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H.R. 866: Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2003

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H.R. 866: Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-13 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 169 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR866 (2003-05-07), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2003

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on February 13, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to a State, municipality, or intermunicipal or interstate agency to conduct a vulnerability assessment of a publicly owned treatment works and implement security enhancements for such facilities upon completion of the assessment. Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) provide technical guidance and assistance to small publicly owned treatment works (those serving a population of fewer than 20,000 persons) on conducting vulnerability assessments and implementing security enhancements; and (2) make grants to a nonprofit organization to improve vulnerability self-assessment methodologies and tools for publicly owned treatment works, including those that are part of a combined wastewater treatment and water supply system. Authorizes appropriations.

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Official text

Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 866, Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2003 (2003-02-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 866, Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act of 2003 (2003-02-28)

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr866 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108