House Bill 1653
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Drinking Water Affordability Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 21, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1653
Congress
115
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Primary focus of measure is regulation of pollution including from hazardous substances and radioactive releases; climate change and greenhouse gases; environmental assessment and research; solid waste and recycling; ecology. Measures concerning energy exploration, efficiency, and conservation may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Drinking Water Affordability Act
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise requirements concerning national primary drinking water regulations, including by:
- removing a requirement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintain, or provide greater, protection of human health when revising those regulations;
- extending the repayment schedule for loans from the drinking water state revolving funds (SRFs);
- authorizing states to protect public drinking water source areas;
- removing federal reporting requirements if state or local requirements are not less stringent than federal requirements; and
- requiring the EPA to conduct a review on best practices for streamlining the application process for public water systems to receive loans or loan guarantees from an SRF as well as best practices for administering SRFs efficiently.
March 21, 2017
03/24/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
03/21/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
03/21/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:34 PM