LCBP Enhancements Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7560 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7560 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the selection of a fiscal agent for the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2026 Ms. Stefanik (for herself and Ms. Balint) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the selection of a fiscal agent for the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program, 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 ``Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program Enhancements Act of 2026'' or the ``LCBP Enhancements Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PATRICK LEAHY LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN PROGRAM. Section 120 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1270) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission'' and inserting ``fiscal agent''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(3) Fiscal agent.-- ``(A) In general.--The Steering Committee and the Administrator shall jointly select a qualified entity to serve as the fiscal agent for the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program. ``(B) Assessment.-- ``(i) In general.--Beginning as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the LCBP Enhancements Act of 2026, and as necessary but not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, the Steering Committee and the Administrator shall jointly assess the effectiveness of the fiscal agent and, i