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title: "42 U.S.C. § 300j–19f"
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description: "Operational sustainability of small public water systems"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "6A"
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chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"
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section: "300j–19f"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 300j–19f"
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status: "current"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 300j–19f - Operational sustainability of small public water systems
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## Text
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(a) Definitions In this section:
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(1) Eligible entity The term “eligible entity” means—
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(A) a State;
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(B) a unit of local government;
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(C) a public corporation established by a unit of local government to provide water service;
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(D) a nonprofit corporation, public trust, or cooperative association that owns or operates a public water system;
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(E) an Indian Tribe that owns or operates a public water system;
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(F) a nonprofit organization that provides technical assistance to public water systems; and
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(G) a Tribal consortium.
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(2) Operational sustainability The term “operational sustainability” means the ability to improve the operation of a small system through the identification and prevention of potable water loss due to leaks, breaks, and other metering or infrastructure failures.
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(3) Program The term “program” means the grant program established under subsection (b).
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(4) Small system The term “small system”, for the purposes of this section, means a public water system that—
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(A) serves fewer than 10,000 people; and
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(B) is owned or operated by—
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(i) a unit of local government;
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(ii) a public corporation;
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(iii) a nonprofit corporation;
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(iv) a public trust;
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(v) a cooperative association; or
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(vi) an Indian Tribe.
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(b) Establishment Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a program to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of improving the operational sustainability of 1 or more small systems.
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(c) Applications To be eligible to receive a grant under the 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—
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(1) a proposal of the project to be carried out using grant funds under the program;
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(2) documentation provided by the eligible entity describing the deficiencies or suspected deficiencies in operational sustainability of 1 or more small systems that are to be addressed through the proposed project;
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(3) a description of how the proposed project will improve the operational sustainability of 1 or more small systems;
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(4) a description of how the improvements described in paragraph (3) will be maintained beyond the life of the proposed project, including a plan to maintain and update any asset data collected as a result of the proposed project; and
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(5) any additional information the Administrator may require.
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(d) Additional required information Before the award of funds for a grant under the program to a grant recipient, the grant recipient shall submit to the Administrator—
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(1) if the grant recipient is located in a State that has established a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund under section 300j–12 of this title, a copy of a written agreement between the grant recipient and the State in which the grant recipient agrees to provide a copy of any data collected under the proposed project to the State agency administering the State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund (or a designee); or
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(2) if the grant recipient is located in an area other than a State that has established a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund under section 300j–12 of this title, a copy of a written agreement between the grant recipient and the Administrator in which the eligible entity agrees to provide a copy of any data collected under the proposed project to the Administrator (or a designee).
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(e) Use of funds An eligible entity that receives a grant under the program shall use the grant funds to carry out projects that improve the operational sustainability of 1 or more small systems through—
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(1) the development of a detailed asset inventory, which may include drinking water sources, wells, storage, valves, treatment systems, distribution lines, hydrants, pumps, controls, and other essential infrastructure;
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(2) the development of an infrastructure asset map, including a map that uses technology such as—
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(A) geographic information system software; and
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(B) global positioning system software;
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(3) the deployment of leak detection technology;
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(4) the deployment of metering technology;
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(5) training in asset management strategies, techniques, and technologies for appropriate staff employed by—
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(A) the eligible entity; or
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(B) the small systems for which the grant was received;
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(6) the deployment of strategies, techniques, and technologies to enhance the operational sustainability and effective use of water resources through water reuse; and
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(7) the development or deployment of other strategies, techniques, or technologies that the Administrator may determine to be appropriate under the program.
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(f) Cost share (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of a project carried out using a grant under the program shall be 90 percent of the total cost of the project.
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(2) Waiver The Administrator may increase the Federal share under paragraph (1) to 100 percent.
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(g) Report Not later than 2 years after November 15, 2021, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that describes the implementation of the program, which shall include a description of the use and deployment of amounts made available under the program.
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(h) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
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(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIV, § 1459E, as added Pub. L. 117–58, div. E, title I, § 50106, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1142.)
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