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Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2017

Introduced: November 30, 2017 Introduced by: Mast, Brian J. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Dec 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Dec 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Nov 30, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Nov 30, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to: (1) exclude the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from specified activities that it currently carries out in conjunction with the the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and (2) increase and extend funding through FY2024.

The Corps shall approve specified water infrastructure projects and issue guidance on information required to be included in applications for projects requiring its approval.

The EPA (currently, the Corps and the EPA):

  • may enter into agreements to make secured loans, and shall establish a uniform system to service the federal credit instruments made available;
  • may collect and spend fees, subject to specified limitations, and may appoint a financial entity to assist in servicing the federal credit instruments;
  • shall set aside for each fiscal year at least 15% of the amounts made available for that fiscal year for small community water infrastructure projects; and
  • shall publish pilot program implementation reports on a public Internet site.

The bill modifies the date of the Government Accountability Office report to Congress on  projects receiving assistance under the Act.

What's happening now December 1, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2329 Related bill Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 29, 2018
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 16, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 30, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4492: Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4492/
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