To improve environmental enforcement and security.

April 1, 2004

Mr. BOND (for himself and Ms. MIKULSKI) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

To improve environmental enforcement and security.

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 `Environmental Enforcement and Security Act of 2004'.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) ADMINISTRATOR- The term `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

(2) CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM- The term `criminal enforcement program' means the criminal enforcement program of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training of the Environmental Protection Agency.

(3) SPECIAL AGENT- The term `special agent' means a Special Agent in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training of the Environmental Protection Agency.

SEC. 3. CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT.

(a) IN GENERAL- The Administrator shall increase the number of special agents assigned to the criminal enforcement program as necessary to ensure that the total number of special agents assigned to the criminal enforcement program--

(1) by September 30, 2005, is at least 330;

(2) by September 30, 2006, is at least 340; and

(3) by September 30, 2007, is at least 355.

(b) HOMELAND SECURITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICE DUTIES- Not later than September 30, 2005, the Administrator shall ensure that at least 80 special agents are assigned to homeland security and protective service duties.

(c) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF- The Administrator shall maintain a number of administrative support staff to support special agents that is not less than 10 percent of the number of special agents.

SEC. 4. HOMELAND SECURITY DUTIES OF SPECIAL AGENTS.

The Administrator may assign special agents from the criminal enforcement program--

(1) to support crisis management and consequence management activities during terrorism attacks;

(2) to support the anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism efforts of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to detect, prevent, prepare for, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks; and

(3) to provide protective service duties.

SEC. 5. DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION.

(a) IN GENERAL- The Administrator may provide grants to drinking water systems to improve the security of those facilities against terrorist attack.

(b) CRITERIA- The Administrator shall distribute the grants based on criteria, developed jointly with the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, that consider--

(1) population density; or

(2) service to critical national assets.

(c) WATER INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS CENTER- The Administrator shall provide for the operation of the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center at no cost to subscribers.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3--

(1) $54,450,000 for fiscal year 2005;

(2) $57,970,000 for fiscal year 2006; and

(3) $62,480,000 for fiscal year 2007.

(b) ENFORCEMENT TRAINING- There are authorized to be appropriated to train Federal, State, and local lawyers, inspectors, civil and criminal investigators, and technical experts in the enforcement of environmental laws--

(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;

(2) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and

(3) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.

(c) COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE- To improve compliance with environmental laws and reduce risk to human health and the environment, there are authorized to be appropriated to provide information and technical assistance to the individuals and entities that are subject to regulation under this or any other Federal environmental law to increase the understanding of those individuals and entities of statutory and regulatory environmental requirements--

(1) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;

(2) $47,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and

(3) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.

(d) ENFORCEMENT TARGETING- There are authorized to be appropriated to develop and use strategic targeting tools to assist the Administrator and States in compliance assistance and civil and criminal enforcement activities--

(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;

(2) $5,150,000 for fiscal year 2006; and

(3) $5,300,000 for fiscal year 2007.

(e) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS-

(1) DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION- There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5(a) $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.

(2) WATER INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS CENTER- There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5(c) $5,000,000 for each fiscal year.

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