H.R. 5445

119 HR 5445 IH: Federal-State Partnership for Clean Water Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-17
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5445  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 17, 2025   Ms. Scholten  (for herself,  Ms. Stevens ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Ms. McDonald Rivet , and  Mrs. McIver ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize Federal-State clean water program development and implementation authorities, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal-State Partnership for Clean Water Act of 2025  .
2.
Wetlands program development and implementation grants
Section 104(u) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1254(u) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026  and inserting  $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 ; and
(2)
by inserting  , and not less than $100,000,000 each fiscal year shall be used for the development and implementation by States, interstate agencies, or municipalities (including Indian tribes) of programs to protect, manage, or restore wetlands, including the development and implementation of programs pursuant to section 404  before the period at the end.
3.
State management assistance
(a)
Authorization of appropriations
Section 106(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1256(a) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  and  at the end of paragraph (1); and
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
(3)
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2025; and
(4)
$500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030;
 .
(b)
Technical amendment
Section 106(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1256(e) ) is amended by striking  Beginning in fiscal year 1974 the  and inserting  The .