Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program

In this section: The term “eligible entity” means a public water system that serves a community with a population of 10,000 or more. The terms “resilience” and “natural hazard” have the meanings given those terms in section 300i–2(h) of this title. The term “resilience and sustainability program” means the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program established under subsection (b). The Administrator shall establish and carry out a program, to be known as the “Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program”, under which the Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations for the resilience and sustainability program, shall award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of— An eligible entity may only use grant funds received under the resilience and sustainability program to assist in the planning, design, construction, implementation, operation, or maintenance of a program or project that increases resilience to natural hazards and extreme weather events, or reduces cybersecurity vulnerabilities, through— the development and implementation of measures— To seek a grant under the resilience and sustainability program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require, including— an explanation of how the proposed program or project is expected— Not later than 2 years after November 15, 2021, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that describes the implementation of the resilience and sustainability program, which shall include a description of the use and deployment of amounts made available to carry out the resilience and sustainability program. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the resilience and sustainability program $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1) for grants to eligible entities under the resilience and sustainability program— 50 percent shall be used to provide grants to eligible entities that serve a population of— Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1), not more than 2 percent may be used by the Administrator for the administrative costs of carrying out the resilience and sustainability program.