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Union Calendar No. 233 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2247 

[Report No. 116–290] 

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 

APRIL 10, 2019 

Mr. HECK (for himself and Mr. KILMER) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 14, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 

Ms. DELBENE, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Ms. SCHRIER

NOVEMBER 14, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 10, 2019] 


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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. 


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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’’. 

7 SEC. 2. PUGET SOUND COORDINATED RECOVERY. 

8 Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

9 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 124. PUGET SOUND. 

12 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi13 nitions apply: 

14 ‘‘(1) COASTAL NONPOINT POLLUTION CONTROL

15 PROGRAM.—The term ‘Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 

16 Control Program’ means the State of Washington’s 

17 Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program ap18 proved by the Secretary of Commerce as required 

19 under section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthor20 ization Amendments of 1990. 

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

22 Director of the Program Office. 

23 ‘‘(3) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—The 

24 term ‘International Joint Commission’ means the 

25 International Joint Commission established by the 


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1 United States and Canada under the International 

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

3 ‘‘(4) PACIFIC SALMON COMMISSION.—The term 

4 ‘Pacific Salmon Commission’ means the Pacific 

5 Salmon Commission established by the United States 

6 and Canada under the Treaty between the Govern7 ment of the United States of America and the Govern8 ment of Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon, signed 

9 at Ottawa, January 28, 1985 (commonly known as 

10 the ‘Pacific Salmon Treaty’). 

11 ‘‘(5) PROGRAM OFFICE.—The term ‘Program Of12 fice’ means the Puget Sound Recovery National Pro13 gram Office established by subsection (c). 

14 ‘‘(6) PUGET SOUND ACTION AGENDA; ACTION

15 AGENDA.—The term ‘Puget Sound Action Agenda’ or 

16 ‘Action Agenda’ means the most recent plan developed 

17 by the Puget Sound National Estuary Program Man18 agement Conference, in consultation with the Tribal 

19 Management Conference, and approved by the Admin20 istrator as the comprehensive conservation and man21 agement plan for Puget Sound under section 320. 

22 ‘‘(7) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK

23 FORCE.—The term ‘Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

24 Task Force’ means the Puget Sound Federal Leader25 ship Task Force established by subsection (d). 


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1 ‘‘(8) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL TASK FORCE.—The 

2 term ‘Puget Sound Federal Task Force’ means the 

3 Puget Sound Federal Task Force established in 2016 

4 under a memorandum of understanding among 9 

5 Federal agencies. 

6 ‘‘(9) PUGET SOUND NATIONAL ESTUARY PRO7 GRAM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; MANAGEMENT CON8 FERENCE.—The term ‘Puget Sound National Estuary 

9 Program Management Conference’ or ‘Management 

10 Conference’ means the management conference for 

11 Puget Sound convened pursuant to section 320. 

12 ‘‘(10) PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP.—The term 

13 ‘Puget Sound Partnership’ means the State agency 

14 that is established under the laws of the State of 

15 Washington (section 90.71.210 of the Revised Code of 

16 Washington), or its successor agency, that has been 

17 designated by the Administrator as the lead entity to 

18 support the Puget Sound National Estuary Program 

19 Management Conference. 

20 ‘‘(11) PUGET SOUND REGION.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘Puget Sound 

22 region’ means the land and waters in the north23 west corner of the State of Washington from the 

24 Canadian border to the north to the Pacific 


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1 Ocean on the west, including Hood Canal and 

2 the Strait of Juan de Fuca. 

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

4 region’ includes all of the water that falls on the 

5 Olympic and Cascade Mountains and flows to 

6 meet Puget Sound’s marine waters. 

7 ‘‘(12) PUGET SOUND TRIBAL MANAGEMENT CON8 FERENCE.—The term ‘Puget Sound Tribal Manage9 ment Conference’ means the 20 treaty Indian tribes of 

10 western Washington and the Northwest Indian Fish11 eries Commission. 

12 ‘‘(13) SALISH SEA.—The term ‘Salish Sea’ 

13 means the network of coastal waterways on the west 

14 coast of North America that includes the Puget 

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

16 de Fuca. 

17 ‘‘(14) SALMON RECOVERY PLANS.—The term 

18 ‘Salmon Recovery Plans’ means the recovery plans for 

19 salmon and steelhead species approved by the Sec20 retary of the Interior under section 4(f) of the Endan21 gered Species Act of 1973. 

22 ‘‘(15) STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term 

23 ‘State Advisory Committee’ means the advisory com24 mittee established by subsection (e). 


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1 ‘‘(16) TREATY RIGHTS AT RISK INITIATIVE.—The 

2 term ‘Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative’ means the re3 port from the treaty Indian tribes of western Wash4 ington entitled ‘Treaty Rights at Risk: Ongoing 

5 Habitat Loss, the Decline of the Salmon Resource, 

6 and Recommendations for Change’ and dated July 

7 14, 2011, or its successor report, which outlines issues 

8 and offers solutions for the protection of Tribal treaty 

9 rights, recovery of salmon habitat, and management 

10 of sustainable treaty and non-treaty salmon fisheries, 

11 including through tribal salmon hatchery programs. 

12 ‘‘(b) CONSISTENCY.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—All Federal agencies rep14 resented on the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

15 Force shall act consistently with the protection of 

16 Tribal, treaty-reserved rights and, to the greatest ex17 tent practicable given such agencies’ existing obliga18 tions under Federal law, act consistently with the ob19 jectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, Salmon 

20 Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, 

21 and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program, 

22 when— 

23 ‘‘(A) conducting Federal agency activities 

24 within or outside Puget Sound that affect any 

25 land or water use or natural resources of Puget 


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1 Sound and its tributary waters, including ac2 tivities performed by a contractor for the benefit 

3 of a Federal agency; 

4 ‘‘(B) interpreting and enforcing regulations 

5 that impact the restoration and protection of 

6 Puget Sound; 

7 ‘‘(C) issuing Federal licenses or permits 

8 that impact the restoration and protection of 

9 Puget Sound; and 

10 ‘‘(D) granting Federal assistance to State, 

11 local, and Tribal governments for activities re12 lated to the restoration and protection of Puget 

13 Sound. 

14 ‘‘(2) EXEMPTIONS.—Any Federal agency activity 

15 necessary for national security, determined by the 

16 President to be in the paramount interest of the 

17 United States, or determined by the Puget Sound 

18 Federal Leadership Task Force, in consultation with 

19 the State Advisory Committee and the Puget Sound 

20 Tribal Management Conference, to be necessary to 

21 complete a project that was approved prior to the 

22 date of enactment of this section shall be exempt from 

23 the consistency requirements established in paragraph 

24 (1). 


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1 ‘‘(c) PUGET SOUND RECOVERY NATIONAL PROGRAM

2 OFFICE.— 

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

4 the Environmental Protection Agency a Puget Sound 

5 Recovery National Program Office to be located in the 

6 State of Washington. 

7 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.— 

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

9 Program Office shall be a career reserved posi10 tion, as such term is defined in section 

11 3132(a)(8) of title 5, United States Code. 

12 ‘‘(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director of the 

13 Program Office shall have leadership and project 

14 management experience and shall be highly 

15 qualified to— 

16 ‘‘(i) direct the integration of multiple 

17 project planning efforts and programs from 

18 different agencies and jurisdictions; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) align numerous, and often con20 flicting, needs toward implementing a 

21 shared Action Agenda with visible and 

22 measurable outcomes. 

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

24 The Administrator shall delegate to the Director such 


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1 authority and provide such staff as may be necessary 

2 to carry out this section. 

3 ‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) coordinate and manage the timely exe5 cution of the requirements of this section, includ6 ing the formation and meetings of the Puget 

7 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force; 

8 ‘‘(B) coordinate activities related to the res9 toration and protection of Puget Sound across 

10 the Environmental Protection Agency; 

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

12 the Administrator with the Action Agenda, 

13 Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at 

14 Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollu15 tion Control Program; 

16 ‘‘(D) promote the efficient use of Environ17 mental Protection Agency resources in pursuit of 

18 Puget Sound restoration and protection; 

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

20 Leadership Task Force and collaborate with, help 

21 coordinate, and implement activities with other 

22 Federal agencies that have responsibilities in23 volving Puget Sound restoration and protection; 

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

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1 toring, or other support as is determined by the 

2 Director to be necessary or prudent to most effi3 ciently and effectively fulfill the objectives and 

4 priorities of the Action Agenda, Salmon Recov5 ery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative, 

6 and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Pro7 gram consistent with the best available science 

8 and to ensure the health of the Puget Sound eco9 system; 

