Rural Water Infrastructure Grant Act

WRITTEN BY
William J. Krause (D-SD)
----101st Congress of the United States
COSPONSORS
Caleb Keizer (D-CO)
Goldfish (LC-ID)
IN BRIEF
To provide money to states in order to build or improve water infrastructure
== Section 1. Name of Bill ==
This Bill will be known as the Rural Water Infrastructure Grant Act or Water Infrastructure Act for the duration of this bill, in all debates, and following enactment by the executive branch will carry the same title.
== Section 2. Findings and Definitions ==
FINDINGS
# Whereas, there is endemic drought throughout great portions of the United States, disproportionately affecting states in the Upper Midwest and Northern Great Plains.
# Whereas, in many of these states, there is complete lack of or insufficient water access in rural areas.
# Whereas, water infrastructure is also poorly maintained, and that all of this needs to be rectified.
DEFINITIONS
# Grant - A select sum of money given by the federal government to fund state projects.
== Section 3. Bill Action ==
# That a committee of non-partisan experts be established by the federal government, in order to review state applications for grants. Prioritizing states that have active droughts or water shortages then states that do not.
# That, after the committee's formation, states be allowed to apply to federal grants in order to fund the construction of or better maintenance of water infrastructure.
== Section 5. Funding ==
TOTAL BILL IMPLEMENTATION COST - $255,000,000
* Section 3 - $255,000,000 total that is to be granted to states over a period of two years
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