Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 1760

119th Congress

Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:May 14, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Catherine Cortez Masto

D - NV

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary

This bill restores eligibility for certain water infrastructure projects under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. WIFIA provides low-interest federal loans for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, and this legislation addresses eligibility criteria that may have excluded deserving projects from accessing this financing.

Latest Action

Held at the desk.

Introduced5/14/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

ChamberSenate

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Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act of 2025

This bill restores eligibility for certain water infrastructure projects under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. WIFIA provides low-interest federal loans for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, and this legislation

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This bill restores eligibility for certain water infrastructure projects under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. WIFIA provides low-interest federal loans for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, and this legislation addresses eligibility criteria that may have excluded deserving projects from accessing this financing.

Bill Number: 1760
Introduced: 5/14/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Policy Area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Fact Sheet

Title: Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act of 2025
Bill Number: 1760
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Introduced: 5/14/2025
Summary: This bill restores eligibility for certain water infrastructure projects under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. WIFIA provides low-interest federal loans for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, and this legislation addresses eligibility criteria that may

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill restores eligibility for certain water infrastructure projects under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. WIFIA provides low-interest federal loans for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, and this legislation addresses eligibility criteria that may have excluded deserving projects from accessing this financing.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Apex Area Technical Corrections ActThis bill makes amendments to the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989, which provided Clark County, Nevada, with the option to acquire certain federal land referred to as the Apex Site for use as sites for industries that generate hazardous materials (including the Kerr-McGee site).The Department of the Interior must grant utility and transportation rights-of-way to the city of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association for the connection of existing electric power, water, natural gas, telephone, railroad, and highway facilities to the Kerr-McGee site and the other lands conveyed in accordance with this bill.Interior must also grant to the city of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Owners Association such rights-of-way on public lands as may be necessary to support the development as a heavy use industrial zone of some or all of the lands authorized for sale by Interior within the Apex Site that lie outside the boundaries of the Kerr-McGee site.Transfers by the United States of any additional lands or interests in lands within the Apex Site or rights-of-way issued pursuant to this bill must be conditioned upon compliance with applicable federal land laws.The withdrawal of the lands within the Apex Site must continue in perpetuity for all of the transferred lands.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Restores WIFIA eligibility for water infrastructure projects
Expands access to low-interest federal water infrastructure loans
Addresses eligibility gaps in current WIFIA program
Supports water and wastewater system improvements
Helps communities finance critical water infrastructure

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

For water utilities: Restored access to favorable federal financing for infrastructure projects. For communities: More options to fund needed water and wastewater improvements. For ratepayers: Lower borrowing costs mean more affordable infrastructure investments. For environment: Accelerated investment in water quality and treatment infrastructure.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Subjects

Building construction

Intergovernmental relations

Land transfers

Licensing and registrations

Nevada

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1760, 119th Congress (2025). "Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-1760

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