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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Jobs Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.

    (a) Duties of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Judges.--
The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 3(d) (29 U.S.C. 153(d)), by striking 
        ``investigation of charges and issuance of complaints under 
        section 10, and in respect of the prosecution of such 
        complaints before the Board'' and inserting ``investigation of 
        allegations under section 10''; and
            (2) in section 4(a) (29 U.S.C. 154(a)), by striking the 
        fourth sentence.
    (b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules 
concerning the internal functions of the Board. The Board shall not 
promulgate rules or regulations that affect the substantive or 
procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor 
organization, including rules and regulations concerning unfair labor 
practices and representation elections.''.
    (c) Investigatory Power and Adjudicatory Authority Over Unfair 
Labor Practice Allegations.--Section 10 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 160) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``prevent any person from engaging 
                in'' and inserting ``investigate''; and
                    (B) by striking ``This power shall'' and all that 
                follows through the end of the subsection;
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and 
                inserting ``Whenever it is alleged'';
                    (B) by striking ``or is engaging in'' and inserting 
                ``, is engaging in, or is about to engage in'';
                    (C) by striking ``the Board, or any agent'' and all 
                that follows through ``Provided, That no complaint 
                shall issue'' and inserting ``the aggrieved person may 
                bring a civil action for such relief (including an 
                injunction) as may be appropriate. Any such civil 
                action may be brought in the district court of the 
                United States where the violation occurred, or, at the 
                option of the parties, in the United States District 
                Court for the District of Columbia. No civil action may 
                be brought'';
                    (D) by striking ``charge with the Board'' and all 
                that follows through ``prevented from filing such 
                charge'' and inserting ``civil action, unless the 
                person aggrieved thereby was prevented from filing such 
                civil action''; and
                    (E) by striking ``Any such complaint may be 
                amended'' and all that follows through ``Any such 
                proceeding shall, so far as practicable,'' and 
                inserting ``Any proceeding under this subsection 
                shall'';
            (3) by striking subsections (c) through (k);
            (4) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively;
            (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and 
                inserting ``Whenever it is alleged'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``charge'' 
                and inserting ``allegation''; and
                    (C) by striking ``such charge is true and that a 
                complaint should issue, he shall'' and all that follows 
                through the end of the subsection and inserting ``such 
                allegation is true, the officer or regional attorney 
                shall, on behalf of the Board, submit a written summary 
                of the findings to all parties involved in the alleged 
                unfair labor practice.''; and
            (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and 
                inserting ``Whenever it is alleged'';
                    (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting 
                ``such allegation''; and
                    (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under 
                subsection (i)''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--The National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. 159)--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``and in no 
                case shall the Board'' and all that follows through the 
                end of such subsection and inserting a period;
                    (B) by striking subsection (d); and
                    (C) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
                (d);
            (2) in section 3(b) (29 U.S.C. 153(b)), by striking ``or 
        (e) of section 9'' and inserting ``or (d) of section 9'';
            (3) in section 8 (29 U.S.C. 158), by striking ``9(e)'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``9(d)''; and
            (4) in section 18 (29 U.S.C. 168), by striking ``section 10 
        (e) or (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (e) or (f) of section 
        10, as such subsections were in effect on the day before the 
        date of enactment of the Protecting American Jobs Act,''.

SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations 
promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any 
such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by 
section 2(b).
Protecting American Jobs Act       This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act, with respect to the authority of the National Labor Relations Board, to:   repeal the authority of the General Counsel ofthe board, to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices;  limit the board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the board;  prohibit the board from promulgating regulations affecting the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections;  repeal the board's authority to prevent persons from engaging in unfair labor practices, limiting such authority to the investigation of allegations of such practices; and  repeal the board's authority to petition courts for enforcement of its orders, seek injunctions, or hold hearings on jurisdictional strikes.  

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Banking Privacy Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PERSONAL INFORMATION SHARING.

