On the recordJune 30, 2021
I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1549, after line 8, insert the following: SEC. 12022. RULEMAKING ON CLIMATE RESILIENCY. (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, after notice and opportunity for public comment, shall issue such regulations as are necessary to require that an applicant for wastewater infrastructure funds-- (1) undertake an assessment of the potential impacts of climate change on the project or activity for which such funds are sought; and (2) where appropriate, incorporate measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate such potential impacts into the design of such project or activity. (b) Considerations.--In issuing regulations under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall consider requiring varying levels of assessments that reflect the scale or type of the project or activity for which wastewater infrastructure funds are sought.…





