,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cadg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bf1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself and    
,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to modify ,department of    
,agriculture programs to improve flood  
protection and infrastructure           
resiliency1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,flood ,protection and             
,infrastructure ,resilience ,act of     
#bjbc4  #b4 ,emergency watershed program
 ,section #djc of the ,agricultural     
,credit ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#bbjc7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7c7 ,level of           
restoration ,in carrying out this       
section1 the ,secretary may undertake   
measures that increase the level of     
protection above that which would be    
necessary to address the immediate      

impairment of the watershed if the      
,secretary determines that such         
restoration is in the best interest of--
 7#a7 the long-term health of the       
watershed2 and  7#b7 the protection of  
the watershed from repetitive           
impairments4  4  #c4 ,rehabilitation of 
structural measures near1 at1 or past   
their evaluated life expectancy ,section
 #ad7;b7 of the ,watershed ,protection  
and ,flood ,prevention ,act 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #ajab7;b77 is amended by      
striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting   
the following3  7#b7 ,amount of         
assistance2 limitations  7,a7 ,in       
general ,the amount of ,federal funds   
that may be made available under this   
subsection to a local organization for  
construction of a particular            
rehabilitation project shall be equal to
 #fe percent of the total rehabilitation
 costs1 but not to exceed #ajj percent  
of actual construction costs incurred in
 the rehabilitation4  7,b7 ,limited     
resource areas ,notwithstanding         

subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary may   
contribute up to #ij percent of the     
total rehabilitation costs to a local   
organization for construction of a      
particular rehabilitation project that  
serves a limited resource area1 as      
determined by the ,secretary1 but not to
 exceed #ajj percent of actual          
construction costs incurred in the      
rehabilitation4  7,c7 ,costs of resource
 rights and permits ,the local          
organization shall be responsible for   
the costs of water1 mineral1 and other  
resource rights and all ,federal1       
,state1 and local permits4  4  #d4      
,regional ,conservation ,partnership    
,program purposes ,section #abga7;b7 of 
the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #chga7;b77 is amended by      
striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting   
the following3  7#b7 ,to address natural
 resource concerns on eligible land on a
 regional or watershed scale1           
including-- 7,a7 the conservation1      
protection1 restoration1 and sustainable

 use of soil2  7,b7 the conservation and
 protection of water1 including sources 
of drinking water and groundwater2  7,c7
 the prevention and mitigation of the   
effects of flooding and drought1 and the
 improvement or expansion of flood      
resiliency2 and  7,d7 the conservation  
of wildlife1 agricultural land1 and     
related natural resources4  4