    (a) Depository Institutions and Subsidiaries of Depository 
Institutions.--Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1828) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(t) Personal Information Sharing Requirements.--
            ``(1) Information sharing prohibited if customer opts 
        out.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as 
        permitted under paragraph (5), an insured depository 
        institution and a subsidiary of a depository institution may 
        not disclose or transfer customer information relating to any 
        customer to any other person, including an affiliate of the 
        depository institution, unless--
                    ``(A) the customer to whom such information relates 
                has been provided with notice in accordance with 
                paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) the customer has not provided a written 
                directive (including a transmission by e-mail, 
                facsimile, or other form of electronic communication) 
                to the insured depository institution or subsidiary, at 
                any time before the close of business on the 6th 
                business day before such disclosure or transfer, that 
                such information shall not be disclosed or transferred, 
                except when specifically authorized by the customer in 
                connection with and pertaining to a specific 
                transaction with the depository institution or 
                subsidiary.
            ``(2) Notice.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The notice referred to in 
                paragraph (1)(A) shall fully and fairly disclose, in 
                accordance with regulations which the Federal banking 
                agencies shall jointly prescribe, what information is 
                being disclosed or transferred, the policy of the 
                insured depository institution or subsidiary of an 
                insured depository institution with regard to 
                information sharing, and the right of the customer to 
                prohibit the disclosure or transfer of such 
                information.
                    ``(B) Form of notice.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The regulations 
                        prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
                        require that the notice required under such 
                        subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) be prominently displayed on a 
                                document which is separate from any 
                                other document;
                                    ``(II) have the term `Privacy 
                                Notice' in prominent typeface at the 
                                top of the notice.
                            ``(ii) Notice requirements.--
                                    ``(I) Mailing.--If the notice 
                                required under subparagraph (A) is 
                                mailed to the customer, the notice 
                                shall be mailed separately from any 
                                other statement, document, or notice 
                                mailed to the customer.
                                    ``(II) In person.--If the notice 
                                required under subparagraph (A) is 
                                disclosed to the customer in person by 
                                an officer, director, or agent of the 
                                depository institution or subsidiary 
                                thereof, the officer, employee, or 
                                agent shall obtain the written 
                                acknowledgement of the customer of the 
                                receipt of such notice separately from 
                                any other signature or written 
                                acknowledgment of the customer.
            ``(3) Customer information defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `customer information' means any 
        information acquired from a customer of the insured depository 
        institution that is personally identifiable to the customer, 
        including information relating to transactions, balances, 
        maturity dates, payouts, and payout dates, and transaction or 
        experience information.
            ``(4) Reasonable opportunity to respond to notice.--In 
        order to provide any customer of an insured depository 
        institution or any subsidiary of an insured depository 
        institution with reasonable opportunity to respond to any 
        notice referred to in paragraph (1)(A), the prohibition 
        contained in paragraph (1) on the disclosure or transfer of any 
        customer information relating to such customer to any other 
        person, including an affiliate, shall continue during the 30-
        day period beginning on the date the notice referred to in such 
        paragraph was sent or delivered to such customer, unless the 
        customer has authorized such disclosure or transfer.
            ``(5) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
        disclosure or transfer of customer information--
                    ``(A) in connection with processing a specific 
                financial transaction that the customer to whom the 
                information relates has authorized, if--
                            ``(i) the customer has been informed that 
                        any such transaction will necessarily involve 
                        the disclosure or transfer of such information; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the person to whom such information 
                        is transferred or disclosed is subject to a 
                        legal or contractual obligation not to use such 
                        information for any purpose other than in 
                        connection with facilitating the transaction;
                    ``(B) in connection with any routine financial 
                transaction which does not involve marketing of 
                services or the sale of customer information, if the 
