To provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes.
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Summary
This bill establishes $17.237 billion per year in mandatory annual funding from the Treasury for EPA water infrastructure programs, including Clean Water Act capitalization grants ($14.787 billion), nonpoint source pollution grants ($875 million), water quality monitoring ($875 million), state water quality programs ($525 million), and water pollution research ($175 million). It requires EPA to study water affordability, discriminatory practices by water utilities, and civil rights violations. The bill expands state revolving loan fund uses to allow public acquisition of privately owned water systems (from willing or unwilling sellers), restricts loans to new subdivision development, and requires project labor agreements. It also expands Safe Drinking Water Act grants for school drinking water infrastructure and drinking water assistance to colonias in border states.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Provides $17.237 billion per year in mandatory federal funding for water and sewer infrastructure through Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act programs, requires EPA studies on water affordability and discrimination, expands state revolving fund uses to include public acquisition of private water systems, strengthens labor provisions including project labor agreements, and expands drinking water grant programs for schools.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Infrastructure
Primary Purpose
Provides $17.237 billion per year in mandatory federal funding for water and sewer infrastructure through Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act programs, requires EPA studies on water affordability and discrimination, expands state revolving fund uses to include public acquisition of private water systems, strengthens labor provisions including project labor agreements, and expands drinking water grant programs for schools.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Private water system operators, Private water system owners, Publicly owned water systems
Positive-direction: Publicly owned water systems, Small and disadvantaged community water systems
Negative-direction: Private water system operators, Private water system owners, Water infrastructure project recipients, Water service providers with discriminatory practices
EPA, Federal Treasury, State revolving fund programs
EPA faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: State revolving fund programs
Negative-direction: Federal Treasury
Non-union construction contractors, Plumbing and water infrastructure contractors
Positive-direction: Plumbing and water infrastructure contractors
Negative-direction: Non-union construction contractors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "the_secretary_of_the_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
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