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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1233
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify
provisions relating to rural decentralized water systems grants.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 20, 2023
Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act to modify provisions relating to rural decentralized
water systems grants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. RURAL DECENTRALIZED WATER SYSTEMS
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GRANT PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS.
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Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
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Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e) is amended—
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(1) by striking the section designation and
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heading and all that follows through the end of sub-
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section (b)(1) and inserting the following:
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‘‘SEC. 306E. GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS MAK-
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ING LOANS AND SUBGRANTS FOR CONSTRUC-
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TION, REFURBISHING, AND SERVICING OF IN-
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DIVIDUALLY
OWNED
HOUSEHOLD
WATER
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WELL SYSTEMS AND HOUSEHOLD DECEN-
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TRALIZED WASTEWATER SYSTEMS IN RURAL
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AREAS.
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‘‘(a) GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—The
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Secretary may provide grants to private nonprofit organi-
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zations for the purpose of providing subgrants and loans
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in accordance with subsection (b) to individuals for the
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construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual
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household water well systems and individually owned
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household decentralized wastewater systems in rural areas
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that are or will be owned by the individuals.
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‘‘(b) LOANS AND SUBGRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A nonprofit organization
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shall use grant amounts received under subsection
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(a) to provide—
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‘‘(A) subgrants for use in accordance with
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this section to individuals residing in the service
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area of the nonprofit organization who are
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members of a household with a combined in-
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come (for the most recent 12-month period for
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which the information is available) that is less
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than 60 percent of the median nonmetropolitan
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household income for the area, according to the
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most recent decennial census; and
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‘‘(B) loans for use in accordance with this
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section to individuals residing in the service
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area of the nonprofit organization who are
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members of a household with a combined in-
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come (for the most recent 12-month period for
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which the information is available) that is not
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less than 60 percent and not more than 100
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percent of the median nonmetropolitan house-
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hold income for the area, according to the most
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recent decennial census.’’;
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(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
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‘‘$15,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(5) FUNDING TO COVER COST OF PERFORM-
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ANCE WARRANTIES.—A subgrant provided to an in-
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dividual under this subsection for an individually
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owned household decentralized wastewater system
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may include sufficient additional funding to cover
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the cost of a performance warranty with a duration
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of at least 5 years.’’; and
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(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and
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inserting ‘‘2028’’.
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