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Committee hears bill to broaden and speed water-conservation grants, reduce grant-match requirement
Summary
On April 24, 2025, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire heard testimony on House Bill 3364A, which would revise the Water Conservation, Reuse and Storage Program and the Water Supply Development Account to broaden eligible uses and streamline grant administration.
On April 24, 2025, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire held a public hearing on House Bill 3364A, which would revise the Water Conservation, Reuse and Storage Program and the Water Supply Development Account administered by the Water Resources Department.
House sponsors and witnesses told the committee the bill seeks to make the grant programs quicker and easier for applicants while providing the department better tools to evaluate and prioritize projects. Representative Ken Helm provided legislative history of the program and Representative Mark Owens described recent appropriations and the program's role in leveraging federal and other funds. Rep. Owens told the committee the program has distributed roughly $95.8 million since 2016 and that the Legislature has appropriated amounts in multiple packages (including a $15 million allocation in 2019-20…
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