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Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill reauthorizes the Delaware River Basin conservation program through 2032 by amending the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. It expands the program from four participating states to five by adding Maryland. The bill also allows the Secretary of the Interior to prioritize grant funding for projects that serve small, rural, or disadvantaged communities in the basin.
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Sponsor (1)
18 cosponsors
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
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Actions (2)
- Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Feb 13, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2025
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Kean, Ms. McBride, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Van Drew, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Mr. Conaway) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other purposes.
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 “Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) Findings.—Section 3501(2) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1771) is amended by inserting “Maryland,” after “Delaware,”.
(b) Definitions of Basin and Basin State.—Section 3502 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114- 322; 130 Stat. 1773) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking “4-State” and inserting “5- State”; and
(B) by inserting “Maryland,” after “Delaware,”; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting “Maryland,” after “Delaware,”.
(c) Priority.—Section 3504 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by adding at the end the following—
“(d) Priority.—In selecting a project to be funded under the grant program, the Secretary may give priority to a project that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged community.”.
(d) Sunset.—Section 3507 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2032”. <all>
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