Local Water Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-1604
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-05-22
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

State and local government operations

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Local Water Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill extends programs within the Environmental Protection Agency that award grants to states for managing nonpoint source water pollution or protecting groundwater quality. Water pollution from nonpoint sources is caused by precipitation picking up pollution as it moves over or through the ground.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1604 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2019 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to nonpoint source management, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Water Protection Act . 2. Nonpoint source management programs Section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1329 ) is amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following: (j) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsections (h) and (i) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, of which not more than $7,500,000 for each fiscal year may be used to carry out subsection (i). (2) Availability Amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. .