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H.R.2853 - Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act114th Congress (2015-2016)

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Sponsor: Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] (Introduced 06/23/2015)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 06/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in House (06/23/2015)

Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize through FY2020 the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) program providing technical assistance to small public water systems in complying with national primary drinking water regulations.

The EPA may use the funds to provide grants or cooperative agreements to nonprofit organizations that provide onsite technical assistance; circuit-rider technical assistance programs; multistate, regional technical assistance programs; onsite and regional training; assistance with implementing source water protection plans; and assistance with implementation monitoring plans, rules, regulations, and water security enhancements.

In order to ensure that technical assistance funding is used in a manner that is most beneficial to the small and rural communities, the EPA must give preference to nonprofit organizations that are the most qualified and experienced and that the small community water systems find to be the most beneficial and effective.