to forest road decommissioning (as defined in section 
212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations) and fish 
passage projects within a salmon conservation area. 
(b) LEAST ADVERSE IMPACT.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, to satisfy the requirements of sec-
tion 102(C)(iii) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)(iii)), any Federal action car-
ried out with respect to a salmon conservation area identi-
fied under section 4 shall be the action that has the least 
adverse impact on such salmon conservation areas. 
(c) TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION OF SECRETARY OF STATE.— 
If any salmon conservation area is determined by a 
Federal agency to be negatively impacted by trans-
boundary pollution or other international actions 
originating in Canada, the head of the Federal agen-
cy shall notify the Secretary of State. 
(2) ACTION
REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 
days after receiving a notification under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of State shall consult with rep-
resentatives from Canada to resolve the issue for 
which the Secretary was notified under such para-
graph. 
(3) REFERRAL TO IJC.—If the issue for which 
the Secretary of State was notified under paragraph 
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(1) is not resolved on a date that is 6 months after 
the date of notification under such paragraph— 
(A) the Secretary shall request to submit a 
joint referral to the International Joint Com-
mission with Canada to research and provide 
recommendations to resolve such issue; and 
(B) if a joint referral under subparagraph 
(A) is not submitted, the Secretary shall refer 
such issue to the International Joint Commis-
sion. 
SEC. 6. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION 
PROGRAM. 
Section 304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6543) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section and the pur-
pose described in paragraph (2), $40,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2020 and each of the 4 fiscal years there-
after. 
‘‘(2) CONSERVATION WATERSHEDS PROGRAM.— 
The Secretary shall use a portion of the funds ap-
propriated pursuant to paragraph (1) to carry out 
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the conservation watersheds program of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL WATERSHED PERMISSIBLE.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
the Secretary may use funds appropriated under this 
subsection to identify additional priority watersheds 
in each National Forest if such watersheds, or por-
tions of, are determined by the Secretary to be salm-
on conservation areas (as defined in section 3 of the 
Fish Act of 2019).’’. 
SEC. 7. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation shall carry out a grant pro-
gram, to be known as the ‘‘Salmon Conservation 
Area Grant Program’’, to make grants to carry out 
the purposes described in subsection (b). 
(2) DURATION.—A grant under this section 
shall have a duration of not more than 5 years. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
shall give priority to an eligible entity that dem-
onstrates that the eligible entity— 
(A) will carry out a project under this sec-
tion on a salmon stronghold; 
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(B) has considered the durability of the 
project and how the project contributes to the 
long-term conservation of salmon; 
(C) has coordinated with other stake-
holders to carry out the project; and 
(D) has considered how the project will 
work with other salmon restoration projects. 
(4) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Except in the 
case of an eligible entity that is an Indian Tribe, 
each eligible entity that receives a grant under this 
section shall provide, in cash or through in-kind con-
tributions from non-Federal sources, matching funds 
to carry out the activities funded by the grant in an 
amount equal to not less than 25 percent of the cost 
of the activities. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the grants under 
this section are— 
(1) to protect or maintain salmon conservation 
area features and projects that are focused on con-
servation and restoration within conservation areas; 
and 
(2) to carry out at least one of the following: 
(A) To address factors threatening to limit 
abundance, productivity, diversity, habitat qual-
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ity, or other biological attributes important to 
sustaining viable salmon populations. 
(B) To restore or maintain ecological func-
tions and processes related to salmon produc-
tivity and diversity at watershed or subwater-
shed scales. 
(C) To improve the resilience of salmon 
populations in response to acute events such as 
fires, landslides, and earthquakes. 
(D) To improve the resilience of salmon 
populations to climate change and prepare pop-
ulations for other future changes. 
(E) To provide co-benefits to fish and wild-
life, in particular where salmon can be used as 
indicator species for habitat quality. 
(F) To implement focused, prioritized pro-
tection and restoration in watersheds. 
(G) To improve conservation area resil-
ience both downstream and upstream. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Foundation may require. 
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