WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

Bill: 118-s-2927
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-09-26
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights

Water resources funding

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 593.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 593 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2927 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26 (legislative day, September 22), 2023 Mr. Luján (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto , and Mr. Hickenlooper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources November 21, 2024 Reported by Mr. Manchin , without amendment A BILL To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act . 2. Reduction or waiver of non-Federal share of costs of certain water management improvements for Indian tribes Section 9504(a)(3)(E)(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10364(a)(3)(E)(i) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (I), by striking subclause (II) and inserting subclauses (II) and (III) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (III) Waiver; reduction With respect to a grant or other agreement entered into under paragraph (1) between the Secretary and an Indian tribe, the Secretary may reduce or waive the non-Federal share of the cost of any infrastructure improvement or activity that is the subject of the grant or other agreement if the Secretary determines that contribution of the non-Federal share would result in a financial hardship for the Indian tribe. .

November 21, 2024 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2927 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26 (legislative day, September 22), 2023 Mr. Luján (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto , and Mr. Hickenlooper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act . 2. Reduction or waiver of non-Federal share of costs of certain water management improvements for Indian tribes Section 9504(a)(3)(E)(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10364(a)(3)(E)(i) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (I), by striking subclause (II) and inserting subclauses (II) and (III) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (III) Waiver; reduction With respect to a grant or other agreement entered into under paragraph (1) between the Secretary and an Indian tribe, the Secretary may reduce or waive the non-Federal share of the cost of any infrastructure improvement or activity that is the subject of the grant or other agreement if the Secretary determines that contribution of the non-Federal share would result in a financial hardship for the Indian tribe. .