Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 25, 2021)
Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021
This bill increases funding for water infrastructure, including funding for several programs related to controlling water pollution or protecting drinking water.
Specifically, it establishes a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund. The fund may be used for specified grant programs.
The bill increases the corporate income tax rate to 24.5% to provide revenues for the fund.
In addition, the bill revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF. It also creates or reauthorizes several grant programs for water infrastructure.
What just happenedApr 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 25, 2021
- Apr 5, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Feb 26, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee - Feb 26, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee - Feb 25, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Agriculture Committee - Feb 25, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Feb 25, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 25, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Feb 25, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House