                person to whom such information is transferred or 
                disclosed is subject to a legal or contractual 
                obligation not to use such information for any purpose 
                other than in connection with effectuating the 
                transaction;
                    ``(C) in connection with clearing checks, 
                processing credit transactions or electronic fund 
                transfers, or providing mailing services, if the person 
                to whom such information is transferred or disclosed is 
                subject to a legal or contractual obligation not to use 
                such information for any purpose other than in 
                connection with clearing or processing the transaction 
                or providing the service;
                    ``(D) to a governmental, regulatory, or self-
                regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the 
                insured depository institution for examination, 
                compliance, or other authorized purposes;
                    ``(E) to a court of competent jurisdiction;
                    ``(F) to a consumer reporting agency, as defined in 
                section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, for 
                use solely in accordance with such Act;
                    ``(G) in the case of a default by the customer on 
                an obligation to the depository institution or 
                subsidiary, to a debt collector, as defined in section 
                803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 
                counsel, or other entity involved in debt collection, 
                for use solely in accordance with such Act;
                    ``(H) in the case of any claim or litigation 
                between the customer and a depository institution or 
                subsidiary, to a counsel or other person involved in 
                the resolution of the dispute;
                    ``(I) that is not personally identifiable to the 
                customer or is public information; or
                    ``(J) that is necessary to prevent or investigate 
                fraudulent or unlawful acts which the depository 
                institution or subsidiary has a good faith belief may 
                occur or may have occurred.''.
    (b) Bank Holding Companies and Affiliates of Bank Holding 
Companies.--Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
U.S.C. 1844) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(g) Personal Information Sharing Requirements.--
            ``(1) Information sharing prohibited if customer opts 
        out.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as 
        permitted under paragraph (5), a bank holding company and an 
        affiliate of a bank holding company (other than a depository 
        institution subsidiary or subsidiary of such depository 
        institution) may not disclose or transfer customer information 
        relating to any customer to any other person, including another 
        affiliate of the bank holding company, unless--
                    ``(A) the customer to whom such information relates 
                has been provided with notice in accordance with 
                paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) the customer has not provided a written 
                directive (including a transmission by e-mail, 
                facsimile, or other form of electronic communication) 
                to the bank holding company or affiliate, at any time 
                before the close of business on the 6th business day 
                before such disclosure or transfer, that such 
                information shall not be disclosed or transferred, 
                except when specifically authorized by the customer in 
                connection with and pertaining to a specific 
                transaction with the bank holding company or affiliate.
            ``(2) Notice.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The notice referred to in 
                paragraph (1)(A) shall fully and fairly disclose, in 
                accordance with regulations which the Board shall 
                prescribe, what information is being disclosed or 
                transferred, the policy of the bank holding company or 
                affiliate of a bank holding company with regard to 
                information sharing, and the right of the customer to 
                prohibit the disclosure or transfer of such 
                information.
                    ``(B) Form of notice.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The regulations 
                        prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
                        require that the notice required under such 
                        subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) be prominently displayed on a 
                                document which is separate from any 
                                other document:
                                    ``(II) have the term `Privacy 
                                Notice' in prominent typeface at the 
                                top of the notice.
                            ``(ii) Notice requirements.--
                                    ``(I) Mailing.--If the notice 
                                required under subparagraph (A) is 
                                mailed to the customer, the notice 
                                shall be mailed separately from any 
                                other statement, document, or notice 
                                mailed to the customer.
                                    ``(II) In person.--If the notice 
                                required under subparagraph (A) is 
                                disclosed to the customer in person by 
                                an officer, director, or agent of the 
                                bank holding company or affiliate 
                                thereof, the officer, employee, or 
                                agent shall obtain the written 
                                acknowledgement of the customer of the 
                                receipt of such notice separately from 
                                any other signature or written 
