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Colonia Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021

Introduced: May 14, 2021 Introduced by: Escobar, Veronica Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
May 14, 2021
Introduced in House
May 14, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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

Colonia Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021

This bill provides support for low-income communities with economic hardships that are commonly referred to as colonias and are located along the United States-Mexico border.

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises grant programs to provide assistance to those communities to construct drinking water infrastructure and wastewater infrastructure. Both grant programs are administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.

In addition, the bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a grant program to assist projects that facilitate the state of good repair of surface infrastructure in, or for the benefit of, colonias.

What's happening now May 17, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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