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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1144 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance 

for programs and activities to protect the water quality of Puget Sound, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 18, 2021 

Mr. KILMER (for himself, Ms. STRICKLAND, and Mr. SMITH of Washington) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect 

the water quality of Puget Sound, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting United Gov5 ernment Efforts to Save Our Sound Act’’ or the ‘‘PUGET 

6 SOS Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PUGET SOUND COORDINATED RECOVERY. 

2 Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

3 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 124. PUGET SOUND. 

6 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 

7 definitions apply: 

8 ‘‘(1) COASTAL NONPOINT POLLUTION CONTROL

9 PROGRAM.—The term ‘Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 

10 Control Program’ means the State of Washington’s 

11 Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program ap12 proved by the Secretary of Commerce as required 

13 under section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reau14 thorization Amendments of 1990. 

15 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 

16 the Director of the Program Office. 

17 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘Fed18 eral Action Plan’ means the plan developed under 

19 subsection (d)(2)(B). 

20 ‘‘(4) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—The 

21 term ‘International Joint Commission’ means the 

22 International Joint Commission established by the 

23 United States and Canada under the International 

24 Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 (36 Stat. 2448). 

25 ‘‘(5) PACIFIC SALMON COMMISSION.—The term 

26 ‘Pacific Salmon Commission’ means the Pacific 


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1 Salmon Commission established by the United 

2 States and Canada under the Treaty between the 

3 Government of the United States of America and 

4 the Government of Canada Concerning Pacific Salm5 on, signed at Ottawa, January 28, 1985 (commonly 

6 known as the ‘Pacific Salmon Treaty’). 

7 ‘‘(6) PROGRAM OFFICE.—The term ‘Program 

8 Office’ means the Puget Sound Recovery National 

9 Program Office established by subsection (c). 

10 ‘‘(7) PUGET SOUND ACTION AGENDA; ACTION

11 AGENDA.—The term ‘Puget Sound Action Agenda’ 

12 or ‘Action Agenda’ means the most recent plan de13 veloped by the Puget Sound National Estuary Pro14 gram Management Conference, in consultation with 

15 the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference, 

16 and approved by the Administrator as the com17 prehensive conservation and management plan for 

18 Puget Sound under section 320. 

19 ‘‘(8) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP

20 TASK FORCE.—The term ‘Puget Sound Federal 

21 Leadership Task Force’ means the Puget Sound 

22 Federal Leadership Task Force established under 

23 subsection (d). 

24 ‘‘(9) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL TASK FORCE.— 

25 The term ‘Puget Sound Federal Task Force’ means 


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1 the Puget Sound Federal Task Force established in 

2 2016 under a memorandum of understanding among 

3 9 Federal agencies. 

4 ‘‘(10) PUGET SOUND NATIONAL ESTUARY PRO5 GRAM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; MANAGEMENT

6 CONFERENCE.—The term ‘Puget Sound National 

7 Estuary Program Management Conference’ or ‘Man8 agement Conference’ means the management con9 ference for Puget Sound convened pursuant to sec10 tion 320. 

11 ‘‘(11) PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP.—The term 

12 ‘Puget Sound Partnership’ means the State agency 

13 that is established under the laws of the State of 

14 Washington (section 90.71.210 of the Revised Code 

15 of Washington), or its successor agency, that has 

16 been designated by the Administrator as the lead en17 tity to support the Puget Sound National Estuary 

18 Program Management Conference. 

19 ‘‘(12) PUGET SOUND REGION.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘Puget 

21 Sound region’ means the land and waters in the 

22 northwest corner of the State of Washington 

23 from the Canadian border to the north to the 

24 Pacific Ocean on the west, including Hood 

25 Canal and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. 


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1 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘Puget Sound 

2 region’ includes all of the water that falls on 

3 the Olympic and Cascade Mountains and flows 

4 to meet Puget Sound’s marine waters. 

