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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1304 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to |
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| 6 | 6 | | reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other |
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| 7 | 7 | | purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | FEBRUARY13, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. F |
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| 11 | 11 | | ITZPATRICK(for himself, Mr. EVANSof Pennsylvania, Ms. SHERRILL, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Mr. B |
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| 13 | 13 | | OYLEof Pennsylvania, Ms. DEANof Pennsylvania, Mr. |
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| 15 | 15 | | OTTHEIMER, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. KEAN, Ms. MCBRIDE, Mr. NOR- |
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| 16 | 16 | | CROSS, Mr. RILEYof New York, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. VANDREW, Mrs. |
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| 17 | 17 | | W |
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| 18 | 18 | | ATSONCOLEMAN, and Mr. CONAWAY) introduced the following bill; |
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| 19 | 19 | | which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi- |
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| 20 | 20 | | tion to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period |
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| 21 | 21 | | to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider- |
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| 22 | 22 | | ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee |
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| 23 | 23 | | concerned |
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| 24 | 24 | | A BILL |
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| 25 | 25 | | To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the |
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| 26 | 26 | | Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin con- |
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| 27 | 27 | | servation programs, and for other purposes. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 31 | 31 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Delaware River Basin 4 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | •HR 1304 IH |
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| 36 | 36 | | SEC. 2. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN CONSERVATION REAU-1 |
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| 37 | 37 | | THORIZATION. 2 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (a) F |
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| 39 | 39 | | INDINGS.—Section 3501(2) of the Water Infra-3 |
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| 40 | 40 | | structure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 4 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 114–322; 130 Stat. 1771) is amended by inserting ‘‘Mary-5 |
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| 42 | 42 | | land,’’ after ‘‘Delaware,’’. 6 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (b) D |
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| 44 | 44 | | EFINITIONS OFBASIN ANDBASINSTATE.— 7 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Section 3502 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements 8 |
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| 46 | 46 | | for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1773) 9 |
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| 47 | 47 | | is amended— 10 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (1) in paragraph (1)— 11 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (A) by striking ‘‘4-State’’ and inserting ‘‘5- 12 |
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| 50 | 50 | | State’’; and 13 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (B) by inserting ‘‘Maryland,’’ after ‘‘Dela-14 |
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| 52 | 52 | | ware,’’; and 15 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘Maryland,’’ 16 |
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| 54 | 54 | | after ‘‘Delaware,’’. 17 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (c) P |
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| 56 | 56 | | RIORITY.—Section 3504 of the Water Infra-18 |
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| 57 | 57 | | structure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 19 |
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| 58 | 58 | | 114–322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by adding at the 20 |
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| 59 | 59 | | end the following— 21 |
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| 60 | 60 | | ‘‘(d) P |
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| 61 | 61 | | RIORITY.—In selecting a project to be funded 22 |
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| 62 | 62 | | under the grant program, the Secretary may give priority 23 |
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| 63 | 63 | | to a project that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged 24 |
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| 64 | 64 | | community.’’. 25 |
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| 67 | 67 | | •HR 1304 IH |
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| 68 | 68 | | (d) SUNSET.—Section 3507 of the Water Infrastruc-1 |
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| 69 | 69 | | ture Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114– 2 |
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| 70 | 70 | | 322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 3 |
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| 71 | 71 | | inserting ‘‘2032’’. 4 |
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