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Calendar No. 656
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4041
To reauthorize the Cooperative Watershed Management Program, and for
other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 10, 2026
Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Mr. Kelly) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources
September 17, 2026
Reported by Mr. Lee, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reauthorize the Cooperative Watershed Management Program, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Cooperative Watershed
Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--Section 6001 of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1015) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as
paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has
the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), in
subparagraph (B)(v)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``or''
at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subclause (II), by inserting ``or''
after the semicolon; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(III) has ancestral
lands within the
watershed;''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Program.--Section 6002 of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1015a) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in clause (i), by striking
``interests; or'' and inserting ``interests,
including Indian tribes;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by redesignating clause (ii)
as clause (iii); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by inserting after clause
(i) the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) demonstrate significant
need due to drought, wildfire, or other natural
disaster; or'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by
striking ``$100,000'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting
``$150,000 each year for a period of not less
than 3 years, subject to the sufficiency of
applications submitted and the availability of
appropriations.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking clause
(iii);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by redesignating clauses
(iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and (iv),
respectively; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) Continuation and
extension.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) In general.--The
Secretary may, at the discretion of the
Secretary, issue a continuation of the
first-phase grant for not more than 2
additional years if the recipient of
the first-phase grant has demonstrated
satisfactory performance with
implementation of the proposal under
the initial grant, as determined by the
Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) Amounts.--A grant
continued pursuant to subclause (I)
shall be in an amount not greater than
$150,000 each year, as determined to be
appropriate by the
Secretary.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking
``quantity.'' and inserting the following: ``quantity,
including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) grant
writing;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) project management;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(III) technical
assistance, such as feasibility,
design, preliminary environmental
review, and engineering.'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Continuous enrollment.--The Secretary
shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) make funding opportunities for the
program available on a regular basis; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) allow applications for grants under
the program to be submitted and evaluated multiple
times during a calendar year.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and make available to the
public,'' after ``House of Representatives''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cooperative Watershed Management
Program Reauthorization Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--Section 6001(6)(B)(v) of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1015(6)(B)(v)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subclause (II), by inserting ``or'' after the
semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(III) has ancestral lands within
the watershed;''.
(b) Program.--Section 6002 of the Omnibus Public Land Management
Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1015a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``interests;
or'' and inserting ``interests, including
Indian tribes;'';
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause
(iii); and
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the
following:
``(ii) demonstrate significant need due to
drought, wildfire, or other natural disaster;
or'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking
``$100,000'' and inserting ``$150,000'';
(ii) by striking clause (iii);
(iii) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v)
as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(v) Continuation and extension.--
``(I) In general.--The Secretary
may, at the discretion of the
Secretary, issue a continuation of the
first-phase grant for not more than 2
additional years if the recipient of
the first-phase grant has demonstrated
satisfactory performance with
implementation of the proposal under
the initial grant, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(II) Amounts.--A grant continued
pursuant to subclause (I) shall be in
an amount not greater than $150,000
each year, as determined to be
appropriate by the Secretary.'';
(C) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking
``quantity.'' and inserting the following: ``quantity,
including--
``(I) grant writing;
``(II) project management;
``(III) technical assistance, such
as design, environmental studies or
surveys, and engineering; and
``(IV) post-construction monitoring
of a water management project to assess
project outcomes, such as improvements
in the functioning of a river or stream
in the watershed.''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Continuous enrollment.--Subject to the availability
of funds, the Secretary shall--
``(A) make funding opportunities for the program
available on a regular basis; and
``(B) allow applications for grants under the
program to be submitted and evaluated multiple times
during a calendar year.'';
(2) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``, and make available to the public,'' after
``House of Representatives''; and
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2027 through 2031.''.
Calendar No. 656
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4041
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reauthorize the Cooperative Watershed Management Program, and for
other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 17, 2026
Reported with an amendment