,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,messm] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,vasquez7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,agricultural ,cr$it ,act (
 #aigh to au?orize ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture to provide = floodpla9     
easem5t re/oration & managem5t1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,re/or+ ,am]ica's          
,floodpla9s ,act4  #b4 ,em]g5cy wat]%$  
program floodpla9 easem5t re/oration &  
managem5t  7a7 ,floodpla9 easem5ts      
,section #djc7;b7 ( ! ,agricultural     
,cr$it ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4      
#bbjc7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+
 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 z p>agraphs 7#e7 
& 7#f71 respectively2  7#b7 by ins]t+   
aft] ! subsection head] ! foll[+3  7#a7 
,easem5t re/oration ,! ,secret>y is     
au?oriz$ to re/ore appropriate          
vegetative cov]1 hydrological functions1
 & o!r functions & values ( ! l& subject

 to a floodpla9 easem5t acquir$ "u      
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,easem5t ma9t5ance
 ,! ,secret>y is au?oriz$ to monitor1   
ma9ta91 & enhance appropriate vegetative
 cov]1 hydrological functions1 & o!r    
re/oration measures on l& subject to a  
floodpla9 easem5t acquir$ "u subsection 
7a74  7#c7 ,contracts & agreem5ts ,9    
c>ry+ out p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 !      
,secret>y may-- 7,a7 ent] into contracts
 ) l&[n]s2 &  7,b7 ent] into agreem5ts )
 ,/ates1 nongov]nm5tal organizations1 & 
,indian ,tribes4  7#d7 ,compatible use  
au?ority ,! ,secret>y may au?orize a    
l&[n] to c>ry out activities on l&      
subject to a floodpla9 easem5t acquir$  
"u subsection 7a7 t are-- 7,a7          
compatible uses necess>y to c>ry out    
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b72 or  7,b7         
compatible economic uses 7includ+ su*   
activities z hunt+ & fi%+1 manag$ timb] 
h>ve/1 wat] managem5t1 or p]iodic hay+  
or graz+7 if su* uses are consi/5t )    
long-t]m protection ( ! floodpla9       
functions & values = :i* ! easem5t 0    

acquir$4  2 &  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#f71 z s
 r$esignat$1 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 &   
ins]t+ p>agraph 7#e7 ea* place x appe>s4
  7b7 ,level ( re/oration ,section #djc 
( ! ,agricultural ,cr$it ,act ( #aigh   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjc7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,level (        
re/oration ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !  
,secret>y may und]take measures t       
increase ! level ( protection above t   
:i* w\ld be necess>y to address !       
imm$iate impairm5t ( ! wat]%$ if !      
,secret>y det]m9es t su* re/oration is 9
 ! be/ int]e/ ( ! long-t]m heal? ( !    
wat]%$ & ! long-t]m protection ( !      
wat]%$ f repetitive impairm5ts4  4