This bill, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025, would reauthorize funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by amending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The amendment adds a new funding line of $500,000,000 for each fiscal year 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, and 2031.
The bill would provide federal funding specifically for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for five fiscal years (2027–2031). The text provided does not say which projects, states, or organizations would receive money, nor does it list specific activities that would be funded. No publicly available information on direct local effects is included in the provided material.
The bill specifies $500,000,000 per fiscal year for five years. That equals $2,500,000,000 in total authorized funding across fiscal years 2027–2031. No publicly available information in the provided text describes offsets, how the funds will be appropriated, or the net budgetary impact.
Sponsors listed in the provided material are Senators Gary Peters, Todd Young, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Moreno, Tammy Baldwin, Jon Husted, Richard Durbin, Tina Smith, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Fetterman, Elissa Slotkin, Charles Schumer, and Tammy Duckworth. No publicly available statements of support or detailed arguments are included in the provided text.
No publicly available information on opposition or objections is included in the provided material.