Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 4/28/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-28Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51.
- 2021-04-28Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 117-17.
- 2021-04-28Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 117-17.
- 2021-03-24Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2021-02-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 2021-02-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-28 (25)
Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024, and expands, the Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program.
Specifically, the bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to connect, expand, or repair existing public water systems that are on Indian reservations or off-reservation sites that serve tribes in the Columbia River Basin or its adjacent coastal river basins. Currently, only projects that are on Indian reservations in the Upper Missouri River Basin or the Upper Rio Grande Basin are eligible for the program.
Cosponsors (1)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Subjects
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Minority health
- Oregon
- Washington State
- Water quality
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
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