This bill would amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize and update the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program. It inserts Maryland into the list of basin states (changing references from "4-State" to "5-State"), updates the basin definitions, allows the Secretary to give priority to grant projects that serve small, rural, or disadvantaged communities, and extends the program's sunset date from 2023 to 2033. The bill was introduced in the Senate on March 16, 2026, and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
If the bill becomes law, the basin program would cover an additional state and continue through 2033. Grant selection rules could give preference to projects that serve small, rural, or disadvantaged communities. Specific funding amounts, eligibility rules, or how priorities are applied would depend on the program's implementing guidance and future grant decisions.
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The bill's sponsors introduced it to reauthorize and update the Delaware River Basin program by adding a state, allowing priority for projects that serve small, rural, or disadvantaged communities, and extending the program's sunset to 2033.
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