US SB741 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1530; text of measure as introduced: CR S1530-1531)
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1530; text of measure as introduced: CR S1530-1531)
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants in each of FY2015-FY2019 for programs or projects to increase the resiliency or adaptability of water systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a U.S. region. A water system is a community water system, a treatment works, a decentralized wastewater treatment system for domestic sewage, a groundwater storage and replenishment system, a system for transport and delivery of water for irrigation or conservation, or a natural or engineered system that manages floodwater. The EPA must give priority to owners or operators of water systems that are at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing significant negative impacts due to changing hydrologic conditions. The EPA must ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the list of grant applications funded includes a substantial number that propose to use innovative approaches that meet at least one of these goals: promote more efficient water use, conservation, reuse, or recycling; use decentralized, low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches; reduce stormwater runoff or flooding by protecting or enhancing natural ecosystem functions; modify, upgrade, enhance, or replace existing water system infrastructure in response to changing hydrologic conditions; improve water quality or quantity for agricultural and municipal uses; and provide multiple benefits, including water supply enhancement or demand reduction, water quality protection or improvement, increased flood protection, and ecosystem protection or improvement.
Title
Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015
Sponsors
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-03-16 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1530; text of measure as introduced: CR S1530-1531) |
Same As/Similar To
HB1278 (Related) 2015-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Subjects
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy efficiency and conservation
Floods and storm protection
Hydrology and hydrography
Infrastructure development
Labor standards
Land use and conservation
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings
Water quality
Water resources development
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy efficiency and conservation
Floods and storm protection
Hydrology and hydrography
Infrastructure development
Labor standards
Land use and conservation
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings
Water quality
Water resources development
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/741/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s741/BILLS-114s741is.pdf |