Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2023

Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2023

This bill extends through FY2030 and revises the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program and the Delaware River Basin Restoration Grant Program. Specifically, the bill adds Maryland to the current list of basin states: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

It also increases the federal cost share of a grant project that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged community to 90% of the total cost of the project. However, the federal share may be increased to 100% of the project's total cost if the grant recipient is unable to pay, or would experience significant financial hardship if required to pay, the nonfederal share.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 654 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 654

 To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to 
 reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 2023

  Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, and Mr. 
Coons) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
            to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 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 Conservation 
Reauthorization Act of 2023''.

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) Cost Sharing.--Section 3504(c)(1) of the Water Infrastructure 
Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1775) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Federal share'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the Federal share''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Small, rural, and disadvantaged 
                communities.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the Federal share of the cost of a project 
                        funded under the grant program that serves a 
                        small, rural, or disadvantaged community shall 
                        be 90 percent of the total cost of the project, 
                        as determined by the Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Waiver.--The Secretary may increase 
                        the Federal share under clause (i) to 100 
                        percent of the total cost of the project if the 
                        Secretary determines that the grant recipient 
                        is unable to pay, or would experience 
                        significant financial hardship if required to 
                        pay, the non-Federal share.''.
    (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 ``2030''.
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