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136 STAT. 2053 PUBLIC LAW 117–169—AUG. 16, 2022 PART 3—DROUGHT RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS SEC. 50231. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro- priated to the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Rec- lamation, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $550,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, for grants, contracts, or financial assistance agreements for disadvantaged communities (identified according to criteria adopted by the Commissioner of Reclamation) in a manner as determined by the Commissioner of Reclamation for up to 100 percent of the cost of the planning, design, or construc- tion of water projects the primary purpose of which is to provide domestic water supplies to communities or households that do not have reliable access to domestic water supplies in a State or terri- tory described in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391; 32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093). SEC. 50232. CANAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro- priated to the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Rec- lamation, for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, for the design, study, and implementa- tion of projects (including pilot and demonstration projects) to cover water conveyance facilities with solar panels to generate renewable energy in a manner as determined by the Secretary or for other solar projects associated with Bureau of Reclamation projects that increase water efficiency and assist in implementation of clean energy goals. SEC. 50233. DROUGHT MITIGATION IN THE RECLAMATION STATES. (a) DEFINITION OF RECLAMATION STATE.—In this section, the term ‘‘Reclamation State’’ means a State or territory described in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 391). (b) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail- able, there is appropriated to the Secretary (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation), for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $4,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, for grants, con- tracts, or financial assistance agreements, in accordance with the reclamation laws, to or with public entities and Indian Tribes, that provide for the conduct of the following activities to mitigate the impacts of drought in the Reclamation States, with priority given to the Colorado River Basin and other basins experiencing comparable levels of long-term drought, to be implemented in compliance with applicable environmental law: (1) Compensation for a temporary or multiyear voluntary reduction in diversion of water or consumptive water use. (2) Voluntary system conservation projects that achieve verifiable reductions in use of or demand for water supplies or provide environmental benefits in the Lower Basin or Upper Basin of the Colorado River. VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:35 Oct 25, 2022 Jkt 029139 PO 00169 Frm 00237 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL169.117 PUBL169 jmbennett on LAP3P8D0R2PROD with Publaw