H.R. 3862

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3862 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3862

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain 
projects and activities eligible for financial assistance under a State 
water pollution control revolving fund, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 10, 2025

Mr. Bost (for himself and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain 
projects and activities eligible for financial assistance under a State 
water pollution control revolving fund, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water SRF Parity Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.

Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1383) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (11)(B) by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(B) in paragraph (12)(B) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(13) to any qualified nonprofit entity, as determined by 
the Administrator, to provide assistance for the construction 
or acquisition of, or improvements to, a treatment works, or 
for any other activity described in paragraphs (1) through 
(10).'';
(2) in subsection (i)(3), by adding at the end the 
following:
``(E) Certain activities ineligible.--A State may 
not provide additional subsidization under this 
subsection to a qualified nonprofit entity for 
assistance described in subsection (c)(13) or to the 
owner or operator of a privately owned treatment works 
for assistance described in subsection (l).''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(l) Special Rule for Privately Owned Treatment Works.--
``(1) In general.--In any fiscal year funds may be used to 
provide financial assistance under this section to the owner or 
operator of a privately owned treatment works for--
``(A) improvements to such privately owned 
treatment works;
``(B) the construction of, or improvements to, 
another privately owned treatment works;
``(C) measures to reduce the demand for privately 
owned treatment works capacity through water 
conservation, efficiency, or reuse;
``(D) measures to reduce the energy consumption 
needs for privately owned treatment works;
``(E) measures to increase the security of 
privately owned treatment works; and
``(F) any other activity described in paragraphs 
(1) through (10) of subsection (c).
``(2) Limitation.--Financial assistance may only be 
provided under this subsection to the owner or operator of a 
privately owned treatment works for activities described in 
paragraph (1) that primarily and directly benefit the 
individuals or entities served by the privately owned treatment 
works, and not the shareholders or owners of the treatment 
works, as determined by the instrumentality of the State 
responsible for administering the water pollution control 
revolving fund through which such financial assistance is 
provided.''.
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