S. 4971 · Senate bill · 119th Congress

Western Water Infrastructure Fairness Act

Sponsored by Sen. Mark Kelly, Arizona with 1 co-sponsor

Introduced Jul 14, 2026

Referred to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Latest action Jul 14, 2026

SponsorSen. Mark Kelly, Arizona· 1 cosponsorSen. Ruben Gallego, Arizona

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Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Western Water Infrastructure Fairness Act”.

Sec. 2. Western rural water

Section 595(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 383) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by striking “The Federal share of” and inserting “Except as provided in subparagraph (F), the Federal share of”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(F) Exception.— The Federal share of the cost of a project under this section benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as defined pursuant to section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)) shall be 90 percent.”.

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