5 ‘‘(13) PUGET SOUND TRIBAL MANAGEMENT

6 CONFERENCE.—The term ‘Puget Sound Tribal Man7 agement Conference’ means the 20 treaty Indian 

8 tribes of western Washington and the Northwest In9 dian Fisheries Commission. 

10 ‘‘(14) SALISH SEA.—The term ‘Salish Sea’ 

11 means the network of coastal waterways on the west 

12 coast of North America that includes the Puget 

13 Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan 

14 de Fuca. 

15 ‘‘(15) SALMON RECOVERY PLANS.—The term 

16 ‘Salmon Recovery Plans’ means the recovery plans 

17 for salmon and steelhead species approved by the 

18 Secretary of the Interior under section 4(f) of the 

19 Endangered Species Act of 1973. 

20 ‘‘(16) STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The 

21 term ‘State Advisory Committee’ means the advisory 

22 committee established by subsection (e). 

23 ‘‘(17) TREATY RIGHTS AT RISK INITIATIVE.— 

24 The term ‘Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative’ means 

25 the report from the treaty Indian tribes of western 


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1 Washington entitled ‘Treaty Rights at Risk: Ongo2 ing Habitat Loss, the Decline of the Salmon Re3 source, and Recommendations for Change’ and 

4 dated July 14, 2011, or its successor report, which 

5 outlines issues and offers solutions for the protection 

6 of Tribal treaty rights, recovery of salmon habitat, 

7 and management of sustainable treaty and nontreaty 

8 salmon fisheries, including through tribal salmon 

9 hatchery programs. 

10 ‘‘(b) CONSISTENCY.—All Federal agencies rep11 resented on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

12 Force shall act consistently with the protection of Tribal, 

13 treaty-reserved rights and, to the greatest extent prac14 ticable given such agencies’ existing obligations under 

15 Federal law, act consistently with the objectives and prior16 ities of the Action Agenda, Salmon Recovery Plans, the 

17 Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint 

18 Pollution Control Program, when— 

19 ‘‘(1) conducting Federal agency activities within 

20 or outside Puget Sound that affect any land or 

21 water use or natural resources of Puget Sound and 

22 its tributary waters, including activities performed 

23 by a contractor for the benefit of a Federal agency; 


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1 ‘‘(2) interpreting and enforcing regulations that 

2 impact the restoration and protection of Puget 

3 Sound; 

4 ‘‘(3) issuing Federal licenses or permits that 

5 impact the restoration and protection of Puget 

6 Sound; and 

7 ‘‘(4) granting Federal assistance to State, local, 

8 and Tribal governments for activities related to the 

9 restoration and protection of Puget Sound. 

10 ‘‘(c) PUGET SOUND RECOVERY NATIONAL PROGRAM

11 OFFICE.— 

12 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

13 the Environmental Protection Agency a Puget 

14 Sound Recovery National Program Office to be lo15 cated in the State of Washington. 

16 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 

18 Program Office shall be a career reserved posi19 tion, as such term is defined in section 

20 3132(a)(8) of title 5, United States Code. 

21 ‘‘(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director of 

22 the Program Office shall have leadership and 

23 project management experience and shall be 

24 highly qualified to— 


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1 ‘‘(i) direct the integration of multiple 

2 project planning efforts and programs 

3 from different agencies and jurisdictions; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(ii) align numerous, and often con6 flicting, needs toward implementing a 

7 shared Action Agenda with visible and 

8 measurable outcomes. 

9 ‘‘(3) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY; STAFFING.— 

10 Using amounts made available pursuant to sub11 section (i), the Administrator shall delegate to the 

12 Director such authority and provide such staff as 

13 may be necessary to carry out this section. 

