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Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act of 2025
To establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill establishes a program within the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen the security and resilience of drinking water and wastewater systems against both cyber threats and natural hazards. The EPA must support participation of water utilities and treatment facilities in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center, offset membership costs, and expand the Center's tools and resources for monitoring threats and helping systems prepare for and respond to attacks or natural disasters. The program emphasizes coordination between EPA and the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center to collect and analyze water sector threat data. The bill authorizes $10 million in funding for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to carry out these activities.
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- Mar 25, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
- Mar 25, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 25, 2025
Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To establish a program to increase drinking water and wastewater system threat preparedness and resilience, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Community water system.—The term “community water system” has the meaning given the term in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f).
(2) Natural hazard.—The term “natural hazard” has the meaning given the term in section 1433(h) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i-2(h)).
(3) Treatment works.—The term “treatment works” has the meaning given the term in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292).
(4) Water information sharing and analysis center.—The term “Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center” means the Information Sharing and Analysis Center referenced in section 1435(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i- 4(d)).
(b) Establishment.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop and carry out a program—
(1) to encourage, support, and maintain the participation of community water systems, treatment works, and other appropriate entities in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center;
(2) to offset costs incurred by community water systems and treatment works that are necessary to maintain or initiate membership in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center;
(3) to expand the cooperation and coordination of the Environmental Protection Agency with the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center with respect to incident data collection and analysis of water sector-related threats; and
(4) to enhance the tools, resources, and materials of the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center for—
(A) monitoring the status of the water sector; and
(B) enhancing the preparedness of community water systems and publicly owned treatment works to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from malevolent acts (within the meaning of section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i-2)) or natural hazards.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, to remain available until expended. <all>
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