‘‘(1) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Senior 
Advisor shall, on an annual basis, develop and exe-
cute interagency agreements or cooperative agree-
ments with appropriate Federal, State, local, or 
Tribal agencies to provide funding for 1 or more 
special projects or activities within South Florida on 
the recommendation of the South Florida Ecosystem 
Restoration Task Force. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Senior Advisor shall 
coordinate with the Senior Advisor of the Office of 
Everglades Restoration Initiatives of the Depart-
ment of the Interior to annually solicit and receive 
a priority list of special projects or activities that en-
hance the capacity of Federal, State, local, or Tribal 
agencies participating in the South Florida Eco-
system Restoration Task Force, the South Florida 
Ecosystem Restoration Working Group, and the 
Science Coordination Group to fulfill the mandate 
under section 528 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303; 110 Stat. 
3767), title VI of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–541; 114 Stat. 2680), 
and other applicable law to restore the South Flor-
ida ecosystem. 
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‘‘(3) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made 
available to carry out this section each fiscal year, 
not less than 50 percent shall be used to carry out 
this subsection. 
‘‘(e) EDUCATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the South Flor-
ida Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2022, the Senior 
Advisor shall establish an education grant program 
(referred to in this subsection as the ‘grant pro-
gram’) to support educational and environmental lit-
eracy efforts focused on regional bodies of water in 
South Florida. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 
receive a grant under the grant program is an entity 
focused on public engagement, environmental lit-
eracy, or education efforts that is— 
‘‘(A) a State, local, or Tribal government 
entity, including a public school district; 
‘‘(B) an entity that is described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and exempt from taxation under section 501(c) 
of that Code; or 
‘‘(C) an institution of higher education. 
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‘‘(3) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Each fiscal year, the 
Senior Advisor shall award grants under the grant 
program for public engagement, environmental lit-
eracy, and education efforts with respect to any of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Biscayne Bay. 
‘‘(B) Caloosahatchee River and Estuary. 
‘‘(C) Charlotte Harbor. 
‘‘(D) The Everglades. 
‘‘(E) Everglades Headwaters. 
‘‘(F) Florida Bay. 
‘‘(G) Florida’s Coral Reef. 
‘‘(H) Lake Okeechobee. 
‘‘(I) Loxahatchee River and Lake Worth 
Lagoon. 
‘‘(J) Indian River Lagoon. 
‘‘(K) St. Lucie River and Estuary. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity 
seeking a grant under the grant program shall 
submit to the Senior Advisor an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Senior Advisor may require. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY
CONSIDERATION.—In se-
lecting entities to be awarded grants under the 
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grant program, the Senior Advisor shall give 
priority to applications that seek to fund field 
trips for socially disadvantaged students in pub-
lic elementary schools and public secondary 
schools to access publicly protected lands and 
natural resources. 
‘‘(5) COST-SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Federal share of a project car-
ried out using a grant under the grant program 
may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of 
the project. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Senior Advisor may 
waive the Federal share requirement under sub-
paragraph (A) for projects carried out to sup-
port efforts described in paragraph (4)(B). 
‘‘(6) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made 
available to carry out this section each fiscal year, 
the Senior Advisor may use not more than 1 percent 
to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator $50,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out 
this section. 
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‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts 
made available to carry out this section under para-
graph (1) each fiscal year, the Senior Advisor may 
use not more than 2 percent for administrative 
costs.’’. 
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