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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10869 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10869
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to provide for emerging contaminants remediation funding,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 22, 2026
Ms. Gillen (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, 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
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A BILL
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to provide for emerging contaminants remediation funding,
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 ``Protect Clean Water Act''.
SEC. 2. EMERGING CONTAMINANTS STATE REVOLVING FUND PROGRAMS.
(a) Safe Drinking Water Act Program.--Section 1452(t)(2) of the
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(t)(2)) is amended by
striking ``$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024''
and inserting ``$1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through
2031''.
(b) Federal Water Pollution Control Act Program.--Title VI of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 610. EMERGING CONTAMINANTS.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
subject to subsection (b), amounts deposited under subsection (d) in a
State loan fund established under this title may only be used to
provide grants for the purpose of addressing emerging contaminants,
with a focus on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
``(b) Requirements.--
``(1) Small and disadvantaged communities.--Not less than
25 percent of the amounts described in subsection (a) shall be
used to provide grants to entities that--
``(A) are eligible to receive additional
subsidization under section 603(i)(1)(A); or
``(B) are eligible to receive financial assistance
provided under section 603(c) and own or operate
treatment works serving fewer than 25,000 persons.
``(2) Priorities.--A State shall select recipients of
grants under subsection (a) consistent with the determination
by the State under section 216 of the priority to be given
categories of projects.
``(c) No Increased Bonding Authority.--The amounts deposited in the
water pollution control revolving fund of a State under subsection (d)
may not be used as a source of payment of, or security for (directly or
indirectly), in whole or in part, any obligation the interest on which
is exempt from the tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.
``(d) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--Amounts made available under this
subsection shall be allotted to a State as if allotted under
section 604 as a capitalization grant, for deposit into the
water pollution control revolving fund of the State, for the
purposes described in this section.
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, to remain available
until expended.''.
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