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This bill, known as the UPGRADE Act of 2025 (Unincorporated Partnerships for Grant Resources, Assistance, and Drinking Water Enhancements Act of 2025), amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to extend crucial support for water systems. Specifically, it reauthorizes technical assistance for small public water systems, which are smaller water providers that may lack the resources or expertise to meet federal drinking water standards, by extending funding through fiscal year 2031. Additionally, the bill enhances the assistance program for small and disadvantaged communities, which are communities that may struggle to afford necessary water infrastructure upgrades, by broadening the types of communities eligible for aid to include underserved and unincorporated communities, as determined by the state and in coordination with county governments, and also extends funding for this program through fiscal year 2031.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3465/all-info