Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act

The bill would establish a Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultation with the EPA Administrator to provide grants to states, Indian tribes, and qualified nonprofit organizations to help low-income households pay drinking water and wastewater bills, including arrearages. Eligible recipients include states and tribes previously eligible for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act, with grant allocations based on poverty levels or housing cost burdens, and up to 3% of funds reserved for tribes. The program prohibits using funds to replace existing water assistance but allows supplementing such programs, requires…

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