A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the eligibility requirements for certain small water storage and groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.

United States117th CongressS-4176Senate
Updated: Oct 18, 2022

Summary

This bill expands eligibility for the Bureau of Reclamation's competitive grant program for small water storage and groundwater storage projects. Under the bill, eligible projects must have a capacity of not less than 200 acre-feet (AF) of water. Current law requires an eligible project to have a capacity of not less than 2,000 AF of water. The bill also allows Reclamation to provide additional grants to certain dam rehabilitation and reconstruction projects provided that projects previously eligible under the program have received the necessary funding.

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  1. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.

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  2. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

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  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 539.

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  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with an amendment. With written report No. 117-188.

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