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118th Congress Environmental Protection

S. 2654: Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jul 27, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
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Summary

Introduced in Senate, Jul 27, 2023

This bill establishes three grant programs within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address water efficiency and water losses.

First, the EPA must establish a grant program to assist states, local governments, tribal governments, public water systems, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out their water efficiency incentive programs.

Second, the EPA must establish and carry out a program that provides grants and technical assistance for conducting annual audits of public water systems, implementing controls to address losses identified in the audits, and helping public water systems that have conducted and validated audits to establish water loss control programs.

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Third, the EPA must establish a grant program to assist states, tribal governments, and local governments in adopting and implementing certain water-efficient plumbing codes.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in the Senate by Alejandro Padilla.
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  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 27, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3763)