Clean Water Affordability Act
Sponsored By: Representative Wilson (FL)
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Summary
Keeps water subsidy dollars focused on making sure households can maintain access to wastewater and stormwater treatment services. This bill would change how states use Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund capitalization grants by setting clear limits and a minimum for "additional subsidization" and by clarifying what counts as subsidy.
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- Would prioritize help for ratepayers by directing additional subsidization toward maintaining access to wastewater and stormwater treatment services for households.
- Would let a state use for additional subsidization up to the greater of 50% of that year's capitalization grants or the state's 10-year average of excess state deposits into its revolving fund.
- Would require states to use at least 20% of capitalization grants for additional subsidization when sufficient applications exist, and it would exclude loans with interest rates of 0% or higher from counting as additional subsidization.
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More water-bill help for ratepayers
If enacted, States would be able to use federal water capitalization grants to give more subsidies that help ratepayers keep wastewater and stormwater service. Each year, a State could use up to the greater of 50% of that year's federal capitalization grants or the State's 10-year annual average of certain excess State deposits for these subsidies. If there are enough eligible applications, a State would have to use at least 20% of that year's capitalization grants for additional subsidization. Loans from a State revolving fund with an interest rate of 0% or higher would not count as additional subsidization.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Cosponsors
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
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