,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bacc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ae1 #bjag    
,mr4 ,udall 7= himself & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food ,security ,act 
( #aihe to au?orize ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture to ent] into alt]native    
fund+ arrangem5ts ) c]ta9 community     
irrigation associations & community l&  
grants4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,provid+ ,l& ,grants &      
,acequias ,cons]vation & ,environm5tal  
,s]vices ,act or ! ,,places ,act4  #b4  
,alt]native fund+ arrangem5ts =         
community irrigation associations &     
community l& grants ,section #abdd ( !  
,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #chdd7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7m7 ,alt]native fund+    
arrangem5ts = community irrigation      
associations & community l& grants  7#a7
 ,def9ition ( eligible entity ,9 ?is    

subsection1 ! t]m eligible entity means 
an entity t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y-- 
7,a7 is compris$ ( memb]s :o are        
produc]s t are eligible = paym5ts "u !  
environm5tal quality inc5tives program  
e/abli%$ "u *apt] #d ( subtitle ,d2 &   
7,b7 is a local gov]nm5tal entity t does
 n h ! au?ority to impose taxes or      
levies4  7#b7 ,alt]native fund+         
arrangem5ts ,! ,secret>y may ent] into  
an alt]native fund+ arrangem5t "u any   
cons]vation program adm9i/]$ by !       
,secret>y ) an eligible entity if !     
,secret>y det]m9es t--  7,a7 ! goals &  
objectives ( ! applicable program w be  
met by ! arrangem5t2 &  7,b7 /atutory   
limitations reg>d+ contracts )          
individual produc]s w n be exce$$ by any
 memb] ( ! eligible entity4  7#c7       
,te*nical & adm9i/rative assi/ance ,!   
,secret>y may provide te*nical &        
adm9i/rative assi/ance1 z mutually agre$
 by ! p>ties1 "u an alt]native fund+    
arrangem5t ent]$ into "u p>agraph 7#b74 
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