,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ac1 #bjah,mr4   
,mc,eachin 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1   
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4           
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,johnson (
 ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 & ,mrs4  
,watson ,coleman7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 9      
consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( !       
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1       
provide grants to ,/ates to facilitate !
 acquisition ( l&1 wat]1 & int]e/s !re91
 made to sub/antially improve1 pres]ve1 
or ma9ta9 wat] quality = an area 9      
p]petuity1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,clean  
,wat] ,p>tn]%ip ,act4  #b4 ,clean wat]  
l& acquisition grants  7a7 ,au?ority ,to
 ! ext5t t funds are made available 9   
advance = ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all    
make grants1 9 accordance ) !           

requirem5ts & crit]ia describ$ 9        
subsection 7b71 to ,/ates to assi/ !    
,/ates 9 acquir+ l&1 wat]1 or int]e/s   
!re9 7includ+ cons]vation easem5ts7 if !
 ,secret>y det]m9es su* acquisition w   
sub/antially improve1 pres]ve1 or ma9ta9
 wat] quality = an area 9 p]petuity4    
7b7 ,requirem5ts & crit]ia ,n lat] ?an  
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 aft] provid+ notice & n less ?an  
#ij days = public comm5t1 ! ,secret>y   
%all issue a f9al rule provid+          
requirem5ts & crit]ia = mak+ grants "u  
?is ,act4 ,su* requirem5ts & crit]ia    
%all include1 at a m9imum1 ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,crit]ia t ! ,secret>y %all use to 
det]m9e :e!r an acquisition propos$ to  
be facilitat$ ) a grant "u ?is ,act w   
sub/antially improve1 pres]ve1 or ma9ta9
 wat] quality = an area 9 p]petuity4    
7#b7 ,a requirem5t t docum5tation ( an  
acquisition facilitat$ ) a grant "u ?is 
,act conta9 de$ re/rictions1 rev]sion>y 
clauses1 or o!r means satisfactory to ! 
,secret>y to ensure t ! acquisition %all

 be us$ 9 p]petuity to sub/antially     
improve1 pres]ve1 or ma9ta9 wat] quality
 = an area4  7#c7 ,a requirem5t t a     
,/ate t receives a grant "u ?is ,act--  
7,a7 provide mat*+ funds = ! acquisition
 propos$ to be facilitat$ ) a grant "u  
?is ,act 9 ! =m ( ca% or an 9-k9d       
contribution 9 an am\nt equal to b n    
less ?an #ajj p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! grant2
 &  7,b7 demon/rate to ! ,secret>y1 9   
advance ( receiv+ ! grant1 ! ability ( !
 ,/ate to provide ! mat* requir$ "u     
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#d7 ,cl>ification t 
! co/ to a ,/ate ( inc5tives giv5 by !  
,/ate 9 ex*ange = an acquisition        
facilitat$ ) a grant "u ?is ,act may    
be--  7,a7 (fset ) am\nts f ! grant2    
7,b7 consid]$ z an 9-k9d contribution ( 
! ,/ate "u p>agraph 7#c72 or  7,c7 a    
comb9ation ( 7,a7 & 7,b74  7#e7 ,a      
requirem5t t a ,/ate reque/+ a grant "u 
?is ,act submit to ! ,secret>y a grant  
application at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 &      
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y     
requires4  7c7 ,au?orization (          

appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is ,act1 #gej1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye>4
  7d7 ,def9itions ,= ! purposes ( ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m          
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ 9          
consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator4  7#c7    
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means any gov]nm5tal 
entity ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia1 or a t]ritory or possession (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4