S. 4041, the Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, advanced out of committee on July 29, 2026.
S. 4041 — Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Ac…
What it does
This bill reauthorizes and expands the Cooperative Watershed Management Program, a federal grant program that funds collaborative water management projects. It increases grant amounts from $100,000 to $150,000 annually, explicitly includes Indian tribes as eligible participants, adds drought and wildfire response as qualifying criteria, allows multi-year grant extensions, and authorizes $40 million per year through 2031. The bill makes the program more accessible by allowing continuous enrollment and multiple application windows per year.
Quorum's transparency scan found no buried provisions in Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026.
What happens next
S. 4041 advanced out of committee. Next stop: a floor vote.
Who is behind it
Filed by Steve Daines. Cosponsored by John Hickenlooper and Mark Kelly.