Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6949
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Introduced: 2022-03-07
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Aquatic ecology

Delaware

Economic development

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Floods and storm protection

Intergovernmental relations

Lakes and rivers

Land use and conservation

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

New Jersey

New York State

Pennsylvania

Water quality

Water resources funding

Water use and supply

Watersheds

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program and increases the federal cost share for certain grant projects. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill extends the program through FY2030 and increases the federal cost share of a grant project that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged community to 90% of the total cost of the project. However, the federal share may be increased to 100% of the project's total cost if the grant recipient is unable to pay, or would experience significant financial hardship if required to pay, the nonfederal share.</p> <p>The bill also repeals the prohibition on the use of program funds for the acquisition by the federal government of any interest in land.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6949 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2022 Mr. Evans (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Delgado , and Ms. Blunt Rochester ) 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 A BILL To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. Delaware River Basin Conservation reauthorization (a) Cost sharing Section 3504(c)(1) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended— (1) by striking The Federal share and inserting the following: (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal share ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Small, rural, and disadvantaged communities (i) In general Subject to clause (ii), the Federal share of the cost of a project funded under the grant program that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged community shall be 90 percent of the total cost of the project, as determined by the Secretary. (ii) Waiver The Secretary may increase the Federal share under clause (i) to 100 percent of the total cost of the project if the Secretary determines that the grant recipient is unable to pay, or would experience significant financial hardship if required to pay, the non-Federal share. . (b) Repeal of prohibition on use of funds for federal acquisition of interests in land Section 3506 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ; 130 Stat. 1775) is repealed. (c) Sunset Section 3507 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 .