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[H.R. 1395 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 685
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1395

                      [Report No. 118-840, Part I]

 To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to 
 reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2023

Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Evans, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Boyle 
  of Pennsylvania, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Norton, Ms. Scanlon, Mrs. Watson 
Coleman, Ms. Wild, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, and 
Mr. Molinaro) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                           December 10, 2024

Additional sponsors: Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, 
Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Van Drew, and Mr. Cartwright

                           December 10, 2024

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           December 10, 2024

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
                             to be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                                7, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to 
 reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other 
                               purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Delaware River Basin Conservation 
Reauthorization Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Findings.--Section 3501(2) of the Water Infrastructure 
Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1771) is 
amended by inserting ``Maryland,'' after ``Delaware,''.
    (b) Definitions of Basin and Basin State.--Section 3502 of the 
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-
322; 130 Stat. 1773) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``4-State'' and inserting ``5-
                State''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``Maryland,'' after ``Delaware,''; 
                and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``Maryland,'' after 
        ``Delaware,''.
    (c) Priority and Limitation.--Section 3504 of the Water 
Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 
Stat. 1775) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Priority.--In selecting a project to be funded under the 
grant program, the Secretary may give priority to a project that serves 
a small, rural, or disadvantaged community.
    ``(e) Limitation.--The Secretary may not provide a grant under the 
grant program to a Federal-State commission.''.
    (d) Sunset.--Section 3507 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements 
for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by 
striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2030''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 685

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1395

                      [Report No. 118-840, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to 
 reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 10, 2024

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment

                           December 10, 2024

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
                             to be printed