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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require a certain percentage of funds appropriated for revolving fund capitalization grants be used for green projects, and for other purposes.
Summary
The WISE Act would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require States receiving federal capitalization grants for water infrastructure revolving funds to dedicate at least 20 percent of those funds to green infrastructure and efficiency projects. Green projects covered under this requirement include those addressing green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities. The requirement applies to funds received after the bill's enactment and only when there are sufficient eligible project applications available.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Nikema Williams’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- RADCO $6,600
- PERENNIAL PROPERTIES $6,600
- GOLDMAN SACHS $6,600
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $6,500
- NULL $6,300
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Actions (2)
- Apr 22, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Apr 22, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 22, 2026
Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mrs. Sykes, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Thanedar) 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 require a certain percentage of funds appropriated for revolving fund capitalization grants be used for green projects, 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 “Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Efficiency Act” or the “WISE Act”.
SEC. 2. CAPITALIZATION GRANTS.
Section 602(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (13), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(15) beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications and with respect to any funds for capitalization grants made available in any appropriations Act that the State receives, the State will use not less than 20 percent of such funds for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities.”. <all>
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