Water Power Research and Development Reauthorization Act

This bill updates the federal water power research program run by the Department of Energy under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. It authorizes $300 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, including $200 million for marine energy and $100 million for hydropower research. It adds new research areas, such as hydropower cybersecurity, invasive species impacts on equipment, marine energy for arctic conditions, and U.S. manufacturing of marine energy parts. It also requires the Department to seek and make awards at least once per fiscal year, changes the strategic plan from annual to every two years, and requires briefings to Congress at least every two years.

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Sponsors

• Lisa Murkowski Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors