H.R. 9022

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

Sponsor: Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann · 0 cosponsors

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and several independent agencies.

The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for

  • Investigations,
  • Construction,
  • Mississippi River and Tributaries,
  • Operation and Maintenance,
  • the Regulatory Program,
  • Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies,
  • Expenses,
  • the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and
  • the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program.

The bill provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and the Bureau of Reclamation.

The bill provides appropriations to DOE for energy programs, including

  • Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation;
  • Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response;
  • Electricity;
  • Nuclear Energy;
  • Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy;
  • Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves;
  • the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
  • the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve;
  • the Energy Information Administration;
  • Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup;
  • the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund;
  • Science;
  • Nuclear Waste Disposal;
  • the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy;
  • the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program;
  • the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program;
  • the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program;
  • Indian Energy Policy and Programs;
  • Departmental Administration; and
  • the Office of the Inspector General.

The bill also provides appropriations to DOE for

  • Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration,
  • Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and
  • the Power Marketing Administrations.

The bill provides appropriations to several independent agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

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I CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

II DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

III DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Sec. 313.

(a) Of the amounts specified in subsection (c), $2,675,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, amounts provided in this Act under the heading Nuclear Energy that remain available until expended, and in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall only be available for the not more than two competitive awards for Generation 3+ small modular reactor deployment projects described in section 311(a)(1)(A) of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42), the two awards for demonstration projects made prior to the date of enactment of this Act under the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, as authorized under section 959A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279a), and Risk Reduction for Future Demonstrations, as described under the heading Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program in the explanatory statement accompanying division C of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94).

(b) Of the amounts provided in the second paragraph under the heading Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program, $100,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the funds specified in subsection (c).

(c) The funds specified in this subsection are the unobligated balances from amounts provided in title III of division J of Public Law 117–58, as follows:

(1) $594,613,407 of the amounts provided under the heading Energy Programs—Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account;

(2) $590,900,593 of the amounts provided under the heading Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;

(3) $439,486,000 of the amounts provided under the heading Energy Programs—Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations; and

(4) $1,150,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading Energy Programs—Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.

(d) Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Energy shall transmit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report that details the amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to this section: Provided, That such report shall be delineated by both source and destination by Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbol and statutory authority (including by subparagraph for funds specified in subsection (d)(4)).

(e) Amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to this section shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5.

IV INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

V GENERAL PROVISIONS