H.R. 7706 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7706 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2024Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Mrs. Sykes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide that funds made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for lead service line replacement projects be provided to disadvantaged communities in the form of forgivable loans or grants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Drinking Water for Disadvantaged Communities Act. 2. Disbursement of funds Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all funds made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) for lead service line replacement projects and associated activities directly connected to the identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines shall be disbursed in the form of forgivable loans or grants to disadvantaged communities (as defined in section 1452(d)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)(3))).