Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1663
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2021-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
California
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Floods and storm protection
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
International organizations and cooperation
Lakes and rivers
Latin America
Mexico
Outdoor recreation
State and local government operations
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: 

Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act
 
of 2021

 
This bill establishes programs that address water pollution along the U.S.-Mexico border.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Tijuana River Public Health and Water Quality Restoration Program. Under the program, the EPA must plan, implement, coordinate, and provide grants for public health and water quality restoration and protection activities in the Mexican Tijuana River watershed and the American Tijuana River watershed in California.
 
In addition, the EPA must establish the California New River Public Health and Water Quality Restoration Program to plan, implement, coordinate, and provide grants for water quality restoration and protection activities in the New River watershed. 
 
Finally, the bill provides statutory authority for the U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program to provide assistance for activities related to the construction of infrastructure for drinking water treatment or distribution, wastewater management, or stormwater management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-03-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-03-08
text: Introduced in House