Extends authorization for several EPA water restoration programs through 2031, adds Mississippi Sound to the National Estuary Program, and bars funding to entities tied to foreign countries of concern.

• Extends authorization for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Long Island Sound, Columbia River Basin, National Estuary Program, and coastal recreation water monitoring programs through fiscal year 2031
• Adds Mississippi Sound, Mississippi to the coverage of the Pensacola and Perdido Bays estuary program and bars use of fiscal 2026 funds and certain fiscal 2027 funds for that addition unless fiscal 2027 national estuary appropriations exceed fiscal 2024 levels by at least $850,000
• Caps federal share of San Francisco Bay Restoration Program projects at 75 percent and requires at least 25 percent non-federal funding for projects run by non-federal entities
• Allows coastal recreation grants to identify specific contamination sources and broadens the legal definition of coastal recreation waters
• Bars federal funds under the covered Clean Water Act programs from going to entities based in or tied to foreign countries of concern or to projects conducted with them
• Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress within two years on EPA geographic programs, including management, outcomes, duplication, and ethics practices

• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
• Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
• Environment and Public Works Committee (Senate)

Environmental Protection