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Affordable Clean Water Infrastructure Act
Sponsored By: Representative McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
In Committee
Summary
Expanded subsidization for rural, small, and tribal wastewater systems. This bill would let states use federal water revolving fund grants more flexibly to lower wastewater and stormwater costs for ratepayers, with specific caps and minimums to steer aid to smaller and tribal systems.
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- Families and ratepayers: It would make wastewater and stormwater bills easier to afford by allowing more federal grant money to be used as direct subsidization.
- Rural, small, and tribal publicly owned treatment works: States could set aside an extra 10% of each capitalization grant to provide targeted subsidies to these systems.
- States and program rules: A State could use up to the greater of 50% of its annual capitalization grants or a 10-year state-deposit average for additional subsidization. States must reserve at least 20% of a capitalization grant for subsidization when enough qualifying applications exist. Loans from a state fund with an interest rate of 0% or higher would not count as subsidization.
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More water bill help for rural systems
If enacted, States would be able to use federal capitalization grants to give extra subsidies that lower wastewater and stormwater bills. A State could set aside an additional 10% of its annual grant to target rural, small, and tribal publicly owned treatment works. If there are enough qualifying applications, the State would be required to use at least 20% of the grant for additional subsidization that year. The total extra subsidies a State could provide in a year would be capped at the greater of 50% of that year’s grant or the State’s 10-year annual average of excess State deposits; loans with interest rates equal to or above 0% would not count as additional subsidization, and subsidies may be applied to a whole project or to the project’s service area.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8]
PA • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8]
WI • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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