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The term “natural hazard” means a hazard caused by natural forces, including extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and extreme drought conditions.
The term “program” means the clean water infrastructure resilience and sustainability program established under subsection (b).
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall establish a clean water infrastructure resilience and sustainability program under which the Administrator shall award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of increasing the resilience of publicly owned treatment works to a natural hazard or cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a grant under the program shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the proposed project.
At the discretion of the Administrator, a grant for a project described in subparagraph (A) may cover 100 percent of the total cost of the proposed project.
The requirements of section 1388 of this title shall apply to a project funded with a grant under the program.
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 an accounting of all grants awarded under the program, including a description of each grant recipient and each project funded using a grant under the program.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
Of the amounts made available for grants under paragraph (1), not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the administrative costs of the Administrator.