To provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Tribal lands, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Tribal lands, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Finance, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2023.
- Section idb8a583bb71df407a87ed9af61ddd48d9: 2. Findings Congress finds that— access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water is an essential human need and critical to the public health, well-being,...
- Section id26ab0dcada56483c85a9801e9e6abb28: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25...
- Section idd537f8bfc32a4fbbaa2708948f1d8050: 4. Department of Agriculture rural development In addition to the purposes for which grants and loans may be provided under sections 306C and 306D of the...
- Section idd8a775d8331049e8a3dc4ba21cc15666: 5. Indian Health Service In this section, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Tribal lands, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Finance, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Tribal lands, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bennet (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Warren, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any contracted or governmental expertise— to facilitate Native community access to repair and construction funding for clean water facilities made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58
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