---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 U.S.C. § 2215"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands"
number: "2215"
heading: "Assistance for drought-related planning in reclamation States"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/43/2215"
units:
  - "Chapter 40 — Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief"
  - "Subchapter I — Drought Program"
---

# §2215. Assistance for drought-related planning in reclamation States

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/43/2201.md?p=1) may provide financial assistance in the form of cooperative agreements in [States](/usc/43/31b.md?p=8) that are eligible to receive drought assistance under this subchapter to promote the development of drought contingency plans under subchapter II.
- (b) **Report—** Not later than one year after December 23, 2000, the [Secretary](/usc/43/2201.md?p=1) shall submit to the Congress a report and recommendations on the advisability of providing financial assistance for the development of drought contingency plans in all entities that are eligible to receive assistance under subchapter II.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–250, title I, § 105, as added Pub. L. 106–566, title II, § 201(b), Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2820.)