Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2024”.
Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2024
A BILL
To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Delaware river basin conservation reauthorization
Findings— Section 3501(2) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1771) is amended by inserting “Maryland,” after “Delaware,”.
Definitions of basin and basin state— Section 3502 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1773) is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking “4-State” and inserting “5-State”; and
by inserting “Maryland,” after “Delaware,”; and
in paragraph (2), by inserting “Maryland,” after “Delaware,”.
Priority and limitation— Section 3504 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Priority—In selecting a project to be funded under the grant program, the Secretary may give priority to a project that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged community.
“(e) Limitation—The Secretary may not provide a grant under the grant program to a Federal-State commission.”
Sunset— Section 3507 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1775) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2030”.