Extends and doubles funding for projects that find new water sources and allows grants for smart water technology.
This bill would continue a trial program that helps communities find new water sources. It would double its authorized funding to $50 million through the government's budget year 2028. It would also let communities use these grants to pay for smart technology. This would improve their water and wastewater systems, including covering some operational costs for this new tech. This means more money would be available for modernizing how we get and treat water across the country.
Today, a federal program helps communities find new water sources, with $25 million authorized through the government's budget year 2026. Grants from this program generally cannot be used for ongoing operational costs. After this bill, the program would be extended through 2028, and its authorized funding would double to $50 million. Communities would also be able to use these grants to pay for smart water technology, including some of its operational costs, to improve water and wastewater systems.
HR 6075 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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