3.0.0 1906 2023-01-11T13:49:59Z 2023-01-11T13:49:59Z Senate S 2021-05-27 117 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-05-27T19:48:49Z San Francisco Bay Restoration Act 117 610 HR 2021-06-16 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2021-05-27 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3899) IntroReferral 2021-05-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-05-27 True Environmental Protection Air quality Budget process California Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Endangered and threatened species Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Solid waste and recycling Water quality Watersheds Wetlands Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2021-05-27 Introduced in Senate 2021-11-09T18:38:49Z San Francisco Bay Restoration Act of 2021

This bill provides support for the protection and restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary and the recovery of certain species in the estuary.

Specifically, it establishes a San Francisco Bay Program Office in the Environmental Protection Agency.

The program must annually compile a list of funding priorities for projects or studies that advance the goals and objectives of the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved under the National Estuary Program for the San Francisco Bay estuary. The list must include projects or studies for

  • water quality improvement;
  • wetland, riverine, and estuary restoration and protection;
  • nearshore and endangered species recovery; and
  • adaptation to climate change.

The program must review such plan at least once every five years and revise the plan as appropriate.

The program may provide funding through grants or other means for studies or projects on the priority list.

]]> San Francisco Bay Restoration Act of 2021 Display Title San Francisco Bay Restoration Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced San Francisco Bay Restoration Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1906is/xml/BILLS-117s1906is.xml 2021-05-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3899) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.