[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7178 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7178

   To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
permit certain grant funds to be used for assisting regional economies 
with limiting industrial consumptive water use, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2024

Ms. Titus (for herself and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
permit certain grant funds to be used for assisting regional economies 
with limiting industrial consumptive water use, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Conservation Economic 
Adjustment Act''.

SEC. 2. PARTICULAR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE.

    Section 209(c) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) environmental conditions contributing to decreased 
        water supplies, including drought and extreme heat, for 
        assisting regional economies with limiting industrial 
        consumptive use of water and adapting relevant 
        infrastructure.''.
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