; or (B) addressed public health concerns related to drought. (c) Feasible For purposes of this section, the term feasible has the meaning given such term in section 1412(b)(4)(D). . IV AQUA Act 401. Short title This title may be cited as the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017 . 402. Prevailing wages Subsection (e) of section 1450 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–9 ) is amended to read as follows: (e) Labor standards (1) In general The Administrator shall take such action as the Administrator determines to be necessary to ensure that each laborer and mechanic employed by a contractor or subcontractor in connection with a construction project financed, in whole or in part, by a grant, loan, loan guarantee, refinancing, or any other form of financial assistance provided under this title (including assistance provided by a State loan fund established under section 1452) is paid wages at a rate of not less than the prevailing wages for the same type of work on similar construction in the immediate locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. (2) Authority of Secretary of Labor With respect to the labor standards specified in this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions established in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code. . 403. Use of funds Section 1452(a)(2)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking (including expenditures for planning, design, and associated preconstruction activities, including activities relating to the siting of the facility, but not and inserting (including expenditures for planning, design, siting, and associated preconstruction activities, for replacing or rehabilitating aging treatment, storage, or distribution facilities of public water systems, or for producing or capturing sustainable energy on site or through the transportation