$1,000,000,000 goes to restoring and enlarging existing water works
What the document says“there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, for fiscal year 2025, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2034”
The section appropriates $1,000,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, for fiscal year 2025, available through September 30, 2034, for construction and associated activities that restore or increase the capacity or use of existing conveyance facilities built by the Bureau of Reclamation, or that increase the capacity of existing Bureau surface water storage facilities, in a manner the Secretary determines.
What the document actually says“there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, for fiscal year 2025, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2034”
One billion dollars goes to the water agency. It is for fiscal year 2025. It can be spent through September 30, 2034.
It pays to fix up canals the agency built. It also pays to make reservoirs hold more. New sites are not covered.
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