‘‘SEC. 125. SOUTH FLORIDA. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) SCIENCE
COORDINATION
GROUP.—The 
term ‘Science Coordination Group’ means the South 
Florida Ecosystem Restoration Science Coordination 
Group established to support the South Florida Eco-
system Restoration Task Force. 
‘‘(2) SENIOR ADVISOR.—The term ‘Senior Advi-
sor’ means the Senior Advisor of the South Florida 
Program. 
‘‘(3) SOUTH FLORIDA.—The term ‘South Flor-
ida’ means— 
‘‘(A) all land and water within the admin-
istrative boundaries of the South Florida Water 
Management District and adjacent coastal 
waterbodies, including all coastal water land-
ward of Florida’s Coral Reef; and 
‘‘(B) Florida’s Coral Reef and the associ-
ated patch reef, hard-bottom, and seagrass re-
sources. 
‘‘(4) SOUTH
FLORIDA
ECOSYSTEM
RESTORA-
TION TASK FORCE.—The term ‘South Florida Eco-
system Task Force’ means the South Florida Eco-
system Restoration Task Force established by sec-
tion 528(f)(1) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303; 110 Stat. 3771). 
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‘‘(5) SOUTH
FLORIDA
ECOSYSTEM
RESTORA-
TION WORKING GROUP.—The term ‘South Florida 
Ecosystem Working Group’ means the working 
group established by the South Florida Ecosystem 
Task Force pursuant to section 528(f)(2)(D) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–303; 110 Stat 3771). 
‘‘(6) SOUTH
FLORIDA
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘South Florida Program’ means the South Florida 
Program established within the Water Division of 
the Region 4 Office of the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
‘‘(b) SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION 
WORKING GROUP.—The Senior Advisor shall serve as the 
representative of the Environmental Protection Agency on 
the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Working Group. 
‘‘(c) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(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 a grant program (referred to 
in this subsection as the ‘grant program’) to carry 
out projects to monitor, enhance, or restore water 
quality, wetlands, aquatic ecosystems, or marine 
habitat— 
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‘‘(A) in South Florida; and 
‘‘(B) outside of South Florida but within 
the study area boundaries of— 
‘‘(i) the Indian River Lagoon National 
Estuary Program authorized under section 
320; and 
‘‘(ii) the Coastal and Heartland Na-
tional 
Estuary 
Partnership 
authorized 
under that section. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 
receive a grant under the grant program is— 
‘‘(A) a State agency; 
‘‘(B) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(C) an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(D) a federally recognized Indian Tribe; 
and 
‘‘(E) 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. 
‘‘(3) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity 
seeking a grant under the grant program shall 
submit to the Senior Advisor an application at 
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such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Senior Advisor may require. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) LOCATION
OF
PROJECTS.—Not 
more than 15 percent of the amounts 
made available to carry out this subsection 
for each fiscal year may be awarded for 
projects that would be carried out in loca-
tions described in paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(ii) OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), in selecting recipients 
of grants under the grant program, 
the Senior Advisor may not award a 
grant to carry out a water infrastruc-
ture activity that has received assist-
ance— 
‘‘(aa) from a State water 
pollution control revolving fund 
established under title VI; 
‘‘(bb) from a State drinking 
water treatment revolving loan 
fund established under section 
1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12); or 
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‘‘(cc) pursuant to the Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Inno-
vation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
3901 et seq.). 
‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—The Senior 
Advisor may award a grant under the 
grant program to carry out a sepa-
rable component of a project described 
in subclause (I) if grant funds would 
be used to construct natural features 
and nature-based features (as those 
terms are defined in section 1184(a) 
of the Water Infrastructure Improve-
ments for the Nation Act (33 U.S.C. 
2289a(a))), or to conduct an eco-
system restoration project, that im-
proves habitat and other ecosystem 
functions. 
‘‘(4) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made 
available to carry out this section each fiscal year, 
not less than 33 percent shall be used to carry out 
this subsection. 
‘‘(d) SUPPORT
FOR SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM 
RESTORATION SPECIAL PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.— 
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