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.

Bill: 117-hr-9518
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-13
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals

Transportation and Public Works

Water resources funding

Water storage
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9518 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 13, 2022 Mr. Simpson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 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.

1. Eligibility under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of small water storage and groundwater storage projects for certain grants and additional Carey Act projects for certain funds (a) Small water storage and groundwater storage projects Section 40903(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 43 U.S.C. 3203(b)(1)(B)(i) ) is amended by striking 2,000 and inserting 2 200 . (b) Carey Act projects Section 40904(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 43 U.S.C. 3204(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (2) Additional projects (A) In general On making the affirmative determinations described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall use amounts made available under section 40901(2)(B) to fund the rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement of any dams that were developed pursuant to, and continue to operate as dams under, section 4 of the Act of August 18, 1894 (commonly known as the Carey Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 641 ; 28 Stat. 422, chapter 301). (B) Determinations described The determinations referred to in subparagraph (A) are— (i) a determination by the Secretary that any dams that meet the criteria described in paragraph (1) have received the necessary funding to complete rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement activities under this subsection; and (ii) a determination by the Secretary that amounts made available under section 40901(2)(B) remain available. .