[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8461 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8461

To amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to reauthorize 
 the Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 23, 2026

  Mr. Hurd of Colorado (for himself and Ms. Pettersen) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
  and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to reauthorize 
 the Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Western Tribal Water Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Upper Colorado River Basin is home to several 
        Indian Tribes that face a variety of challenges for water 
        supply reliability, including over $100,000,000 in water 
        infrastructure needs;
            (2) the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in particular has a project 
        with an estimated cost of $50,000,000 to fix aging drinking 
        water delivery infrastructure in southwestern Colorado; and
            (3) the Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program under 
        section 2001 of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 
        (42 U.S.C. 300j-3c note; Public Law 115-270) helps Indian 
        Tribes in other drought-stricken basins across the Western 
        United States improve their drinking water supplies and other 
        water services.

SEC. 3. INDIAN RESERVATION DRINKING WATER PROGRAM.

    Section 2001 of the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (42 
U.S.C. 300j-3c note; Public Law 115-270) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) 10 eligible projects described in subsection 
                (b) that are within the Upper Colorado River Basin.''; 
                and
            (2) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 and 
        2028.''.
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