,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bb1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,stansbury 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,huffman1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,costa1    
,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1
 ,ms4 ,leger ,fernandez1 and ,mr4       
,neguse7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,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 ,water   
management improvement ,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
 after subclause 7,,ii71 by inserting   

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 7and increase the ,federal share  
accordingly7 of the cost of any         
infrastructure improvement or activity  
that is the subject of that 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