117 HR 2952 IH: Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Efficiency Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-04-30 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.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2952IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 30, 2021Ms. Williams of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require a certain percentage of funds appropriated for revolving fund capitalization grants be used for green projects, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Efficiency Act or the WISE Act.

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Capitalization grants

Section 602(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382(c)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (13), by striking and at the end;(2)in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(15)beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications and with respect to any funds for capitalization grants made available in any appropriations Act that the State receives, the State will use not less than 20 percent of such funds for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities..