Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that extends various initiatives and programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) related to water resources through fiscal year 2031.

Highlights:

• Extends the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Long Island Sound Partnership program, the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program, the National Estuary Program, and the BEACH Act program through fiscal year 2031 (Sec. 2-7).

• Amends the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, including by making federal agencies eligible for grants provided under the program (Sec. 5).

• Amends the National Estuary Program, including by establishing the Mississippi Sound as an estuary of national significance that may receive support under the program (Sec. 6).

• Amends the BEACH Act program, including by allowing states or local governments to use grants provided under the program to identify specific sources of contamination for coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public (Sec. 7).

• Prohibits funding made available for FY2026-FY2031 to carry out specified Clean Water Act programs from being provided to nonfederal entities that are domiciled in, located in, organized under, have a principal place of business in, or have agreements with foreign countries of concern (Sec. 8).

• Requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate and report on specified geographic programs of the EPA (Sec. 9).

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text