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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Project Navigators Act.
- Section idcb66c76a8dcd443abae0ceec1f54afcc: 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 idc3e2c79a6b0140e993d60d44030059ec: 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 id95dda8373c3a4650ae3697d3613f4d0c: 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
ReportedCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported …
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
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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