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are consistent with State Intended Use Plans, not 
less than 10 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to each State for Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used 
by the State for projects to address green infrastruc-
ture, water or energy efficiency improvements, or 
other environmentally innovative activities: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2026, funds made avail-
able under this title to each State for Drinking 
Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants 
may, at the discretion of each State, be used for 
projects to address green infrastructure, water or 
energy efficiency improvements, or other environ-
mentally innovative activities: Provided further, That 
the Administrator is authorized to use up to 
$1,500,000 of funds made available for the Clean 
Water State Revolving Funds under this heading 
under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1381) to conduct the Clean Wa-
tersheds Needs Survey: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the amounts 
in a State water pollution control revolving fund that 
may be used by a State to administer the fund shall 
not apply to amounts included as principal in loans 
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made by such fund in fiscal year 2026 and prior 
years where such amounts represent costs of admin-
istering the fund to the extent that such amounts 
are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, 
accounted for separately from other assets in the 
fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, in-
cluding administration: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the provisions of 
subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, grants made 
under title II of such Act for American Samoa, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mari-
anas, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Dis-
trict of Columbia may also be made for the purpose 
of providing assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, 
design activities, or plans, specifications, and esti-
mates for any proposed project for the construction 
of treatment works; and (2) for the construction, re-
pair, or replacement of privately owned treatment 
works serving one or more principal residences or 
small commercial establishments: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of such subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of sec-
tion 201 and section 518(c) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, funds reserved by the Admin-
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istrator for grants under section 518(c) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act may also be used 
to provide assistance: (1) solely for facility plans, de-
sign activities, or plans, specifications, and estimates 
for any proposed project for the construction of 
treatment works; and (2) for the construction, re-
pair, or replacement of privately owned treatment 
works serving one or more principal residences or 
small commercial establishments: Provided further, 
That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding any pro-
vision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
and regulations issued pursuant thereof, up to a 
total of $2,000,000 of the funds reserved by the Ad-
ministrator for grants under section 518(c) of such 
Act may also be used for grants for training, tech-
nical assistance, and educational programs relating 
to the operation and management of the treatment 
works specified in section 518(c) of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2026, funds re-
served under section 518(c) of such Act shall be 
available for grants only to Indian tribes, as defined 
in section 518(h) of such Act and former Indian res-
ervations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Sec-
retary of the Interior) and Native Villages as defined 
in Public Law 92–203: Provided further, That for 
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fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the limitation on 
amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the 
funds appropriated, or $30,000,000, whichever is 
greater, and notwithstanding the limitation on 
amounts in section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds 
appropriated, or $20,000,000, whichever is greater, 
for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be 
reserved by the Administrator for grants under sec-
tion 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2026, notwith-
standing the amounts specified in section 205(c) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 
percent of the aggregate funds appropriated for the 
Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under 
the Act less any sums reserved under section 518(c) 
of the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for 
grants made under title II of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act for American Samoa, Guam, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and 
United States Virgin Islands: Provided further, That 
for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the limitations 
on amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds 
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appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolv-
ing Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water 
Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants 
made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act: Provided further, That 10 percent of the 
funds made available under this title to each State 
for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
grants and 14 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to each State for Drinking Water 
State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be 
used by the State to provide additional subsidy to el-
igible recipients in the form of forgiveness of prin-
cipal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any com-
bination of these), and shall be so used by the State 
only where such funds are provided as initial financ-
ing for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or 
restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipients 
only where such debt was incurred on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act, or where such debt 
was incurred prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act if the State, with concurrence from the Adminis-
trator, determines that such funds could be used to 
help address a threat to public health from height-
ened exposure to lead in drinking water or if a Fed-
eral or State emergency declaration has been issued 
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due to a threat to public health from heightened ex-
