29","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text/es"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/914/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-914.png","v":"4223727648f8","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 914, 117th Congress: Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. Senate: 89 Yea, 2 Nay. Outcome: Passed Senate, 29 Apr 2021."}}