3.0.0 572 2023-01-11T13:47:49Z 2023-01-11T13:47:49Z Senate S 2021-03-03 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-03T21:26:18Z Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2021 117 1663 HR 2021-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Identical bill CRS 2021-03-03 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1028-1029) IntroReferral 2021-03-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-03-03 True Environmental Protection Aquatic ecology California Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Environmental technology Floods and storm protection Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations International organizations and cooperation Lakes and rivers Latin America Mexico Outdoor recreation State and local government operations Water quality Water resources funding Water storage Water use and supply Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2021-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-17T19:56:40Z Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act

This bill establishes programs that address water pollution along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Tijuana River Public Health and Water Quality Restoration Program. Under the program, the EPA must plan, implement, coordinate, and provide grants for public health and water quality restoration and protection activities in the Mexican Tijuana River watershed and the American Tijuana River watershed in California.

In addition, the EPA must establish the California New River Public Health and Water Quality Restoration Program to plan, implement, coordinate, and provide grants for water quality restoration and protection activities in the New River watershed.

Finally, the bill provides statutory authority for the U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program to provide assistance for activities related to the construction of infrastructure for drinking water treatment or distribution, wastewater management, or stormwater management.

]]> Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act Display Title Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the water quality restoration of the Tijuana River and the New River, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s572is/xml/BILLS-117s572is.xml 2021-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1028-1029) 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.