GLRI Act of 2025

Summary

Adds a new five‑year authorization of $500 million per year for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 by amending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. One section of the bill provides the Act’s short title; the operative change is the newly authorized annual funding level and a minor punctuation adjustment to the existing statute to allow the insertion. The amendment does not change other statutory program rules or add new requirements for recipients; it simply places the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative on the statute’s funding list with a specified annual authorization amount for the stated fiscal years.

• Authorizes $500 million each year for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for FY2027–FY2031.
• Implements the change by amending 33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)(J)(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
• Does not appropriate funds; it creates an authorization level that must be funded in future appropriations acts.
• Contains only a minor punctuation change to existing statutory language to permit the new subclause insertion.
• Does not alter programmatic rules, eligibility, or reporting requirements for GLRI grants.
• Total authorized amount across five years would be up to $2.5 billion if fully appropriated.
• One section of the bill provides the Act’s short title; the substantive change is limited to the funding authorization.