; (C) providing for acquisition and easement of flood-prone lands and properties in order to reduce damage to property and risk to populations; or (D) promoting land use planning that prevents future floodplain development; (11) carrying out studies or assessments to project how changing hydrologic conditions may impact the future operations and sustainability of water systems; or (12) developing and implementing measures to increase the resilience of water systems and regional and hydrological basins to rapid hydrologic change or a natural disaster. (d) Application To seek a grant under this section, the owner or operator of a water system shall submit to the Administrator an application that— (1) includes a proposal of the program or project to be planned, designed, constructed, implemented, operated, or maintained by the water system; (2) cites the best available research or data that demonstrate— (A) the risk to the water resources or infrastructure of the water system as a result of ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrological system of a region, including rising sea levels and changes in precipitation patterns; and (B) how the proposed program or project would perform under the anticipated hydrologic conditions; and (3) explains how the proposed program or project is expected— (A) to enhance the resiliency of the water system to the anticipated hydrologic conditions