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Jan 13, 2025
Policy Area:
Water Resources Development
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Nov 12, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
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Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2025
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<p><strong>Every Drop Counts Act</strong></p><p>This bill expands the Bureau of Reclamation's Small Storage Program, which is a grant program for small surface water or groundwater storage projects in certain western states.</p><p>First, the bill expands the types of projects that are eligible for grants under the program. Specifically, the bill makes a project eligible for a grant if the project (1) has water storage capacity of recharges no less than 200 acre-feet and no more than 150,000 acre-feet on an average annual basis over the life of the project for storage or use; and (2) increases groundwater aquifer storage, conveys water to or recovers water from groundwater storage, and stabilizes groundwater levels.</p><p>Next, it extends Reclamation's authority to carry out the grant program for another five years.</p>
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in House
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Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in House
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Jan 13, 2025
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Water Resources Development
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Water resources funding
Water storage
Cosponsors (6)
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Jul 21, 2025
Jul 21, 2025
(R-PA)
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
(D-CA)
Jan 15, 2025
Jan 15, 2025
(D-CA)
Jan 15, 2025
Jan 15, 2025
(R-ID)
Jan 13, 2025
Jan 13, 2025
(R-CA)
Jan 13, 2025
Jan 13, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 13, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:02 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 338 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 338
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to increase surface
water and groundwater storage, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 13, 2025
Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to increase surface
water and groundwater storage, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 338 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 338
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to increase surface
water and groundwater storage, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 13, 2025
Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Fulcher, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to increase surface
water and groundwater storage, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Every Drop Counts Act''.
SEC. 2.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph
(B) of
section 40903
(b)
(1) of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.
(b)
(1) of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 3203
(b)
(1)
(B) ) is
amended to read as follows:
``
(B) Eligible projects.--The following projects
shall be eligible for consideration for a grant under
this section:
``
(i) General acre-feet capacity.--A
project that--
``
(I) has water storage capacity of
not less than 200 acre-feet and not
more than 30,000 acre-feet; and
``
(II) (aa) increases surface water
or groundwater storage; or
``
(bb) conveys water, directly or
indirectly, to or from surface water or
groundwater storage.
``
(ii) Average annual project life acre-
feet capacity.--A project that--
``
(I) has water storage capacity of
recharges not less than 200 acre-feet
and not more than 150,000 acre-feet on
an average annual basis over the life
of the project for storage or use; and
``
(II) (aa) increases groundwater
aquifer storage;
``
(bb) conveys water, directly or
indirectly, to or recovers water from
groundwater storage;
``
(cc) both increases groundwater
aquifer storage and conveys water,
directly or indirectly, to or recovers
water from groundwater storage; and
``
(dd) stabilizes groundwater
levels.''.
(b) Authority.--
Section 40903
(e) of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (43 U.
(e) of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 3203
(e) ) is amended by striking ``5'' and
inserting ``10''.
SEC. 3.
Nothing in the amendment made by
section 2 shall be construed--
(1) to supersede or in any manner affect or conflict with
State water law, Federal water law, interstate compacts, or
treaty obligations;
(2) to authorize any acquisition of water by the Federal
Government; or
(3) to supersede or infringe on any water rights.
(1) to supersede or in any manner affect or conflict with
State water law, Federal water law, interstate compacts, or
treaty obligations;
(2) to authorize any acquisition of water by the Federal
Government; or
(3) to supersede or infringe on any water rights.
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