# 119-hr-10420: Colorado River Basin Water Security and Infrastructure Act

119-hr-10420, Colorado River Basin Water Security and Infrastructure Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10420
- Congress: 119
- Title: Colorado River Basin Water Security and Infrastructure Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Boost reliable water supplies for the Colorado River Basin.** This bill would create a federal water-augmentation program, speed and centralize permitting for qualifying projects, and fund desalination and major infrastructure to increase usable water supplies for Basin States. - Families and municipal users: Would fund projects that increase municipal and residential water supplies and reduce some reliance on Colorado River deliveries. - Tribes and States: The Secretary must consult with Tribes and Basin States on projects, while the bill preserves State water-rights and does not give States veto authority. - Project sponsors and local governments: Establishes a Water Augmentation Fund and generally provides Federal assistance at a 2:1 ratio, with the Federal share capped at 66.7 percent. Eligible recipients include States, Tribes, public utilities, private entities, and consortia. - International and plant operations: Directs restoration of the Yuma Desalting Plant within 180 days and creates a Mexico desalination program that links U.S. benefits to Mexico meeting treaty obligations. *Authorizes $5.0 billion for the Water Augmentation Program, $1.0 billion for Yuma, $1.0 billion for Mexico desalination, and $12.0 billion for federal water infrastructure, available until expended.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal project study and build authority: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a Title IV program to study, plan, design, and build major federal water projects. It would require regional feasibility studies and let the Secretary rely on existing non‑federal studies if sufficient. After an accepted feasibility study and certification of legal…
- Major federal water funding boost: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a Colorado River Basin Water Augmentation Program and a Treasury Water Augmentation Fund. It would authorize $5 billion for Title II, $12 billion for Title IV, $1 billion for the Yuma plant, and $1 billion for desalination in Mexico. Money in the Fund would be avai…
- Protect State water rights: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would not change State water rights, their priority, interstate compacts, or court decrees unless Congress expressly says so. It would not reduce or impair existing lawful water uses except under applicable Federal law or a final court judgment.
- Restart Yuma desalting plant: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would restore the Yuma Desalting Plant within 180 days and run it at maximum technically feasible capacity consistent with law and plant limits. The plant should maximize water usable to satisfy the Mexican Water Treaty while preserving an equivalent quantity of Colorado R…
- Faster permits but fewer environmental reviews: mixed, medium. If enacted, covered projects would be exempt from the National Environmental Policy Act and would not need the usual NEPA environmental documents. Federal agencies would have 30 days to say if an application is complete and 180 days to issue a final decision, with one 90‑day extension for narrow is…
- Support for desalination in Mexico: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary, working with the Secretary of State, would support seawater desalination facilities in Mexico to produce water that could offset U.S. treaty deliveries. The U.S. could provide grants, loans, loan guarantees, or build facilities, but no plant outside the United States coul…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10420 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10420)

## Related
- [119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-25)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10420 (as of 2026-10-03).