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H. Rept. 119-566 1 (2026-03-20)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                        2d Session   J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            119-566







                                    LOCAL WATER PROTECTION ACT




                      MARCH  20, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                        of the Union and ordered to be printed




                           Mr. GRAVES,  from  the Committee   on Transportation  and
                                    Infrastructure, submitted  the following



                                               REPORT


                                             [To accompany H.R. 7376]


                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on  Transportation  and  Infrastructure, to  whom
                     was  referred the bill (H.R. 7376) to amend   the Federal Water   Pol-
                     lution Control   Act  to reauthorize  certain  programs   relating  to
                     nonpoint  source management, and for other purposes, having con-
                     sidered the  same,  reports  favorably thereon  without   amendment
                     and recommends that the bill   do pass.

                                                   CONTENTS
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                     Purpose of Legislation  .............................................................................................  2
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                     H earings ..................................................................................................................  2
                     Legislative  History  and  Consideration  ..................................................................  3
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  3
                     Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ..................  3
                     New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ......................................................  3
                     Congressional Budget Office   Cost Estimate   ..........................................................  3
                     Perform ance Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  4
                     Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  5
                     Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...         5
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  5
                     Preem ption Clarification  .........................................................................................  5
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  5
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  5
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  5
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 6


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