What does Preamble of Community Water Project Acceleration Act do?

This bill is formally titled 'A bill to designate certain categorical exclusions for water resources development projects, and for other purposes.'

What does SHORT TITLE. of Community Water Project Acceleration Act do?

This bill is formally titled the Community Water Project Acceleration Act.

What does CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS. of Community Water Project Acceleration Act do?

This section establishes categorical exclusions from environmental assessments and impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The Secretary of the Army must designate water resources development projects as categorically excluded within 180 days of the Act's enactment. Projects eligible for categorical exclusion are those carried out under specific continuing authority programs or environmental infrastructure assistance programs. Construction work must be performed by the non-Federal sponsor for these projects. Projects qualify if their Federal cost share is less than $6,000,000 or if the Federal share is less than 15% and the total project cost is not more than $35,000,000. The Secretary of the Army must promulgate regulations to implement this section within 150 days of the Act's enactment.

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Community Water Project Acceleration Act

Last updated: 3/17/2026 · Introduced: 3/17/2026

Author: Mark Kelly (D-AZ)

TL;DR (AI)

This bill streamlines environmental reviews for certain water resources development projects by designating them as categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act.
It allows the Secretary of the Army to designate eligible projects for categorical exclusion if their federal cost share is less than $6,000,000 or meets specific percentage and cost thresholds.
Construction for these projects must be performed by non-federal sponsors to qualify for the expedited environmental review process.

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