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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 1304
To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to
reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY13, 2025
Mr. F
ITZPATRICK(for himself, Mr. EVANSof Pennsylvania, Ms. SHERRILL,
Mr. B
OYLEof Pennsylvania, Ms. DEANof Pennsylvania, Mr.
G
OTTHEIMER, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KEAN, Ms. MCBRIDE, Mr. NOR-
CROSS, Mr. RILEYof New York, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. VANDREW, Mrs.
W
ATSONCOLEMAN, and Mr. CONAWAY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation 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 con-
servation programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Delaware River Basin 4
Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025’’. 5
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SEC. 2. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN CONSERVATION REAU-1
THORIZATION. 2
(a) F
INDINGS.—Section 3501(2) of the Water Infra-3
structure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 4
114–322; 130 Stat. 1771) is amended by inserting ‘‘Mary-5
land,’’ after ‘‘Delaware,’’. 6
(b) D
EFINITIONS OFBASIN ANDBASINSTATE.— 7
Section 3502 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements 8
for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1773) 9
is amended— 10
(1) in paragraph (1)— 11
(A) by striking ‘‘4-State’’ and inserting ‘‘5- 12
State’’; and 13
(B) by inserting ‘‘Maryland,’’ after ‘‘Dela-14
ware,’’; and 15
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘Maryland,’’ 16
after ‘‘Delaware,’’. 17
(c) P
RIORITY.—Section 3504 of the Water Infra-18
structure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 19
114–322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by adding at the 20
end the following— 21
‘‘(d) P
RIORITY.—In selecting a project to be funded 22
under the grant program, the Secretary may give priority 23
to a project that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged 24
community.’’. 25
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(d) SUNSET.—Section 3507 of the Water Infrastruc-1
ture Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114– 2
322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 3
inserting ‘‘2032’’. 4
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