Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-3044| Senate
| Updated: 12/9/2020
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (1)
Indian Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-338.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-309.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 609.
Native Americans
Indian lands and resources rightsOregonWashington StateWater qualityWater resources fundingWater use and supply
Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-3044| Senate
| Updated: 12/9/2020
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-338.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-309.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 609.
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (1)
Indian Affairs Committee
Native Americans
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Indian lands and resources rightsOregonWashington StateWater qualityWater resources fundingWater use and supply