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Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2003

Introduced: May 12, 2003 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2003
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.
Sep 17, 2003
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with an amendment. With written report No. 108-149. Additional and Minority views filed.
May 15, 2003
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
May 12, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 12, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to a State, municipality, or intermunicipal or interstate agency to conduct a vulnerability assessment of a publicly owned treatment works and implement security enhancements for such facilities upon completion of the assessment.

Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) provide technical guidance and assistance to small publicly owned treatment works (those serving a population of fewer than 20,000 persons) on conducting vulnerability assessments and implementing security enhancements; and (2) make grants to a nonprofit organization to improve vulnerability self-assessment methodologies and tools for publicly owned treatment works, including those that are part of a combined wastewater treatment and water supply system.

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 281.

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