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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 26, 1993
Colonias Wastewater Treatment Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award a grant for wastewater treatment to a community that meets eligibility requirements of this Act or a political subdivision of a State acting on behalf of such community. Designates as an eligible community a community that: (1) is designated as a colonia and is located in the U.S.-Mexican border region; (2) is eligible to receive a grant on the basis of objective criteria; and (3) existed as a colonia before November 28, 1990. Authorizes appropriations.
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Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D–NM
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5411-5412)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9450)
Introduced in Senate
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