Water Quality Financing Act of 2002
Latest action · Apr 17, 2002 Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Extends funding for State- and interstate-managed pollution control programs.
Revises State water pollution control revolving fund provisions concerning: (1) agreements for treatment works capitalization grants; (2) project eligibility; (3) loan payments, subsidization, and administrative expenses; (4) technical and planning assistance for small treatment works; (5) funding allotments; (6) priorities and intended use plans; and (7) Federal oversight review procedures.
Increases the limit on amounts authorized for grants for development of management plans and construction of publicly owned treatment works to serve Indians.
Waives application of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act to various water pollution-related reporting requirements, thereby leaving them in place.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the private activity bond volume cap bonds issued as part of an issue whose proceeds are to be used to provide water or sewage facilities.
Revises arbitrage bond rules to exclude from consideration as proceeds of an issue any amounts derived from a Federal grant or related State contribution made in connection with a FWPCA or Safe Drinking Water Act State revolving loan fund.
Cosponsors 97
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2002 to Oct 15, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Mar 12, 2002 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-NY | Benjamin A. Gilman | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-TN | Bob Clement | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Doug Ose | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-NY | Felix J. Grucci Jr. | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Frank Mascara | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-NY | Jack Quinn | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-MI | James A. Barcia | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-NM | Joe Skeen | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-LA | John Cooksey | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-NY | John E. Sweeney | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-ME | John Elias Baldacci | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Borski | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-GU | Robert A. Underwood | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Horn | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | May 23, 2002 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-IL | William O. Lipinski | May 23, 2002 | |
| D-LA | Christopher John | Jun 11, 2002 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Jun 11, 2002 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 24, 2002 | |
| D-FL | Carrie P. Meek | Jun 24, 2002 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jun 24, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Jun 24, 2002 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Jun 24, 2002 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jun 24, 2002 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Jun 26, 2002 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jun 26, 2002 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Jul 8, 2002 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Jul 8, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jul 8, 2002 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jul 8, 2002 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| R-MD | Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Rod R. Blagojevich | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| R-OK | Wes Watkins | Sep 12, 2002 | |
| R-AL | Sonny Callahan | Oct 15, 2002 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2002Markup Mar 20, 2002 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2002Hearings Mar 13, 2002Discharged Mar 20, 2002 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2002Markup Apr 17, 2002 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 17, 2002Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
- Mar 20, 2002Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
- Mar 20, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 20, 2002Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1956 | James L. Oberstar D-MN | Oct 24, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Apr 23, 2002H.R. 3930, Water Quality Financing Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 17, 2002</p>
- Apr 23, 2002H.R. 3930, Water Quality Financing Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 17, 2002
- Apr 11, 2002H.R. 3930, Water Quality Financing Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 20, 2002</p>
- Apr 11, 2002H.R. 3930, Water Quality Financing Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 20, 2002
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-107 | DRINKING WATER NEEDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE112 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 11, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-904 | DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003728 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 6, 2002–May 15, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-954 | WATER INVESTMENT ACT, S. 1961 AND OTHER WATER INFRASTRUCTURE BILLS287 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Feb 26, 2002–Feb 28, 2002 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41594 | Water Quality Issues in the 112th Congress: Oversight and Implementation Archived | Report | Jan 3, 2013 |
| RL31116 | Water Infrastructure Needs and Investment: Review and Analysis of Key Issues Archived | Report | Dec 28, 2012 |
| R40098 | Water Quality Issues in the 111th Congress: Oversight and Implementation Archived | Report | Jan 11, 2011 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 252 | Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2001 | Related bill | Feb 28, 2002 |
| HR 668 | Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2001 | Related bill | Feb 15, 2001 |
| S 1961 | Water Investment Act of 2002 | Related bill | Jul 29, 2002 |
| HR 3792 | Clean Water Infrastructure and Security Improvement Act of 2002 | Related bill | Feb 27, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Water Quality Financing Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Authorization
- Competitive bidding
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Construction costs
- Cost effectiveness
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Estuarine area conservation
- Estuarine pollution
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to rural areas
- Federal aid to water pollution control
- Federal-Indian relations
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Government liability
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Government publications
- Great Lakes
- Housing and Community Development
- Income tax
- Infrastructure
- Lakes
- Law
- Liability for water pollution damages
- Local taxation
- Long Island Sound
- Maintenance and repair
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Minorities
- Municipal services
- Nonprofit organizations
- Planning
- Potable water
- Revolving funds
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sewage disposal
- Sewage treatment plants
- Small towns
- Social Welfare
- Tax-exempt securities
- Taxation
- Urban affairs
- Waste water treatment
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- Water treatment plants
- Watershed management
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2002Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
