US Congress House Bill 1071 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017

Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2017-02-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-02-15	House	Introduced in House

HB1068 (Related) 2017-02-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
HB2479 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
HB6818 (Related) 2018-09-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1071/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1071/BILLS-115hr1071ih.pdf