10 ‘‘(G) track the progress of the Environ11 mental Protection Agency toward meeting the 

12 Agency’s specified objectives and priorities with13 in the Action Agenda; 

14 ‘‘(H) implement the recommendations of the 

15 Comptroller General, set forth in the report enti16 tled ‘Puget Sound Restoration: Additional Ac17 tions Could Improve Assessments of Progress’ 

18 and dated July 19, 2018; 

19 ‘‘(I) serve as liaison and coordinate activi20 ties for the restoration and protection of the Sa21 lish Sea, with Canadian authorities, the Pacific 

22 Salmon Commission, and the International 

23 Joint Commission; and 


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1 ‘‘(J) carry out such additional duties as the 

2 Administrator determines necessary and appro3 priate. 

4 ‘‘(d) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK

5 FORCE.— 

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

7 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. 

8 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.— 

9 ‘‘(A) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Puget Sound 

10 Federal Leadership Task Force shall— 

11 ‘‘(i) uphold Federal trust responsibil12 ities to restore and protect resources crucial 

13 to Tribal treaty rights, including by car14 rying out government-to-government con15 sultation; 

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

17 coordination across all Federal agencies on 

18 the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

19 Force to align Federal resources for the pur20 poses of carrying out the requirements of 

21 this section and all other Federal laws that 

22 contribute to the restoration and protection 

23 of Puget Sound, including by— 

24 ‘‘(I) enabling and encouraging the 

25 Federal agencies represented on the 


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1 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

2 Force to act consistently with the objec3 tives and priorities of the Action Agen4 da, Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty 

5 Rights at Risk Initiative, and the 

6 Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control 

7 Program; 

8 ‘‘(II) facilitating the coordination 

9 of Federal activities that impact the 

10 restoration and protection of Puget 

11 Sound; 

12 ‘‘(III) facilitating the delivery of 

13 feedback given by Federal agencies to 

14 the Puget Sound Partnership during 

15 the development of the Federal Action 

16 Plan; 

17 ‘‘(IV) facilitating the resolution of 

18 (and, if necessary, seek to mediate in 

19 cooperation with the Executive Office 

20 of the President) interagency conflicts 

21 associated with the restoration and 

22 protection of Puget Sound among the 

23 agencies represented on the Puget 

24 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force; 


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1 ‘‘(V) providing a forum for ex2 changing information among agencies 

3 regarding activities being conducted, 

4 including obstacles or efficiencies 

5 found, during Puget Sound restoration 

6 and protection activities; and 

7 ‘‘(VI) promoting the efficient use 

8 of government resources in pursuit of 

9 Puget Sound restoration and protec10 tion through coordination and collabo11 ration, including by ensuring that the 

12 Federal efforts relating to the science 

13 necessary for restoration and protec14 tion of Puget Sound is consistent, and 

15 not duplicative, across the Federal 

16 Government; 

17 ‘‘(iii) catalyze public leaders at all lev18 els to work together toward shared goals by 

19 demonstrating interagency best practices 

20 coming from the members of the Puget 

21 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force; 

22 ‘‘(iv) provide advice and support on 

23 scientific and technical issues and act as a 

24 forum for the exchange of scientific informa25 tion about Puget Sound; 


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1 ‘‘(v) identify and inventory Federal 

2 environmental research and monitoring 

3 programs related to Puget Sound, and pro4 vide such inventory to the Puget Sound Na5 tional Estuary Program Management Con6 ference; 

7 ‘‘(vi) ensure that Puget Sound restora8 tion and protection activities are as con9 sistent as practicable with ongoing restora10 tion and protection and related efforts in 

11 the Salish Sea that are being conducted by 

12 Canadian authorities, the Pacific Salmon 

13 Commission, and the International Joint 

14 Commission; 

15 ‘‘(vii) establish any necessary working 

16 groups or advisory committees necessary to 

17 assist the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

18 Task Force in its duties, including public 

19 policy and scientific issues; 

20 ‘‘(viii) raise national awareness of the 

21 significance of Puget Sound; 

22 ‘‘(ix) work with the Office of Manage23 ment and Budget to give input on the cross24 cut budget under subsection (h); and 


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1 ‘‘(x) submit a biennial report under 

2 subsection (g) on the progress made towards 

3 carrying out the Federal Action Plan. 

