Requires the Interior Department's Bureau of Reclamation to run a grant program that funds staff positions helping communities and water agencies plan and build multi-benefit water projects, with federal spending under the Act capped at $15 million per fiscal year.

• Directs the Interior Secretary to establish the Water Project Navigators Program within 180 days of enactment, open to states, Tribes, acequias, land grant-mercedes, water suppliers, special districts, and certain nonprofits in eligible western states, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
• Lets grant recipients use navigators for grant writing, project management, feasibility and engineering work, and other needed activities for multi-benefit water projects that improve water supply, drought resilience, and ecosystems.
• Limits each grant or cooperative agreement to 3 years, with a possible extension of up to 2 more years, and caps the federal share at 75 percent, with the Secretary allowed to reduce or waive the local share for Tribes and disadvantaged communities facing financial hardship.
• Caps federal funds under the Act at $15 million in any one fiscal year and requires a report to Congress within 5 years on the program's benefits.

• Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
• Water and Power Subcommittee

Water Resources Development