(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
funds are made available for this Act, a qualified
State or qualified tribal government seeking assist-
ance under this Act shall enter into a memorandum
of understanding with the Secretary regarding use of
the assistance.
(2) CONTENTS.—The memorandum of under-
standing shall, at a minimum—
(A) be consistent with other applicable
Federal laws;
(B) be consistent with the goal of salmon
recovery;
(C) give priority to use of assistance under
this section for activities that provide a direct
and demonstrable benefit to salmon or their
habitat;
(D) establish specific goals and timelines
for activities funded with such assistance;
(E) include measurable criteria by which
such activities may be evaluated;
(F) establish specific requirements for re-
porting by persons receiving such assistance—
(i) to the Governor of a qualified
State, in the case of assistance provided to
the qualified State; or
(ii) to the Secretary, in the case of as-
sistance provided to a qualified tribal gov-
ernment;
(G) require that activities carried out with
such assistance shall—
(i) be scientifically based;
(ii) be cost effective;
(iii) not be conducted on private land
except with the consent of the owner of the
land; and
(iv) contribute to the protection or
restoration of salmon; and
(H) except as provided in subsection (f)(1),
require that the State or Tribal government
maintain its aggregate expenditures from all
other sources for salmon habitat restoration
programs at or above the average level of such
expenditures in the 2 fiscal years preceding the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Assistance under this
section may be used for, among other activities, the fol-
lowing:
(1) Watershed evaluation, assessment, and
planning necessary to develop a site-specific and
clearly prioritized plan to implement watershed im-
provements.
(2) Multiyear grants for watershed planning
and project monitoring and evaluation.
(3) Watershed organization support and assist-
ance.
(4) Project maintenance and monitoring after
completion of project implementation.
(5) Private sector technical training and edu-
cation project grants, including teaching private
landowners about practical means of improving land
and water management practices to contribute to the
protection and restoration of salmon habitat.
(6) Grants to public or private institutions.
(7) Other activities related to salmon habitat
restoration considered appropriate by the Governor
of a qualified State or qualified tribal government.
(d) USE OF ASSISTANCE FOR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE
OF JURISDICTION OF RECIPIENT.—Assistance under this
section provided to a qualified State or qualified tribal
government may be used for activities conducted outside
the areas under their jurisdiction if the activity will pro-
vide conservation benefits to naturally produced salmon in
streams of concern to the qualified State or qualified tribal
government.
(e) PRIORITY FOR STATE FUNDS.—In using assist-
ance under this Act, a qualified State shall give priority
to funding projects that restore habitat for—
(1) salmon that are listed as endangered species
or threatened species, proposed for such listing, or
candidates for such listing, under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or
(2) salmon that are given special protection
under the laws of the qualified State or qualified
tribal government.
(f) COST SHARING.—
(1) QUALIFIED
STATES.—A qualified State
shall match any grant provided under this section.
The amount of funds provided by the State in ac-
cordance with this paragraph may count toward the
sum of aggregate expenditures required under sub-
section (b)(2)(H).
(2) QUALIFIED
TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS.—A
qualified tribal government shall pay such portion of
the administrative costs of activities carried out with
assistance under this section as may be required
under any agreements between the tribal govern-
ment and the United States that otherwise apply to
use of such assistance.
(g) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—Each qualified
State and each qualified tribal government receiving as-
sistance under this Act is encouraged to carefully coordi-
nate salmon conservation activities of its agencies to elimi-
nate duplicative and overlapping activities.
SEC. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Each qualified State and each qualified tribal govern-
ment seeking assistance under this Act shall establish a
citizens advisory committee or provide another similar
forum for local governments and the public to participate
in obtaining and using assistance under this Act.
SEC. 5. CONSULTATION NOT REQUIRED.
Consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) shall not be required
based solely on the provision of assistance under this Act.
SEC. 6. REPORT.
Not later than 2 years after funds are made available
for this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Con-
gress. The report shall contain an evaluation of the suc-
cess of this Act in meeting the criteria listed in section
3(b)(2)(E).
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’
has the meaning given that term is section 4(e) of
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
(2) QUALIFIED
STATE.—The term ‘‘qualified
State’’ means each of the States of Alaska, Wash-
ington, Oregon, and California.
(3) QUALIFIED
TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT.—The
term ‘‘qualified tribal government’’ means the tribal
government or Alaska native regional corporation of
an Indian tribe—
(A) on behalf of which lands located within
the boundaries or on the border of a State re-
ferred to in paragraph (2) are held in trust by
the United States; and
(B) that the Secretary determines has an
economic or other interest in salmon habitat
restoration.
(4) SALMON.—The term ‘‘salmon’’ means any
naturally produced salmon or naturally produced
trout of the following species:
(A) Coho salmon (oncorhynchus kisutch).
(B) 
Chinook 
salmon 
(oncorhynchus
tshawytscha).
(C) Chum salmon (oncorhynchus keta).
(D) 
Pink 
salmon 
(oncorhynchus
gorbuscha).