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9/26/2008--Introduced.<br/>Water Infrastructure Financing Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a competitive grant program to provide technical assistance to small and medium treatment works on wastewater and stormwater approaches; (2) expand the list of projects eligible for state water pollution control revolving loan fund (commonly known as the Clean Water State Revolving Fund or CWSRF) assistance; (3) provide assistance, including loan forgiveness, for disadvantaged communities; (4) allow states to forgive repayment of a portion of a loan for alternative approaches to wastewater and stormwater controls; (5) establish a priority system for providing financial assistance from the CWSRF; (6) allow a transfer of capitalization grants between revolving loan funds for water pollution control and safe drinking water treatment; (7) extend through FY2012 the authorization of appropriations for CWSRF; (8) revise provisions concerning sewer overflow control grants, including extending through FY2012 the authorization of appropriations for such grants; and (9) revise provisions concerning states' eligibility for capitalization grant agreements. Directs the Administrator to establish a grant program for watershed restoration through the protection or improvement of water quality. Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to: (1) require the Administrator to develop an implementation plan for contaminant prevention, detection, and response and extend through FY2012 funding for such activities; (2) establish a priority system for providing assistance to small public water systems to enable them to achieve and maintain compliance with national primary drinking water regulation; (3) require the Administrator to give grants to provide technical assistance for the design, operation, construction, and maintenance of household wells and small shared well-systems that provide drinking water; (4) expand the list of projects eligible for state drinking water treatment revolving loan funds (commonly known as the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund or DWSRF); (5) extend through FY2012 the authorization of appropriations for the DWSRF; and (6) revise provisions concerning labor standards. Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish a grant program to assist community water systems in meeting the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act; (2) authorize appropriations for lead service line replacement in the District of Columbia; (3) establish a grant program to research and develop the use of innovative and alternative technologies to improve water quality or drinking water supply; (4) establish a nationwide demonstration grant program for water quality enhancement and management; (5) provide capitalization grants to states for agricultural pollution control technology revolving funds; (6) identify ways to improve the state revolving fund review process; and (7) enter into an arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences for a cost of service study of public water systems and treatment works and a study on the management of water supply, wastewater, and stormwater in urban areas and surrounding communities. Reduces amounts authorized to be appropriated under this Act by 2%.<br/>

1222401600 2008-09-26 Fri Nov 07 19:49:42 -0600 2008 introduced 52967 'act':11,17 'bill':3 'safe':14 'unit':26 'amend':5 'drink':15 'feder':7 'state':27 'water':8,16,20 'improv':19 'origin':2 'pollut':9 'control':10 'wastewat':22 'infrastructur':23 64533 false official introduced 52967 'act':4 'water':1 'financ':3 'infrastructur':2 65594 false short reported to senate 52967 'act':4 'water':1 'financ':3 'infrastructur':2 65595 false short introduced 52967 1222401600 Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174809 B000711 1940-11-11 112 Hart Senate Office Building http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm 202-224-0454 Barbara 'd':4 'ca':5 'sen':1 'boxer':3,7,9 'barbara':2,6,8 F 300011 Boxer Barbara_Boxer Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] N00006692 28233 Democrat 202-224-3553 Jewish CA Barbara Boxer 2.49099099099099 http://boxer.senate.gov SenatorBoxer introduced 52967 1222401600 Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174809 action 52967 1222401600 Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174810 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boxer. With written report No. 110-509. Additional views filed. calendar 52967 1222401600 Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 174811 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1092.