Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023

1/17/2024, 2:00 AM

Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023

This bill increases funding for water infrastructure to control water pollution or protect drinking water.

Specifically, it establishes a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund. The fund may be used for specified grant programs. The bill increases the corporate income tax rate to 24.5% to provide revenues for the fund.

In addition, the bill revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF, including by prohibiting states from providing financial assistance using amounts from the clean water SRF for projects that will provide substantial direct benefits to new communities other than projects for constructing an advanced decentralized wastewater system.

It also creates or reauthorizes several grant programs related to water infrastructure, such as grants for removing lead from drinking water.

Congress
118

Number
S - 938

Introduced on
2023-03-22

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/22/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023

This bill increases funding for water infrastructure to control water pollution or protect drinking water.

Specifically, it establishes a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund. The fund may be used for specified grant programs. The bill increases the corporate income tax rate to 24.5% to provide revenues for the fund.

In addition, the bill revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF, including by prohibiting states from providing financial assistance using amounts from the clean water SRF for projects that will provide substantial direct benefits to new communities other than projects for constructing an advanced decentralized wastewater system.

It also creates or reauthorizes several grant programs related to water infrastructure, such as grants for removing lead from drinking water.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to establish a trust fund to provide for adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Environmental Protection

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Latest Summary1/17/2024

Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2023

This bill increases funding for water infrastructure to control water pollution or protect drinking water.

Specifically, it establishes a Water Affordabi...


Latest Action3/22/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.