,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fidi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #g1 #bjbb,mr4 
,evans 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 
,mr4 ,delgado1 and ,ms4 ,blunt          
,rochester7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,water ,infrastructure        
,improvements for the ,nation ,act to   
reauthorize ,delaware ,river ,basin     
conservation programs1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,delaware ,river    
,basin ,conservation ,reauthorization   
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,delaware ,river    
,basin ,conservation reauthorization    
7a7 ,cost sharing ,section #cejd7;c77#a7

 of the ,water ,infrastructure          
,improvements for the ,nation ,act      
7,public ,law #aad-cbb2 #acj ,stat4     
#agge7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking    
,the ,federal share and inserting the   
following3  7,a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the      
,federal share  2 and  7#b7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7,b7 ,small1   
rural1 and disadvantaged communities    
7i7 ,in general ,subject to clause 7ii71
 the ,federal share of the cost of a    
project funded under the grant program  
that serves a small1 rural1 or          
disadvantaged community shall be #ij    
percent of the total cost of the        
project1 as determined by the           
,secretary4  7ii7 ,waiver ,the          
,secretary may increase the ,federal    
share under clause 7i7 to #ajj percent  
of the total cost of the project if the 
,secretary determines that the grant    
recipient is unable to pay1 or would    
experience significant financial        
hardship if required to pay1 the        

non-,federal share4  4  7b7 ,repeal of  
prohibition on use of funds for federal 
acquisition of interests in land        
,section #cejf of the ,water            
,infrastructure ,improvements for the   
,nation ,act 7,public ,law #aad-cbb2    
#acj ,stat4 #agge7 is repealed4  7c7    
,sunset ,section #cejg of the ,water    
,infrastructure ,improvements for the   
,nation ,act 7,public ,law #aad-cbb2    
#acj ,stat4 #agge7 is amended by        
striking #bjbc and inserting #bjcj4