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Savings Act

Introduced: February 27, 2015 Introduced by: Stutzman, Marlin A. Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Mar 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Water Supply Cost Savings Act or the Savings Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture to: (1) update their programs that provide drinking water technical assistance to include information on cost-effective, innovative, and alternative drinking water delivery systems; and (2) disseminate information on the cost effectiveness of alternative drinking water delivery systems, including wells and well systems, to communities and nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding for drinking water systems serving 500 or fewer persons.

Applicants for funding for drinking water systems serving 500 or fewer persons must consider drinking water delivery systems sourced by publicly owned individual, shared, and community wells.

What's happening now March 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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