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S. 3021-81 <br />drinking water fountain" after "water cooler" each place it <br />appears. <br />SEC. 2007. INNOVATIVE WATER TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. <br />(a) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: <br />(1) ADMINISTRATOR. —The term "Administrator" means the <br />Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. <br />(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY. —The term "eligible entity" means — <br />(A) a public water system (as defined under section <br />1401(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f(4))); <br />(B) an institution of higher education; <br />(C) a research institution or foundation; <br />(D) a regional water organization; or <br />(E) a nonprofit organization described in section <br />1442(e)(8) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j- <br />1(e)(8)). <br />(b) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. —The Administrator shall <br />carry out a grant program for the purpose of accelerating the <br />development and deployment of innovative water technologies that <br />address pressing drinking water supply, quality, treatment, or secu- <br />rity challenges of public water systems, areas served by private <br />wells, or source waters. <br />(c) GRANTS. —In carrying out the program under subsection <br />(b), the Administrator shall make grants to eligible entities— <br />(1) to develop, test, and deploy innovative water tech- <br />nologies; or <br />(2) to provide technical assistance to deploy demonstrated <br />innovative water technologies. <br />(d) SELECTION CRITERIA. —In making grants under this section, <br />the Administrator shall— <br />(1) award grants through a competitive process to eligible <br />entities the Administrator determines are best able to carry <br />out the purpose of the program; and <br />(2) give priority to projects that have the potential — <br />(A) to reduce ratepayer or community costs or costs <br />of future capital investments; <br />(B) to significantly improve human health or the <br />environment; or <br />(C) to provide additional drinking water supplies with <br />minimal environmental impact. <br />(e) COST -SHARING. —The Federal share of the cost of activities <br />carried out using a grant under this section shall be not more <br />than 65 percent. <br />(f) LIMITATION. —The maximum amount of a grant under this <br />section shall be $5,000,000. <br />(g) REPORT. —Each year, the Administrator shall submit to Con- <br />gress and make publicly available on the website of the Adminis- <br />trator a report that describes any advancements during the previous <br />year in development of innovative water technologies made as a <br />result of funding provided under this section. <br />(h) PARTNERSHIPS. —Grants awarded under this program may <br />include projects that are carried out by an eligible entity in coopera- <br />+inn xx�i+h o nriv�+a nn+i+v in n1n flirt (T Q +i4arnx0r firm or nnnnorQ+ivn <br />