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H.R. 1497, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 116th
Date Requested Oct. 29, 2019
Requested By the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Date Sent May 12, 2020
Description:
The bill would Authorize appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Water State Revolving Fund program and amend the ways states may use those funds Authorize appropriations for state management assistance grants Authorize appropriations to fund grants for sewer and stormwater projects, alternative water source projects, and watershed pilot projects Amend the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System to allow EPA and states to issue 10-year instead of 5-year permits in certain circumstances Require EPA to report to the Congress Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from Amounts authorized to be appropriated to EPA Revenue losses from increased issuance of tax-exempt bonds EPA’s administrative costs  

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