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To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to the household water well system grant program.

USA115th CongressHR-5837| House 
| Updated: 6/22/2018
Terri A. Sewell

Terri A. Sewell

Democratic Representative

Alabama

Cosponsors (1)
Mike D. Rogers (Republican)

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Rural Septic Tank Access Act This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Household Water Well System Grant Program. (Under current law, the program awards grants for private nonprofit organizations to provide loans to eligible individuals for the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household water well systems that are or will be owned by the eligible individuals in rural areas.) The bill modifies the program to: prohibit the household income of an eligible individual from exceeding 60% (currently 100%) of the median nonmetropolitan household income, require grant recipients to provide subgrants to eligible individuals instead of loans, authorize subgrants for household decentralized wastewater systems, and limit the amount of each subgrant provided to an individual to $20,000 for each water well system or decentralized wastewater system. In the event of well water contamination, USDA must allow a subgrant to be used to install water treatment measures as needed beyond the point of entry, with or without the installation of new well equipment.
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2772
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2018
Introduced in House
May 16, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • April 26, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2772
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • May 16, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • June 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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Related Bills

  • S 115-2772: A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to the household water well system grant program.
Public-private cooperationRural conditions and developmentWater resources fundingWater use and supply

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to the household water well system grant program.

USA115th CongressHR-5837| House 
| Updated: 6/22/2018
Rural Septic Tank Access Act This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Household Water Well System Grant Program. (Under current law, the program awards grants for private nonprofit organizations to provide loans to eligible individuals for the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household water well systems that are or will be owned by the eligible individuals in rural areas.) The bill modifies the program to: prohibit the household income of an eligible individual from exceeding 60% (currently 100%) of the median nonmetropolitan household income, require grant recipients to provide subgrants to eligible individuals instead of loans, authorize subgrants for household decentralized wastewater systems, and limit the amount of each subgrant provided to an individual to $20,000 for each water well system or decentralized wastewater system. In the event of well water contamination, USDA must allow a subgrant to be used to install water treatment measures as needed beyond the point of entry, with or without the installation of new well equipment.
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2772
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2018
Introduced in House
May 16, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • April 26, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2772
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • May 16, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • June 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Terri A. Sewell

Terri A. Sewell

Democratic Representative

Alabama

Cosponsors (1)
Mike D. Rogers (Republican)

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

Water Resources Development

Related Bills

  • S 115-2772: A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to the household water well system grant program.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Public-private cooperationRural conditions and developmentWater resources fundingWater use and supply