Senator Blunt Rochester introduced the Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act to extend and expand the program, aiming to improve water quality and support economic activities in the region.
Introduce legislation to reauthorize and expand the Delaware River Basin Conservation Program to improve water quality and support economic activities in the region.
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Evidence
Sponsors Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE). Full title: "To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other purposes." Short title: "Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2026."
"yesterday introduced the Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act." The release says the bill "reauthorizes the Delaware River Basin Conservation Program" and "expand[s] it"; the one-pager says it extends authorization through 2033 and expands the basin definition to include Maryland.
Assessments
The promise was specifically to introduce legislation to reauthorize and expand the Delaware River Basin Conservation Program. In the 119th Congress, while serving in federal office, Lisa Blunt Rochester introduced S. 4102, the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2026. The bill record and Senate release indicate it would reauthorize the program and expand its scope, matching the promised action. Because the promised outcome was introduction of legislation rather than enactment, this counts as delivered in the same term.