Central Valley Water Solution Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6641 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6641 To provide for financial and technical support of certain projects related to the Central Valley Project, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mr. Gray (for himself, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Harder of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for financial and technical support of certain projects related to the Central Valley Project, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Central Valley Water Solution Act''. SEC. 2. CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT WATER PROJECTS. (a) Projects Authorized.--The Secretary shall provide financial and technical assistance for the following projects in the State, and there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary the corresponding amounts in parentheses to carry out this section: (1) Westland Water District Recharge Basins ($85,000,000), for the purchase by the District on a willing seller basis of 1,800 acres of land along the Coalinga Canal to build recharge basins in prime areas with greater percolation rates and within the unconfined zone of the subbasin, retrofitting the Coalinga Canal's existing turnouts to improve the conveyance capacity to the recharge facilities, and the construction of terraced berms to retain water at the recharge sites to enhance percolation and eliminate runoff. (2) Westlands Water District Reverse Osmosis Treatment Plants and High-Capacity Shallow Aquifer Wells ($30,000,000), for constructing 2 reverse osmosis treatment plants and 8 high- capacity sha