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7 U.S. Code § 1926c - Water and waste facility loans and grants to alleviate health risks | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
§ 1926c.
(1) In generalThe Secretary shall make or insure loans and make grants to rural water supply corporations, cooperatives, or similar entities, Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations and other federally recognized Indian tribes, and public agencies, to provide for the conservation, development, use, and control of water (including the extension or improvement of existing water supply systems), and the installation or improvement of drainage or waste disposal facilities and essential community facilities including necessary related equipment. Such loans and grants shall be available only to provide such water and waste facilities and services to communities whose residents face significant health risks, as determined by the Secretary, due to the fact that a significant proportion of the community’s residents do not have access to, or are not served by, adequate affordable—
(A) In generalLoans and grants under paragraph (1) shall be made only if the loan or grant funds will be used primarily to provide water or waste services, or both, to residents of a county—
(2) Manner in which loans and grants are to be madeLoans and grants to individuals under paragraph (1) shall be made—
(c) PreferenceThe Secretary shall give preference in the awarding of loans and grants—
under subsection (a) to rural water supply corporations, cooperatives, or similar entities, or public agencies, that propose to provide water supply or waste disposal services to the residents of those rural subdivisions commonly referred to as colonias, that are characterized by substandard housing, inadequate roads and drainage, and a lack of adequate water or waste facilities; and
under subsection (b) to individuals who reside in a rural subdivision commonly referred to as a colonia, that is characterized by substandard housing, inadequate roads and drainage, and a lack of adequate water or waste facilities.
(d) “Cooperative” defined
For purposes of this section, the term “cooperative” means a cooperative formed specifically for the purpose of the installation, expansion, improvement, or operation of water supply or waste disposal facilities or systems.
(1) In generalSubject to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated—
(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 306C, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2327, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4015; amended Pub. L. 102–237, title VII, § 701(b), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1879; Pub. L. 102–552, title V, § 516(l), (m), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4139; Pub. L. 102–554, § 24, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4161; Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6010, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 357.)
2002—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107–171 added subsec. (e) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (e). Text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated—
1992—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–554 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “(2) Certain counties targeted.—Loans and grants under paragraph (1) shall be made only if the loan or grant funds will be used primarily to provide water or waste services, or both, to residents of a county—
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–552, § 516(l), substituted “, connecting the systems to the residences of the individuals, or installing plumbing and fixtures within the residences of the individuals to facilitate the use of the water supply and waste disposal systems” for “or connecting such systems to the residences of such individuals”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–552, § 516(m), added subsec. (f).
1991—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–237 realigned margins of subpars. (A) and (B).