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Calendar No. 555 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3539 

[Report No. 111–284] 

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

program to assist in the restoration of San Francisco Bay. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 25, 2010 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. BOXER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of August 5, 2010, by 

Mrs. BOXER, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to assist in the restoration of 

San Francisco Bay. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘San Francisco Bay 

3 Restoration Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PRO5 GRAM. 

6 Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

7 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 123. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PRO10 GRAM. 

11 ‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may 

13 provide grants to State and local agencies, and pub14 lic or nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organiza15 tions, for ecosystem restoration projects and habitat 

16 improvement for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife, in ac17 cordance with the priorities described in the com18 prehensive management plan for the San Francisco 

19 estuary developed under section 320. 

20 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS; NON-FED21 ERAL SHARE.— 

22 ‘‘(A) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—A 

23 grant provided to any individual or entity under 

24 this section for a fiscal year shall not exceed an 

25 amount equal to 50 percent of the total cost of 


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1 eligible activities that are to be carried out 

2 using funds from the grant. 

3 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non4 Federal share of the total cost of any eligible 

5 activities that are carried out using funds from 

6 a grant provided under this section shall be— 

7 ‘‘(i) not less than 50 percent; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) provided from non-Federal 

9 sources. 

10 ‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 

11 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

12 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad13 ministrator to carry out this section such sums as 

14 are necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 

15 2020. 

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

17 amount made available to carry out this section for 

18 a fiscal year, the Administrator shall use not more 

19 than 5 percent to pay administrative expenses in20 curred in carrying out this section.’’. 

21 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘San Francisco Bay Res23 toration Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PRO2 GRAM. 

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

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

5 following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 123. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PRO7 GRAM. 

8 ‘‘(a) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 320, the 

10 Administrator may provide grants to State and local 

11 agencies, and public or nonprofit agencies, institu12 tions, and organizations, for ecosystem restoration 

13 projects and habitat improvement for fish, waterfowl, 

14 and wildlife, in accordance with the priorities de15 scribed in the comprehensive conservation and man16 agement plan for the San Francisco estuary. 

17 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS; NON-FED18 ERAL SHARE.— 

19 ‘‘(A) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—A 

20 grant provided to any individual or entity under 

21 this section for a fiscal year shall not exceed an 

22 amount equal to 75 percent of the total cost of 

23 eligible activities that are to be carried out using 

24 funds from the grant. 

25 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Fed26 eral share of the total cost of any eligible activiVerDate Mar 15 2010 22:27 Sep 02, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S3539.RS S3539

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1 ties that are carried out using funds from a 

2 grant provided under this section shall be— 

3 ‘‘(i) not less than 25 percent; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) provided from non-Federal 

5 sources. 

6 ‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 

7 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad9 ministrator to carry out this section such sums as are 

10 necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2020. 

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

12 amount made available to carry out this section for 

13 a fiscal year, the Administrator shall use not more 

14 than 5 percent to pay administrative expenses in15 curred in carrying out this section.’’. 


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Calendar No. 555 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3539 

[Report No. 111–284] 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

toration of San Francisco Bay. to establish a grant program to assist in the resSEPTEMBER 2, 2010 

Reported with an amendment 


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