acknowledgment of the customer.
            ``(3) Customer information defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `customer information' means any 
        information acquired from a customer of the bank holding 
        company or affiliate that is personally identifiable to the 
        customer, including information relating to transactions, 
        balances, maturity dates, payouts, and payout dates, and 
        transaction or experience information.
            ``(4) Reasonable opportunity to respond to notice.--In 
        order to provide any customer of a bank holding company or any 
        affiliate of a bank holding company with reasonable opportunity 
        to respond to any notice referred to in paragraph (1)(A), the 
        prohibition contained in paragraph (1) on the disclosure or 
        transfer of any customer information relating to such customer 
        to any other person, including another affiliate, shall 
        continue during the 30-day period beginning on the date the 
        notice referred to in such paragraph was sent or delivered to 
        such customer, unless the customer has authorized such 
        disclosure or transfer.
            ``(5) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
        disclosure or transfer of customer information--
                    ``(A) in connection with processing a specific 
                financial transaction that the customer to whom the 
                information relates has authorized, if--
                            ``(i) the customer has been informed that 
                        any such transaction will necessarily involve 
                        the disclosure or transfer of such information; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the person to whom such information 
                        is transferred or disclosed is subject to a 
                        legal or contractual obligation not to use such 
                        information for any purpose other than in 
                        connection with facilitating the transaction;
                    ``(B) in connection with any routine financial 
                transaction which does not involve marketing of 
                services or the sale of customer information, if the 
                person to whom such information is transferred or 
                disclosed is subject to a legal or contractual 
                obligation not to use such information for any purpose 
                other than in connection with effectuating the 
                transaction;
                    ``(C) in connection with clearing checks, 
                processing financial transactions or electronic fund 
                transfers, or providing mailing services, if the person 
                to whom such information is transferred or disclosed is 
                subject to a legal or contractual obligation not to use 
                such information for any purpose other than in 
                connection with clearing or processing the transaction 
                or providing the service;
                    ``(D) to a governmental, regulatory, or self-
                regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the 
                insured depository institution for examination, 
                compliance, or other authorized purposes;
                    ``(E) to a court of competent jurisdiction;
                    ``(F) to a consumer reporting agency, as defined in 
                section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, for 
                use solely in accordance with such Act;
                    ``(G) in the case of a default by the customer on 
                an obligation to the bank holding company or affiliate, 
                to a debt collector, as defined in section 803(6) of 
                the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, counsel, or 
                other entity involved in debt collection, for use 
                solely in accordance with such Act;
                    ``(H) in the case of any claim or litigation 
                between the customer and a depository institution or 
                subsidiary, to counsel or any other person involved in 
                the resolution of the dispute;
                    ``(I) that is not personally identifiable to the 
                customer or is public information; or
                    ``(J) that is necessary to prevent or investigate 
                fraudulent or unlawful acts which the bank holding 
                company or affiliate has a good faith belief may occur 
                or may have occurred.''.
Banking Privacy Act of 1999 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to mandate customer notice and written consent as a prerequisite to personal information sharing between institutions under their purview (an insured depository institution or bank holding company, respectively) and other persons or affiliates. 
Delineates notice and consent procedures.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea 
Restoration Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Salton Sea, located in Imperial County and 
        Riverside County, California, is an economic and environmental 
        resource of national importance;
            (2) the Salton Sea is a critical component of the Pacific 
        flyway;
            (3) the concentration of salinity or pollutants in the 
        Salton Sea has contributed to the recent deaths of migratory 
        waterfowl;
            (4) the Salton Sea is critical as a reservoir for 
        irrigation and municipal and stormwater drainage;
            (5) the Salton Sea provides benefits to surrounding 
        communities and nearby irrigation and municipal water users;
            (6) remediating the Salton Sea will provide national and 
        international benefits; and
            (7) Federal, State, and local governments have a shared 
        responsibility to assist in remediating the Salton Sea.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Salton sea authority.--The term ``Salton Sea 
        Authority'' means the Joint Powers Authority established under 
        the laws of the State of California by a Joint Power Agreement 
        signed on June 2, 1993.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of 
        Reclamation.

