EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.

SEC. 103. EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) In General.—The Secretary may enter into contracts with water authorities in the study area to provide emergency water supply development assistance to any eligible person or entity, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (b) Eligible Activities.—The Secretary may provide assistance under subsection (a) for—(1) hauling water; (2) the installation of water purification technology at the community wells or individual point-of-use; (3) the drilling of wells; (4) the installation of pump stations and storage reservoirs; (5) the installation of transmission and distribution pipelines to bring water to individual residential service connections; (6) the engineering, design, and installation of an emergency water supply system; and (7) any other eligible activity, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (c) Cost Sharing.—The Federal share of the cost of any activity under this section shall be 75 percent.