Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2026

This bill changes how the Environmental Protection Agency divides federal clean water funding among the states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. After setting aside money for Buy American oversight, Indian tribes (2 percent), and U.S. territories (1.5 percent), the agency would split the rest: 60 percent based on each state's water infrastructure needs from a federal survey, 20 percent based on population, and 20 percent based on the share of people at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. For the first four years, a state's allotment could not rise more than 200 percent or fall more than 25 percent from the prior year. The bill also lets states use up to 0.5 percent of certain grant funds to help with the needs survey, and it does not change funds provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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Sponsors

• Rick Scott Republican sponsor
• 7 cosponsors