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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 610 
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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to estab-
lish a grant program to support the restoration of San 
Francisco Bay. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘San Francisco Bay 
Restoration Act’’. 
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‘‘(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Administrator 
shall establish in the Environmental Protection 
Agency a San Francisco Bay Program Office. The 
Office shall be located at the headquarters of Region 
9 of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT
OF
DIRECTOR.—The Ad-
ministrator shall appoint a Director of the Office, 
who shall have management experience and technical 
expertise relating to the San Francisco Bay and be 
highly qualified to direct the development and imple-
mentation of projects, activities, and studies nec-
essary to implement the San Francisco Bay Plan. 
‘‘(3) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY; STAFFING.— 
The Administrator shall delegate to the Director 
such authority and provide such staff as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL PRIORITY LIST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After providing public no-
tice, the Director shall annually compile a priority 
list, consistent with the San Francisco Bay Plan, 
identifying and prioritizing the projects, activities, 
and studies to be carried out with amounts made 
available under subsection (e). 
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‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The annual priority list 
compiled under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Projects, activities, and studies, in-
cluding restoration projects and habitat im-
provement for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife, that 
advance the goals and objectives of the San 
Francisco Bay Plan, for— 
‘‘(i) water quality improvement, in-
cluding the reduction of marine litter; 
‘‘(ii) wetland, riverine, and estuary 
restoration and protection; 
‘‘(iii) nearshore and endangered spe-
cies recovery; and 
‘‘(iv) adaptation to climate change. 
‘‘(B) Information on the projects, activi-
ties, and studies specified under subparagraph 
(A), including— 
‘‘(i) the identity of each entity receiv-
ing assistance pursuant to subsection (e); 
and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the communities 
to be served. 
‘‘(C) The criteria and methods established 
by the Director for identification of projects, ac-
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tivities, and studies to be included on the an-
nual priority list. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In compiling the annual 
priority list under paragraph (1), the Director shall 
consult with, and consider the recommendations of— 
‘‘(A) the Estuary Partnership; 
‘‘(B) the State of California and affected 
local governments in the San Francisco Bay es-
tuary watershed; 
‘‘(C) the San Francisco Bay Restoration 
Authority; and 
‘‘(D) any other relevant stakeholder in-
volved with the protection and restoration of 
the San Francisco Bay estuary that the Direc-
tor determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(d) SAN FRANCISCO BAY PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Di-
rector, in conjunction with the Estuary Partnership, 
shall review and revise the comprehensive conserva-
tion and management plan approved under section 
320 for the San Francisco Bay estuary to develop 
a plan to guide the projects, activities, and studies 
of the Office to address the restoration and protec-
tion of the San Francisco Bay. 
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‘‘(2) 
REVISION
OF
SAN
FRANCISCO
BAY 
PLAN.—Not less often than once every 5 years after 
the date of the completion of the plan described in 
paragraph (1), the Director shall review, and revise 
as appropriate, the San Francisco Bay Plan. 
‘‘(3) OUTREACH.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Director shall consult with the Estuary 
Partnership and Indian tribes and solicit input from 
other non-Federal stakeholders. 
‘‘(e) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may provide 
funding through cooperative agreements, grants, or 
other means to State and local agencies, special dis-
tricts, and public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, 
and organizations, including the Estuary Partner-
ship, for projects, activities, and studies identified on 
the annual priority list compiled under subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS; NON-FED-
ERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS.— 
Amounts provided to any entity under this sec-
tion for a fiscal year shall not exceed an 
amount equal to 75 percent of the total cost of 
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any projects, activities, and studies that are to 
be carried out using those amounts. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—Not less 
than 25 percent of the cost of any project, ac-
tivity, or study carried out using amounts pro-
vided under this section shall be provided from 
non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amount made available to carry out this section for 
a fiscal year, the Director may not use more than 
5 percent to pay administrative expenses incurred in 
carrying out this section. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—No amounts made avail-
able under this section may be used for the adminis-
tration of a management conference under section 
320. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN.—In each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026, the President, as part of the 
annual budget submission of the President to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
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shall submit information regarding each Federal depart-
ment and agency involved in San Francisco Bay protection 
and restoration, including— 
‘‘(1) a report that displays for each Federal 
agency— 
‘‘(A) the amounts obligated in the pre-
ceding fiscal year for protection and restoration 
projects, activities, and studies relating to the 
San Francisco Bay; and 
‘‘(B) the proposed budget for protection 
and restoration projects, activities, and studies 
relating to the San Francisco Bay; and 
‘‘(2) a description and assessment of the Fed-
eral role in the implementation of the San Francisco 
Bay Plan and the specific role of each Federal de-
partment and agency involved in San Francisco Bay 
protection 
and 
restoration, 
including 
specific 
projects, activities, and studies conducted or planned 
to achieve the identified goals and objectives of the 
San Francisco Bay Plan.’’. 
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