WASHINGTON – December 01, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) led the U.S. House of Representatives to pass S. 611, the Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act on Monday. The bill, which helps smaller and rural communities deal with the technical and financial challenges of regulations under the Safe Water Drinking Act, passed by voice vote.
611 reauthorizes EPA’s technical assistance program through 2020 for small, public water systems and maintains the existing annual funding level of $15 million. It also authorizes funding used by non-profit organizations to provide technical assistance to small, public water systems.
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