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HR 9518 117th Congress House Water Resources Development Dams and canals Water resources funding Water storage

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the eligibility requirements for certain small water storage and groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 13, 2022 Introduced by: Simpson, Michael K. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill expands eligibility for the Bureau of Reclamation's competitive grant program for small water storage and groundwater storage projects. Under the bill, eligible projects must have a capacity of not less than 200 acre-feet (AF) of water. Current law requires an eligible project to have a capacity of not less than 2,000 AF of water.

The bill also allows Reclamation to provide additional grants to certain dam rehabilitation and reconstruction projects provided that projects previously eligible under the program have received the necessary funding.

What's happening now December 13, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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