Sec. 3. Drought resiliency
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Section 6001(7) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 1015(7) ) is amended— in subparagraph (D), by striking or at the end; by redesignating subparagraph
(E)as subparagraph (F); and by inserting after subparagraph
(D)the following: provides for the conduct of emergency drought planning; or . Section 6002(c)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 1015a(c)(2)(A) ) is amended by inserting or emergency drought plan after restoration plan each place it appears. Financial assistance may be made available under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. ) for eligible water projects to assist Western States and Tribal governments to address drought-related impacts to water supplies or any other immediate water-related crisis or conflict, including through voluntary, temporary, and compensated programs to reduce water demands for the purpose of increasing water available in a system or reducing water supply-demand imbalances. Financial assistance may be made available under this paragraph to organizations and entities that are— engaged in collaborative processes to restore the environment; or part of a basin-wide solution for restoration. Assistance under subparagraph
(A)may include a range of projects, including— the installation of pumps, temporary barriers, or operable gates for water diversion and fish protection; the installation of drought-relief groundwater wells for Indian Tribes and in wildlife refuges and other environmentally sensitive areas requiring emergency surface water flow augmentation; the acquisition or assistance in the acquisition of water from willing sellers, including on a voluntary, temporary, and compensated basis, to enhance stream flow for the benefit of fish and wildlife (including endangered species), water quality, river ecosystem restoration, and other beneficial purposes; agricultural and urban conservation and efficiency projects; exchanges with any water district willing to provide water to meet the emergency water needs of other water districts in return for the delivery of equivalent quantities of water later that year or in future years; emergency pumping projects for critical health and safety purposes; activities to reduce water demand consistent with a comprehensive program for environmental restoration and settlement of water rights claims; and activities that protect, restore, or enhance fish and wildlife habitat or otherwise improve environmental conditions, including water quantity or quality concerns and improved fish passage. There is authorized to be appropriated to provide financial assistance under this paragraph not more than $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, of which not more than $20,000,000 shall be made available during that period for the conduct of actions authorized under title I of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2211 et seq. ) to benefit imperiled fish and wildlife. Section 104 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2214 ) is amended by striking subsection
(a)and inserting the following: The programs and authorities established under this title shall become operative in any Reclamation State and in the State of Hawaii only— after the Governor or Governors of the affected State or States, or the governing body of an affected Indian Tribe with respect to a reservation, has made a request for temporary drought assistance and the Secretary has determined that the temporary assistance is merited; after a drought emergency has been declared by the Governor or Governors of the affected State or States; or on approval of a drought contingency plan as provided in title II. . Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2214(c) ) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2031 .
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