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Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] · D–MI
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-24 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The bill would add a $20 million provision for water and wastewater infrastructure in Kent County, Michigan, to an existing federal law. Covered work would include managing stormwater and protecting surface water resources. This is a proposed change; the supplied evidence does not establish enactment or availability of the money.
Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3115) is amended by adding at the end the following: (599) Kent County, Michigan $20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and surface water resource protection, in Kent County, Michigan.
Section 1 would name the legislation the Kent County Environmental Infrastructure Act.
This Act may be cited as the Kent County Environmental Infrastructure Act.
Section 2 would append a new numbered entry to section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, specifying $20 million for infrastructure in Kent County. The entry identifies a location and eligible types of work rather than an individual project or named organization.
Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3115) is amended by adding at the end the following: (599) Kent County, Michigan $20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and surface water resource protection, in Kent County, Michigan.
The official-actions snapshot updated October 5, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 24, 2026. It does not establish what happened after that snapshot.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-05T12:50:44Z. 2026-09-24: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 2026-09-24: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-24. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish the contents of other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
Findings to examine
The text contains a geographically directed funding provision that warrants earmark scrutiny. This identifies a textual candidate, not confirmed formal earmark status or an actual appropriation.
The proposed entry specifies $20 million for water and wastewater infrastructure in Kent County, Michigan. It directs the stated amount to a particular place without describing a competitive or formula allocation in the entry itself; the underlying program rules are not supplied.
(599) Kent County, Michigan $20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and surface water resource protection, in Kent County, Michigan.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
Beyond the geographic funding provision reviewed under earmarks, no separate narrow exemption, carve-out, or preferential treatment was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version, not other versions or accompanying materials.
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