US SB3737

Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance for voluntary water partnership agreements between agricultural entities and municipal, industrial, tribal, or nonprofit water users

Supports innovative water-saving approaches including hydroponics, agrovoltaics, agroforestry, gravity-powered drip irrigation, root-zone irrigation management, and regenerative agricultural practices that reduce consumptive water use while keeping land in production

Excludes projects that fallow agricultural land for the majority of the growing season or involve widely-used crops already well understood in the applicable area

Federal cost share limited to 75% of project costs, with waiver authority for tribal entities; priority given to projects with 10+ year voluntary agreements and long-term sustainability without continued federal funding

Authorizes $5 million annually for fiscal years 2028-2034, plus allows the Secretary to use up to 10% of existing Omnibus Public Land Management Act water reclamation funds