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119-s-3693119th CongressWALLET

Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act

Sponsored By: Senator Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

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Summary

Expands planning to include feasibility studies and lengthens the program's authorization. This bill changes the competitive grant program for large-scale water recycling and reuse under IIJA Section 40905 to add feasibility studies to planning, extend a key program period from 30 to 60, lengthen the authorization window from 5 years to 10 years, and allow projects already under construction to continue past the termination date.

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  • Communities and utilities: Clarifies that feasibility studies count as part of planning, helping local agencies evaluate large recycling projects before full design. It also gives projects a longer window to secure support by extending authorization from 5 years to 10 years.
  • Project planners and developers: Lets feasibility work be used in pre-qualification and planning steps. It increases a program timing metric from 30 to 60, affecting scheduling and milestones for applicants.
  • Ongoing construction projects: Ensures any project under construction at the program's termination date may continue beyond that date.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More time and planning for water recycling

If enacted, this bill would reauthorize the large-scale water recycling grant program for 10 years instead of 5. It would let grant planning funds explicitly pay for feasibility studies. It would change a program period number from 30 to 60, lengthening that timeline. It would also let projects already under construction at the program end keep going past the termination date.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

NV • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 1/27/2026

Roll Call Votes

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