S. 518: Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-02 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 89.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act

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Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants or cooperative agreements to qualified technical assistance providers for assisting publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) serving 10,000 individuals or fewer in complying with the Act or obtaining financing under the Act for eligible projects. Assistance may be provided to POTWs through onsite technical assistance, circuit rider technical assistance programs, regional technical assistance programs, and onsite and regional training.

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Official text

Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · 14 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 518, Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act (2017-04-28)

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John Boozman (R-AR), John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), James E. Risch (R-ID), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] reported raising $306,823 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s518.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s518 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115