; or (B) a State agency or an Indian Tribe subject to section 102(c). (3) Project sponsor The term project sponsor means an entity (including any private, public, or public-private entity) seeking an authorization for a qualifying project. (4) Qualifying project (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term qualifying project means a new surface water storage project in the United States covered under the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) constructed on land administered by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, exclusive of any easement, right-of-way, lease, or private holding that does not otherwise qualify or is not otherwise selected as a covered project under— (i) title XLI of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4370m–1 et seq.)