3.0.0 3862 2023-01-11T13:27:10Z 2023-01-11T13:27:10Z House H HR 2014-01-14 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LATTA:H.R. 3862.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes[Page H224]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2014-01-15T15:57:29Z Referred to 2014-01-14T15:00:35Z Clean Water Affordability Act of 2014 113 2797 S 2014-09-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2014-01-15 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2014-01-14 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2014-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 N W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2014-01-14 True J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2014-02-26 False R000598 Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] Keith Rothfus R PA J. 12 2014-03-12 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2014-05-07 False M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2014-09-09 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Economic performance and conditions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Government lending and loan guarantees Licensing and registrations Public utilities and utility rates State and local finance State and local government operations Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2014-01-14 Introduced in House 2014-02-07T18:32:04Z Clean Water Affordability Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a comprehensive and integrated planning approach to the obligations concerning permits for pollutant discharges of a publicly owned permittee. Defines such a permittee as a treatment works that is publicly owned or a municipal separate storm sewer system.

Requires the approach to such obligations to: (1) include requirements for a schedule under which they may be implemented, and (2) account for changed circumstances in the obligations of the publicly owned permittee.

Allows approval of a permit under a state-administered program with a term of more than 5 but no more than 25 years if the permittee has an integrated plan approved under this Act.

Requires the Administrator to update the guidance entitled "Combined Sewer Overflows--Guidance for Financial Capability Assessment and Schedule Development," dated February 1997, to ensure that the evaluations by the Administrator of financial capability assessment and schedule development meet specified criteria, including criteria used in: (1) assessing financial capability of a community to make investments necessary to make water quality-related improvements, and (2) implementing water quality-related improvements.

Revises requirements for capitalization grant agreements with states for establishing water pollution control revolving funds. Requires states to set aside 15% of funds for assistance to municipalities of fewer than 10,000 individuals that meet specified affordability criteria. Authorizes the fund to be used to make loans at terms not to exceed 30 years or the design life of the project to be financed with the proceeds of the loan (currently 20 years). Authorizes a state to provide additional subsidization, including forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, and grants to benefit a municipality that: (1) meets affordability criteria, or (2) does not meet such criteria if the recipient seeks the additional subsidization to benefit ratepayers that will experience a significant hardship from the increase in rates necessary to finance the project or activity for which assistance is sought. Establishes affordability criteria to assist in identifying municipalities that would experience a significant hardship raising the revenue necessary to finance a project or activity eligible for assistance.

]]> Clean Water Affordability Act of 2014 Display Title Clean Water Affordability Act of 2014 Short Titles as Introduced Clean Water Affordability Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to assist municipalities and regional sewer authorities that would experience a significant hardship raising the revenue necessary to finance projects and activities for the construction of wastewater treatment works, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2014-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3862ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3862ih.xml 2014-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.