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Critical Water Supplies for Resilient Communities Act
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes to the program authorizing grants for alternative water source projects, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to expand and modify the alternative water source projects program, converting it from a pilot program to an ongoing grants program. The bill broadens the definition of "critical water supply needs" to include existing and anticipated future water supply needs identified through locally-developed plans with public engagement, as well as regional and local drought resiliency efforts. The bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to submit annual reports to Congress describing each funded project and how it addresses the water supply needs it was designed to meet. The bill also extends the authorization for the program through fiscal year 2031.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Frederica S. Wilson’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- LEHMAN DEALERSHIP ENTERPRISES $10,000
- CITY OF NORTH MIAMI $6,500
- KEMET GROUP $6,500
- STATE OF FLORIDA $6,000
- THE HAGGARD LAW FIRM $5,000
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Actions (3)
- Oct 25, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
- Oct 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Oct 24, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 24, 2025
Ms. Wilson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes to the program authorizing grants for alternative water source projects, 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 “Critical Water Supplies for Resilient Communities Act”.
SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE PROJECTS.
Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking “pilot program” and inserting “grants”;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “treatment or”; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(2) Critical water supply needs.—The term ‘critical water supply needs’ means existing or reasonably anticipated future water supply needs that are identified in a plan or assessment, developed with public engagement, for—
“(A) comprehensive local, statewide, or regional water supply; or
“(B) local or regional drought resiliency.”;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Establishment” and inserting “Authority”; and
(B) by striking “establish a pilot program to”;
(4) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
“(h) Reports.—On the date on which the budget of the President is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report describing each alternative water source project funded under this section in the preceding fiscal year, including a description of how each such project addresses the critical water supply needs it is designed to meet.”; and
(5) in subsection (i)(1), by striking “2026” and inserting “2031”. <all>
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