Section 9504(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (
42 U.S.C. 10364(a)) is
amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “or carrying out any activity” after “any improvement”;
(B)
by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E);
(C)
by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (H) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively;
(D)
by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following:
“(A) to assist States and water users in complying with interstate compacts through temporary, voluntary, and compensated transactions that decrease consumptive water use at a regional or watershed scale;”
(E)
in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by striking “to prevent” and inserting “to achieve the prevention of”;
(F)
in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by striking “to accelerate” and inserting “to achieve the acceleration of”; and
(G)
in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated)—
(i)
by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
“(i) to increase ecological resilience to climate change, including by enhancing natural water recharge infrastructure within a floodplain or riparian wetland, by addressing climate-related impacts or vulnerability to the water supply of the United States;”
(ii)
in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(iii)
by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) to plan for or address the impacts of drought.”
(2)
by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) Eligible projects—The improvements or activities eligible for assistance under paragraph (1) may include improvements or activities—
“(A) using an approach—
“(i) to conserve water;
“(ii) to increase water use efficiency;
“(iii) to facilitate water markets; or
“(iv) to enhance water management, including increasing the use of renewable energy in the management and delivery of water or increasing natural water recharge infrastructure;
“(B) to improve the condition of natural water recharge infrastructure; or
“(C) to achieve the acceleration of the adoption and use of advanced water treatment technologies to increase water supply.”
(4)
in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)—
(A)
in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following:
“(II) to use the assistance provided under a grant or agreement to increase the consumptive use of water for agricultural operations above the pre-project levels, as determined pursuant to the law of the State in which the operation of the eligible applicant is located.”
(B)
in subparagraph (E)—
(i)
by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
“(i) Federal share
“(I) In general—Except as provided in subclause (II), the Federal share of the cost of any infrastructure improvement or activity that is the subject of a grant or other agreement entered into between the Secretary and an eligible applicant under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the infrastructure improvement or activity.
“(II) Increased federal share for certain infrastructure improvements and activities
“(aa) In general—The Federal share of the cost of an infrastructure improvement or activity described in item (bb) shall not exceed 75 percent of the cost of the infrastructure improvement or activity.
“(bb) Infrastructure improvements and activities described—An infrastructure improvement or activity referred to in item (aa) is an infrastructure improvement or activity that provides benefits to consumptive water users and nonconsumptive ecological or recreational values in which—
“(AA) in the case of an infrastructure improvement or activity that conserves water, the conserved water is returned to a surface water source with ecological or recreational benefits; or
“(BB) in the case of other infrastructure improvements or activities, the majority of the benefits are nonconsumptive ecological or recreational benefits.”
(ii)
in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking “paragraph (2)” and inserting “paragraph (3)”.