,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,co/a 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ful*]1 & ,mr4  
,valadao7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act to
 increase surface wat] & gr\ndwat]      
/orage1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,e ,drop
 ,c\nts ,act4  #b4 ,eligible wat] /orage
 projects  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subp>agraph    
7,b7 ( section #djijc7;b77#a7 ( !       
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjc7;b77#a77;,b77 is   
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7,b7 ,eligible 
projects ,! foll[+ projects %all be     
eligible = consid]ation = a grant "u ?is
 section3 7i7 ,g5]al acre-feet capacity 
,a project t-- 7,i7 has wat] /orage     
capacity ( n less ?an #bjj acre-feet & n
 m ?an #cj1jjj acre-feet2 &  7,,ii7 7aa7
 increases surface wat] or gr\ndwat]    
/orage2 or  7bb7 conveys wat]1 directly 

or indirectly1 to or f surface wat] or  
gr\ndwat] /orage4  7ii7 ,av]age annual  
project life acre-feet capacity ,a      
project t-- 7,i7 has wat] /orage        
capacity ( re*>ges n less ?an #bjj      
acre-feet & n m ?an #aej1jjj acre-feet  
on an av]age annual basis ov] ! life ( !
 project = /orage or use2 &  7,,ii7 7aa7
 increases gr\ndwat] aquif] /orage2     
7bb7 conveys wat]1 directly or          
indirectly1 to or recov]s wat] f        
gr\ndwat] /orage2  7cc7 bo? increases   
gr\ndwat] aquif] /orage & conveys wat]1 
directly or indirectly1 to or recov]s   
wat] f gr\ndwat] /orage2 &  7dd7        
/abilizes gr\ndwat] levels4  4  7b7     
,au?ority ,section #djijc7;e7 ( !       
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjc7;e77 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ #e & ins]t+ #aj4  #c4 ,/atutory   
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ! am5dm5t made by   
section #b %all be con/ru$-- 7#a7 to    
sup]s$e or 9 any mann] affect or        
conflict ) ,/ate wat] law1 ,f$]al wat]  
law1 int]/ate compacts1 or treaty       

obligations2  7#b7 to au?orize any      
acquisition ( wat] by ! ,f$]al          
,gov]nm5t2 or  7#c7 to sup]s$e or infr+e
 on any wat] rights4