,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #i1 #bjbe ,ms4   
,ern/ 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,b5net7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,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  ,section #djc ( !            
,agricultural ,cr$it ,act ( #aigh 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #bbjc7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ !        
subsection designation & head+ & all t  
foll[s ?r\gh ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ !    
foll[+3  7a7  ,au?orizations  7#a7  ,9  
g5]al  ,! ,secret>y  2 &  7,b7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7  ,easem5t      
re/oration  ,! ,secret>y may provide    

f9ancial & te*nical assi/ance = re/or+  
adapt$ vegetative cov] & ! hydrologic   
functions & values ( wetl&s on floodpla9
 easem5ts acquir$ "u p>agraph 7#a74     
7#c7  ,easem5t managem5t  ,! ,secret>y  
%all h sole discretion = ent]+ into     
compatible-use agreem5ts ) l&[n]s &     
agreem5ts ) gov]nm5t ag5cies or         
nongov]nm5tal organizations to address  
ma9t5ance & managem5t ( ! vegetative    
cov] & wetl&s re/oration measures on    
floodpla9 easem5ts acquir$ "u p>agraph  
7#a74  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 by   
/rik+ ! subsection designation & head+ &
 all t foll[s ?r\gh ! ,! ,secret>y 9 !  
matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7 ( p>agraph
 7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7           
,modification & t]m9ation ( floodpla9   
easem5ts  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,! ,secret>y  
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