Water Security and Drought Resilience Act

Key Points

• This bill creates new grants to help Western states store more water for use during dry seasons. It focuses on building small reservoirs and using natural landscapes to hold onto water.
• Local governments, tribes, and water districts in the West would be eligible for federal money to pay for up to 90% of their project costs for natural water storage.
• The plan authorizes $20 million every year through 2033 for small storage projects and $15 million a year through 2031 for 'natural' projects like restoring floodplains and recharging underground water supplies.
• By improving how we catch and keep rainwater and snowmelt, the bill aims to make sure farmers and families have a more reliable water supply when rainfall is low.
• The law requires the government to spread this money across several different states to ensure many different communities benefit from the improvements.

Impact Analysis

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