Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

[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.


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                    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

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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 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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