Bill > S3293

This bill makes appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. * **Department of the Army (Corps of Engineers-Civil):** The bill provides funding for various programs, including investigations, construction, and operation and maintenance. Specific reprogramming limits are outlined for different categories, with unlimited authority for Operation and Maintenance to respond to emergencies, provided prior notification to Congress. * **Department of the Interior (Bureau of Reclamation):** * Central Utah Project Completion Account: $23,000,000 to carry out authorized activities, with $4,000,000 for the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account. * Water and Related Resources: $1,415,630,000 for management, development, and restoration of water resources, including operation and maintenance of facilities. This includes transfers to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund. * Central Valley Project Restoration Fund: Such sums as are collected in the fund for habitat restoration and improvement activities. * California Bay-Delta Restoration: $32,000,000 for activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act. * Policy and Administration: $64,000,000, derived from the Reclamation Fund, for administrative functions. * **Department of Energy:** * Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: $3,287,000,000 for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities, including a transfer of $1,059,773,000 from unobligated balances from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. * Science: $8,250,237,000 for science activities, including a transfer of $250,237,000 from unobligated balances from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. * Nuclear Energy: $1,685,000,000 for nuclear energy activities, including a transfer of $92,350,000 from unobligated balances. * Weapons Activities (National Nuclear Security Administration): $20,074,400,000 for atomic energy defense weapons activities. * Defense Environmental Cleanup: $7,627,779,000 for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities. * **Independent Agencies:** * Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC): $952,700,000 for salaries and expenses, with a significant portion to be retained from licensing fees and other collections. * Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): $520,000,000 for salaries and expenses, to be retained from revenues from fees and annual charges. * Appalachian Regional Commission: $200,000,000 for programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act. * Delta Regional Authority: $31,100,000 for expenses and activities. The bill also includes numerous provisions regarding reprogramming of funds, reporting requirements to Congress, and specific conditions on the use of appropriated funds across various agencies and programs. It also addresses the establishment of a program for federal consolidated storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.