that otherwise impact, Puget Sound are actively coordi-
nated and aligned with the protection of tribal treaty 
rights as well as State, regional, local, and tribal Puget 
Sound recovery efforts, as reflected in the Action Agenda, 
a regionally developed, federally approved plan, in order 
to make the most efficient and effective use of Federal 
and other public resources. 
SEC. 4. PUGET SOUND COORDINATED RECOVERY. 
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. 123. PUGET SOUND. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) CO-CHAIRS.—The term ‘Co-Chairs’ means 
the co-chairs of the Task Force. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Program Office. 
‘‘(3) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Execu-
tive Director’ means the Executive Director of the 
Puget Sound Partnership. 
‘‘(4) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—The 
term ‘International Joint Commission’ means the 
International Joint Commission established by the 
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United States and Canada under the Boundary 
Waters Treaty of 1909. 
‘‘(5) PACIFIC SALMON COMMISSION.—The term 
‘Pacific Salmon Commission’ means the Pacific 
Salmon Commission established by the United 
States and Canada under the Pacific Salmon Trea-
ty. 
‘‘(6) PROGRAM
OFFICE; OFFICE.—The term 
‘Program Office’ or ‘Office’ means the Puget Sound 
Recovery National Program Office of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency established by this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(7) PUGET SOUND.—The term ‘Puget Sound’ 
means the estuary that is an arm of the Pacific 
Ocean, extends inland, and meets 19 different river 
basins. The Puget Sound region includes all of the 
water that falls on the Olympic and Cascade Moun-
tains and flows to meet Puget Sound’s marine 
waters. The Puget Sound region covers the land and 
waters in the northwest corner of the State of Wash-
ington from the Canadian border to the north to the 
Pacific Ocean on the west, including Hood Canal 
and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. 
‘‘(8) PUGET SOUND ACTION AGENDA; ACTION 
AGENDA.—The term ‘Puget Sound Action Agenda’ 
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or ‘Action Agenda’ means the most recent Puget 
Sound Action Agenda developed by the Management 
Conference under the leadership of the Puget Sound 
Partnership and adopted by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency as the Federal Government’s Puget 
Sound Comprehensive Conservation Management 
Plan (CCMP). 
‘‘(9) PUGET
SOUND
COMPREHENSIVE
CON-
SERVATION
AND
MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term 
‘Puget Sound Comprehensive Conservation and 
Management Plan’ or ‘Puget Sound CCMP’ means 
the Puget Sound recovery plan developed by the 
Management Conference, and approved by the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency under the National Es-
tuary Program. 
‘‘(10) PUGET
SOUND
ECOSYSTEM
COORDINA-
TION BOARD.—The term ‘Puget Sound Ecosystem 
Coordination Board’ means the Puget Sound Eco-
system Coordination Board established under the 
laws of the State of Washington (section 90.71.250 
of the Revised Code of Washington). 
‘‘(11) 
STATE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘State Advisory Committee’ means— 
‘‘(A) the advisory committee that includes 
the Chairs and Co-Chairs of the following State 
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of Washington committees: the Puget Sound 
Leadership Council, the Puget Sound Eco-
system Coordination Board, the Puget Sound 
Salmon Recovery Council, and the Puget Sound 
Science Panel; and 
‘‘(B) in addition, includes the Executive 
Director of the Puget Sound Partnership, 1 
representative of the Washington State Depart-
ment of Ecology, 1 representative of the Wash-
ington State Department of Natural Resources, 
and 1 representative of the Washington State 
Department of Fish and Wildlife. 
‘‘(12) TRIBAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘Tribal Advisory Committee’ means the advi-
sory committee that includes the Chairperson of 
each federally recognized Indian tribe with federally 
adjudicated, treaty-reserved fishing rights in the 
Puget Sound region, or their designees. 
‘‘(13) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL CAUCUS.—The 
term ‘Puget Sound Federal Caucus’ means the 
Puget Sound Federal Caucus established in 2007 
under a memorandum of understanding among 13 
Federal agencies. 
‘‘(14) PUGET
SOUND
FEDERAL
LEADERSHIP 
TASK FORCE; TASK FORCE.—The term ‘Puget Sound 
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Federal Leadership Task Force’ or ‘Task Force’ 
means the Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task 
Force established by this section. 
‘‘(15) PUGET SOUND LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.— 
The term ‘Puget Sound Leadership Council’ means 
the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership 
that— 
‘‘(A) has 7 members who are leading citi-
zens chosen from around the Puget Sound and 
appointed by the Governor of Washington; and 
‘‘(B) was established under the laws of the 
State of Washington (section 90.71.220 of the 
Revised Code of Washington). 
‘‘(16) PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP.—The term 
‘Puget Sound Partnership’ means the State agency 
that is established under the laws of the State of 
Washington (section 90.71.210 of the Revised Code 
of Washington) to protect and restore Puget Sound, 
and has been designated by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency as the lead entity to support the 
management conference for Puget Sound, or any 
successor entity at law. 
‘‘(17) PUGET SOUND SALMON RECOVERY COUN-
CIL.—The term ‘Puget Sound Salmon Recovery 
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Council’ means the regional body of policy decision-
makers that— 
‘‘(A) advise the Puget Sound Leadership 
Council on decisions relating to salmon recovery 
and the implementation of the Puget Sound 
Salmon Recovery Plan; and 
‘‘(B) includes representatives from agricul-
tural, business, and environmental organiza-
tions, Federal Government, State government, 
Indian tribes with federally adjudicated, treaty- 
reserved fishing rights in the Puget Sound re-
gion, and local salmon recovery watersheds. 
‘‘(18) PUGET
SOUND
SCIENCE
PANEL.—The 
term ‘Puget Sound Science Panel’ means the panel 
that— 
‘‘(A) provides independent, nonrepresenta-
tional scientific advice and expertise in identi-
fying environmental indicators and benchmarks 
for incorporation into the Puget Sound Action 
Agenda; and 
‘‘(B) was established under the laws of the 
State of Washington (section 90.71.270 of the 
Revised Code of Washington). 
‘‘(19) SALISH
SEA.—The term ‘Salish Sea’ 
means the network of coastal waterways on the west 
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