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Water Quality and Environmental Innovation Act

USA118th CongressHR-873| House 
| Updated: 2/17/2023
Byron Donalds

Byron Donalds

Republican Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (6)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)Troy E. Nehls (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Michael Lawler (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Environment Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Water Quality and Environmental Innovation Act This bill establishes and transfers funds to the Water Quality and Environmental Innovation Fund. Until September 30, 2028, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may use the fund to award grants and contracts to carry out projects (1) that use emerging technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence or quantum information science) to address threats to water quality; or (2) for the research, development, or design of such technologies. Threats to water quality that may be addressed under a project carried out using a grant or contract may include acidification; the accumulation of plastics, trash, and microplastics; hydrologic alterations, such as restricting tidal flow; nutrient release and eutrophication, including harmful algal blooms; sea-level rise; waste carbon dioxide accumulations; adverse soil health conditions; erosion and sedimentation; and karst, sinkholes, and land subsidence. At the start of each fiscal year from FY2024 through FY2028, an amount of funding must be transferred to the fund that is equal to the amount that the EPA determines will be collected in such fiscal year from fees and charges under the Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program of the EPA.
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
  • February 8, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 8, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 17, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

Environmental Protection

Water Quality and Environmental Innovation Act

USA118th CongressHR-873| House 
| Updated: 2/17/2023
Water Quality and Environmental Innovation Act This bill establishes and transfers funds to the Water Quality and Environmental Innovation Fund. Until September 30, 2028, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may use the fund to award grants and contracts to carry out projects (1) that use emerging technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence or quantum information science) to address threats to water quality; or (2) for the research, development, or design of such technologies. Threats to water quality that may be addressed under a project carried out using a grant or contract may include acidification; the accumulation of plastics, trash, and microplastics; hydrologic alterations, such as restricting tidal flow; nutrient release and eutrophication, including harmful algal blooms; sea-level rise; waste carbon dioxide accumulations; adverse soil health conditions; erosion and sedimentation; and karst, sinkholes, and land subsidence. At the start of each fiscal year from FY2024 through FY2028, an amount of funding must be transferred to the fund that is equal to the amount that the EPA determines will be collected in such fiscal year from fees and charges under the Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program of the EPA.
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
  • February 8, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 8, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 17, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Byron Donalds

Byron Donalds

Republican Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (6)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)Troy E. Nehls (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Michael Lawler (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Environment Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Environmental Protection

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted