BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
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Adopt Recommended Positions on Federal Legislation: H.R. 6229 (Schrier) - Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act of 2025; H.R. 6204 (Lee) - Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act; H.R. 5414 (Van Drew) - Dam Assessment and Mitigation Support (DAMS) Act; And Other Legislation That May Require Consideration by the Board.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
A. Adopt a Position of "Support" on H.R. 6229 (Schrier) - Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Amendments of 2025[ED1][BZ2];
B. Adopt a Position of "Support" on H.R. 6204 (Lee) - Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act; and
C. Adopt a Position of "Support and Amend" on H.R. 5414 (Van Drew) - Dam Assessment and Mitigation Support (DAMS) Act.
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SUMMARY:
A. H.R. 6229 (Schrier) - Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Amendments of 2025
Recommended Position: Support
Priority Recommendation: 1
This bipartisan bill would make several improvements to the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA) to expand its applicability. These changes include:
* Broadening WIFIA eligibility to local project sponsors that have federal projects. This includes state-led water storage projects, transferred works of the Bureau of Reclamation, and congressionally authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) projects.
* Authorizing the use of collaborative project delivery methods for WIFIA projects, allowing more flexibility and reducing the time and cost of the project.
* Allowing certain federal water infrastructure loans to have maturity dates of up to 55 years.
* Reauthorizing the Corps WIFIA program through FY2029. The Corps WIFIA program, known formally as the Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program, is administered through the Corps (as opposed to EPA) and currently funds non-federal dam rehabilitation ...
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