4 ‘‘(B) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL ACTION

5 PLAN.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 

7 years after the date of enactment of this sec8 tion and every 5 years thereafter, the Puget 

9 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall 

10 develop and approve a Federal Action Plan 

11 that leverages Federal programs across 

12 agencies and serves to coordinate diverse 

13 programs on a specific suite of priorities on 

14 Puget Sound recovery. 

15 ‘‘(ii) REVISION OF PUGET SOUND FED16 ERAL ACTION PLAN.—Not less often than 

17 once every 5 years after the date of comple18 tion of the Federal Action Plan described in 

19 clause (i), the Puget Sound Leadership Task 

20 Force shall review, and revise as appro21 priate, the Federal Action Plan. 

22 ‘‘(C) FEEDBACK BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

23 In facilitating feedback under subparagraph 

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1 sider, at a minimum, possible Federal actions 

2 designed to— 

3 ‘‘(i) further the goals, targets, and ac4 tions of the Action Agenda, Salmon Recov5 ery Plans, the Treaty Rights at Risk Initia6 tive, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 

7 Control Program; 

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

9 the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all 

10 other Federal laws that contribute to the 

11 restoration and protection of Puget Sound, 

12 including those that protect Tribal treaty 

13 rights; 

14 ‘‘(iii) prevent the introduction and 

15 spread of invasive species; 

16 ‘‘(iv) prevent the destruction of marine 

17 and wildlife habitats; 

18 ‘‘(v) protect, restore, and conserve for19 ests, wetlands, riparian zones, and near20 shore waters that provide marine and wild21 life habitat; 

22 ‘‘(vi) promote resilience to climate 

23 change and ocean acidification effects; 


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1 ‘‘(vii) conserve and recover endangered 

2 species under the Endangered Species Act of 

3 1973; 

4 ‘‘(viii) restore fisheries so that they are 

5 sustainable and productive; 

6 ‘‘(ix) preserve biodiversity; 

7 ‘‘(x) restore and protect ecosystem serv8 ices that provide clean water, filter toxic 

9 chemicals, and increase ecosystem resilience; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(xi) improve water quality and re12 store wildlife habitat, including by pre13 venting and managing stormwater runoff, 

14 incorporating erosion control techniques 

15 and trash capture devices, using sustainable 

16 stormwater practices, and mitigating and 

17 minimizing nonpoint source pollution, in18 cluding marine litter. 

19 ‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION OF STATE ADVISORY COM20 MITTEE AND PUGET SOUND TRIBAL MANAGEMENT

21 CONFERENCE.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Puget Sound Fed23 eral Leadership Task Force shall carry out its 

24 duties with input from, and in collaboration 


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1 with, the State Advisory Committee and Puget 

2 Sound Tribal Management Conference. 

3 ‘‘(B) SPECIFIC ADVICE AND RECOMMENDA4 TIONS.—The Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

5 Task Force shall seek the advice and rec6 ommendations of the State Advisory Committee 

7 and Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference 

8 on the actions, progress, and issues pertaining to 

9 restoration and protection of Puget Sound. 

10 ‘‘(4) USE OF PREVIOUS WORK.—The Puget 

11 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall, to the ex12 tent practicable, use the work product produced, relied 

13 upon, and analyzed by the Puget Sound Federal Task 

14 Force in order to avoid duplicating the efforts of the 

15 Puget Sound Federal Task Force. 

16 ‘‘(5) MEMBERSHIP.— 

17 ‘‘(A) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members appointed 

18 under this paragraph shall have experience and 

19 expertise in matters of restoration and protection 

20 of large watersheds and bodies of water or re21 lated experience that will benefit the restoration 

22 and protection effort of Puget Sound. 

23 ‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The Puget Sound Fed24 eral Leadership Task Force shall be composed of 

25 the following members: 


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1 ‘‘(i) SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.— 

2 The following individuals appointed by the 

3 Secretary of Agriculture: 

4 ‘‘(I) A representative of the Na5 tional Forest Service. 

6 ‘‘(II) A representative of the Nat7 ural Resources Conservation Service. 

8 ‘‘(ii) SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.—A 

9 representative of the National Oceanic and 

10 Atmospheric Administration appointed by 

11 the Secretary of Commerce. 

12 ‘‘(iii) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—The 

13 following individuals appointed by the Sec14 retary of Defense: 

15 ‘‘(I) A representative of the Corps 

16 of Engineers. 

