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S. 3738119th Congress
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The MORE WATER Act renews and expands Bureau of Reclamation water programs, authorizing over $1.7 billion in federal spending.
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The MORE WATER Act reauthorizes and expands water recycling grants, creates a new $500 million Water Conveyance Improvement Program for canals and pipelines, and funds habitat restoration tied to Reclamation water projects. It also extends funding authorities for 15 years and creates a process to formally deauthorize old, inactive Reclamation projects.
The bill affects farmers, irrigation and water districts, Native American tribes, municipal water utilities, and low-income communities in Western and Southwestern states covered by federal reclamation law. It also affects taxpayers and environmental groups and wildlife agencies focused on species protection and habitat restoration.
The changes would redirect federal funding priorities toward water recycling, conveyance infrastructure, and habitat restoration while clearing inactive projects from federal authorization unless specifically preserved by Congress or the Interior Secretary.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.