14 ‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) coordinate and manage the timely 

16 execution of the requirements of this section, 

17 including the formation and meetings of the 

18 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force; 

19 ‘‘(B) coordinate activities related to the 

20 restoration and protection of Puget Sound 

21 across the Environmental Protection Agency; 

22 ‘‘(C) coordinate and align the activities of 

23 the Administrator with the Action Agenda, 

24 Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at 


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1 Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollu2 tion Control Program; 

3 ‘‘(D) promote the efficient use of Environ4 mental Protection Agency resources in pursuit 

5 of Puget Sound restoration and protection; 

6 ‘‘(E) serve on the Puget Sound Federal 

7 Leadership Task Force and collaborate with, 

8 help coordinate, and implement activities with 

9 other Federal agencies that have responsibilities 

10 involving Puget Sound restoration and protec11 tion; 

12 ‘‘(F) provide or procure such other advice, 

13 technical assistance, research, assessments, 

14 monitoring, or other support as is determined 

15 by the Director to be necessary or prudent to 

16 most efficiently and effectively fulfill the objec17 tives and priorities of the Action Agenda, Salm18 on Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk 

19 Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 

20 Control Program consistent with the best avail21 able science and to ensure the health of the 

22 Puget Sound ecosystem; 

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1 in the Action Agenda and the Federal Action 

2 Plan; 

3 ‘‘(H) implement the recommendations of 

4 the Comptroller General, set forth in the report 

5 entitled ‘Puget Sound Restoration: Additional 

6 Actions Could Improve Assessments of 

7 Progress’ and dated July 19, 2018; 

8 ‘‘(I) serve as liaison and coordinate activi9 ties for the restoration and protection of the 

10 Salish Sea, with Canadian authorities, the Pa11 cific Salmon Commission, and the International 

12 Joint Commission; and 

13 ‘‘(J) carry out such additional duties as 

14 the Administrator determines necessary and ap15 propriate. 

16 ‘‘(d) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK

17 FORCE.— 

18 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 

19 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. 

20 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.— 

21 ‘‘(A) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Puget 

22 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall— 

23 ‘‘(i) uphold Federal trust responsibil24 ities to restore and protect resources cru25 cial to Tribal treaty rights, including by 


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1 carrying out government-to-government 

2 consultation with Indian tribes when re3 quested by such tribes; 

4 ‘‘(ii) provide a venue for dialogue and 

5 coordination across all Federal agencies on 

6 the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

7 Force to align Federal resources for the 

8 purposes of carrying out the requirements 

9 of this section and all other Federal laws 

10 that contribute to the restoration and pro11 tection of Puget Sound, including by— 

12 ‘‘(I) enabling and encouraging 

13 the Federal agencies represented on 

14 the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

15 Task Force to act consistently with 

16 the objectives and priorities of the Ac17 tion Agenda, Salmon Recovery Plans, 

18 the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, 

19 and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 

20 Control Program; 

21 ‘‘(II) facilitating the coordination 

22 of Federal activities that impact the 

23 restoration and protection of Puget 

24 Sound; 


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1 ‘‘(III) facilitating the delivery of 

2 feedback given by Federal agencies to 

3 the Puget Sound Partnership during 

4 the development of the Action Agen5 da; 

6 ‘‘(IV) facilitating the resolution 

7 of interagency conflicts associated 

8 with the restoration and protection of 

9 Puget Sound among the agencies rep10 resented on the Puget Sound Federal 

11 Leadership Task Force; 

12 ‘‘(V) providing a forum for ex13 changing information among agencies 

14 regarding activities being conducted, 

15 including obstacles or efficiencies 

16 found, during Puget Sound restora17 tion and protection activities; and 

18 ‘‘(VI) promoting the efficient use 

19 of government resources in pursuit of 

20 Puget Sound restoration and protec21 tion through coordination and collabo22 ration, including by ensuring that the 

23 Federal efforts relating to the science 

24 necessary for restoration and protec25 tion of Puget Sound are consistent, 


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1 and not duplicative, across the Fed2 eral Government; 

3 ‘‘(iii) catalyze public leaders at all lev4 els to work together toward shared goals 

5 by demonstrating interagency best prac6 tices coming from the members of the 

7 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

8 Force; 

9 ‘‘(iv) provide advice and support on 

10 scientific and technical issues and act as a 

11 forum for the exchange of scientific infor12 mation about Puget Sound; 

