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HR 2747 104th Congress House

Water Supply Infrastructure Assistance Act of 1996

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to States for the purpose of financing the construction, rehabilitation, and … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to States for the purpose of financing the construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of water supply systems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 7, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 1996
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 247.
Mar 29, 1996
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 104-515.
Mar 7, 1996
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 7, 1996
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 6, 1996
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 6, 1996
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 31, 1996
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 21, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Dec 7, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
Dec 7, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 1996

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 247.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Water Supply Infrastructure Assistance Act of 1995 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to States for establishing water supply infrastructure accounts in State water pollution control revolving loan fund programs to provide assistance for the construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of water supply systems.

Sets forth specific requirements for grant agreements.

Applies certain provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act regarding authorized uses of water pollution control revolving funds, corrective action, and auditing, reporting, and fiscal controls to water supply construction accounts.

Sets forth amounts to be allotted to States and U.S. territories. Reserves a specified amount for grants to Indian tribes.

Directs the Administrator to develop and submit to the Congress: (1) an estimate of the cost of needed construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of water supply systems in all States; and (2) a study of the economic impact on affected units of government of the cost of installation of water supply systems.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that a recipient of assistance under this Act should purchase American-made equipment and products. Directs the Administrator to provide to each recipient of assistance a notice describing such sense of the Congress.

Authorizes appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Dec 20, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Dec 7, 1995
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 7, 1995
QUINN, JACK
· Dec 7, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2747: Water Supply Infrastructure Assistance Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2747/
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"H.R. 2747: Water Supply Infrastructure Assistance Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2747/.
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