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House Bill 4356
118th Congress(2023-2024)
WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act
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Introduced in House on Jun 23, 2023
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H. R. 4356 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4356


To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 23, 2023

Ms. Stansbury (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Davids of Kansas, and Mr. Costa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

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

SEC. 2. 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 contribution of the non-Federal share would result in a financial hardship for the Indian tribe.”.