Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This bill, titled the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025, reauthorizes and amends the existing Delaware River Basin conservation programs established under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. Its primary purpose is to ensure the continuation of efforts aimed at protecting and restoring the ecological health of the Delaware River Basin. A significant change is the extension of the program's authorization, pushing its sunset date from 2023 to 2032 , thereby securing funding for an additional nine years. The bill also expands the geographical scope by explicitly including Maryland as a "Basin State" and incorporating it into the definition of the "Basin." Moreover, the legislation introduces a new criterion for grant selection, allowing the Secretary to prioritize projects that serve small, rural, or disadvantaged communities . This provision aims to direct conservation and restoration resources to areas with specific needs within the expanded basin.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
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.
Introduced in House
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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Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-1304| House
| Updated: 2/13/2025
This bill, titled the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025, reauthorizes and amends the existing Delaware River Basin conservation programs established under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. Its primary purpose is to ensure the continuation of efforts aimed at protecting and restoring the ecological health of the Delaware River Basin. A significant change is the extension of the program's authorization, pushing its sunset date from 2023 to 2032 , thereby securing funding for an additional nine years. The bill also expands the geographical scope by explicitly including Maryland as a "Basin State" and incorporating it into the definition of the "Basin." Moreover, the legislation introduces a new criterion for grant selection, allowing the Secretary to prioritize projects that serve small, rural, or disadvantaged communities . This provision aims to direct conservation and restoration resources to areas with specific needs within the expanded basin.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
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.
Introduced in House
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.