Desalination Reauthorization Act

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4521)

Federal aid for water projects and new cleaning tech.

This bill would extend federal programs that help communities turn salty water into drinking water. It would also create new grants for new water cleaning methods. This could help more communities, especially in dry areas, find new water sources.

What Would Change

Today, federal desalination programs have specific expiration dates and a dollar limit on federal participation in demonstration projects. After this bill, certain programs would be reauthorized and their expiration dates extended for up to 15 years. The federal dollar limit on participation in eligible projects would be removed, and new competitive grants would be available for advanced desalination technologies.

Key Provisions

Extends the expiration dates for certain federal desalination programs for up to 15 years.
Changes the rules for which desalination projects can get federal help, focusing on projects in or benefiting "Reclamation States."
Removes the federal dollar limit on how much the Secretary of the Interior can contribute to eligible desalination projects.
Creates a new competitive grant program to fund the development and testing of advanced desalination technologies.
Requires grant recipients for advanced pilot systems to analyze the full-scale cost of water production.

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S 5352 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 5/10

Desalination Reauthorization Act

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