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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 596 

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

program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2015 

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 

A BILL 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Restoration 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 

4 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

5 the following: 

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

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

9 ‘‘(1) ANNUAL PRIORITY LIST.—The term ‘an10 nual priority list’ means the annual priority list com11 piled under subsection (b). 

12 ‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—The term ‘com13 prehensive plan’ means— 

14 ‘‘(A) the comprehensive conservation and 

15 management plan approved under section 320 

16 for the San Francisco Bay estuary; and 

17 ‘‘(B) any amendments to that plan. 

18 ‘‘(3) ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘Es19 tuary Partnership’ means the San Francisco Estu20 ary Partnership, the entity that is designated as the 

21 management conference under section 320. 

22 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL PRIORITY LIST.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After providing public no24 tice, the Administrator shall annually compile a pri25 ority list identifying and prioritizing the activities, 


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1 projects, and studies intended to be funded with the 

2 amounts made available under subsection (c). 

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

4 compiled under paragraph (1) shall include— 

5 ‘‘(A) activities, projects, or studies, includ6 ing restoration projects and habitat improve7 ment for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife, that ad8 vance the goals and objectives of the approved 

9 comprehensive plan; 

10 ‘‘(B) information on the activities, projects, 

11 programs, or studies specified under subpara12 graph (A), including a description of— 

13 ‘‘(i) the identities of the financial as14 sistance recipients; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the communities to be served; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(C) the criteria and methods established 

18 by the Administrator for selection of activities, 

19 projects, and studies. 

20 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the pri21 ority list under paragraph (1), the Administrator 

22 shall consult with and consider the recommendations 

23 of— 

24 ‘‘(A) the Estuary Partnership; 


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

2 local governments in the San Francisco Bay es3 tuary watershed; and 

4 ‘‘(C) any other relevant stakeholder in5 volved with the protection and restoration of 

6 the San Francisco Bay estuary that the Admin7 istrator determines to be appropriate. 

8 ‘‘(c) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

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

10 the Administrator may provide funding through co11 operative agreements, grants, or other means to 

12 State and local agencies, special districts, and public 

13 or nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organiza14 tions, including the Estuary Partnership, for activi15 ties, studies, or projects identified on the annual pri16 ority list. 

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

19 ‘‘(A) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 

20 Amounts provided to any individual or entity 

21 under this section for a fiscal year shall not ex22 ceed an amount equal to 75 percent of the total 

23 cost of any eligible activities that are to be car24 ried out using those amounts. 


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1 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non2 Federal share of the total cost of any eligible 

3 activities that are carried out using amounts 

4 provided under this section shall be— 

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

6 ‘‘(ii) provided from non-Federal 

7 sources. 

8 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 

9 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad11 ministrator to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 

12 each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. 

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

14 amount made available to carry out this section for 

15 a fiscal year, the Administrator shall use not more 

16 than 5 percent to pay administrative expenses in17 curred in carrying out this section. 

18 ‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FUNDING.— 

19 Nothing in this section limits the eligibility of the 

20 Estuary Partnership to receive funding under sec21 tion 320(g). 

22 ‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No amounts made avail23 able under subsection (c) may be used for the adVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:01 Mar 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S596.IS S596

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1 ministration of a management conference under sec2 tion 320.’’. 

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