S. 4041
Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
Sponsor: Steve Daines
2 cosponsors
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(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.