Sec. 3. Grants to support agricultural sustainability to reduce reliance on groundwater and reduce consumptive water use
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Section 9504(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10364(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)(J)— in clause (ii), by striking or at the end; in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: to reduce groundwater withdrawals and otherwise reduce consumptive water use to respond to drought. ; in paragraph (2)(B)— in clause (i), by striking and at the end; in clause (ii)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: for a project to carry out on an activity described in paragraph (1)(J)(iv)— a proposal to repurpose irrigated agricultural land for not less than 10 years to reduce consumptive water use, while providing community health, economic well-being, water supply, habitat, and climate resilience benefits, including— restoring upland habitat; restoring riparian habitat; creating pollinator habitat; restoring the connection of floodplains to stream or river channels; creating dedicated multi-benefit recharge areas; dry-land farming or planting nonirrigated cover crops; switching from irrigated agriculture to nonirrigated rangeland; creating park or community recreation areas; acquiring a conservation easement on land taken out of irrigated agricultural production to permanently protect any of the new uses; facilitation of renewable energy projects that have an overall greenhouse gas reduction; and reestablishment of Tribal land uses; and a demonstration of the manner in which the proposed activity would— reduce groundwater withdrawals or consumptive water use for not less than 10 years; and provide other measurable benefits to the environment or disadvantaged communities. ; and in paragraph (4)— by striking In providing and inserting the following:
In providing ; and by adding at the end the following: For purposes of evaluating applications for grants described in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), the Secretary shall give priority to applications for proposals that provide direct benefits to disadvantaged communities. .
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Grants to support agricultural sustainability to reduce reliance on groundwater and reduce consumptive water use
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