Sec. 201 Emergency watershed protection program
Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “In evaluating landowner and land user applications for assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give priority consideration to applications submitted by landowners and land users for runoff retardation and soil-erosion preventive measures needed to remediate the effects of catastrophic wildfire on Federal land that is the source of drinking water for the landowners and land users.”.