Water and Power Legislative Hearing

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
   Water and Power Subcommittee
366 Dirksen

02/24/2026 at 10:30AM

The purpose of the subcommittee hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills:

Legislation:

  • S. 1034, Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act
  • S. 1242, Watershed Results Act
  • S. 2437, Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
  • S. 2753, Urban Canal Modernization Act
  • S. 3409, Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act
  • S. 3500, Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
  • S. 3518, FLOWS Act
  • S. 3635, Fort Peck Water System Reauthorization Act
  • S. 3684, Water Power Research and Development Reauthorization Act
  • S. 3693, Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act
  • S. 3723, A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System, and for other purposes.
  • S. 3725, A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to expand the capacity and reach of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. (doing business as “Lewis & Clark Regional Water System”), in the States of Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota.
  • S. 3732, A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to authorize assistance under the storage program, and for other purposes.
  • S. 3736, A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System service area in the States of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota, and for other purposes.
  • S. 3737, A bill to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to provide financial and technical assistance to eligible entities for the conduct of innovative approaches to voluntary water partnership agreements among multiple water users and projects conducted by individual agricultural entities, and for other purposes.
  • S. 3738, A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the large-scale water recycling and reuse program, to establish a Water Conveyance Improvement Program, and for other purposes.
  • S. 3743, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, and for other purposes.
  • S. 3792, A bill to provide for the establishment of a Water Project Navigators Program, and for other purposes.