# 119-hr-1261: Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2025

119-hr-1261, Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1261
- Congress: 119
- Title: Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Would add water quality projects to the Land and Water Conservation Fund.** It would let the Interior Secretary fund state projects that restore and protect natural water features and require states to identify impaired waters and proposed projects in their statewide outdoor recreation plans. - States would have to list any body of water identified under section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and any proposed water quality project in their comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plans. That listing would let them seek LWCF financial assistance for those projects. - Local projects would focus on natural hydrological systems like wetlands, marshes, living shorelines, and near-shore estuarine waters to help reduce nutrient loads. - The Interior Secretary could credit state funds toward the non‑Federal share, must consult with the Environmental Protection Agency, may not reimburse completed projects, and may not expand federal authority over nonnavigable waters or regulate projects.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More federal help for water cleanup: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Land and Water Conservation Fund would also support water quality improvement. States could get grants for projects in a State 303(d) plan to restore impaired waters, using natural systems like wetlands, marshes, or living shorelines to cut nutrient loads. State dollars could count…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5300: Department of State Policy Provisions Act
- 119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4107: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2377: National Garden for America’s 250th Anniversary Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1261 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1261)

## Related
- [119-hr-5300: Department of State Policy Provisions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5300)
- [119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9086)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-4107: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4107)
- [119-hr-2377: National Garden for America’s 250th Anniversary Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2377)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1261 (as of 2026-08-01).