Critical Water Supplies for Resilient Communities Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5834 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5834 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes to the program authorizing grants for alternative water source projects, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 24, 2025 Ms. Wilson of Florida 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 make changes to the program authorizing grants for alternative water source projects, 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 ``Critical Water Supplies for Resilient Communities Act''. SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE PROJECTS. Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot program'' and inserting ``grants''; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``treatment or''; and (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) Critical water supply needs.--The term `critical water supply needs' means existing or reasonably anticipated future water supply needs that are identified in a plan or assessment, developed with public engagement, for-- ``(A) comprehensive local, statewide, or regional water supply; or ``(B) local or regional drought resiliency.''; (3) in subsection (c)-- (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Establishment'' and inserting ``Authority''; and (B) by striking ``establish a pilot program to''; (4) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following: ``(h) Reports.--On the date on which the bu