Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-1395
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-07
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

Maryland

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: 2024-12-10
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 685.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program and increases the federal cost share for certain grant projects. The bill also adds Maryland to the current list of basin states: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.</p> <p>The bill specifically extends the Delaware River Basin Restoration 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>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 685 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1395 [Report No. 118–840, Part I] 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 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 2024 . 2. Delaware river basin conservation reauthorization (a) Findings Section 3501(2) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ; 130 Stat. 1771) is amended by inserting Maryland, after Delaware, . (b) Definitions of basin and basin state Section 3502 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ; 130 Stat. 1773) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking 4-State and inserting 5-State ; and (B) by inserting Maryland, after Delaware, ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting Maryland, after Delaware, . (c) Priority and limitation Section 3504 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Priority In selecting a project to be funded under the grant program, the Secretary may give priority to a project that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged community. (e) Limitation The Secretary may not provide a grant under the grant program to a Federal-State commission. . (d) 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 .

December 10, 2024 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 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

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1395 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 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 2023 . 2. Delaware River Basin Conservation reauthorization (a) Findings Section 3501(2) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ; 130 Stat. 1771) is amended by inserting Maryland, after Delaware, . (b) Definitions of Basin and Basin state Section 3502 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( Public Law 114–322 ; 130 Stat. 1773) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking 4-State and inserting 5-State ; and (B) by inserting Maryland, after Delaware, ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting Maryland, after Delaware, . (c) 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. . (d) 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 .