; (ii) includes restrictions on the consumption of groundwater related to the historical withdrawals of the groundwater of the landowner associated with the entirety of the eligible land associated with the eligible water rights; and (iii) expressly permits the landowner the right to continue agricultural production and other uses compatible with reduced groundwater consumption, consistent with the legally permissible use and administration of the water rights by the applicable State. (B) Eligible land An easement or other interest described in subparagraph (A) may include eligible land associated with the eligible water rights described in that subparagraph, subject to the choice of the owner of the eligible land, consistent with applicable State law. (b) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a groundwater conservation easement program for the conservation of groundwater resources associated with eligible water rights, which may include eligible land associated with those eligible water rights, through groundwater conservation easements. (c) Purposes The purposes of the groundwater conservation easement program are— (1) to promote the conservation and reduction in consumption of groundwater resources, including the recharging of declining aquifers, while allowing for continued agricultural production and other uses; (2) to support landowners in the adaptation to, and reduction in reliance on, declining groundwater resources; and (3) to protect agricultural use, community vitality, and economic well-being, including through the development of renewable energy, in the face of long-term declines in groundwater availability. (d) Availability of assistance The Secretary shall facilitate and provide funding for— (1) the purchase by eligible entities of groundwater conservation easements