I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6752 
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 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. HUFFMAN, 
Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Ms. 
LEE) 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 Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee 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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SEC. 2. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 124. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL PRIORITY LIST.—The term ‘an-
nual priority list’ means the annual priority list com-
piled under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—The term ‘com-
prehensive plan’ means— 
‘‘(A) the comprehensive conservation and 
management plan approved under section 320 
for the San Francisco Bay estuary; and 
‘‘(B) any amendments to that plan. 
‘‘(3) ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘Es-
tuary Partnership’ means the San Francisco Estu-
ary Partnership, the entity that is designated as the 
management conference under section 320. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Administrator 
shall establish in the Environmental Protection 
Agency a San Francisco Bay Program Office. The 
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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, by reason of management experience and tech-
nical expertise relating to the San Francisco Bay, 
shall be highly qualified to support the development 
and implementation of projects, programs, and stud-
ies necessary to implement the comprehensive 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 Administrator shall annually compile a pri-
ority list identifying and prioritizing the activities, 
projects, and studies intended to be funded with the 
amounts made available under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The annual priority list 
compiled under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Activities, projects, or studies, includ-
ing restoration projects and habitat improve-
ment for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife, that ad-
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vance the goals and objectives of the approved 
comprehensive plan for— 
‘‘(i) water quality improvement; 
‘‘(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 
activities, 
projects, programs, or studies specified under 
subparagraph (A), including a description of— 
‘‘(i) the identities of the financial as-
sistance recipients; and 
‘‘(ii) the communities to be served. 
‘‘(C) The criteria and methods established 
by the Administrator for selection of activities, 
projects, and studies. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the pri-
ority list under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
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; 
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‘‘(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 Admin-
istrator determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(d) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 320, 
the Administrator may provide funding through co-
operative agreements, grants, or other means to 
State and local agencies, special districts, and public 
or nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organiza-
tions, including the Estuary Partnership, for activi-
ties, studies, or projects identified on the annual pri-
ority list. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANTS; NON-FED-
ERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS.— 
Amounts provided to any individual or entity 
under this section for a fiscal year shall not ex-
ceed an amount equal to 75 percent of the total 
cost of any eligible activities that are to be car-
ried out using those amounts. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non- 
Federal share of the total cost of any eligible 
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