Rural Water and Waste Water Management Consolidation Act of 1989

Rural Water and Waste Water Management Consolidation Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, during FY 1990 through 1994, to allocate at least 25 percent of specified rural water and waste facility grants for: (1) certain consolidated rural water and waste water cooperatives; and (2) unconsolidated cooperatives formed after the date of enactment of this Act.

Sets forth the order of assistance priority.

 
HR 3435 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3435
To improve the delivery of water and waste water services in rural areas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 11, 1989
Mr. STAGGERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To improve the delivery of water and waste water services in rural areas.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Rural Water and Waste Water Management
  Consolidation Act of 1989'.
SEC. 2. DELIVERY OF WATER AND WASTE WATER SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.
  (a) MINIMUM ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO CERTAIN WATER AND WASTE
  WATER COOPERATIVES- During fiscal years 1990 through 1994, the Secretary of
  Agriculture shall make grants under section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated
  Farm and Rural Development Act, in an amount not less than 25 percent of
  the amounts appropriated for grants under such section for such fiscal
  years, to--
  (1) rural water and waste water cooperatives--
  (A) which are formed by the consolidation or federation of rural water
  or waste water systems in existence on the date of the enactment of this
  section; and
  (B) the management services of which have been consolidated; and
  (2) rural water and waste water cooperatives which are--
  (A) not the product of a consolidation or federation described in paragraph
  (1)(A); and
  (B) formed after such date of enactment.
  (b) PRIORITY IN ALLOCATION OF FUNDS- In allocating the funds required
  to be allocated pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture
  shall give priority to cooperatives in the following order:
  (1) Cooperatives which serve rural areas that would benefit the most from
  improved delivery of water and waste services.
  (2) Cooperatives which have achieved the greatest economies of scale
  through consolidation of management services.