Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2023

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2025-01-03

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with only subdomain 7.3 (Lack of robustness) receiving a coverage score of 2. The document primarily focuses on authorizing grants for smart water infrastructure technology that uses AI and intelligent optimization tools, but does not substantively address the risks and harms associated with AI systems. The brief mentions relate to improving system reliability and decision-making, which implicitly touch on capability concerns.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector, specifically the utilities subsector focused on water and wastewater infrastructure. It also has coverage of Public Administration excluding National Security through its regulation of publicly owned treatment works and community water systems operated by government entities.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress that amends existing federal water pollution and drinking water acts. It contains mandatory language throughout, establishes legal obligations for the Administrator to make grants, and creates enforceable requirements including compliance with Buy America provisions.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Gallego and Mr. Duarte and referred to two congressional committees. Congress is the legislative body proposing this governance instrument.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Deployer
• Summary: The document explicitly targets owners and operators of water infrastructure systems who would deploy AI and intelligent optimization tools in their operations. These entities are the recipients of grants and would implement the smart water technologies.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Administrator has authority to approve or deny grant applications, issue guidance, disburse funds, waive cost-share requirements, and ensure compliance with Buy America provisions. The Administrator is responsible for implementing and overseeing the grant program.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Administrator is required to submit annual reports to Congress describing projects awarded grants and improvements in resiliency. Congress receives these reports and monitors implementation through its oversight function.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Build and Use Model
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages. It addresses planning, design, construction, implementation, training, and operations of AI-enabled smart water infrastructure systems. The Build and Use Model stage is implicitly covered through references to AI and intelligent optimization tools, while Verify and Validate receives minimal coverage.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Systems
• Predictive AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI systems in the context of water infrastructure, specifically referencing 'artificial intelligence and other intelligent optimization tools'. It does not mention AI models as distinct from AI systems, nor does it reference frontier AI, general purpose AI, task-specific AI, foundation models, generative AI, predictive AI, open-weight models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on applied AI technologies for water infrastructure optimization.