SEC. 4. SALTON SEA RESTORATION ACTION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with the memorandum of 
understanding entered into under subsection (f), shall prepare an 
action plan for restoring the Salton Sea in California.
    (b) Contents.--The action plan shall consist of--
            (1) a study of the feasibility of various alternatives for 
        remediating the Salton Sea;
            (2) the selection of 1 or more practicable and cost-
        effective options for remediating the Salton Sea; and
            (3) the development of a remediation plan that will 
        implement the options.
    (c) Objectives.--In preparing the action plan, the Secretary shall 
evaluate options that will--
            (1) reduce and stabilize the overall salinity of the Salton 
        Sea to a level between 35 and 40 parts per thousand;
            (2) stabilize the surface elevation of the Salton Sea to a 
        level that is between 240 feet below sea level and 230 feet 
        below sea level;
            (3) restore habitat and reclaim water quality over the long 
        term to promote healthy fish and wildlife resources and their 
        habitats in the Salton Sea;
            (4) enhance the potential for recreational uses and 
        economic development of the Salton Sea; and
            (5) ensure the continued use of the Salton Sea as a 
        reservoir for irrigation and municipal and stormwater drainage.
    (d) Options.--In evaluating options under the action plan, the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) consider--
                    (A) using impoundments to segregate a portion of 
                the waters of the Salton Sea in 1 or more evaporation 
                ponds located in the Salton Sea basin;
                    (B) pumping water out of the Salton Sea;
                    (C) augmenting the flow of water into the Salton 
                Sea;
                    (D) improving the quality of wastewater discharges 
                from Mexico (including discharges from the Alamo River, 
                the Whitewater River, and the New River) and from other 
                water users in the Salton Sea basin;
                    (E) implementing any other economically feasible 
                remediation options; and
                    (F) implementing any combination of the actions 
                described in subparagraphs (A) through (E); and
            (2) limit the options to economically feasible and proven 
        technologies.
    (e) Factors.--In evaluating the feasibility of options under the 
action plan, the Secretary shall consider--
            (1) the ability of Federal, tribal, State, and local 
        government sources and private entities to fund capital 
        construction costs and annual operation, maintenance, energy, 
        and replacement costs; and
            (2) how and where to dispose, permanently and safely, of 
        water pumped out of the Salton Sea and any salts that may be 
        condensed and accumulated in implementing the option.
    (f) Memorandum of Understanding.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the action 
        plan under this section in accordance with a memorandum of 
        understanding entered into with the Salton Sea Authority, the 
        Governor of the State of California, and such other tribal or 
        local entities as the Secretary considers appropriate.
            (2) Criteria.--The memorandum of understanding shall, at a 
        minimum, establish criteria for the evaluation and selection of 
        options under this section, including criteria for determining 
        the magnitude and practicability of costs of construction, 
        operation, and maintenance of each evaluated option.
    (g) Relationship to Other Laws.--
            (1) Reclamation laws.--
                    (A) In general.--An option recommended by the 
                action plan shall not be subject to the Act of June 17, 
                1902, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary 
                thereto (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 371 et 
                seq.) (including regulations adopted under those Acts).
                    (B) Nonreimbursable and nonreturnable.--Funds 
                provided to carry out the option shall be considered 
                nonreimbursable and nonreturnable.
            (2) Law of the river.--An option recommended by the action 
        plan--
                    (A) shall not supersede or otherwise affect any 
                treaty, law, or agreement governing use of water from 
                the Colorado River; and
                    (B) shall be carried out in a manner that is 
                consistent with rights and obligation of persons under 
                all such treaties, laws, and agreements.
    (h) Reports.--
            (1) Interim report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress an interim report on the findings and recommendations 
        of the action plan, including--
                    (A) a summary of options considered for remediating 
                the Salton Sea; and
                    (B) a recommendation of a preferred option for 
                remediating the Salton Sea.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress a final report on the findings and recommendations of 
        the action plan, including--
                    (A) a plan to implement the preferred option;
                    (B) a recommendation for sharing costs to carry out 
                the preferred option, with (at the option of the 
                Secretary) a different cost-sharing formula for capital 
                construction costs than is applied to annual operation, 
                maintenance, energy, and replacement costs; and
                    (C) the completion of all environmental compliance 
                and permitting activities required for any construction 
activity under the preferred option.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000.

