Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
The Western Tribal Water Act updates the 2018 Water Infrastructure law to keep the Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program alive and to direct new money toward water projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin. It earmarks $60 million for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028 and allows ten additional projects in that basin, including a $50 million effort by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. The goal is to improve drinking‑water reliability for western tribes facing infrastructure shortfalls.
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