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Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015

Introduced: March 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Mar 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Mar 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 4, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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.
Mar 4, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants in each of FY2016-FY2020 for programs or projects to increase the resiliency or adaptability of water systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a U.S. region. A water system is a community water system, a treatment works, a decentralized wastewater treatment system for domestic sewage, a groundwater storage and replenishment system, a system for transport and delivery of water for irrigation or conservation, or a natural or engineered system that manages floodwaters.

The EPA must give priority to owners or operators of water systems that are at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing significant negative impacts due to changing hydrologic conditions.

The EPA must ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the list of grant applications funded includes a substantial number that propose to utilize innovative approaches that meet at least one of these goals:

  • promote more efficient water use, conservation, reuse, or recycling;
  • use decentralized, low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches;
  • reduce stormwater runoff or flooding by protecting or enhancing natural ecosystem functions;
  • modify, upgrade, enhance, or replace existing water system infrastructure in response to changing hydrologic conditions;
  • improve water quality or quantity for agricultural and municipal uses; and
  • provide multiple benefits, including water supply enhancement or demand reduction, water quality protection or improvement, increased flood protection, and ecosystem protection or improvement.
What's happening now March 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12