SEC. 5. SALTON SEA RESTORATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 legislative days after the 
Secretary submits the final report required under section 4(h)(2), the 
Secretary shall have the authority to carry out a project for 
remediating the Salton Sea that is based on the preferred option 
recommended in the final report, unless otherwise directed by Congress.
    (b) Legislative Day.--In subsection (a), the term ``legislative 
day'' means any day on which either House of Congress is in session.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $300,000,000.

SEC. 6. SALTON SEA WILDLIFE RESOURCES STUDIES.

    (a) In General.--Concurrently with the action plan carried out 
under section 4, the Secretary shall enter into contracts, grants, and 
cooperative agreements with Federal and non-Federal entities to conduct 
studies recommended by the Salton Sea Research Management Committee 
under subsection (b)(1), including studies of hydrology, wildlife 
pathology, and toxicology relating to the wildlife resources of the 
Salton Sea.
    (b) Salton Sea Research Management Committee.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a committee, 
        to be known as the ``Salton Sea Research Management 
        Committee'', to make recommendations to the Secretary on the 
        selection of topics for studies under this section and 
        management of the studies.
            (2) Membership.--The Committee shall be composed of 4 
        members, of which--
                    (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretary;
                    (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Governor of 
                the State of California;
                    (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Torres 
                Martinez Desert Cahuilla Tribal Government; and
                    (D) 1 member shall be appointed by the Salton Sea 
                Authority.
    (c) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure that studies under 
this section are conducted in coordination with appropriate 
international bodies, Federal agencies, and California State agencies, 
including--
            (1) the International Boundary and Water Commission;
            (2) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
            (3) the Environmental Protection Agency;
            (4) the California Department of Water Resources;
            (5) the California Department of Fish and Game;
            (6) the California Resources Agency;
            (7) the California Environmental Protection Agency;
            (8) the California Regional Water Quality Board; and
            (9) California State Parks.
    (d) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall require that studies 
conducted under this section be subject to peer review.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000.

SEC. 7. REDESIGNATION OF SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RENAMED AS 
              THE SONNY BONO SALTON SEA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

    (a) In General.--The Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, in 
Imperial County, California, shall be known and designated as the 
``Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States to the Refuge referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Sonny Bono 
Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge''.

SEC. 8. EMERGENCY ACTION TO STABILIZE SALTON SEA SALINITY.

    If, during the conduct of studies authorized by this Act, the 
Secretary determines that environmental conditions at the Salton Sea 
warrant immediate emergency action to stabilize the salinity of the 
Salton Sea, the Secretary shall immediately submit a report to Congress 
documenting the conditions and making recommendations for their 
remediation, together with specific recommendations for actions to be 
required and the cost of the actions.

Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to prepare an action plan to restore the Salton Sea, located in Imperial and Riverside Counties, California.  Outlines plan requirements, including reducing and stabilizing salinity, stabilizing surface elevation, restoring fish and wildlife resources, and enhancing recreational use and economic development.  Requires the plan to include a feasibility study of the various alternatives for such remediation, the development of one or more of such options, and the development of a remediation plan implementing such options. Requires the feasibility study to be completed under a memorandum of understanding between the Secretary, the Salton Sea Authority, and the Governor of California. 
Preserves all current rights and obligations concerning Colorado River water use. 
Requires an interim and final report from the Secretary to the Congress on the findings and recommendations of the action plan.  Authorizes appropriations. 
Authorizes the Secretary, 30 days after submission of such final report, to carry out a Salton Sea remediation project based on the preferred option recommended in the final report, unless otherwise directed by the Congress.  Authorizes appropriations. 
Directs the Secretary, concurrently with the action plan, to enter into contracts, cooperative grants and agreements with Federal and non-federal entities to conduct studies of hydrology, wildlife pathology, and toxicology relating to wildlife resources of the Salton Sea.  Directs the Secretary to establish the Salton Sea Research Management Committee to make recommendations to the Secretary on study topics and their management.  Authorizes appropriations. 
Renames the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge as the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. 
Requires the Secretary, if it is determined during such studies that environmental conditions at the Salton Sea warrant immediate emergency action to stabilize salinity, to report to the Congress on such conditions and make recommendations for remediation.