METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

FY2027 Energy and Water Appropriations: Support funding for Bureau of Reclamation programs including: CALFED, WIIN Storage projects, desalination, water recycling, large-scale water recycling, ecosystem restoration projects, water and energy efficiency grants, Colorado River Salinity Control Program, DOIs water conservation obligations under the DCP, and Safety of Dams program. Support funding for DOEs Moab Uranium Mill Tailing Remedial Action Project. FY2027 Interior-Environment Appropriations: Support funding for the USGS Water and Science Program, and a variety of programs at EPA including: Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, WIFIA, National Priorities Water Research Grant Program, and the Innovative Water Technologies Grant Program. Oppose Reclamations new selection criteria for WATERSMART program grants that awards points to applicants that agree to accept less than the maximum federal cost share allowed under law.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

H.R. 1871 (Huffman, D-CA)/S. 857 (Curtis, R-UT) Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1871, S. 857

ENV · Environment/Superfund

H.R. 1267 (Perez, D-WA): Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; H.R. 4733 (Sorenson, D-IL): Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act; S. 5368 (Schiff): Water Cyber Shield Act of 2026.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1267, H.R. 4733, S. 5368

HOM · Homeland Security

H.R. 2594 (Crawford, R-AR): Water Risk and Resilience Organization Establishment Act; S. 5368 (Schiff): Water Cyber Shield Act of 2026.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 2594, S. 5368

NAT · Natural Resources

H.R. 338 (Costa, D-CA): Every Drop Counts Act; H.R. 831 (Calvert, R-CA)/S. 291 (Padilla, D-CA): Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025; H.R. 1311 (Harder, D-CA): Stop the Tunnels Act; H.R. 1894 (Calvert, R-CA): Federally Integrated Species Health Act of the FISH Act; H.R. 3158 (Lee, D-NV)/S. 1570 (Cortez Masto (D-NV): Help Hoover Dam Act, H.R. 6204 (Lee, D-NV) / S.3693 (Cortez-Masto): Large Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act; S, 3737 (Padilla): Growing Resilient Operations from Water Saving and Municipal-Agricultural Reciprocally-beneficial Transactions Act or the GROW SMART Act; S.3738 (Padilla): Making Our communities Resilient through Enhancing Water for Agriculture, Technology, the Environment, and Residences Act or the MORE WATER Act; S. 5352 (Padilla): Desalination Reauthorization Act. Water supply conditions in California and Colorado River Basin.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 338, H.R. 831, S. 291, H.R. 1311, H.R. 1894, H.R. 3158, S. 1570, H.R. 6204, S.3693, S.3738, S. 5352

CAW · Clean Air and Water (quality)

S.350 (Padilla, D-CA): Wildfire Emergency Act of 2025; H.R.1459 (Crow, D-CO)/S.670 (Bennett, D-CO): Protect the West Act of 2025; H.R.2093(Calvert, R-CA): Federal Water Pollution Control Permitting Terms.

Literal federal measure citations: S.350, H.R.1459, S.670, H.R.2093