117 HR 6238 IH: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-12-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6238IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 9, 2021Ms. Stansbury (for herself, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Cole, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Costa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act.

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Water management improvement

Section 9504(a)(3)(E)(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(a)(3)(E)(i)) is amended—(1)in subclause (I), by striking subclause (II) and inserting subclauses (II) and (III); and(2)after subclause (II), by inserting the following:(III)

Waiver; reduction

With respect to a grant or other agreement entered into under paragraph (1) between the Secretary and an Indian tribe, the Secretary may reduce or waive the non-Federal share (and increase the Federal share accordingly) of the cost of any infrastructure improvement or activity that is the subject of that grant or other agreement if the Secretary determines that the Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds to pay such cost share..