CBO - Drinking Water Security & Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act's

The congressional budget office has released the following cost estimate reports

• H.R. 3258, Drinking Water System Security Act of 2009 - would authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the security of community water systems serving more than 3,300 people and other public water systems that EPA determines present a security risk. Under the bill, EPA would develop regulations to require the covered water systems to perform vulnerability assessments and to establish site security plans and emergency response plans. In addition, EPA would provide grants to or enter into cooperative agreements with states, nonprofit organizations, or covered water systems to support research and training related to the security of such facilities, and for the preparation of assessments and plans related to security. The grants also could be used to implement security measures.
  
  
• H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 - would regulate the security of facilities across the United States where certain types of chemicals are present. The bill would authorize a chemical security office within DHS to carry out the provisions of this legislation, including conducting audits and inspections of the nation’s chemical facilities. In addition, because the bill’s requirements would be permanent,