A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · April 2, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 1257 amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expand funding eligibility for water infrastructure projects known as Carey Act dams—historic dams built under an 1894 federal law that helped develop water resources in western states. The bill allows the Secretary of the Interior to use previously designated infrastructure funds to rehabilitate, reconstruct, or replace these aging dams once other eligible projects have been fully funded. This change affects western water districts and irrigation communities that rely on these older dam structures for water management and agricultural supply. The legislation does not specify new funding amounts but rather redirects existing Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act dollars to these additional projects as other priorities are completed. The bill was introduced in April 2025 by Senators from Idaho and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for consideration.
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