43 U.S.C. § 3201: Authorizations of appropriations

$1,150,000,000 for water storage, groundwater storage, and conveyance projects in accordance with section 3202 of this title , of which $100,000,000 shall be made available to provide grants to plan and construct small surface water and groundwater storage projects in accordance with section 3203 of this title ; $100,000,000 shall be made available for Bureau of Reclamation reserved or transferred works that have suffered a critical failure, in accordance with section 3204(a) of this title ; and $100,000,000 shall be made available for the rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement of a dam in accordance with section 3204(b) of this title ; $1,000,000,000 for rural water projects that have been authorized by an Act of Congress before July 1, 2021 , in accordance with the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.); authorized or approved for construction funding by an Act of Congress before November 15, 2021 ; or selected for funding under the competitive grant program authorized pursuant to section 1602(f) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act ( 43 U.S.C. 390h(f) ), with funding under this subparagraph to be provided in accordance with that section, notwithstanding section 4013 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( 43 U.S.C. 390b note; Public Law 114–322 ), except that section 1602(g)(2) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act ( 43 U.S.C. 390h(g)(2) ) shall not apply to amounts made available under this subparagraph; and $450,000,000 shall be made available for large-scale water recycling and reuse projects in accordance with section 3205 of this title ; authorized or approved for construction funding by an Act of Congress before July 1, 2021 ; or selected for funding under the program authorized pursuant to section 4(a) of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298 ), with funding to be made available under this paragraph in accordance with that subsection, notwithstanding section 4013 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ( 43 U.S.C. 390b note; Public Law 114–322 ), except that paragraph (2)(F) of section 4(a) of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298 ) (as redesignated by section 40908) shall not apply to amounts made available under this paragraph; $500,000,000 for the safety of dams program, in accordance with the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 ( 43 U.S.C. 506 et seq.); $400,000,000 for WaterSMART grants in accordance with section 10364 of title 42 , of which $100,000,000 shall be made available for projects that would improve the condition of a natural feature or nature-based feature (as those terms are defined in section 10362 of title 42 ); subject to section 3206 of this title , $300,000,000 for implementing the Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency Plan, consistent with the obligations of the Secretary under the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act ( Public Law 116–14 ; 133 Stat. 850 ) and related agreements, of which $50,000,000 shall be made available for use in accordance with the Drought Contingency Plan for the Upper Colorado River Basin; $100,000,000 to provide financial assistance for watershed management projects in accordance with subtitle A of title VI of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 1015 et seq.); $250,000,000 for design, study, and construction of aquatic ecosystem restoration and protection projects in accordance with section 2330c of title 33 ; $100,000,000 for multi-benefit projects to improve watershed health in accordance with section 3207 of this title ; and Public Law 106–392 ( 114 Stat. 1602 ); the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 ( Public Law 102–575 ; 106 Stat. 4669 ); and subtitle E of title IX of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1327 ).