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SAFE Taps Act
Sponsored By: Representative Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a federal grant program to replace lead service lines and other non-lead-free drinking water mains. It would fund pipe replacement plus planning, inventories, design, and site restoration to reduce lead in drinking water and promote environmental justice.
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- Households near contaminated pipes would get safer drinking water and reduced lead exposure. The bill targets about 9.2 million lead service lines.
- Units of local government, public water systems, and federally recognized tribes would be eligible for grants to cover replacements, planning, design, inventories, and site restoration.
- Communities that cannot afford loan-based fixes would get direct federal grants to help meet federal replacement timelines and support environmental justice.
- Contractors and subcontractors working on grant-funded projects would have to pay prevailing wages under the Davis-Bacon Act.
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Federal grants to replace lead pipes
If enacted, the EPA would run a grant program to replace lead service lines and some unsafe water mains. Local governments, public water systems, and Tribal governments could apply. Grants could also pay for planning, inventories, and site cleanup tied to those projects. Workers on grant-funded construction would need to be paid local prevailing wages under federal law. Funding would depend on future appropriations by Congress.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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