13 ‘‘(v) identify and inventory Federal 

14 environmental research and monitoring 

15 programs related to Puget Sound, and pro16 vide such inventory to the Puget Sound 

17 National Estuary Program Management 

18 Conference; 

19 ‘‘(vi) ensure that Puget Sound res20 toration and protection activities are as 

21 consistent as practicable with ongoing res22 toration and protection and related efforts 

23 in the Salish Sea that are being conducted 

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1 on Commission, and the International 

2 Joint Commission; 

3 ‘‘(vii) establish any necessary working 

4 groups or advisory committees necessary to 

5 assist the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

6 Task Force in its duties, including public 

7 policy and scientific issues; 

8 ‘‘(viii) raise national awareness of the 

9 significance of Puget Sound; 

10 ‘‘(ix) work with the Office of Manage11 ment and Budget to give input on the 

12 crosscut budget under subsection (h); and 

13 ‘‘(x) submit a biennial report under 

14 subsection (g) on the progress made to15 ward carrying out the Federal Action Plan. 

16 ‘‘(B) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL ACTION

17 PLAN.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 

19 years after the date of enactment of this 

20 section, the Puget Sound Federal Leader21 ship Task Force shall develop and approve 

22 a Federal Action Plan that leverages Fed23 eral programs across agencies and serves 

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1 cific suite of priorities on Puget Sound re2 covery. 

3 ‘‘(ii) REVISION OF PUGET SOUND

4 FEDERAL ACTION PLAN.—Not less often 

5 than once every 5 years after the date of 

6 completion of the Federal Action Plan de7 scribed in clause (i), the Puget Sound Fed8 eral Leadership Task Force shall review, 

9 and revise as appropriate, the Federal Ac10 tion Plan. 

11 ‘‘(C) FEEDBACK BY FEDERAL AGEN12 CIES.—In facilitating feedback under subpara13 graph (A)(ii)(III), the Puget Sound Federal 

14 Leadership Task Force shall request Federal 

15 agencies to consider, at a minimum, possible 

16 Federal actions designed to— 

17 ‘‘(i) further the goals, targets, and ac18 tions of the Action Agenda, Salmon Recov19 ery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Ini20 tiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 

21 Control Program; 

22 ‘‘(ii) implement and enforce this Act, 

23 the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and 

24 all other Federal laws that contribute to 

25 the restoration and protection of Puget 


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1 Sound, including those that protect Tribal 

2 treaty rights; 

3 ‘‘(iii) prevent the introduction and 

4 spread of invasive species; 

5 ‘‘(iv) prevent the destruction of ma6 rine and wildlife habitats; 

7 ‘‘(v) protect, restore, and conserve for8 ests, wetlands, riparian zones, and near9 shore waters that provide marine and wild10 life habitat; 

11 ‘‘(vi) promote resilience to climate 

12 change and ocean acidification effects; 

13 ‘‘(vii) conserve and recover endan14 gered species under the Endangered Spe15 cies Act of 1973; 

16 ‘‘(viii) restore fisheries so that they 

17 are sustainable and productive; 

18 ‘‘(ix) preserve biodiversity; 

19 ‘‘(x) restore and protect ecosystem 

20 services that provide clean water, filter 

21 toxic chemicals, and increase ecosystem re22 silience; and 

23 ‘‘(xi) improve water quality and re24 store wildlife habitat, including by pre25 venting and managing stormwater runoff, 


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1 incorporating erosion control techniques 

2 and trash capture devices, using sustain3 able stormwater practices, and mitigating 

4 and minimizing nonpoint source pollution, 

5 including marine litter. 

