Community Water Project Acceleration Act

Mark Kelly

Democrat · AZ · Senator

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• Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)Original· 2026-03-17

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

2026-03-17

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would speed up the process for communities to get federal funding and approval for water infrastructure projects, such as fixing aging pipes, treating contaminated water, or building new water systems. It aims to help local governments and water utilities move their projects forward faster by reducing bureaucratic delays, which would benefit residents who rely on safe drinking water and communities struggling with aging water infrastructure.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4120 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4120 To designate certain categorical exclusions for water resources development projects, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2026 Mr. Kelly (for himself and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate certain categorical exclusions for water resources development projects, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Community Water Project Acceleration Act''. SEC. 2. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall designate as an action categorically excluded from the requirements relating to environmental assessments or environmental impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) any water resources development project-- (1) carried out under-- (A) a continuing authority program (as defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)(1)(D))); or (B) an environmental infrastructure assistance program; (2) for which the construction work will be performed by the non-Federal sponsor; and (3)(A) the Federal share of the cost of which is less than $6,000,000; or (B) the Federal share of the cost of which is less than 15 percent and the total project cost of which is not more than $35,000,000. (b) Regulations.--Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall promulgate regulations to carry out subsection (a). <all>

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