Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020

To amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to expand the Indian reservation drinking water program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2019 2. Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program Section 2001 of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 300j–3c note; Public Law 115–270 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator The Administrator (B) in paragraph (1), by striking and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (3) 10 eligible projects described in subsection (b) that are within— (A) the portion of the Columbia River Basin that is— (i) south of the Columbia River; and (ii) below the Grand Coulee Dam; or (B) coastal basins adjacent to the portion of the Columbia River Basin described in subparagraph (A). ; (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking is on a reservation is on— (A) a reservation ; (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking and or (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) an off-reservation site that serves an Indian Tribe described in subsection (c)(2); and ; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through In carrying out (c) Requirements (1) Upper Missouri River Basin In carrying out ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Columbia River Basin In carrying out the program under subsection (a)(3), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall select not less than 1 eligible project that serves one or more Tribal communities of federally recognized Indian Tribes the Federal recognition of which has been terminated and subsequently restored. ; and (4) in subsection (d), by striking $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2022 $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 2. Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program Section 2001 of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 300j–3c note; Public Law 115–270 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator The Administrator (B) in paragraph (1), by striking and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (3) 10 eligible projects described in subsection (b) that are within— (A) the Columbia River Basin; or (B) a coastal basin adjacent to the Columbia River. ; (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking is on a reservation is on— (A) a reservation ; (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking and or (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) an off-reservation site that serves an Indian Tribe described in subsection (c)(2)(B); and ; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through In carrying out (c) Requirements (1) Upper Missouri River Basin In carrying out ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Columbia River Basin In carrying out the program under subsection (a)(3), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall— (A) give priority to projects that respond to emergency situations where a lack of access to clean drinking water threatens the health of Tribal populations; (B) select not fewer than 1 eligible project that serves 1 or more Tribal communities of federally recognized Indian Tribes the Federal recognition of which has been terminated and subsequently restored; and (C) ensure that not fewer than 1 eligible project under that subsection is carried out in— (i) the area described in subparagraph (A) of that subsection; and (ii) an area described in subparagraph (B) of that subsection. ; (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Federal share The Federal share of a project carried out under this section shall be 100 percent. ; and (6) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2022 $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter December 9, 2020 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 This bill permanently reauthorizes, and expands, the Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program. Specifically, the bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to connect, expand, or repair existing public water systems that are on Indian reservations or off-reservation sites that serve tribes in the Columbia River Basin or its adjacent coastal river basins. Currently, only projects that are on Indian reservations in the Upper Missouri River Basin or the Upper Rio Grande Basin are eligible for the program.