6 ‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION OF STATE ADVISORY COM7 MITTEE AND PUGET SOUND TRIBAL MANAGEMENT

8 CONFERENCE.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Puget Sound 

10 Federal Leadership Task Force shall carry out 

11 its duties with input from, and in collaboration 

12 with, the State Advisory Committee and Puget 

13 Sound Tribal Management Conference. 

14 ‘‘(B) SPECIFIC ADVICE AND RECOMMENDA15 TIONS.—The Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

16 Task Force shall seek the advice and rec17 ommendations of the State Advisory Committee 

18 and Puget Sound Tribal Management Con19 ference on the actions, progress, and issues per20 taining to restoration and protection of Puget 

21 Sound. 

22 ‘‘(4) MEMBERSHIP.— 

23 ‘‘(A) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members ap24 pointed under this paragraph shall have experi25 ence and expertise in matters of restoration and 


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1 protection of large watersheds and bodies of 

2 water or related experience that will benefit the 

3 restoration and protection effort of Puget 

4 Sound. 

5 ‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The Puget Sound 

6 Federal Leadership Task Force shall be com7 posed of the following members: 

8 ‘‘(i) SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.— 

9 The following individuals appointed by the 

10 Secretary of Agriculture: 

11 ‘‘(I) A representative of the Na12 tional Forest Service. 

13 ‘‘(II) A representative of the 

14 Natural Resources Conservation Serv15 ice. 

16 ‘‘(ii) SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.—A 

17 representative of the National Oceanic and 

18 Atmospheric Administration appointed by 

19 the Secretary of Commerce. 

20 ‘‘(iii) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The 

21 following individuals appointed by the Sec22 retary of Defense: 

23 ‘‘(I) A representative of the 

24 Corps of Engineers. 


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1 ‘‘(II) A representative of the 

2 Joint Base Lewis-McChord. 

3 ‘‘(III) A representative of the 

4 Navy Region Northwest. 

5 ‘‘(iv) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the 

6 Program Office. 

7 ‘‘(v) SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SE8 CURITY.—The following individuals ap9 pointed by the Secretary of Homeland Se10 curity: 

11 ‘‘(I) A representative of the 

12 Coast Guard. 

13 ‘‘(II) A representative of the 

14 Federal Emergency Management 

15 Agency. 

16 ‘‘(vi) SECRETARY OF THE INTE17 RIOR.—The following individuals appointed 

18 by the Secretary of the Interior: 

19 ‘‘(I) A representative of the Bu20 reau of Indian Affairs. 

21 ‘‘(II) A representative of the 

22 United States Fish and Wildlife Serv23 ice. 

24 ‘‘(III) A representative of the 

25 United States Geological Survey. 


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1 ‘‘(IV) A representative of the Na2 tional Park Service. 

3 ‘‘(vii) SECRETARY OF TRANSPOR4 TATION.—The following individuals ap5 pointed by the Secretary of Transpor6 tation: 

7 ‘‘(I) A representative of the Fed8 eral Highway Administration. 

9 ‘‘(II) A representative of the 

10 Federal Transit Administration. 

11 ‘‘(viii) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Rep12 resentatives of such other agencies, pro13 grams, and initiatives as the Puget Sound 

14 Federal Leadership Task Force determines 

15 necessary. 

16 ‘‘(5) LEADERSHIP.—The Co-Chairs shall ensure 

17 the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force 

18 completes its duties through robust discussion of all 

19 relevant issues. The Co-Chairs shall share leadership 

20 responsibilities equally. 

21 ‘‘(6) CO-CHAIRS.—The following members of 

22 the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force 

23 appointed under paragraph (5) shall serve as Co24 Chairs of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

25 Force: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The representative of the National 

2 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

3 ‘‘(B) The representative of the Puget 

4 Sound Recovery National Program Office. 

5 ‘‘(C) The representative of the Corps of 

6 Engineers. 

7 ‘‘(7) MEETINGS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) INITIAL MEETING.—The Puget 

9 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall 

10 meet not later than 180 days after the date of 

11 enactment of this section— 

12 ‘‘(i) to determine if all Federal agen13 cies are properly represented; 

14 ‘‘(ii) to establish the bylaws of the 

15 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

16 Force; 

17 ‘‘(iii) to establish necessary working 

18 groups or committees; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) to determine subsequent meeting 

20 times, dates, and logistics. 

