SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wildfire Response and 
Drought Resiliency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Determination of budgetary effects. 
DIVISION A—WILDFIRE 
TITLE I—FEDERAL LANDS WORKFORCE 
Subtitle A—Federal Wildland Firefighters 
Sec. 101. Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Pay Parity. 
Sec. 102. Waiver of premium pay limitations for certain employees engaged in 
emergency wildland fire suppression activities. 
Sec. 103. Direct hire authority. 
Subtitle B—Authorization of Appropriations for Forest Service Fire and Non- 
Fire Salaries and Expenses 
Sec. 111. In general. 
Subtitle C—Other Personnel 
Sec. 121. National Environmental Policy Act strike teams. 
Sec. 122. Community mitigation assistance teams. 
Sec. 123. Filling Forest Service recreation management staff vacancies. 
Sec. 124. Filling vacancies and increasing number of positions available in the 
Forest Service to address public safety and protection con-
cerns. 
TITLE II—WILDFIRE, ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION, COMMUNITY 
PREPAREDNESS, AND RECOVERY 
Subtitle A—10–Year National Wildfire Plan 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Implementation of 10-year National Wildfire Plan. 
Sec. 203. Selection and implementation of landscape-scale forest restoration 
projects. 
Sec. 204. Youth and conservation corps assistance with projects under the 
Plan. 
Sec. 205. Prescribed fire training exchanges. 
Sec. 206. Ecosystem restoration grant fund through National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation. 
Sec. 207. National community capacity and land stewardship grant program. 
Sec. 208. Protection of inventoried roadless areas. 
Sec. 209. Strategic wildland fire management planning for prescribed fire. 
Sec. 210. Long-Term Burned Area Recovery account.
Sec. 211. Report on 10-year National Wildfire Plan implementation. 
Sec. 212. Performance metrics tracking. 
Subtitle B—Tribal Biochar Promotion 
Sec. 221. Tribal and Alaska Native Biochar demonstration project. 
TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Requirements relating to certain fire suppression cost share agree-
ments. 
Sec. 302. Investment of certain funds into interest bearing obligations. 
Sec. 303. Study on crop losses. 
Sec. 304. Study on use of CH–47 Chinooks to respond to wildfires. 
DIVISION B—DROUGHT 
TITLE I—DROUGHT RESPONSE AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE 
Sec. 101. Advancing large-scale water recycling and reuse projects. 
Sec. 102. Salton Sea projects improvements. 
Sec. 103. Near-term actions to preserve Colorado River system. 
Sec. 104. WaterSMART access for Tribes. 
Sec. 105. Reclamation water settlements fund. 
Sec. 106. Bureau of Reclamation Tribal clean water assistance. 
Sec. 107. White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System. 
Sec. 108. Desalination research authorization. 
Sec. 109. Water Resources Research Act amendments. 
Sec. 110. Saline Lake ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and 
Monitoring Program. 
Sec. 111. Extension of authorizations related to fish recovery programs. 
Sec. 112. Reclamation climate change and water program. 
Sec. 113. Authorization of appropriations for the Las Vegas Wash program. 
Sec. 114. Terminal lakes assistance. 
Sec. 115. Expedited measures for drought response. 
Sec. 116. Water efficiency, conservation, and sustainability. 
Sec. 117. Shoring up electricity generation and reducing evaporation at Bureau 
of Reclamation facilities. 
TITLE II—FUTURE WESTERN WATER AND DROUGHT RESILIENCY 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Assistance for Projects With Fastest Construction Timelines 
Sec. 211. Water recycling and reuse projects. 
Sec. 212. Desalination project development. 
Sec. 213. Assistance for disadvantaged communities without adequate drinking 
water. 
Subtitle B—Improved Water Technology and Data 
Sec. 221. X-prize for water technology breakthroughs. 
Sec. 222. Water technology investment program established. 
Sec. 223. Federal priority streamgages. 
Subtitle C—Drought Response and Preparedness for Ecosystems
Sec. 231. Aquatic ecosystem restoration program. 
Sec. 232. Watershed health program. 
Sec. 233. Waterbird habitat creation program. 
Sec. 234. Support for refuge water deliveries. 
Sec. 235. Drought planning and preparedness for critically important fisheries. 
Sec. 236. Reauthorization of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitiga-
tion Act of 2000. 
Sec. 237. Sustaining biodiversity during droughts. 
Sec. 238. Water resource education. 
TITLE III—OPEN ACCESS EVAPOTRANSPIRATION DATA 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Definitions. 
Sec. 303. Findings. 
Sec. 304. Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program. 
Sec. 305. Report. 
Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE IV—COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES WATER RESILIENCY 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Findings. 
Sec. 403. Definitions. 
Sec. 404. Lease or exchange agreements. 
Sec. 405. Storage agreements. 
Sec. 406. Agreements for creation of water for the Colorado River System or 
for Storing Water in Lake Mead. 
Sec. 407. Secretarial approval; disapproval; agreements. 
Sec. 408. Responsibilities of the Secretary. 
