,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #djda ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #aj1 #bjbf,mr4 ,daines 7for himself and ,mr4 ,hickenlooper7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to reauthorize the ,cooperative ,watershed ,management ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,cooperative ,watershed ,management ,program ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,cooperative watershed management program 7a7 ,definitions ,section #fjja of the ,omnibus ,public ,land ,management ,act of #bjji 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ajae7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#h71 respectively2 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the following3 7#d7 ,indian tribe ,the term ,indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 2 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#g7 7as so redesignated71 in subparagraph 7,b77v7-- 7,a7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking or at the end2 7,b7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by inserting or after the semicolon2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,iii7 has ancestral lands within the watershed2 4 7b7 ,program ,section #fjjb of the ,omnibus ,public ,land ,management ,act of #bjji 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ajae;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking interests2 or and inserting interests1 including ,indian tribes22 7ii7 by redesignating clause 7ii7 as clause 7iii72 and 7iii7 by inserting after clause 7i7 the following3 7ii7 demonstrate significant need due to drought1 wildfire1 or other natural disaster2 or 2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a77i71 by striking #ajj1jjj and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting #aej1jjj each year for a period of not less than #c years1 subject to the sufficiency of applications submitted and the availability of appropriations42 7ii7 by striking clause 7iii72 7iii7 by redesignating clauses 7iv7 and 7v7 as clauses 7iii7 and 7iv71 respectively2 and 7iv7 by adding at the end the following3 7v7 ,continuation and extension 7,i7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may1 at the discretion of the ,secretary1 issue a continuation of the first-phase grant for not more than #b additional years if the recipient of the first-phase grant has demonstrated satisfactory performance with implementation of the proposal under the initial grant1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7,,ii7 ,amounts ,a grant continued pursuant to subclause 7,i7 shall be in an amount not greater than #aej1jjj each year1 as determined to be appropriate by the ,secretary4 2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b77ii71 by striking quantity4 and inserting the following3 8quantity1 including-- 7,i7 grant writing2 7,,ii7 project management2 and 7,,iii7 technical assistance1 such as feasibility1 design1 preliminary environmental review1 and engineering4 2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,continuous enrollment ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 make funding opportunities for the program available on a regular basis2 and 7,b7 allow applications for grants under the program to be submitted and evaluated multiple times during a calendar year4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7f71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1 and make available to the public1 after ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#c7 by striking subsection 7g7 and inserting the following3 7g7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #dj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbg through #bjca4 4