; and (B) criteria established by the Secretary and the management team for the applicable watershed pilot, which shall include criteria for— (i) eligibility of qualifying projects; (ii) types of qualifying projects; (iii) the timing of the disbursement of funds; and (iv) such other matters as the Secretary and the management team determine to be appropriate. (4) Mandatory funding (A) In general Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, on October 1, 2024, and on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2029, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary from the reclamation fund established by the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 391 ), $15,000,000 to be deposited in the Fund. (B) Receipt and acceptance The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall deposit into the Fund for use in accordance with this subsection the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation. (5) Report to congress If a watershed pilot is established as a permanent program, the Secretary may submit to Congress recommendations for modifications to funding levels and a permanent authorization of funding for the permanent program. (d) Cost-Share waiver Any otherwise applicable cost-share requirements for existing Federal financial sources, including under section 212(a)(1) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 1729(a)(1) ), shall be waived for watershed pilots carried out using amounts made available under this Act. 5. Reports (a) Definition of appropriate committees of congress In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) of the Senate— (A) the Committee on Appropriations; and (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; and (2) of the House of Representatives— (A) the Committee on Appropriations