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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5192 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make available cost-shared 
grants and enter into cooperative agreements to further the goals of 
the Water 2025 Program by improving water conservation, efficiency, 
and management in the Reclamation States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2006 
Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make available 
cost-shared grants and enter into cooperative agreements 
to further the goals of the Water 2025 Program by 
improving water conservation, efficiency, and manage-
ment in the Reclamation States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bureau of Reclamation 
Water Conservation, Efficiency, and Management Im-
provement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) NON-FEDERAL
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘non- 
Federal entity’’ means a State, Indian tribe, irriga-
tion district, water district, or any other organiza-
tion with water delivery authority. 
(2) RECLAMATION
STATE.—The term ‘‘Rec-
lamation State’’ means each of the States of Ari-
zona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, 
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, 
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, 
Washington, and Wyoming. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, in accordance 
with the criteria published under subsection (b), provide 
grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with non- 
Federal entities to pay the Federal share of the cost of 
a project to plan, design, construct, or otherwise imple-
ment improvements to conserve water, increase water use 
efficiency, facilitate water markets, enhance water man-
agement, or implement other actions to prevent water-re-
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lated crises or conflicts in watersheds that have a nexus 
to Federal water projects within the Reclamation States. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall, consistent with this Act, publish in the Federal 
Register criteria developed by the Secretary for— 
(A) determining the eligibility of a non- 
Federal entity for assistance under subsection 
(a); and 
(B) prioritizing requests for assistance 
under subsection (a). 
(2) FACTORS.—The criteria developed under 
paragraph (1) shall take into account such factors 
as— 
(A) the extent to which a project under 
subsection (a) would reduce conflict over water; 
(B) the extent to which a project under 
subsection (a) would— 
(i) increase water use efficiency; or 
(ii) enhance water management; 
(C) the extent to which unallocated water 
is available in the area in which a project under 
subsection (a) is proposed to be conducted; 
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