H.R. 635 · 119th Congress
WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
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This bill allows the Department of the Interior to reduce or waive the nonfederal cost share of certain grants and agreements for assisting Indian tribes in planning, designing, or constructing any water management improvement or carrying out any water-related activity if Interior determines that paying the cost share would result in a financial hardship…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 22, 2025
WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
This bill allows the Department of the Interior to reduce or waive the nonfederal cost share of certain grants and agreements for assisting Indian tribes in planning, designing, or constructing any water management improvement or carrying out any water-related activity if Interior determines that paying the cost share would result in a financial hardship for the tribe.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
Latest action (Jan 22, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 22, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.