Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2016
Latest action · Feb 10, 2016 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H653)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2016
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury a Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund and appropriates to it amounts equivalent to the fees received in the Treasury before January 1, 2022, under this Act.
The bill requires 85% of amounts in the Fund to be available to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for capitalization grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act or CWA) and 15% to be available for capitalization grants under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Amounts in the Fund may not be made available for a fiscal year unless the amount of funds appropriated to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund through annual capitalization grants is not less than the average of the annual amounts provided in capitalization grants under the CWA for the immediately preceding five-fiscal-year period.
The Department of the Treasury shall: (1) implement a program under which it provides a label suitable for placement on products (for a fee of three cents per unit) to inform consumers that the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the product and other stakeholders participate in the Fund and are contributing to America's clean water; and (2) deposit amounts received in the Treasury.
The EPA, with participation by the states, shall conduct a study to: (1) assess the affordability gap faced by low-income populations located in urban and rural areas in obtaining services from clean water and drinking water systems; and (2) analyze options for programs to provide incentives for rate adjustments at the local level to achieve full cost or true value pricing for such services, while protecting low-income ratepayers from undue burden.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 4, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Feb 4, 2016 |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Original | Feb 4, 2016 |
Committees 3
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 Feb 4, 2016 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2016 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2016 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2016 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2016Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H653)
- Feb 5, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
- Feb 5, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 4, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2016Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E120)
- Feb 4, 2016Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1003 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Feb 29, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H716 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Feb 11, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H653 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E120 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Feb 4, 2016 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 21, February 4, 2016, page H591.
Printed hearings 1
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. 114-149 | EXAMINING FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT IN FLINT, MICHIGAN, PART III113 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Mar 17, 2016 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45304 | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF): Overview, Issues, and Legislation Archived | Report | Oct 2, 2018 |
| R42467 | Legislative Options in the 114th Congress for Financing Water Infrastructure Archived | Report | Dec 30, 2016 |
| IF10474 | WRDA 2016: Infrastructure, Lead, and Other Safe Drinking Water Act Provisions in H.R. 5303 and S. 2848 Archived | Resource | Oct 18, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2848 | Water Resources Development Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 19, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2016Introduced 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.
