Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 2160

119th Congress

Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jun 25, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Gary C. Peters

Senator

Democratic

MI

Cosponsors

2

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Water Resources Development

Summary

This bill would expand the Bureau of Reclamation's responsibility to maintain and repair aging irrigation and water infrastructure in the western United States, specifically focusing on urban canals that could pose a risk to public safety if they fail. The bill would provide federal funding to cover 35% of the cost of this critical maintenance work.

Latest Action

Held at the desk.

SponsorGary C. Peters (D-MI)

Introduced6/25/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

ChamberSenate

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Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025

This bill would expand the Bureau of Reclamation's responsibility to maintain and repair aging irrigation and water infrastructure in the western United States, specifically focusing on urban canals that could pose a risk to public safety if they fail. The bil

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This bill would expand the Bureau of Reclamation's responsibility to maintain and repair aging irrigation and water infrastructure in the western United States, specifically focusing on urban canals that could pose a risk to public safety if they fail. The bill would provide federal funding to cover 35% of the cost of this critical maintenance work.

Bill Number: 2160
Sponsor: Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
Introduced: 6/25/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Policy Area: Water Resources Development

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Title: Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025
Bill Number: 2160
Sponsor: Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced: 6/25/2025
Summary: This bill would expand the Bureau of Reclamation's responsibility to maintain and repair aging irrigation and water infrastructure in the western United States, specifically focusing on urban canals that could pose a risk to public safety if they fail. The bill would provide federal funding to cover

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would expand the Bureau of Reclamation's responsibility to maintain and repair aging irrigation and water infrastructure in the western United States, specifically focusing on urban canals that could pose a risk to public safety if they fail. The bill would provide federal funding to cover 35% of the cost of this critical maintenance work.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Urban Canal Modernization ActThis bill expands the Bureau of Reclamation's responsibility under the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to address aging irrigation and water resources infrastructure in western states to include additional work for urban canals of concern.Specifically, the bill directs Reclamation or the operating entity of a transferred work (i.e., infrastructure owned by Reclamation, but maintained by a nonfederal entity) to carry out any necessary extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern, which are certain transferred works the failure of which would result in loss of life and property in the vicinity of the canal.Reclamation must also provide federal funds to transferred works on a nonreimbursable basis sufficient to cover 35% of the cost of extraordinary operation and maintenance work for (1) urban canals of concern, and (2) certain project facilities which are in proximity to urbanized areas and which could pose a risk to public safety or property if the facilities failed.The bill further specifies that any reimbursable funds provided under the bill must be considered a nonfederal source of funds for purposes of federal grant cost-sharing requirements.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Expands the Bureau of Reclamation's responsibility to maintain aging water infrastructure in the western U.S., including urban canals
Requires Reclamation to provide 35% of the funding for extraordinary maintenance and repair work on urban canals and other facilities near urban areas that could pose a public safety risk
Allows the reimbursable funds provided under the bill to count as non-federal sources for federal grant cost-sharing requirements

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would directly benefit communities in the western U.S. that rely on aging urban canal systems for water management and flood control. The federal funding would help ensure these critical pieces of infrastructure are properly maintained and repaired, reducing the risk of catastrophic failures that could endanger lives and property. This would particularly impact low-income and underserved urban populations that are most vulnerable to the effects of canal failures.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Water Resources Development

Related Subjects

Dams and canals

Emergency planning and evacuation

Urban and suburban affairs and development

Water resources funding

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2160, 119th Congress (2025). "Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2160

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