A bill to permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean water revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-1689
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-05-23
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

Government lending and loan guarantees

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Health care coverage and access

Health promotion and preventive care

Medicaid

State and local finance

State and local government operations

Water quality

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-04
text: Became Public Law No: 116-63.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill allows&#8212;for one year&#8212;states to transfer amounts from their clean water state revolving fund to their drinking water state revolving fund in order to address a threat to public health as a result of heightened exposure to lead in drinking water.</p>

action_date: 2019-06-19
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p>This bill allows&#8212;for one year&#8212;a state to transfer amounts from its clean water state revolving fund to its drinking water state revolving fund in order to address a threat to public health as a result of heightened exposure to lead in drinking water. Specifically, a state may transfer no more than 5% of the cumulative amount of the federal grant dollars awarded for its clean water state revolving fund to its drinking water state revolving fund.</p>

action_date: 2019-09-09
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p>This bill allows&#8212;for one year&#8212;a state to transfer amounts from its clean water state revolving fund to its drinking water state revolving fund in order to address a threat to public health as a result of heightened exposure to lead in drinking water. Specifically, a state may transfer no more than 5% of the cumulative amount of the federal grant dollars awarded for its clean water state revolving fund to its drinking water state revolving fund.</p>

action_date: 2019-09-17
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p>This bill allows&#8212;for one year&#8212;a state to transfer amounts from its clean water state revolving fund to its drinking water state revolving fund in order to address a threat to public health as a result of heightened exposure to lead in drinking water. Specifically, a state may transfer no more than 5% of the cumulative amount of the federal grant dollars awarded for its clean water state revolving fund to its drinking water state revolving fund.</p>

action_date: 2019-10-04
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>This bill allows&#8212;for one year&#8212;a state to transfer amounts from its clean water state revolving fund to its drinking water state revolving fund in order to address a threat to public health as a result of heightened exposure to lead in drinking water. Specifically, a state may transfer no more than 5% of the cumulative amount of the federal grant dollars awarded for its clean water state revolving fund to its drinking water state revolving fund.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1689 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean water revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. Transfer authority (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) lead is a toxic chemical that— (A) is particularly harmful to young children; and (B) can cause reduced intelligence quotients, attention disorders, and other serious health problems; (2) excessive and harmful levels of lead have been found in water systems across all 50 States and those water systems serve drinking water to millions of people in the United States; (3) hundreds of the water systems described in paragraph (2) are water systems that provide drinking water to schools or day care centers; (4) not all States have sufficient funds in the drinking water revolving fund of that State to address the threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in drinking water; and (5) some States have available funds in the clean water revolving fund of that State that could be used to provide additional resources to help address lead in drinking water. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Clean water revolving fund The term clean water revolving fund means a State water pollution control revolving fund established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). (2) Drinking water revolving fund The term drinking water revolving fund means a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 ). (c) Authority In addition to the transfer authority in section 302(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 note; Public Law 104–182 ), and notwithstanding section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d) ), during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, if a State, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, determines that available funds in the clean water revolving fund of the State are necessary to address a threat to public health as a result of heightened exposure to lead in drinking water, the State may transfer an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the cumulative clean water revolving fund Federal grant dollars to the State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State. Funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these).

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 125 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1689 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works June 19, 2019 Reported by Mr. Barrasso , without amendment A BILL To permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean water revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. Transfer authority (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) lead is a toxic chemical that— (A) is particularly harmful to young children; and (B) can cause reduced intelligence quotients, attention disorders, and other serious health problems; (2) excessive and harmful levels of lead have been found in water systems across all 50 States and those water systems serve drinking water to millions of people in the United States; (3) hundreds of the water systems described in paragraph (2) are water systems that provide drinking water to schools or day care centers; (4) not all States have sufficient funds in the drinking water revolving fund of that State to address the threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in drinking water; and (5) some States have available funds in the clean water revolving fund of that State that could be used to provide additional resources to help address lead in drinking water. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Clean water revolving fund The term clean water revolving fund means a State water pollution control revolving fund established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). (2) Drinking water revolving fund The term drinking water revolving fund means a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 ). (c) Authority In addition to the transfer authority in section 302(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 note; Public Law 104–182 ), and notwithstanding section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d) ), during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, if a State, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, determines that available funds in the clean water revolving fund of the State are necessary to address a threat to public health as a result of heightened exposure to lead in drinking water, the State may transfer an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the cumulative clean water revolving fund Federal grant dollars to the State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State. Funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these).

June 19, 2019 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen S. 1689 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean water revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. Transfer authority (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) lead is a toxic chemical that— (A) is particularly harmful to young children; and (B) can cause reduced intelligence quotients, attention disorders, and other serious health problems; (2) excessive and harmful levels of lead have been found in water systems across all 50 States and those water systems serve drinking water to millions of people in the United States; (3) hundreds of the water systems described in paragraph (2) are water systems that provide drinking water to schools or day care centers; (4) not all States have sufficient funds in the drinking water revolving fund of that State to address the threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in drinking water; and (5) some States have available funds in the clean water revolving fund of that State that could be used to provide additional resources to help address lead in drinking water. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Clean water revolving fund The term clean water revolving fund means a State water pollution control revolving fund established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). (2) Drinking water revolving fund The term drinking water revolving fund means a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 ). (c) Authority In addition to the transfer authority in section 302(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 note; Public Law 104–182 ), and notwithstanding section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d) ), during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, if a State, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, determines that available funds in the clean water revolving fund of the State are necessary to address a threat to public health as a result of heightened exposure to lead in drinking water, the State may transfer an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the cumulative clean water revolving fund Federal grant dollars to the State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State. Funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these).

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

tv_txt: 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1689 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean water revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. Transfer authority (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) lead is a toxic chemical that— (A) is particularly harmful to young children; and (B) can cause reduced intelligence quotients, attention disorders, and other serious health problems; (2) excessive and harmful levels of lead have been found in water systems across all 50 States and those water systems serve drinking water to millions of people in the United States; (3) hundreds of the water systems described in paragraph (2) are water systems that provide drinking water to schools or day care centers; (4) not all States have sufficient funds in the drinking water revolving fund of that State to address the threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in drinking water; and (5) some States have available funds in the clean water revolving fund of that State that could be used to provide additional resources to help address lead in drinking water. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Clean water revolving fund The term clean water revolving fund means a State water pollution control revolving fund established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). (2) Drinking water revolving fund The term drinking water revolving fund means a State drinking water treatment revolving loan fund established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 ). (c) Authority In addition to the transfer authority in section 302(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 note; Public Law 104–182 ), and notwithstanding section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d) ), during the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, if a State, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, determines that available funds in the clean water revolving fund of the State are necessary to address a threat to public health as a result of heightened exposure to lead in drinking water, the State may transfer an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the cumulative clean water revolving fund Federal grant dollars to the State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State. Funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these).

Passed the Senate September 9, 2019. Secretary