17 ‘‘(II) A representative of the Joint 

18 Base Lewis-McChord. 

19 ‘‘(III) A representative of the 

20 Navy Region Northwest. 

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

22 Program Office. 

23 ‘‘(v) SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECU24 RITY.—The following individuals appointed 

25 by the Secretary of Homeland Security: 


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1 ‘‘(I) A representative of the Coast 

2 Guard. 

3 ‘‘(II) A representative of the Fed4 eral Emergency Management Agency. 

5 ‘‘(vi) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— 

6 The following individuals appointed by the 

7 Secretary of the Interior: 

8 ‘‘(I) A representative of the Bu9 reau of Indian Affairs. 

10 ‘‘(II) A representative of the 

11 United States Fish and Wildlife Serv12 ice. 

13 ‘‘(III) A representative of the 

14 United States Geological Survey. 

15 ‘‘(IV) A representative of the Na16 tional Park Service. 

17 ‘‘(vii) SECRETARY OF TRANSPOR18 TATION.—The following individuals ap19 pointed by the Secretary of Transportation: 

20 ‘‘(I) A representative of the Fed21 eral Highway Administration. 

22 ‘‘(II) A representative of the Fed23 eral Transit Administration. 

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1 grams, and initiatives as the Puget Sound 

2 Federal Leadership Task Force determines 

3 necessary. 

4 ‘‘(6) LEADERSHIP.—The Co-Chairs shall ensure 

5 the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force com6 pletes its duties through robust discussion of all rel7 evant issues. The Co-Chairs shall share leadership re8 sponsibilities equally. 

9 ‘‘(7) CO-CHAIRS.—The following members of the 

10 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force ap11 pointed under paragraph (5) shall serve as Co-Chairs 

12 of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force: 

13 ‘‘(A) The representative of the National Oce14 anic and Atmospheric Administration. 

15 ‘‘(B) The representative of the Puget Sound 

16 Recovery National Program Office. 

17 ‘‘(C) The representative of the Corps of En18 gineers. 

19 ‘‘(8) MEETINGS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) INITIAL MEETING.—The Puget Sound 

21 Federal Leadership Task Force shall meet not 

22 later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

23 of this section— 

24 ‘‘(i) to determine if all Federal agen25 cies are properly represented; 


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

2 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

3 Force; 

4 ‘‘(iii) to establish necessary working 

5 groups or committees; and 

6 ‘‘(iv) to determine subsequent meeting 

7 times, dates, and logistics. 

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

9 initial meeting, the Puget Sound Federal Lead10 ership Task Force shall meet, at a minimum, 

11 twice per year to carry out the duties of the 

12 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. 

13 ‘‘(C) WORKING GROUP MEETINGS.—Meet14 ings of any established working groups or com15 mittees of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

16 Task Force shall not be considered a biannual 

17 meeting for purposes of subparagraph (B). 

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

19 Federal Leadership Task Force shall offer to 

20 meet jointly with the Puget Sound National Es21 tuary Program Management Conference and the 

22 Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference, at 

23 a minimum, once per year. A joint meeting 

24 under this subparagraph may be considered a bi25 annual meeting of the Puget Sound Federal 


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1 Leadership Task Force for purposes of subpara2 graph (B), if agreed upon. 

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

4 members of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership 

5 Task Force shall constitute a quorum. 

6 ‘‘(F) VOTING.—For the Puget Sound Fed7 eral Leadership Task Force to pass a measure, a 

8 two-thirds percentage of the quorum must vote in 

9 the affirmative. 

10 ‘‘(9) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK

11 FORCE PROCEDURES AND ADVICE.— 

12 ‘‘(A) ADVISORS.—The Puget Sound Federal 

13 Leadership Task Force, and any working group 

14 of the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

15 Force, may seek advice and input from any in16 terested, knowledgeable, or affected party as the 

17 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force or 

18 working group, respectively, determines necessary 

19 to perform its duties. 

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

21 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force 

22 shall receive no additional compensation for 

23 service as a member on the Puget Sound Federal 

24 Leadership Task Force. 


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

2 incurred by a member of the Puget Sound Fed3 eral Leadership Task Force in the performance 

4 of service on the Puget Sound Federal Leader5 ship Task Force may be paid by the agency or 

6 department that the member represents. 

