Establishes the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program to help low-income households pay water bills.
The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act creates a program to award grants to states and Indian tribes. These grants assist low-income households in paying for drinking water and wastewater services. The program also provides grants to qualified nonprofit organizations to help public water systems or treatment works in rural or underserved areas access funds. The Secretary of Health and Human Services is tasked with establishing the program and providing technical assistance to streamline eligibility requirements.
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