21 ‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—After the 

22 initial meeting, the Puget Sound Federal Lead23 ership Task Force shall meet, at a minimum, 

24 twice per year to carry out the duties of the 

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1 ‘‘(C) WORKING GROUP MEETINGS.—Meet2 ings of any established working groups or com3 mittees of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

4 Task Force shall not be considered a biannual 

5 meeting for purposes of subparagraph (B). 

6 ‘‘(D) JOINT MEETINGS.—The Puget Sound 

7 Federal Leadership Task Force shall offer to 

8 meet jointly with the Puget Sound National Es9 tuary Program Management Conference and 

10 the Puget Sound Tribal Management Con11 ference, at a minimum, once per year. A joint 

12 meeting under this subparagraph may be con13 sidered a biannual meeting of the Puget Sound 

14 Federal Leadership Task Force for purposes of 

15 subparagraph (B), if agreed upon. 

16 ‘‘(E) QUORUM.—A majority number of the 

17 members of the Puget Sound Federal Leader18 ship Task Force shall constitute a quorum. 

19 ‘‘(F) VOTING.—For the Puget Sound Fed20 eral Leadership Task Force to pass a measure, 

21 a two-thirds percentage of the quorum must 

22 vote in the affirmative. 

23 ‘‘(8) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP

24 TASK FORCE PROCEDURES AND ADVICE.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) ADVISORS.—The Puget Sound Fed2 eral Leadership Task Force, and any working 

3 group of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

4 Task Force, may seek advice and input from 

5 any interested, knowledgeable, or affected party 

6 as the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

7 Force or working group, respectively, deter8 mines necessary to perform its duties. 

9 ‘‘(B) COMPENSATION.—A member of the 

10 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force 

11 shall receive no additional compensation for 

12 service as a member on the Puget Sound Fed13 eral Leadership Task Force. 

14 ‘‘(C) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Travel expenses 

15 incurred by a member of the Puget Sound Fed16 eral Leadership Task Force in the performance 

17 of service on the Puget Sound Federal Leader18 ship Task Force may be paid by the agency or 

19 department that the member represents. 

20 ‘‘(9) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL TASK FORCE.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On the date of enact22 ment of this section, the 2016 memorandum of 

23 understanding establishing the Puget Sound 

24 Federal Task Force shall cease to be effective. 


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1 ‘‘(B) USE OF PREVIOUS WORK.—The 

2 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force 

3 shall, to the extent practicable, use the work 

4 product produced, relied upon, and analyzed by 

5 the Puget Sound Federal Task Force in order 

6 to avoid duplicating the efforts of the Puget 

7 Sound Federal Task Force. 

8 ‘‘(e) STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

9 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 

10 State Advisory Committee. 

11 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The committee shall con12 sist of up to seven members designated by the gov13 erning body of the Puget Sound Partnership, in con14 sultation with the Governor of Washington, who will 

15 represent Washington State agencies that have sig16 nificant roles and responsibilities related to Puget 

17 Sound recovery. 

18 ‘‘(f) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 

19 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, State Advi20 sory Committee, and any working group of the Puget 

21 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, shall not be con22 sidered an advisory committee under the Federal Advisory 

23 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 


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1 ‘‘(g) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK

2 FORCE BIENNIAL REPORT ON PUGET SOUND RECOVERY

3 ACTIVITIES.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

5 the date of enactment of this section, and biennially 

6 thereafter, the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

7 Task Force, in collaboration with the Puget Sound 

8 Tribal Management Conference and the State Advi9 sory Committee, shall submit to the President, Con10 gress, the Governor of Washington, and the gov11 erning body of the Puget Sound Partnership a re12 port that summarizes the progress, challenges, and 

