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House committee advances bill to streamline state funding for reservoir projects

House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Standing Committee · February 2, 2026
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Summary

HB 349 would create a qualification process so reservoir projects that meet regional or state benefit and readiness criteria can access state funds; the committee recommended it favorably after stakeholder testimony supporting inclusion of groundwater recharge projects.

Representative Brooks presented HB 349 as a bill to organize the process for securing state funding for reservoir and storage projects: projects need a local sponsor (usually a water district), appropriate water rights, evidence of regional or state benefit and a plan showing the project can be ready to build within five years. Brooks said the…

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