HR 5445
Federal-State Partnership for Clean Water Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill reauthorizes the Federal-State partnership program for clean water, aiming to improve water quality across the United States. It increases funding for grants that states and local governments can use to protect and restore wetlands. The bill also adjusts appropriations for state management assistance programs, providing increased funding over the next several years. These changes are intended to strengthen the program’s ability to address water pollution challenges.
Key provisions
- Increases funding for wetlands program development and implementation grants from $75 million annually to $300 million annually for fiscal years 2026-2030.
- Allocates $100 million each fiscal year for states, interstate agencies, or municipalities (including Indian tribes) to develop and implement wetland protection programs.
- Authorizes appropriations for state management assistance programs through fiscal year 2030, with increased funding levels starting in 2026.
- Replaces ‘Beginning in fiscal year 1974’ with ‘The’ in Section 106(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Who is affected
- States
- Local Governments
- Interstate Agencies
- Municipalities
- Indian Tribes
Notable changes
- Significantly increases funding for wetland protection programs.
- Expands the types of entities eligible to receive grants for wetland development and implementation.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 5445
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize Federal-State clean water program development and implementation authorities, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Federal-State Partnership for Clean Water Act of 2025
.
Section 104(u) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended—
by striking $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026
and inserting $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030
; and
by inserting , and not less than $100,000,000 each fiscal year shall be used for the development and implementation by States, interstate agencies, or municipalities (including Indian tribes) of programs to protect, manage, or restore wetlands, including the development and implementation of programs pursuant to section 404
before the period at the end.
Section 106(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended—
by striking and
at the end of paragraph (1); and
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2025; and
$500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030;
Section 106(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1256(e)) is amended by striking Beginning in fiscal year 1974 the
and inserting The
.