Bill > HR3691

This bill, the Wastewater Infrastructure Modernization Act, aims to upgrade and modernize wastewater and stormwater systems across the United States. It establishes a grant program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide funding to municipalities for the planning, design, and construction of intelligent sewage or stormwater collection systems that incorporate real-time monitoring, embedded intelligence, and predictive maintenance capabilities to improve energy efficiency, reliability, and resiliency. The bill also supports innovative and alternative combined storm and sanitary sewer projects that use real-time data acquisition to support predictive aquifer recharge through water reuse and stormwater management. The grant program allocates at least 20% of its funding to municipalities with a population of less than 10,000, and it includes cost-sharing provisions that can be waived for municipalities that meet affordability criteria. The bill requires compliance with Buy America provisions and mandates the EPA to report to Congress on funded projects and recommendations to improve the grant program.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3691/all-info