derstanding on affected disadvantaged commu-
nities. 
‘‘(B) ACCESS.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall make Federal lands within the Salton 
Sea available to the State of California for ac-
tivities under the Salton Sea Management Pro-
gram and the State Water Board Order and 
shall give priority to such activities. 
‘‘(4) STATE
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Nothing in 
this section shall modify the State of California’s re-
sponsibilities or associated timelines under the State 
Water Board Order. 
‘‘(5) SUPPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF AGRI-
CULTURE.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall, in 
issuing funding or other types of support under such 
authority as is available to such Secretary, prioritize 
support and funding to assist the Secretary of the 
Interior in fulfilling the responsibilities described in 
this subsection. 
‘‘(6) DELEGATION
TO
THE
STATE
OF
CALI-
FORNIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Interior may delegate such Secretary’s respon-
sibilities under this subsection to the State of 
California through a cooperative agreement or 
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other contractual agreement only upon the pro-
vision by such Secretary to the State of ade-
quate Federal funding to assure the require-
ments of this section are met, including funding 
for operations and maintenance of Federal 
Salton Sea Management Acres. Such Secretary 
may award grants to the State for completion 
of this responsibility. 
‘‘(B) AGREEMENT PENDING FUNDING NOT 
RESTRICTED.—Subparagrah (A) shall not be 
construed to prohibit the Secretary of the Inte-
rior from entering such an agreement prior to 
the provision of such adequate Federal funding. 
‘‘(7) NOT A SPECIAL AQUATIC SITE.—For the 
purposes of the construction, operation, and mainte-
nance of Federal Salton Sea Management Acres and 
Salton Sea Management Program activities, lakebed 
exposed as the Salton Sea recedes shall not be con-
sidered a Special Aquatic Site for the purposes of 
determining jurisdiction under section 404 of the 
Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). 
‘‘(8) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall report to Congress annually identi-
fying— 
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‘‘(A) the total number of acres under man-
agement by such Secretary or funding provided 
to the State of California under paragraph (6); 
‘‘(B) the type of management applied to 
Federal Salton Sea Management Acres, and 
whether such management is dust suppression 
or habitat restoration; 
‘‘(C) if such Secretary has not met such 
Secretary’s responsibility under paragraph (1) 
over the current three-year period under para-
graph (2), a plan for coming into compliance; 
and 
‘‘(D) additional funding needed to meet 
such obligation. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
terms have the meaning given to such terms in section 
5 of the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Pro-
tection Act of 2020: 
‘‘(1) ‘Federal Salton Sea Management Acres’. 
‘‘(2) ‘Salton Sea Authority’. 
‘‘(3) ‘Salton Sea Management Program’. 
‘‘(4) ‘State Water Board Order.’ ’’. 
SEC. 3. SALTON SEA MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FEDERAL SALTON SEA 
COUNCIL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
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ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall estab-
lish a Salton Sea Council with the goal of coordinating 
interagency Salton Sea projects, expediting permits, co-
ordinating environmental review, streamlining funding of 
projects associated with the Salton Sea Management Pro-
gram and Federal Salton Sea Management Acres, and co-
ordinating such goals with the State of California and the 
Salton Sea Authority. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Council shall consist of the fol-
lowing and shall be chaired by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior: 
(1) The Secretary of Agriculture, or a rep-
resentative of such Secretary. 
(2) The Secretary of the Army or a representa-
tive of such Secretary. 
(3) The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency or a representative of such Ad-
ministrator. 
(4) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Rec-
lamation or a representative of such Commissioner. 
(5) The Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service or a representative of such Director. 
(6) The Director of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey or a representative of such Director. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 
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(1) convene and establish a process for collabo-
ration among the members of the Council, the State 
of California, the Salton Sea Authority, local com-
munities, Tribal governments, the South Coast Air 
Quality Management District, the Imperial County 
Air Pollution Control District, and other persons, in-
cluding holding at least one annual public meeting 
at the Salton Sea to receive feedback from local 
stakeholders; 
(2) develop a Federal funding plan across Fed-
eral agencies with jurisdiction at the Salton Sea to 
assist the Secretary in meeting the Salton Sea Man-
agement Acres obligation and associated operations 
and maintenance costs; and 
(3) identify and implement measures to expe-
dite and streamline Federal permitting of Salton Sea 
management undertaken by the State of California’s 
Salton Sea Management Program. 
(d) PRODUCTION OF REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall 
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a report that— 
(1) identifies Federal and State funding sources 
and previous funding for projects and studies related 
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to potentially benefitting or impacting the Salton 
Sea; 
(2) analyzes how Federal and State funding 
sources can be matched or paired to reach acreage 
goals; and 
(3) identifies additional Federal resources in-
cluding resources for technical assistance and project 
permitting assistance that could be applied to the 
management of the Salton Sea. 
SEC. 4. PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, shall publish an annual report on air 
quality surrounding the Salton Sea, including an analysis 
of the presence of pollutants, salinity levels, and agricul-
tural chemicals present in the exposed lakebed on Federal 
lands. Such report shall include— 
(1) the change in number of acres of Federal 
land that is exposed lakebed and land with respect 
to which such Secretary has taken corrective action, 
either through habitat restoration or dust suppres-
sion; and 
(2) any associated health risks with particulate 
matter pollution and any chemicals present. 
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(b) POPULATION HEALTH STUDY.—The Secretary of 
Interior may partner with a university or research institu-
tion to conduct a long-term population health study on 
individuals with extended exposure to the Salton Sea. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AIR MONITORS.—The Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall take such 
measures as the Administrator determines necessary to 
monitor the air quality in population centers near the 
Salton Sea. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
FEDERAL
SALTON
SEA
MANAGEMENT 
ACRES.—The term ‘‘Federal Salton Sea Manage-
ment Acres’’ means the Salton Sea exposed lakebed 
acres required to be managed by the Secretary of 
the Interior for dust control or habitat in consulta-
tion with the State of California and Salton Sea Au-
thority. 
(2) 
SALTON
SEA
AUTHORITY.—The 
term 
‘‘Salton Sea Authority’’ means a Joint Powers Au-
thority composed of member agencies including the 
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Tribe, County of 
Imperial, the County of Riverside, the Coachella Val-
ley Water District, and the Imperial Irrigation Dis-
trict, established to work in coordination with the 
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State of California to oversee the comprehensive res-
toration of the Salton Sea. 
(3) SALTON SEA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘Salton Sea Management Program’’ means the 
program created by the State of California to ad-
dress air quality and ecological threats at the Salton 
Sea. 
(4) SALTON
SEA
10-YEAR
PLAN.—The term 
‘‘Salton Sea 10-Year Plan’’ means the State of Cali-
fornia’s Salton Sea Management Program Phase 1: 
10-year plan to provide for the construction of 
30,000 acres of air quality and habitat projects at 
the Salton Sea. 
(5) STATE WATER BOARD ORDER.—The term 
‘‘State Water Board Order’’ means California State 
Water Board Order 2017–0134 entitled ‘‘ORDER 
ACCEPTING AND REVISING STATE WATER 
BOARD REVISED ORDER WRO 2002–0013’’ 
issued on November 7, 2017, establishing Salton Sea 
management acre milestones for the State of Cali-
fornia. 
Æ 
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