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The bill sustains and increases federal support for small drinking-water systems and infrastructure resilience—improving public-health protections for many communities—at the cost of higher federal spending and some implementation uncertainty due to unclear drafting.
Small and rural water systems, their operators, and technical-assistance programs would receive higher authorized funding, improving training and support that helps systems meet safe-drinking-water standards.
Communities served by public water systems (rural and urban), hospitals, and health systems benefit from an extended authorization (through 2028–2029) that keeps the EPA Risk and Resilience Program active, sustaining federal support for drinking-water infrastructure resilience.
All taxpayers bear increased federal outlays because the bill raises or reauthorizes spending for these programs, modestly increasing budgetary costs.
State and local governments, small systems, and rural communities face uncertainty and potential delays in planning and implementation because garbled drafting of dollar amounts creates confusion about actual funding levels for technical assistance and grants.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Amends Safe Drinking Water Act funding and authorization years for the EPA Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program, including at least one authorization of $50,000,000.
Official title: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to adjust the limits for technical assistance, grants for small systems, and the authorization of appropriations for the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program.
Introduced August 27, 2026 by Chris Deluzio · Last progress August 27, 2026
Updates the Safe Drinking Water Act's Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program by extending authorization years and changing authorized funding levels for technical assistance, small system grants, and program appropriations. At least one appropriation figure is set to $50,000,000 and the authorization window is moved to cover 2028 and 2029. The changes amend 42 U.S.C. §300i–2(g) to revise dollar amounts and authorization years that guide EPA grants and technical-assistance funding for water system cybersecurity and risk/resilience work. Some numeric edits in the text appear garbled, but the bill's intent is to alter funding figures and the covered authorization years for the program.