# 119-hr-7408: Water Project Navigators Act

119-hr-7408, Water Project Navigators Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7408
- Congress: 119
- Title: Water Project Navigators Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-02

## Summary

**creates a Water Project Navigators Program to fund local navigators who speed planning and implementation of multi-benefit water projects for Tribal, disadvantaged, and rural communities.** The program focuses on projects that boost water supply resilience and deliver ecosystem and watershed benefits. - Tribal governments, acequias, land grants, and disadvantaged communities are prioritized for navigator help and the Secretary may reduce or waive their non-Federal cost share to avoid financial hardship. - States, water districts, nonprofit conservation groups, and other eligible entities can receive grants to hire navigators who provide grant writing, project management, feasibility, design, preliminary environmental review, and engineering assistance. - Grants generally last up to 3 years with a possible 2-year extension, the Federal cost share can cover up to 75 percent of supported activities, and funds cannot be used to meet existing environmental mitigation or compliance obligations. *Would authorize $15.0 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2032, increasing federal spending if those funds are appropriated.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More help for Tribal and rural water projects: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a Water Project Navigators Program at the Department of the Interior within 180 days. The program would give grants or cooperative agreements to eligible States, Tribes, acequias, local governments, water suppliers, and certain nonprofits to hire navigators. Naviga…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7408 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7408)

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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7408 (as of 2026-10-02).