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This bill extends the EPA clean water resilience program authorization through FY2027–FY2031, preserving eligibility and agency oversight for communities and water systems, but it does not guarantee funding or programmatic improvements — leaving outcomes dependent on future appropriations and policy choices.
Local and state water systems (municipalities, utilities) retain eligibility for EPA Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program grants and technical assistance through FY2027–FY2031, preserving opportunities to fund resilience upgrades to aging drinking water infrastructure.
Communities served by midsize and large water systems — including urban and rural populations and critical facilities like hospitals — continue to have program support that can reduce contamination risks and improve drinking-water safety over 2027–2031.
Low-income and overburdened communities remain eligible for targeted assistance under the program, supporting environmental justice goals and access to safer water service.
The extension only renews statutory authorization through FY2027–FY2031 and does not guarantee appropriations or programmatic changes — actual grant funding and improvements depend on future congressional appropriations and priorities, creating material uncertainty.
If Congress does not appropriate funds for FY2027–FY2031, eligible projects will lack federal grant support during that window, risking delayed or abandoned infrastructure upgrades — a particular concern for resource-constrained and rural communities.
Shifting the statutory authorization window creates a gap in the original coverage period (FY2022–FY2026), which could produce planning or legal uncertainty for entities that relied on the prior authorization dates.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Shifts the statutory five-year authorization windows for specified EPA clean water and drinking water resilience grant programs from FY2022–2026 to FY2027–2031.
Introduced January 7, 2026 by Lisa Blunt Rochester · Last progress January 7, 2026
Extends existing five-year authorization windows for several EPA grant programs that support clean water and drinking water resilience and sustainability. Specifically, it moves the authorized periods for one Clean Water Act program and two Safe Drinking Water Act programs forward from fiscal years 2022–2026 to fiscal years 2027–2031 so those programs remain eligible for congressional appropriation in the later window. The bill does not change program substance, funding levels, or grant rules; it only updates the statutory authorization timeframe, allowing the EPA to continue administering those grant programs subject to future appropriations during the new five-year period.