Clean Water Trust Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-4560
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2005-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Animals
Authorization
Chesapeake Bay
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection Agency
Estuaries
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to water pollution control
Fishery management
Government Operations and Politics
Government publications
Government trust funds
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Habitat conservation
Infrastructure
Lakes
Long Island Sound
Minorities
Native Americans
Nonpoint source pollution
Nonprofit organizations
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public utilities
Restoration ecology
Revolving funds
Right of property
Sewage treatment
Sewerage
Social Welfare
Waste water treatment
Water Resources Development
Water quality
Watersheds
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: 
Clean Water Trust Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) to establish in the Treasury the Clean Water Trust Fund, to be funded by user fees, to finance certain FWPCA programs and activities, including: (1) water pollution reduction and control; (2) technical assistance for small rural communities; (3) the National Center for Utility Management; (4) grants to states and interstate agencies to assist in the management of pollution control programs; (5) watershed pilot projects; (6) regional water pollution control; (7) alternative water source projects; (8) sewer overflow control; (9) fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement; and (10) wetlands restoration. 
 
Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to nonprofit organizations to: (1) provide technical assistance to rural and small municipalities for wastewater infrastructure financing; and (2) establish a National Center for Utility Management to promote improved management of public wastewater utilities.
 
Revises: (1) eligibility requirements for grants for sewage collection systems; and (2) state water pollution revolving fund provisions. Establishes a grant program under FWPCA to address the most serious water pollution problems.
 
Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) make grants to states, nonprofit organizations, and other entities for fresh water, estuarine, and marine fisheries habitat protection, preservation, and restoration; and (2) make grants to states for wetlands restoration.
 
Revises funding allocations for state water pollution control projects and activities serving Indian tribes and reservations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-01-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
action_date: 2005-12-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2574)
action_date: 2005-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-12-15
text: Introduced in House