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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3034 

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

Francisco Bay restoration grant program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 

Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HONDA, Ms. LEE

of California, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. 

PELOSI, Mr. STARK, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. WOOLSEY, and 

Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California) 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 

establish a San Francisco Bay restoration grant program. 

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 of 2011’’. 


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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 that ad6 vance the goals and objectives of the approved 

7 comprehensive plan; 

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

9 or studies specified under subparagraph (A), in10 cluding a description of— 

11 ‘‘(i) the identities of the financial as12 sistant recipients; and 

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

14 and 

15 ‘‘(C) the criteria and methods established 

16 by the Administrator for selection of activities, 

17 projects, and studies. 

18 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the pri19 ority list under paragraph (1), the Administrator 

20 shall consult with and consider the recommendations 

21 of— 

22 ‘‘(A) the Estuary Partnership; 

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

24 local governments in the San Francisco Bay es25 tuary watershed; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) any other relevant stakeholder in2 volved with the protection and restoration of 

3 the San Francisco Bay estuary that the Admin4 istrator determines to be appropriate. 

5 ‘‘(c) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

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

7 the Administrator may provide funding through co8 operative agreements, grants, or other means to 

9 State and local agencies, special districts, and public 

10 or nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organiza11 tions, including the Estuary Partnership, for activi12 ties, studies, or projects identified on the annual pri13 ority list. 

14 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS; NON-FED15 ERAL SHARE.— 

16 ‘‘(A) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 

17 Funding provided to any individual or entity 

18 under this section for a fiscal year shall not ex19 ceed an amount equal to 75 percent of the total 

20 cost of eligible activities that are to be carried 

21 out using such funds. 

22 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non23 Federal share of the total cost of any eligible 

24 activities that are carried out using funds pro25 vided under this section shall be— 


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

2 ‘‘(ii) provided from non-Federal 

3 sources. 

4 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 

5 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

6 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad7 ministrator to carry out this section $20,000,000 for 

8 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016. 

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

10 amount made available to carry out this section for 

11 a fiscal year, the Administrator shall use not more 

12 than 5 percent to pay administrative expenses in13 curred in carrying out this section. 

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

15 Nothing in this section shall limit the eligibility of 

16 the Estuary Partnership to receive funding under 

17 section 320(g). 

18 ‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funding made available 

19 under subsection (c) may be used for the adminis20 tration of a management conference under section 

21 320.’’. 

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