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Union Calendar No. 34 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 610 

[Report No. 117–51, Part I] 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant 

program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 28, 2021 

Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 

THOMPSON of California, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. LEE

of California, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. ESHOO, and Ms. LOFGREN) introduced 

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

and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JUNE 4, 2021 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an 

amendment 

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

JUNE 4, 2021 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 28, 2021] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San 

Francisco Bay. 


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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 ‘‘San Francisco Bay Res5 toration Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PRO7 GRAM. 

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. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PRO12 GRAM. 

13 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘Estu15 ary Partnership’ means the San Francisco Estuary 

16 Partnership, designated as the management con17 ference for the San Francisco Bay under section 320. 

18 ‘‘(2) SAN FRANCISCO BAY PLAN.—The term ‘San 

19 Francisco Bay Plan’ means— 

20 ‘‘(A) until the date of the completion of the 

21 plan developed by the Director under subsection 

22 (d), the comprehensive conservation and manage23 ment plan approved under section 320 for the 

24 San Francisco Bay estuary; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) on and after the date of the completion 

2 of the plan developed by the Director under sub3 section (d), the plan developed by the Director 

4 under subsection (d). 

5 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM OFFICE.— 

6 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 

7 establish in the Environmental Protection Agency a 

8 San Francisco Bay Program Office. The Office shall 

9 be located at the headquarters of Region 9 of the En10 vironmental Protection Agency. 

11 ‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR.—The Admin12 istrator shall appoint a Director of the Office, who 

13 shall have management experience and technical ex14 pertise relating to the San Francisco Bay and be 

15 highly qualified to direct the development and imple16 mentation of projects, activities, and studies necessary 

17 to implement the San Francisco Bay Plan. 

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

19 The Administrator shall delegate to the Director such 

20 authority and provide such staff as may be necessary 

21 to carry out this section. 

22 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL PRIORITY LIST.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After providing public no24 tice, the Director shall annually compile a priority 

25 list, consistent with the San Francisco Bay Plan, 


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1 identifying and prioritizing the projects, activities, 

2 and studies to be carried out with amounts made 

3 available under subsection (e). 

4 ‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The annual priority list 

5 compiled under paragraph (1) shall include the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(A) Projects, activities, and studies, in8 cluding restoration projects and habitat improve9 ment for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife, that ad10 vance the goals and objectives of the San Fran11 cisco Bay Plan, for— 

12 ‘‘(i) water quality improvement, in13 cluding the reduction of marine litter; 

14 ‘‘(ii) wetland, riverine, and estuary 

15 restoration and protection; 

16 ‘‘(iii) nearshore and endangered species 

17 recovery; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) adaptation to climate change. 

19 ‘‘(B) Information on the projects, activities, 

20 and studies specified under subparagraph (A), 

21 including— 

22 ‘‘(i) the identity of each entity receiv23 ing assistance pursuant to subsection (e); 

24 and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) a description of the communities 

2 to be served. 

3 ‘‘(C) The criteria and methods established 

4 by the Director for identification of projects, ac5 tivities, and studies to be included on the annual 

6 priority list. 

7 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In compiling the annual 

8 priority list under paragraph (1), the Director shall 

9 consult with, and consider the recommendations of— 

10 ‘‘(A) the Estuary Partnership; 

11 ‘‘(B) the State of California and affected 

12 local governments in the San Francisco Bay es13 tuary watershed; 

14 ‘‘(C) the San Francisco Bay Restoration 

15 Authority; and 

16 ‘‘(D) any other relevant stakeholder involved 

17 with the protection and restoration of the San 

18 Francisco Bay estuary that the Director deter19 mines to be appropriate. 

20 ‘‘(d) SAN FRANCISCO BAY PLAN.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after 

22 the date of enactment of this section, the Director, in 

23 conjunction with the Estuary Partnership, shall re24 view and revise the comprehensive conservation and 

25 management plan approved under section 320 for the 


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1 San Francisco Bay estuary to develop a plan to guide 

2 the projects, activities, and studies of the Office to ad3 dress the restoration and protection of the San Fran4 cisco Bay. 

5 ‘‘(2) REVISION OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY PLAN.— 

6 Not less often than once every 5 years after the date 

7 of the completion of the plan described in paragraph 

8 (1), the Director shall review, and revise as appro9 priate, the San Francisco Bay Plan. 

10 ‘‘(3) OUTREACH.—In carrying out this sub11 section, the Director shall consult with the Estuary 

12 Partnership and Indian tribes and solicit input from 

13 other non-Federal stakeholders. 

14 ‘‘(e) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may provide 

16 funding through cooperative agreements, grants, or 

17 other means to State and local agencies, special dis18 tricts, and public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, 

19 and organizations, including the Estuary Partner20 ship, for projects, activities, and studies identified on 

21 the annual priority list compiled under subsection 

22 (c). 

23 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS; NON-FED24 ERAL SHARE.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 

2 Amounts provided to any entity under this sec3 tion for a fiscal year shall not exceed an amount 

4 equal to 75 percent of the total cost of any 

5 projects, activities, and studies that are to be 

6 carried out using those amounts. 

7 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Not less than 

8 25 percent of the cost of any project, activity, or 

9 study carried out using amounts provided under 

10 this section shall be provided from non-Federal 

11 sources. 

12 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 

13 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

14 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

15 this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

16 through 2026. 

17 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the 

18 amount made available to carry out this section for 

19 a fiscal year, the Director may not use more than 5 

20 percent to pay administrative expenses incurred in 

21 carrying out this section. 

22 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—No amounts made available 

23 under this section may be used for the administration 

24 of a management conference under section 320. 


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1 ‘‘(g) ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN.—In each of fiscal years 

2 2022 through 2026, the President, as part of the annual 

3 budget submission of the President to Congress under sec4 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, shall submit 

5 information regarding each Federal department and agency 

6 involved in San Francisco Bay protection and restoration, 

7 including— 

8 ‘‘(1) a report that displays for each Federal 

9 agency— 

10 ‘‘(A) the amounts obligated in the preceding 

11 fiscal year for protection and restoration 

12 projects, activities, and studies relating to the 

13 San Francisco Bay; and 

14 ‘‘(B) the proposed budget for protection and 

15 restoration projects, activities, and studies relat16 ing to the San Francisco Bay; and 

17 ‘‘(2) a description and assessment of the Federal 

18 role in the implementation of the San Francisco Bay 

19 Plan and the specific role of each Federal department 

20 and agency involved in San Francisco Bay protection 

21 and restoration, including specific projects, activities, 

22 and studies conducted or planned to achieve the iden23 tified goals and objectives of the San Francisco Bay 

24 Plan.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 34 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 610 

[Report No. 117–51, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

toration of San Francisco Bay. to establish a grant program to support the resJUNE 4, 2021 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure with an amendment 

JUNE 4, 2021 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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