Bill Details
HR.1304 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-13 - 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.
Introduced Date
2025-02-13
Policy Area
Water Resources Development
Committees
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Cosponsors
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- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-Pennsylvania-3]
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-New Jersey-11]
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-Pennsylvania-2]
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-Pennsylvania-4]
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-New Jersey-5]
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-Pennsylvania-6]
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-New Jersey-7]
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-Delaware]
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-New Jersey-1]
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-New York-19]
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-Pennsylvania-5]
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-New Jersey-2]
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-New Jersey-12]
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-New Jersey-3]
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-New York-18]
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-Pennsylvania-7]
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-New Jersey-4]
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-New Jersey-9]
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-New Jersey-11]
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This bill would continue and update federal conservation work in the Delaware River Basin. It renews a program that helps protect water, land, and natural resources in the basin, and it expands the program to include Maryland as part of the group of states involved. It also lets federal officials give extra attention to projects that help small towns, rural areas, or communities that have been left behind. In addition, it extends the program’s end date so it can keep operating through 2032.
- It reauthorizes the Delaware River Basin conservation program, which supports projects to protect and restore the basin.
- It adds Maryland to the list of basin states, changing the program from a 4-state effort to a 5-state effort.
- It allows the Secretary to prioritize projects that serve small, rural, or disadvantaged communities when choosing grants.
- It extends the program’s sunset date from 2023 to 2032, keeping the program alive for several more years.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1304 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1304
To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to
reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
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''.
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