Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 23, 2015)
Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize through FY2020 the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) program providing technical assistance to small public water systems in complying with national primary drinking water regulations.
The EPA may use the funds to provide grants or cooperative agreements to nonprofit organizations that provide onsite technical assistance; circuit-rider technical assistance programs; multistate, regional technical assistance programs; onsite and regional training; assistance with implementing source water protection plans; and assistance with implementation monitoring plans, rules, regulations, and water security enhancements.
In order to ensure that technical assistance funding is used in a manner that is most beneficial to the small and rural communities, the EPA must give preference to nonprofit organizations that are the most qualified and experienced and that the small community water systems find to be the most beneficial and effective.
What just happenedJun 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 23, 2015
- Jun 26, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee - Jun 23, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 23, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House