Pub. L. 115-334, tit. VI, subtit. D, sec. 6409 (as amended)
RURAL DECENTRALIZED WATER SYSTEMS.
SEC. 6409. RURAL DECENTRALIZED WATER SYSTEMS. Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e) is amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting “rural decentralized water systems”;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking “100” and inserting “60”;
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by inserting “and subgrants” after “loans”; and
(ii) by inserting “and individually owned household decentralized wastewater systems” after “well systems”;
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(2) Terms and amounts.—
“(A) Terms of loans.—A loan made with grant funds under this section—
“(i) shall have an interest rate of 1 percent; and
“(ii) shall have a term not to exceed 20 years.
“(B) Amounts.—A loan or subgrant made with grant funds under this section shall not exceed $15,000 for each water well system or decentralized wastewater system described in paragraph (1).”
; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Ground well water contamination.—In the event of ground well water contamination, the Secretary shall allow a loan or subgrant to be made with grant funds under this
section for the installation of water treatment where needed beyond the point of entry, with or without the installation of a new water well system.”
;
(4) in subsection (c), by striking “productive use of individually-owned household water well systems” and inserting “effective use of individually owned household water well systems, individually owned household decentralized wastewater systems,”; and
(5) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking “$5,000,000” and inserting “$20,000,000”; and
(B) by striking “2014 through 2018” and inserting “2019 through 2023”.