Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-421| Senate
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (1)
Indian Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024, 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. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 117-17.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51.
Native Americans
Indian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsMinority healthOregonWashington StateWater qualityWater resources fundingWater use and supply
Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-421| Senate
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024, 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. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 117-17.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51.
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (1)
Indian Affairs Committee
Native Americans
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Indian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsMinority healthOregonWashington StateWater qualityWater resources fundingWater use and supply