S. 3044 · 116th Congress
Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Ron Wyden
- Introduced
- 2019-12-12
- Latest action
- 2020-12-09 · Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-309.
Summary
Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020
This bill permanently reauthorizes, 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.