West Virginia Rural Water Infrastructure and Watershed Resilience Act

This bill establishes a competitive Rural Water Infrastructure Grant Program within the appropriate state agency to provide matching grants to eligible municipalities, public service districts, and regional water authorities for repairing or replacing aging drinking-water and wastewater systems, improving watershed protection, and restoring infrastructure damaged by flooding or industrial decline. Priority shall be given to projects serving financially distressed or rural communities, protecting public health, reducing water loss and pollution, and demonstrating local or regional coordination. The program shall be funded through legislative appropriations and administered under transparent application, reporting, and audit requirements.