Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill provides enacting clause appropriating funds for energy and water development and related agencies for fiscal year 2026, requires restricts reprogramming of Corps funds with specific limits, and prohibits Corps contracts exceeding appropriations. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, reporting requirements, and grants. The main policy areas are Energy, Water Resources, Housing, and Nuclear Regulation.
Who Benefits and How
Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation could gain revenue opportunities, Advanced reactor demonstration projects could gain revenue opportunities, and Nuclear power plant operators could see lower costs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Energy would take on compliance duties, All agencies would take on compliance duties, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Provides enacting clause appropriating funds for energy and water development and related agencies for fiscal year 2026.
- Requires restricts reprogramming of Corps funds with specific limits.
- Prohibits Corps contracts exceeding appropriations.
- Authorizes $8.7M transfer for fisheries mitigation.
- Prohibits open lake dredge disposal without state approval.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill provides enacting clause appropriating funds for energy and water development and related agencies for fiscal year 2026, requires restricts reprogramming of Corps funds with specific limits, and prohibits Corps contracts exceeding appropriations.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Water Resources, Housing, Nuclear Regulation
Primary Purpose
The bill provides enacting clause appropriating funds for energy and water development and related agencies for fiscal year 2026, requires restricts reprogramming of Corps funds with specific limits, and prohibits Corps contracts exceeding appropriations.
Policy Domains
Title I - Corps of Engineers—Civil
Identified Gains
- Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation
- Advanced reactor demonstration projects
- Nuclear power plant operators
- North Dakota water users
- Fish and Wildlife Service
Identified Costs
- Department of Energy
- All agencies
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Carbon capture projects
- NNSA Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Aging Infrastructure Program, All agencies, Army Corps of Engineers
Army Corps of Engineers faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Aging Infrastructure Program, Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service
Negative-direction: All agencies, Bureau of Reclamation, Corps dredging operations, Department of Energy, Federal agencies, NNSA Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Corps construction contractors, Corps project applicants, DOE major construction contractors
DOE discretionary award recipients, DOE large grant recipients, Hydrogen hub projects
Positive-direction: DOE discretionary award recipients
Negative-direction: DOE large grant recipients, Hydrogen hub projects
Advanced reactor demonstration projects, Nuclear facility contractors, Nuclear power plant operators
Positive-direction: Advanced reactor demonstration projects, Nuclear power plant operators
Negative-direction: Nuclear facility contractors
New water storage projects, North Dakota water users
Positive-direction: North Dakota water users
Negative-direction: New water storage projects
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Army
- "chief_of_engineers"
- → Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "the_commission"
- → Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Note: 'The Secretary' refers to Secretary of the Army in Title I (Corps of Engineers), Secretary of the Interior in Title II (Bureau of Reclamation), and Secretary of Energy in Title III.
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Has the meaning given in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101)
Has the meaning given in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101)
The Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c))
Has the meaning given in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101)
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