Water Project Navigators Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Water Project Navigators Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Energy.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HB5C4B36B4AAB482790EDBC17B241FE97: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Project Navigators Act.
- Section H2DA81E1FD3354A21A43E9CA5E92A8631: 2. Definitions In this Act: Except as otherwise defined by the Secretary of the Interior based on current methodologies, the term disadvantaged community means...
- Section H5ECF55010D9A4A57920EC9F772D04837: 3. Water project navigators program Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to support the...
- Section H769F0B66F62E48838E0EB71E1A271D14: 4. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2032, to...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Water Project Navigators Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, Energy
Primary Purpose
This bill, Water Project Navigators Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Ms. Pettersen (for herself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any project in an eligible State that— enhances the overall resilience of a community or region to climate-related impacts on water supplies, including through activities— to increase water use efficiency
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