Rio Grande Environmental Management Program, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas

Section 5056 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1213) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking all that follows construction and inserting and design of water resource protection and restoration projects; and; (2) by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting: (2) Use of existing information In carrying out the program authorized by paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall consider data and analyses developed under paragraph (1)(B) and any relevant Federal, State, and local water resource planning efforts in the Rio Grande Basin. (3) Projects In carrying out the program authorized by paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall include projects for— (A) drought, wildfire, flooding, and other natural disaster resiliency mitigation, including through the use of measures utilizing a natural feature or nature-based feature (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a)); (B) the protection and restoration of fish and wildlife habitat; (C) addressing the impacts of excess sedimentation and salinity on surface and groundwater availability; (D) improvements or rehabilitation of water-resources related infrastructure; (E) the prevention and control of the spread of aquatic invasive species; and (F) other water resource protection and restoration activities determined appropriate by the Secretary.; (3) in subsection (f), by striking $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2029 and inserting $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030; and (4) by inserting at the end the following: (g) Reports Not later than December 31, 2027, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) contains an evaluation of the program carried out under subsection (b)(1)(A), including a description of all projects carried out under such program; (2) contains a description of future projects planned to be carried out under such program; (3) provides updates of a systemic habitat needs assessment and an assessment of needs for other related purposes in the Rio Grande Basin, including flood damage reduction, wildfire risk mitigation, and drought mitigation; and (4) identifies any needed adjustments in the authorization of such program..

Section 5056 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1213) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking construction and all that follows through enhancement and inserting construction, and design of water resource protection and restoration projects; and (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Use of existing information In carrying out the program authorized by paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall consider data and analyses developed under paragraph (1)(B) and any relevant Federal, State, and local water resource planning efforts in the Rio Grande Basin. (3) Projects In carrying out the program authorized by paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall include projects for— (A) drought, wildfire, flooding, and other natural disaster resiliency mitigation, including through the use of measures utilizing a natural feature or nature-based feature (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (33 U.S.C. 2289a)); (B) the protection and restoration of fish and wildlife habitat; (C) addressing the impacts of excess sedimentation and salinity on surface and groundwater availability; (D) improvements or rehabilitation of water-resources related infrastructure; (E) the prevention and control of the spread of aquatic invasive species; and (F) other water resource protection and restoration activities determined appropriate by the Secretary.; (2) in subsection (f), by striking $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2029 and inserting $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (g) Reports Not later than December 31, 2027, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) contains an evaluation of the program carried out under subsection (b)(1)(A), including a description of all projects carried out under such program; (2) contains a description of future projects planned to be carried out under such program; (3) provides updates of a systemic habitat needs assessment and an assessment of needs for other related purposes in the Rio Grande Basin, including flood damage reduction, wildfire risk mitigation, and drought mitigation; and (4) identifies any needed adjustments in the authorization of such program..