119 S4120 IS: Community Water Project Acceleration Act U.S. Senate 2026-03-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4120IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 17, 2026Mr. Kelly (for himself and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksA BILLTo designate certain categorical exclusions for water resources development projects, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Community Water Project Acceleration Act.

2.

Categorical exclusions

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall designate as an action categorically excluded from the requirements relating to environmental assessments or environmental impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) any water resources development project—(1)carried out under—(A)a continuing authority program (as defined in section 7001(c)(1)(D) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d(c)(1)(D))); or(B)an environmental infrastructure assistance program;(2)for which the construction work will be performed by the non-Federal sponsor; and(3)(A)the Federal share of the cost of which is less than $6,000,000; or(B)the Federal share of the cost of which is less than 15 percent and the total project cost of which is not more than $35,000,000.(b)

Regulations

Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall promulgate regulations to carry out subsection (a).