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Introduced
03/16/2017
03/16/2017
In Committee
03/17/2017
03/17/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring each community water system to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source water and distribution system vulnerability assessments that identify threats from: industrial activity, pipelines and storage tanks, contaminated sites, agricultural activity, and oil and gas exploration; climate change, extreme weather, drought, and temperature changes; and intentional acts, including intentional contamination, sabotage, and theft of any chemical of interest. Each community water system must also submit to the EPA protection plans that mitigate the threats to source water and distribution systems. The EPA must establish a grant program for increasing the resiliency or adaptability of the community water systems to threats.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require each community water system to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source water and distribution system vulnerability assessments that identify threats from industrial activity, climate change, extreme weather, and intentional acts. The community water systems must also submit protection plans that mitigate these identified threats and include emergency response plans. The EPA is required to establish a grant program to increase the resiliency or adaptability of community water systems to these threats, with priority given to systems at the greatest and most immediate risk.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (on 03/17/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1579/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1579/BILLS-115hr1579ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1579/BILLS-115hr1579ih.pdf.pdf |
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