13 milestones of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

14 Task Force on the restoration and protection of 

15 Puget Sound. 

16 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph 

17 (1) shall include a description of the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) The roles and progress of each State, 

19 local government entity, and Federal agency 

20 that has jurisdiction in the Puget Sound region 

21 toward meeting the identified objectives and 

22 priorities of the Action Agenda, Salmon Recov23 ery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, 

24 and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control 

25 Program. 


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1 ‘‘(B) If available, the roles and progress of 

2 Tribal governments that have jurisdiction in the 

3 Puget Sound region toward meeting the identi4 fied objectives and priorities of the Action 

5 Agenda, Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty 

6 Rights at Risk Initiative, and the Coastal 

7 Nonpoint Pollution Control Program. 

8 ‘‘(C) A summary of specific recommenda9 tions concerning implementation of the Action 

10 Agenda and Federal Action Plan, including 

11 challenges, barriers, and anticipated milestones, 

12 targets, and timelines. 

13 ‘‘(D) A summary of progress made by 

14 Federal agencies toward the priorities identified 

15 in the Federal Action Plan. 

16 ‘‘(h) CROSSCUT BUDGET REPORT.— 

17 ‘‘(1) FINANCIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 

18 year after the date of enactment of this section, and 

19 every 5 years thereafter, the Director of the Office 

20 of Management and Budget, in consultation with the 

21 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, shall, 

22 in conjunction with the annual budget submission of 

23 the President to Congress for the year under section 

24 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, submit to 

25 Congress and make available to the public, including 


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1 on the internet, a financial report that is certified by 

2 the head of each agency represented by the Puget 

3 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. 

4 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall contain an 

5 interagency crosscut budget relating to Puget Sound 

6 restoration and protection activities that displays— 

7 ‘‘(A) the proposed funding for any Federal 

8 restoration and protection activity to be carried 

9 out in the succeeding fiscal year, including any 

10 planned interagency or intra-agency transfer, 

11 for each of the Federal agencies that carry out 

12 restoration and protection activities; 

13 ‘‘(B) the estimated expenditures for Fed14 eral restoration and protection activities from 

15 the preceding 2 fiscal years, the current fiscal 

16 year, and the succeeding fiscal year; and 

17 ‘‘(C) the estimated expenditures for Fed18 eral environmental research and monitoring 

19 programs from the preceding 2 fiscal years, the 

20 current fiscal year, and the succeeding fiscal 

21 year. 

22 ‘‘(3) INCLUDED RECOVERY ACTIVITIES.—With 

23 respect to activities described in the report, the re24 port shall only describe activities that have funding 

25 amounts more than $100,000. 


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1 ‘‘(4) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Director 

2 of the Office of Management and Budget shall sub3 mit the report to— 

4 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

5 Committee on Natural Resources, the Com6 mittee on Energy and Commerce, and the Com7 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

8 the House of Representatives; and 

9 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

10 Committee on Environment and Public Works, 

11 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

12 Transportation of the Senate. 

13 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi14 tion to any other funds authorized to be appropriated for 

15 activities related to Puget Sound, there is authorized to 

16 be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for 

17 each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

18 ‘‘(j) PRESERVATION OF TREATY OBLIGATIONS AND

19 EXISTING FEDERAL STATUS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) TRIBAL TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 

21 section affects, or is intended to affect, any right re22 served by treaty between the United States and one 

23 or more Indian tribes. 


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1 ‘‘(2) OTHER FEDERAL LAW.—Nothing in this 

2 section affects the requirements and procedures of 

3 other Federal law. 

4 ‘‘(k) CONSISTENCY.—Actions authorized or imple5 mented under this section shall be consistent with— 

6 ‘‘(1) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and 

7 the Salmon Recovery Plans of the State of Wash8 ington; 

9 ‘‘(2) the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 

10 and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Pro11 gram; 

12 ‘‘(3) the water quality standards of the State of 

13 Washington approved by the Administrator under 

14 section 303; and 

15 ‘‘(4) other applicable Federal requirements.’’. 

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