Drinking Water Contamination Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016

Drinking Water Contamination Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016

This bill provides $1 billion in FY2016 supplemental appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for making a grant to the state of Michigan to replace pipes, pipe fittings, and other drinking water infrastructure that are not lead-free.

The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. The EPA must report monthly to Congress on the use of the funds.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4438 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4438

   Making emergency supplemental appropriations to the Environmental 
  Protection Agency to assist the State of Michigan and its residents 
               impacted by the contaminated water crisis.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2016

   Mrs. Miller of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   Making emergency supplemental appropriations to the Environmental 
  Protection Agency to assist the State of Michigan and its residents 
               impacted by the contaminated water crisis.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Contamination 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION.

    For an additional amount for fiscal year 2016 to the Environmental 
Protection Agency for making a grant to the State of Michigan to 
replace pipes, pipe fittings, and other drinking water infrastructure 
that are not lead free (as defined in section 1417(d) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-6(d))), there is appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide a 
monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate detailing the allocation and obligation 
of these funds beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.
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