SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Water Partner-
ship Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLEAN WATER LAND ACQUISITION GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—To the extent that funds are made 
available in advance for this Act, the Secretary shall make 
grants, in accordance with the requirements and criteria 
described in subsection (b), to States to assist the States 
in acquiring land, water, or interests therein (including 
conservation easements) if the Secretary determines such 
acquisition will substantially improve, preserve, or main-
tain water quality for an area in perpetuity. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS AND CRITERIA.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, after 
providing notice and not less than 90 days for public com-
ment, the Secretary shall issue a final rule providing re-
quirements and criteria for making grants under this Act. 
Such requirements and criteria shall include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(1) Criteria that the Secretary shall use to de-
termine whether an acquisition proposed to be facili-
tated with a grant under this Act will substantially 
improve, preserve, or maintain water quality for an 
area in perpetuity. 
(2) A requirement that documentation of an ac-
quisition facilitated with a grant under this Act con-
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tain deed restrictions, reversionary clauses, or other 
means satisfactory to the Secretary to ensure that 
the acquisition shall be used in perpetuity to sub-
stantially improve, preserve, or maintain water qual-
ity for an area. 
(3) A requirement that a State that receives a 
grant under this Act— 
(A) provide matching funds for the acquisi-
tion proposed to be facilitated with a grant 
under this Act in the form of cash or an in-kind 
contribution in an amount equal to but not less 
than 100 percent of the amount of the grant; 
and 
(B) demonstrate to the Secretary, in ad-
vance of receiving the grant, the ability of the 
State to provide the match required under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(4) Clarification that the cost to a State of in-
centives given by the State in exchange for an acqui-
sition facilitated with a grant under this Act may 
be— 
(A) offset with amounts from the grant; 
(B) considered as an in-kind contribution 
of the State under paragraph (3); or 
(C) a combination of (A) and (B). 
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(5) A requirement that a State requesting a 
grant under this Act submit to the Secretary a grant 
application at such time, in such form, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary requires. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this Act, $750,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting in consultation 
with the Administrator. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any gov-
ernmental entity of the several States, the District 
of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the 
United States. 
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