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H.R. 1071 115th Congress House

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities; to encourage good financial and environme… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities; to encourage good financial and environmental management of water systems; and to strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to enforce the requirements of the Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 15, 2017 Introduced by: Paul Tonko Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Feb 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize for FY2018-FY2022 and revise the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF), including to require SRF-funded projects to use iron and steel produced in the United States.

The bill revises requirements for state Intended Use Plans for SRF funds, including to require the plans to: (1) list systems that are not in compliance with national primary drinking water regulation, (2) reserve a specified amount of funding for assistance for disadvantaged communities, and (3) prioritize SRF funding for disadvantaged communities when steps to implement improvements to meet new drinking water standards are not affordable to those communities.

The bill repeals: (1) requirements for regulations on variance technologies, and (2) state authority to exempt small public water systems from national primary drinking water regulations if the system installs certain treatment techniques.

The Environmental Protection Agency must:

  • prescribe follow up inspections after violations by public water systems,
  • establish requirements for electronic submission of compliance monitoring data by public water systems,
  • study the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water sources,
  • collect data on best practices for administration of SRF programs,
  • implement a voluntary certification program for effective water loss and leak control technology, and
  • submit a strategic plan for assessing and managing the risks of drought to drinking water provided by public water systems.

The bill also reauthorizes for FY2018-FY2022 a grant program for certain lead reduction projects.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2479 Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act
  • HR 1068 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017
  • HR 6818 Clean Water Infrastructure Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 19, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 15, 2017
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 15, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 15, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1071: Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1071/
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