Watershed Results Act
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Mar 17, 2026
What it does
The Watershed Results Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to select up to five watershed partners—such as states, tribes, irrigation districts, or NGOs—to develop and implement watershed outcomes projects in Reclamation States using advance watershed analytics to identify and fund cost-effective conservation activities. These projects must achieve measurable outcomes like increased water supply, improved aquatic habitat, or better water quality, and will be supported through pay-for-performance contracts where partners receive financial assistance for verified results. The Act limits federal funding to 75% of project costs, requires public disclosure of outcome price tables and…
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