7 ‘‘(e) STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

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

9 State Advisory Committee. 

10 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The committee shall consist 

11 of up to 7 members designated by the governing body 

12 of the Puget Sound Partnership, in consultation with 

13 the Governor of Washington, who will represent 

14 Washington State agencies that have significant roles 

15 and responsibilities related to Puget Sound recovery. 

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

17 Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, State Advi18 sory Committee, and any working group of the Puget Sound 

19 Federal Leadership Task Force, shall not be considered an 

20 advisory committee under the Federal Advisory Committee 

21 Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

22 ‘‘(g) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK

23 FORCE BIENNIAL REPORT ON PUGET SOUND RECOVERY

24 ACTIVITIES.— 


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

2 the date of enactment of this section, and biennially 

3 thereafter, the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 

4 Force, in collaboration with the Puget Sound Tribal 

5 Management Conference and the State Advisory Com6 mittee, shall submit to the President, Congress, and 

7 the Governor of Washington a report that summarizes 

8 the progress, challenges, and milestones of the Puget 

9 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force on the restora10 tion and protection of Puget Sound. 

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

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

13 ‘‘(A) The roles of each State and local gov14 ernment entity that has jurisdiction and each 

15 Federal agency carrying out restoration and 

16 preservation in the Puget Sound region and the 

17 progress made toward meeting the identified ob18 jectives and priorities of the Action Agenda, 

19 Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at 

20 Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollu21 tion Control Program. 

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

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1 da, Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at 

2 Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollu3 tion Control Program. 

4 ‘‘(C) A summary of the progress each Fed5 eral agency has made in implementing their spe6 cific responsibilities under the Action Agenda, 

7 Salmon Recovery Plans, the Treaty Rights at 

8 Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollu9 tion Control Program. 

10 ‘‘(D) The role of each Federal agency in 

11 protecting Tribal treaty rights, including by car12 rying out its tribal trust responsibilities, and a 

13 summary of the progress each agency has made 

14 in protecting those rights. 

15 ‘‘(E) A summary of specific recommenda16 tions concerning implementation of the Action 

17 Agenda, including challenges, barriers, and an18 ticipated milestones, targets, and timelines. 

19 ‘‘(F) A summary of progress made by Fed20 eral agencies toward the priorities identified in 

21 the Federal Action Plan. 

22 ‘‘(h) CROSSCUT BUDGET REPORT.— 

23 ‘‘(1) FINANCIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

24 after the date of enactment of this section, and every 

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1 agement and Budget, in consultation with the Puget 

2 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force, shall submit to 

3 Congress and make available to the public, including 

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

5 the head of each agency represented by the Puget 

6 Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. 

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

8 interagency crosscut budget relating to Puget Sound 

9 restoration and protection activities that displays— 

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

11 restoration and protection activity to be carried 

12 out in the succeeding fiscal year, including any 

13 planned interagency or intra-agency transfer, for 

14 each of the Federal agencies that carry out res15 toration and protection activities; 

16 ‘‘(B) the estimated expenditures for Federal 

17 restoration and protection activities from the 

18 preceding 2 fiscal years, the current fiscal year, 

19 and the succeeding fiscal year; and 

20 ‘‘(C) the estimated expenditures for Federal 

21 environmental research and monitoring pro22 grams from the preceding 2 fiscal years, the cur23 rent fiscal year, and the succeeding fiscal year. 

24 ‘‘(3) INCLUDED RECOVERY ACTIVITIES.—With re25 spect to activities described in the report, the report 


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1 shall only describe activities that have funding 

2 amounts not less than $100,000. 

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

4 of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit 

5 the report to— 

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

7 Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee 

8 on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on 

9 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

10 of Representatives; and 

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

12 Committee on Environment and Public Works, 

13 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

14 Transportation of the Senate. 

15 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi16 tion to any other funds authorized to be appropriated for 

17 activities related to Puget Sound, there is authorized to be 

18 appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each 

19 of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 

20 ‘‘(j) PRESERVATION OF TREATY OBLIGATIONS AND EX21 ISTING FEDERAL STATUS.— 

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

23 section affects any right reserved by treaty between 

24 the United States and 1 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 the 

7 Salmon Recovery Plans of the State of Washington; 

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

9 and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program; 

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

11 Washington approved by the Administrator under 

12 section 303; and 

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


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Union Calendar No. 233 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2247 

[Report No. 116–290] 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

for other purposes. to protect the water quality of Puget Sound, and to provide assistance for programs and activities 

NOVEMBER 14, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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