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Adds a new paragraph (4) to subsection (l) exempting discharges from portable water treatment and filtration facilities from permit requirements for the 6-month period immediately following a State declaration of a disaster or state of emergency.
Amends section 306A by (1) redesignating existing subsection (d)(1) subparagraphs (C) and (D) as (D) and (E), (2) inserting a new subparagraph (C) in subsection (d)(1) to allow use of grants for associated uses related to water resources infrastructure (including facilities for potable water, wastewater, storm drainage, or solid waste), and (3) striking "10,000" and inserting "35,000" in subsection (e)(1)(A).
This bill expands emergency help for small communities that lose safe water because of a disaster. It lets more towns qualify for federal grants and makes it easier to quickly set up portable water treatment when time matters. It also allows grant money to cover not just drinking water, but related systems like wastewater, storm drains, and solid waste facilities.
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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Introduced August 5, 2025 by Jim Costa · Last progress August 5, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Introduced in House