Sponsor
Val Hoyle
Representative · D-OR
Representative · D-OR
The bill trades a multi‑year extension that increases opportunities and federal support for Columbia River Basin restoration (benefitting communities, tribes, and local partners) against higher potential federal costs and added administrative disruption and compliance burdens for project partners.
Local governments, tribal communities, utilities, and rural communities gain an extended FY2026–FY2030 program window to plan, apply for, and receive EPA‑authorized restoration grants and carry out restoration activities that were time‑limited under the prior 2020–2021 window.
Residents and users of the Columbia River Basin (including fishers and recreational users) stand to benefit from increased federal support for water quality, habitat restoration, and related public‑health and recreation improvements during 2026–2030.
Taxpayers could face additional federal spending to support restoration activities during 2026–2030 if the extension leads to new appropriations or funding commitments.
Local governments, utilities, and other project partners that planned around the original 2020–2021 deadlines may experience disruptions to budgets, project schedules, or expectations and will need administrative adjustments.
Some project applicants could face increased administrative and compliance burdens (e.g., updated application or reporting requirements) to meet the extended program timelines.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Changes a statutory date range, replacing "2020 and 2021" with "2026 through 2030," shifting the program window for Columbia River restoration authorities to FY2026–FY2030.
Official title: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Columbia River Basin Restoration program, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 23, 2025 by Val Hoyle · Last progress July 23, 2025
Amends an existing Columbia River Basin restoration provision by changing a statutory date range from "2020 and 2021" to "2026 through 2030," effectively extending or restarting the time window for activities tied to that provision. The change updates the authorized program period in law so that any time-limited authorizations, reporting, or funding triggers that depended on the original 2020–2021 dates now apply to FY2026–FY2030 instead.