Sec. 1113. ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEM
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## SEC. 1113 ACEQUIAS IRRIGATION SYSTEM ###
(a)####
(1)The Congress finds that the irrigation ditch systems in New Mexico, known as the Acequia systems, date from the eighteenth century, and that these early engineering works have significance in the settlement and development of the western portion of the United States. ####
(2)The Congress, therefore, declares that the restoration and preservation of the Acequia systems has cultural and historic values to the region. ###
(b)Authorization The Secretary shall carry out, without regard to economic analysis, such measures as are necessary to protect and restore the river diversion structures and associated channels attendant to the operations of the community ditch and Acequia systems in New Mexico that— ####
(1)are declared to be a political subdivision of the State; or ####
(2)belong to an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)). ###
(c)Inclusions The measures described in subsection
(b)shall, to the maximum extent practicable— ####
(1)ensure greater resiliency of diversion structures, including to flow variations, prolonged drought conditions, invasive plant species, and threats from changing hydrological and climatic conditions; or ####
(2)support research, development, and training for innovative management solutions, including those for controlling invasive aquatic plants that affect acequias. ###
(d)Cost Sharing ####
(1)In general The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out the measures described in subsection (b), including study costs, shall be 25 percent, except that in the case of a measure benefitting an economically disadvantaged community (as defined by the Secretary under section 160 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note)), including economically disadvantaged communities located in urban and rural areas, the Federal share of the cost of carrying out such measure shall be 90 percent. ####
(2)Pre-design planning costs Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Federal share of pre-design planning costs under this section shall be 100 percent. ###
(e)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the measures described in subsection
(b)$90,000,000. ###
(f)Public Entity Status ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall consider the historic Acequia systems (community ditches) of the southwestern United States as public entities, if these systems are chartered by the respective State laws as political subdivisions of that State or belong to an Indian Tribe within the State of New Mexico. ####
(2)Effect The public entity status provided under paragraph
(1)shall allow the officials of the Acequia systems described in such paragraph to enter into agreements and serve as local sponsors of water-related projects of the Secretary. * * * * * * *
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