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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 5, 1993
Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into agreements with States having primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems to make capitalization grants to be deposited in drinking water treatment revolving funds. Permits such funds to be used only for providing financial assistance to public water systems for capital expenditures incurred to facilitate compliance with national primary drinking water regulations. Sets forth requirements for agreements, including that: (1) a State deposit monies equal to at least 20 percent of the total of capitalization grants to be received; and (2) no financial assistance will be provided to a public water system if expenses could be avoided or significantly reduced by consolidation of such system with another system. Authorizes appropriations.
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Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-29] · D–CA
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 59.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 103-114.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 103-114.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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