Sec. 409. Agreement between the CRIT and the State. 
Sec. 410. Agreement between the CRIT, the State, and the Secretary. 
Sec. 411. No effect on the CRIT decreed allocation. 
Sec. 412. Allottee use of water. 
Sec. 413. Consideration paid to the CRIT. 
Sec. 414. Liability of the United States. 
Sec. 415. Application. 
Sec. 416. Rule of construction. 
TITLE V— HUALAPAI TRIBE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Purposes. 
Sec. 503. Definitions. 
Sec. 504. Ratification and execution of Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement 
agreement. 
Sec. 505. Water rights. 
Sec. 506. Hualapai Water Trust Fund Account; construction of Hualapai water 
project; funding. 
Sec. 507. Authorizations of appropriations. 
Sec. 508. Environmental compliance. 
Sec. 509. Waivers, releases, and retentions of claims. 
Sec. 510. Satisfaction of water rights and other benefits. 
Sec. 511. Land added to Hualapai Reservation. 
Sec. 512. Trust land.
Sec. 513. Reallocation of CAP NIA Priority Water; Firming; Water Delivery 
Contract; Colorado River Accounting. 
Sec. 514. Enforceability date. 
Sec. 515. Administration. 
TITLE VI—WATER DATA 
Sec. 601. Definitions. 
Sec. 602. National water data framework. 
Sec. 603. Water Data Council. 
Sec. 604. Advisory Committee on Water Information. 
Sec. 605. Water data grant program. 
Sec. 606. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VII—NOGALES WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Amendments to the Act of July 27, 1953. 
Sec. 703. Nogales sanitation project. 
TITLE VIII—RIO GRANDE WATER SECURITY 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Rio Grande Water Security 
Sec. 811. Definitions. 
Sec. 812. Integrated water resources management plan for the Rio Grande 
Basin. 
Sec. 813. Rio Grande Basin Working Group. 
Sec. 814. Effect of subtitle. 
Subtitle B—Pueblo Irrigation 
Sec. 821. Reauthorization of Pueblo irrigation infrastructure grants. 
DIVISION C—OTHER FIRE, DROUGHT, AND EXTREME WEATHER 
PROGRAMS 
TITLE I—INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY, AND ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 101. Natural Disaster Grid Mitigation Map. 
Sec. 102. Interregional minimum transfer capability requirements. 
Sec. 103. Critical document fee waiver. 
Sec. 104. Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance. 
Sec. 105. Fire management assistance cost share. 
Sec. 106. Transitional sheltering assistance. 
Sec. 107. Grid resilience study. 
Sec. 108. Nonnative plant species removal grant program. 
Sec. 109. Centers of excellence for research on wildfire smoke. 
Sec. 110. Community smoke planning. 
Sec. 111. Disaster equity and fairness. 
Sec. 112. FEMA improvement, reform, and efficiency. 
Sec. 113. Fire investigations. 
Sec. 114. Critical infrastructure and microgrid program. 
Sec. 115. Advanced transmission technology study. 
Sec. 116. Rural Communities Drinking Water Resiliency.
TITLE II—NATIONAL DISASTER SAFETY BOARD ACT 
Sec. 201. Establishment and purpose. 
Sec. 202. General authority. 
Sec. 203. Recommendations and responses. 
Sec. 204. Reports and studies. 
Sec. 205. Appointment and organization. 
Sec. 206. Methodology. 
Sec. 207. Administrative. 
Sec. 208. Disclosure, availability, and use of information. 
Sec. 209. Training. 
Sec. 210. Funding. 
Sec. 211. Authority of the Inspector General. 
Sec. 212. Evaluation and audit of National Disaster Safety Board. 
Sec. 213. Definitions. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL WILDLAND FIRE RISK REDUCTION 
PROGRAM 
Sec. 301. Establishment of National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program. 
Sec. 302. Program activities. 
Sec. 303. Interagency Coordinating Committee on Wildland Fire Risk Reduc-
tion. 
Sec. 304. National Advisory Committee on Wildland Fire Risk Reduction. 
Sec. 305. Government Accountability Office review. 
Sec. 306. Responsibilities of Program agencies. 
Sec. 307. Budget activities. 
Sec. 308. Definitions. 
Sec. 309. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 310. Increase in allowable amount of physical disaster loan for mitigation. 
Sec. 311. Study on disaster spending; State disaster plan updates. 
TITLE IV—WILDFIRE GRID RESILIENCE ACT 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Resilience accelerator demonstration program. 
TITLE V—WILDFIRE INSURANCE COVERAGE STUDY 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. National wildfire risk assessment. 
Sec. 503. GAO study regarding insurance for wildfire damage. 
TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 601. Extreme weather events. 
Sec. 602. Fire management assistance program policy. 
Sec. 603. Changes to public assistance policy guide. 
Sec. 604. Mitigation benefit-cost analysis. 
TITLE VII—COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISASTER LOANS 
UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT 
Sec. 701. Collateral requirements for disaster loans under the Small Business 
Act. 
DIVISION D—ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE