Could improve firefighting and drinking‑water infrastructure in wildfire‑prone rural communities, affecting emergency response and property protection.
Requires EPA to revise 40 C.F.R. sections (35.3505, 35.3520, 35.3555) to add definitions and priorities linking drinking-water projects to wildfire suppression.
Defines key terms: 'community at high risk from fire or wildfire,' 'rural' (by cross‑reference), and 'water infrastructure for fire suppression.'
Specifically inserts language into transmission, storage, and consolidation provisions to include enhancements for fire‑suppression water capacity in rural, high‑risk communities.
Allows the priority system to include projects that provide both drinking‑water and fire‑suppression benefits and gives preference to communities with community wildfire protection plans.
Requires EPA to implement the revised regulatory approach immediately upon enactment and complete formal revisions within two years.
No hearings or votes scheduled.