Puerto Rico Water Infrastructure Resilience Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Puerto Rico Water Infrastructure Resilience Act directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Corps of Engineers, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of Puerto Rico's water and wastewater infrastructure modernization needs within 180 days. The Corps must consult the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority and other relevant local and federal agencies. The report to Congress must describe current water infrastructure conditions and vulnerabilities, status and delays for Puerto Rico projects authorized under section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, modernization needs to improve resilience against natural disasters, droughts, and system failures, and recommendations to improve federal-local coordination and accelerate project delivery.
Who Benefits and How
Puerto Rico residents benefit if the assessment identifies drinking-water, wastewater, drought, disaster-resilience, and system-failure vulnerabilities that need federal attention. The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority benefits from a formal Corps assessment and coordination recommendations. Congress benefits from a specific status report on WRDA section 219 project delays and gaps.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Army Corps must complete the assessment and report within 180 days while coordinating with PRASA and other agencies. Puerto Rico agencies must provide project and system information. The report does not directly appropriate construction money, so communities still depend on later funding or project decisions.
Key Provisions
- Requires the Army Corps to assess Puerto Rico water and wastewater infrastructure modernization needs within 180 days.
- Requires consultation with the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority and other relevant local and federal agencies.
- Requires the congressional report to cover current vulnerabilities, WRDA section 219 project delays, disaster and drought resilience needs, and coordination recommendations.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Army Corps to assess Puerto Rico's water and wastewater infrastructure modernization needs and report to Congress within 180 days.
Key Policy Areas
Water Infrastructure, State & Local Government, Environment
Primary Purpose
Requires the Army Corps to assess Puerto Rico's water and wastewater infrastructure modernization needs and report to Congress within 180 days.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Puerto Rico residents
- Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
- Congress
- Army Corps
Identified Costs
- Army Corps
- Puerto Rico agencies
- Federal agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Mr. Hernández (for himself, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Goldman of …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, Puerto Rico residents
Army Corps, Congress
Positive-direction: Congress
Negative-direction: Army Corps
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "corps"
- → Army Corps of Engineers
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of the Army
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