Clean Water for Rural America Act

Bill: 117-hr-3700
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2021-06-04
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Indian social and development programs

Rural conditions and development

Solid waste and recycling

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Clean Water for Rural America Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises programs for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution, including a technical assistance grant program for rural, small, and tribal municipalities.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3700 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2021 Mr. Delgado (for himself and Mr. Van Drew ) 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 reauthorize grants for technical assistance to rural, small, and tribal municipalities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Water for Rural America Act . 2. Technical assistance to rural, small, and Tribal municipalities (a) Reauthorization Section 104(u) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1254(u) ) is amended— (1) by striking and (7) and inserting (7) ; (2) by striking 2023 and inserting 2021 ; and (3) by inserting ; and (8) not to exceed $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for carrying out subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g), except that not less than half of the amounts so appropriated to carry out such subsections in each such fiscal year shall be used for carrying out subsection (b)(8) before the period at the end. (b) Communication A nonprofit organization receiving a grant under section 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8) ) shall, prior to carrying out an activity using such grant funds, consult with the State in which such activity is to be carried out. (c) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to Congress a report that describes the implementation of the grants made under subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g) of section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1254 ) during the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of the report, including a description of the recipients and amounts of such grants.