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Union Calendar No. 685 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1395 

[Report No. 118–840, Part I] 

To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to 

reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2023 

Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 

BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCANLON, 

Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WILD, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. DEAN

of Pennsylvania, and Mr. MOLINARO) 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 

DECEMBER 10, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. RYAN, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. VAN DREW, and Mr. 

CARTWRIGHT

DECEMBER 10, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

DECEMBER 10, 2024 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 

to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 7, 2023] 


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•HR 1395 RH

A BILL 

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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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Delaware River Basin 

5 Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN CONSERVATION REAU7 THORIZATION. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 3501(2) of the Water Infra9 structure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 

10 114–322; 130 Stat. 1771) is amended by inserting ‘‘Mary11 land,’’ after ‘‘Delaware,’’. 

12 (b) DEFINITIONS OF BASIN AND BASIN STATE.—Sec13 tion 3502 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the 

14 Nation Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1773) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘4-State’’ and inserting ‘‘5- 

18 State’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘Maryland,’’ after ‘‘Dela20 ware,’’; and 

21 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘Maryland,’’ 

22 after ‘‘Delaware,’’. 

23 (c) PRIORITY AND LIMITATION.—Section 3504 of the 

24 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act 


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1 (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by add2 ing at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In selecting a project to be funded 

4 under the grant program, the Secretary may give priority 

5 to a project that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged 

6 community. 

7 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not provide a 

8 grant under the grant program to a Federal-State commis9 sion.’’. 

10 (d) SUNSET.—Section 3507 of the Water Infrastruc11 ture Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114– 

12 322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘2030’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 685 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1395 

[Report No. 118–840, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements 

poses. Basin conservation programs, and for other purfor the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River 

DECEMBER 10, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

an amendment 

DECEMBER 10, 2024 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure disprinted House on the State of the Union and ordered to be charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 


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