Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2003
Latest action · Jan 8, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
- IntroducedJan 7, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires architectural and engineering contracts to be awarded consistent with procedures under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 or an equivalent State qualifications-based requirement.
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assist States in establishing simplified procedures for small water systems to obtain assistance under the Act.
Requires revolving funds to be used only for providing assistance for activities which have as a principal benefit the improvement or protection of water quality of navigable waters. Makes revisions concerning uses of funds for: (1) innovative technologies; (2) administrative expenses; (3) small system technical, planning, and management assistance; and (4) financially distressed communities.
Revises requirements related to consistency with plans and eligibility of treatment works not considered publicly owned.
Requires States to make grants to financially distressed communities in any fiscal year in which the Administrator has more than $1.4 billion available for obligation and allows a State to give priority to such communities in making loans.
Directs the Administrator to provide technical and financial assistance to owners and operators of publicly-owned treatment works for: (1) inventorying critical treatment works assets; (2) evaluating the performance and condition of these assets; and (3) developing a plan for maintaining and replacing treatment works.
Reauthorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008 for the revolving fund program.
Cosponsors 151
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2003 to May 17, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Jan 7, 2003 |
| R-NY | John E. Sweeney | Jan 8, 2003 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Jan 28, 2003 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jan 28, 2003 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Jan 28, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jan 28, 2003 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jan 28, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Jan 28, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Feb 4, 2003 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 4, 2003 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Feb 4, 2003 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Feb 4, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Feb 4, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Feb 5, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Feb 5, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Feb 5, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Feb 5, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 5, 2003 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Feb 5, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Feb 5, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Feb 5, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Feb 5, 2003 | |
| R-SD | William J. Janklow | Feb 5, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Feb 12, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Feb 12, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Feb 12, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Feb 13, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Feb 13, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Feb 13, 2003 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Feb 25, 2003 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 5, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 5, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Charles W. Stenholm | Mar 5, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Mar 5, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Mar 5, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 5, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Mar 5, 2003 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Mar 12, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Mar 12, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 12, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Mar 12, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 17, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 17, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Mar 17, 2003 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Mar 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Mar 17, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Mar 17, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 24, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Mar 24, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 24, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Mar 24, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Mar 24, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Mar 24, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Jack Quinn | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Mar 31, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 31, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 31, 2003 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Mar 31, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Apr 2, 2003 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 2, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 2, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Apr 2, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Apr 2, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Apr 2, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 3, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 1, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | May 1, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 9, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Amo Houghton | May 14, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 14, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 21, 2003 | |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | May 22, 2003 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Jun 11, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Jun 12, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| R-IA | Jim Nussle | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-OK | Brad Carson | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | May 17, 2004 |
Withdrew 2 Chris Chocola R-IN May 9, 2003·Gary G. Miller R-CA Jul 14, 2003
Committees 1
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 Jan 7, 2003 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jan 8, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 E611 | Ellen O. Tauscher D-CA | Apr 22, 2004 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1476 | Gary G. Miller R-CA | Jul 14, 2003 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 170 | Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2003 | Related bill | Jan 15, 2003 |
| HR 1560 | Water Quality Financing Act of 2003 | Related bill | Jul 17, 2003 |
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
- Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative fees
- Architecture
- Authorization
- Depressed areas
- Economics and Public Finance
- Engineering
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental technology
- Estuaries
- Federal aid to water pollution control
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publications
- Infrastructure
- Lakes
- Land transfers
- Law
- Maintenance and repair
- Maps
- Nonpoint source pollution
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Restoration ecology
- Revolving funds
- Riparian ecology
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sewage treatment
- State finance
- Stream conservation
- Technological innovations
- User charges
- Waste water treatment
- Water conservation
- Water pollution control
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- Water treatment plants
- Water use
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
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