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Clean Water SRF Parity Act of 2025
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.
Summary
This bill amends federal clean water law to expand which entities and activities can receive financial assistance from state water pollution control revolving funds. It adds nonprofit organizations as eligible recipients and creates a new category for privately owned treatment works, including facilities for water and wastewater treatment. Private facilities may receive funds for improvements, energy and water conservation measures, security upgrades, and other infrastructure needs, provided the benefits go to customers served rather than to the facility's owners or shareholders. The bill requires state water administrators to determine eligibility based on whether activities directly benefit the public and served customers. This broadens traditional SRF funding, which previously focused on publicly owned treatment works.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
6 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Bost’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $208,683
- NOTS LOGISTICS $19,700
- DONOHO INSURANCE AGENCY $18,700
- VETERANS UNITED $15,000
- AASI $13,200
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Actions (3)
- Jun 11, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
- Jun 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jun 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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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
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.”. <all>
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