Bill > S3738

This bill, known as the MORE WATER Act, aims to enhance water resilience by reauthorizing and establishing new programs for water infrastructure. Specifically, it reauthorizes the large-scale water recycling and reuse program, increasing its funding authorization to $450 million for fiscal years 2028 through 2032, and clarifies the definition of "construction" for these projects. Additionally, it creates a new Water Conveyance Improvement Program, authorizing $500 million for fiscal years 2028 through 2032, to provide grants for projects that improve or build new water conveyance facilities in Reclamation States (states and territories involved in the Bureau of Reclamation's water management). This new program prioritizes "multi-benefit projects" that offer significant benefits such as safe drinking water for low-income communities and environmental improvements, with specific cost-sharing requirements and provisions to ensure these benefits are realized. The bill also includes provisions for deauthorizing inactive Reclamation projects that have not received sufficient investment, streamlining the process while allowing for exceptions based on congressional action, non-federal funding, or vital importance to the United States or a state.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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