,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bibg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf 
7legislative day1 ,september #bb71      
#bjbc,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,cortez ,masto1 and ,mr4 ,hickenlooper7 
introduced the following bill2 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 #bjji to increase ,tribal access to  
water conservation and efficiency       
grants1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,water,s,m,a,r,t ,access for ,tribes
 ,act4  #b4 ,reduction or waiver of     
non-,federal share of costs of certain  
water management improvements for       
,indian tribes ,section                 
#iejd7;a77#c77;,e77i7 of the ,omnibus   
,public ,land ,management ,act of #bjji 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcfd7;a77#c77;,e77i77  
is amended-- 7#a7 in subclause 7,i71 by 
striking subclause 7,,ii7 and inserting 

subclauses 7,,ii7 and 7,,iii72 and  7#b7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7,,iii7 ,waiver2 reduction ,with respect
 to a grant or other agreement entered  
into under paragraph 7#a7 between the   
,secretary and an ,indian tribe1 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      
tribe4  4