WISE Act

Bill: 116-hr-2458
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26]
Introduced: 2019-05-01
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation

Environmental technology

Solid waste and recycling

State and local finance

State and local government operations

Water quality

Water resources funding

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Efficiency Act or the WISE Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires each state to use a certain percentage of funds it receives for capitalization of its clean water state revolving fund for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2458 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2019 Ms. Mucarsel-Powell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require a certain percentage of funds appropriated for revolving fund capitalization grants be used for green projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Efficiency Act or the WISE Act . 2. Capitalization grants Section 602(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1382(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (13), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (15) beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications and with respect to any funds for capitalization grants made available in any appropriations Act that the State receives, the State will use not less than 20 percent of such funds for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities. .