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Senate updates water sector program language, bill passes
Summary
Senator Reese said SB 324 makes targeted updates to the longstanding water sector grant program—deleting outdated references, clarifying scope and enforcement, and tightening eligibility rules; the Senate passed the bill with unanimous recorded votes.
Senate Bill 324 was presented as an update to the existing water sector program that funds critical water infrastructure projects. "These are just some updates to the ongoing water sector program," Senator Reese said, explaining the bill deletes outdated references, clarifies the commission's authority to approve scope changes, updates emergency subfund language, and sets standards for rescinding grants for noncompliance.
The sponsor said the changes also clarify which projects qualify as critical infrastructure and add ineligibility language for entities that fail to comply with rate studies. The bill was moved for final passage and recorded as passed by the Senate with the clerk announcing 31 ayes and 0 nays.
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