S.Amdt. 1476

SA 1476. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1460 proposed by Mr.
Carper (for himself and Mrs. Capito) to the bill S. 914, to amend the
Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
reauthorize programs under those Acts, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title II, add the following:

SEC. 2__. WAIVER.

(a) WIFIA Definitions.--Section 5022 of the Water
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C.
3901) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (15) as
paragraphs (11) through (16), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
``(10) Rural community.--The term `rural community' means a
city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of
not more than 10,000 inhabitants.''.
(b) Fees.--Section 5029(b)(7) of the Water Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3908(b)(7)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B)''
and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Waiver.--On request of an eligible entity, the
Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, may waive the
application fee for--
``(i) a small community water infrastructure project
described in section 5028(a)(2)(B); and
``(ii) a project to be carried out in a rural community.''.
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