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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
Calendar No. 452
116TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session SENATE 116-284
DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2020
OCTOBER 23 (legislative day, OCTOBER 19), 2020.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. BARRASSO, from the Committee on Environment and Public
Works, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 3590]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which was
referred the bill (S. 3590) to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act
to reauthorize certain provisions, and for other purposes, having
considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute and recommends that the bill, as
amended, do pass.
GENERAL STATEMENT AND BACKGROUND
The Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (DWIA), creates,
updates, and improves Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
programs associated with drinking water infrastructure under the
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
DWIA reauthorizes critical SDWA programs to promote compli-
ance with drinking water standards, reform drinking water pro-
grams, and promote resilience of drinking water systems. This bill
expands program eligibility and opportunities for small, rural, trib-
al and disadvantaged communities. The bill also enhances lead re-
duction programs, increases funding for the treatment of emerging
contaminants including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances, increases funding for technical assistance, and authorizes
grants to assist communities and drinking water systems with
SDWA compliance.
A water resources development act (WRDA) is the authorizing
legislation for the programs and projects of the Corps' Civil Works
program. In recent years, WRDA legislation has been a vehicle for
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