; (I) a land-grant mercedes; (J) a local, regional, or other private entity that has water delivery authority; ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking The Secretary shall and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary shall ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Requirements A watershed protection and restoration project under the Program shall be designed to— (A) protect and restore watershed health, water supply and quality, a municipal or agricultural water supply system, and water-related infrastructure; (B) protect and restore forest health from insect infestation and disease or wildfire; or (C) advance any combination of the purposes described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). (3) Priorities In selecting watershed protection and restoration projects under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that would— (A) provide risk management benefits associated with: drought; wildfire; post-wildfire conditions; extreme weather; flooding; resilience to climate change; and watershed and fire resilience, including minimizing risks to watershed health, water supply and quality, and water-related infrastructure, including municipal and agricultural water supply systems; (B) support aquatic restoration and conservation efforts that complement existing or planned forest restoration or wildfire risk reduction efforts; or (C) provide quantifiable benefits to water supply or quality and include the use of nature-based solutions, such as restoring wetland and riparian ecosystems. (4) Conditions for projects on adjacent land (A) In general No project or activity may be carried out under this section on adjacent land unless the owner of the adjacent land agrees in writing that the owner is a willing and engaged partner in carrying out that project or activity. (B) Effect Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any change in— (i) the ownership of adjacent land on which a project or activity is carried out under this section