posure to lead in a municipal drinking water supply 
before the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That in a State in which such an emergency 
declaration has been issued, the State may use more 
than 14 percent of the funds made available under 
this title to the State for Drinking Water State Re-
volving Fund capitalization grants to provide addi-
tional subsidy to eligible recipients: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 1452(o) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(o)), the 
Administrator shall reserve up to $12,000,000 of the 
amounts made available for fiscal year 2026 for 
making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds to pay the costs of moni-
toring for unregulated contaminants under section 
1445(a)(2)(C) of such Act: Provided further, That 
the funds made available under this heading for 
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending grants in this or prior appropria-
tions Acts are not subject to compliance with Fed-
eral procurement requirements for competition and 
methods of procurement applicable to Federal finan-
cial assistance, if a Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending recipient has pro-
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cured services or products through contracts entered 
into prior to the date of enactment of this legislation 
that complied with state and/or local laws governing 
competition; 
(2) $35,000,000 shall be for architectural, engi-
neering, planning, design, construction and related 
activities in connection with the construction of high 
priority water and wastewater facilities in the area 
of the United States-Mexico Border, after consulta-
tion with the appropriate border commission: Pro-
vided, That no funds provided by this appropriations 
Act to address the water, wastewater and other crit-
ical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the 
United States along the United States-Mexico bor-
der shall be made available to a county or municipal 
government unless that government has established 
an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, 
which prevents in that jurisdiction the development 
or construction of any additional colonia areas, or 
the development within an existing colonia the con-
struction of any new home, business, or other struc-
ture which lacks water, wastewater, or other nec-
essary infrastructure; 
(3) $39,000,000 shall be for grants to the State 
of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 
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infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Vil-
lages: Provided, That of these funds: (A) the State 
of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) 
no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 
for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) 
the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent 
with the Statewide priority list established in con-
junction with the Agency and the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, 
and similar projects carried out by the State of Alas-
ka that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate not less 
than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects 
in regional hub communities; 
(4) $98,000,000 shall be to carry out section 
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), including grants, interagency agree-
ments, and associated program support costs: Pro-
vided, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for 
assistance in persistent poverty counties: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that 
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has had 20 percent or more of its population living 
in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by 
the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 
the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent 
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any 
territory or possession of the United States; 
(5) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under title 
VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
(6) $67,800,000 shall be for targeted airshed 
grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act); 
(7) $28,500,000 shall be for grants under sub-
sections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a): Pro-
vided, That for fiscal year 2026, funds provided 
under subsections (a) through (j) of such section of 
such Act may be used— 
(A) by a State to provide assistance to 
benefit one or more owners of drinking water 
wells that are not public water systems or con-
nected to a public water system for necessary 
and appropriate activities related to a contami-
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nant pursuant to subsection (j) of such section 
of such Act; and 
(B) to support a community described in 
subsection (c)(2) of such section of such Act; 
(8) $28,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–24(d)); 
(9) $22,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19b); 
(10) $6,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19a(l)); 
(11) $25,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)); 
(12) $41,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1301); 
(13) $5,400,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 4304(b) of the America’s Water Infrastructure 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–270); 
(14) $3,500,000 shall be for carrying out sec-
tion 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 
4282(a)), of which not more than 2 percent shall be 
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for administrative costs to carry out such section: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 302(a) of 
such Act, the Administrator may also provide grants 
pursuant to such authority to intertribal consortia 
consistent with the requirements in 40 CFR 
35.504(a), to former Indian reservations in Okla-
homa (as determined by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior), and Alaska Native Villages as defined in Pub-
lic Law 92–203; 
(15) $8,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 103(b)(3) of the Clean Air Act for wildfire 
smoke preparedness grants in accordance with the 
terms and conditions in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That not 
more than 3 percent shall be for administrative costs 
to carry out such section; 
(16) $20,364,000 shall be for State and Tribal 
Assistance Grants to be allocated in the amounts 
specified for those projects and for the purposes de-
lineated in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environ-
ment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ in-
cluded for this division in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
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