Doug LaMalfa Sacramento River Basin Water Security and Reliability Act of 2026

This bill extends the deadline for water storage projects to qualify under a federal water storage program from January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2041. It authorizes $500 million from fiscal years 2028 through 2037 for fish habitat restoration, fish passage, hatcheries, monitoring, and related work in the Sacramento River Basin, and allows the federal government to pay up to 50 percent of yearly operating costs tied to public benefits of state-led storage projects. It creates a federal committee to coordinate Sacramento River Basin habitat and water projects for 15 years. It also lets water contract holders keep money from temporary water transfers for drought, maintenance, and dam safety projects, with unused funds returned to the federal reclamation fund after 10 years.

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Sponsors

• James Gallagher Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors