[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 1689 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 125
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1689
To permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean water
revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of the
State in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019
Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
June 19, 2019
Reported by Mr. Barrasso, without amendment
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A BILL
To permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean water
revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of the
State in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) lead is a toxic chemical that--
(A) is particularly harmful to young children; and
(B) can cause reduced intelligence quotients,
attention disorders, and other serious health problems;
(2) excessive and harmful levels of lead have been found in
water systems across all 50 States and those water systems
serve drinking water to millions of people in the United
States;
(3) hundreds of the water systems described in paragraph
(2) are water systems that provide drinking water to schools or
day care centers;
(4) not all States have sufficient funds in the drinking
water revolving fund of that State to address the threat to
public health from heightened exposure to lead in drinking
water; and
(5) some States have available funds in the clean water
revolving fund of that State that could be used to provide
additional resources to help address lead in drinking water.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Clean water revolving fund.--The term ``clean water
revolving fund'' means a State water pollution control
revolving fund established under title VI of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.).
(2) Drinking water revolving fund.--The term ``drinking
water revolving fund'' means a State drinking water treatment
revolving loan fund established under section 1452 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12).
(c) Authority.--In addition to the transfer authority in section
302(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (42 U.S.C.
300j-12 note; Public Law 104-182), and notwithstanding section 1452(d)
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(d)), during the 1-
year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, if a State,
in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, determines that available funds in the clean water revolving
fund of the State are necessary to address a threat to public health as
a result of heightened exposure to lead in drinking water, the State
may transfer an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the
cumulative clean water revolving fund Federal grant dollars to the
State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State. Funds
transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used by the State to
provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of
forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any
combination of these).
Calendar No. 125
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1689
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A BILL
To permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean water
revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of the
State in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
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June 19, 2019
Reported without amendment