Made in America Water Infrastructure Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3621
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2020-05-06
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Buy American requirements

Government lending and loan guarantees

Metals

Public contracts and procurement

State and local finance

Water quality

Water resources funding

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Made in America Water Infrastructure Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill revises requirements for drinking water state revolving funds (SRFs). Specifically, the bill permanently extends a requirement that projects financed through SRFs for public water systems only use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States, unless the Environmental Protection Agency grants a waiver from the requirement.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3621 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 6, 2020 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to remove limitations on the required use of American iron and steel products in projects carried out using State revolving loan funds, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Made in America Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 . 2. American iron and steel products in projects using drinking water State revolving loan funds Section 1452(a)(4)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(4)(A) ) is amended by striking During fiscal years 2019 through 2023, funds and inserting Funds .