[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 2739 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 568
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2739

                          [Report No. 111-292]

  To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the 
    establishment of the Puget Sound Program Office, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 5, 2009

  Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

                           September 16, 2010

Reported by Mrs. Boxer, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the 
    establishment of the Puget Sound Program Office, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Puget Sound Recovery Act of 
2009''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PUGET SOUND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 123. PUGET SOUND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Comprehensive plan.--The term `Comprehensive 
        Plan' means the Puget Sound Action Agenda, a comprehensive 
        conservation and management plan established under section 320, 
        as modified by the Puget Sound Partnership.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Council.--The term `Council' means the Puget 
        Sound Program Advisory Council established by subsection 
        (d)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means the 
        Director of the Puget Sound Program Office.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Office.--The term `Office' means the Puget 
        Sound Program Office established under subsection 
        (b)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Puget sound partnership.--The term `Puget 
        Sound Partnership' means the agency of the State of Washington, 
        together with associated councils, boards, and panels, that 
        is--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) formed under authority of State law 
                for the purpose of protecting and restoring Puget 
                Sound; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) designated as the management 
                conference under section 320.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Program Office.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Establishment.--The Administrator shall 
        establish within the Environmental Protection Agency a Puget 
        Sound Program Office, to be co-located with the Puget Sound 
        Partnership in the State of Washington.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Appointment of director.--The Administrator 
        shall appoint a Director of the Office, who, by reason of 
        management experience and technical expertise relating to Puget 
        Sound, is highly qualified to support the development and 
        implementation of projects, programs, and studies necessary to 
        implement the Comprehensive Plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Delegation of authority; staffing.--The 
        Administrator shall delegate to the Director such authority and 
        provide such additional staff as are necessary to carry out 
        this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Duties.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, 
        the Administrator, acting through the Director, shall--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) assist and support the 
                implementation of the Comprehensive Plan;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) provide funding and make grants for 
                implementation of the Comprehensive Plan and projects, 
                programs, and studies consistent with the priorities of 
                the Comprehensive Plan;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) promote innovative methodologies and 
                technologies that are cost-effective and consistent 
                with the identified goals and objectives of the 
                Comprehensive Plan and Environmental Protection Agency 
                permitting processes;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) coordinate the major functions of 
                the Federal Government relating to the implementation 
                of the Comprehensive Plan, including projects, 
                programs, and studies for--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) water quality 
                        improvements;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) wetland, riverine, and 
                        estuary restoration and protection;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) nearshore restoration and 
                        protection; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) endangered species 
                        recovery;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) coordinate the research and planning 
                projects authorized under this section with activities 
                of Federal agencies, State agencies, Indian tribes, 
                institutions of higher education, and the Science Panel 
                of the Puget Sound Partnership, including conducting or 
                commissioning studies considered to be necessary by the 
                Science Panel for strengthened implementation of the 
                Comprehensive Plan;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) track progress toward meeting the 
                identified goals and objectives of the Comprehensive 
                Plan by--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) implementing and supporting 
                        a project, program, and study monitoring system 
                        consistent with the performance management 
                        system used by the Puget Sound Partnership; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) coordinating, managing, and 
                        reporting environmental data relating to Puget 
                        Sound in a manner consistent with methodologies 
                        used by the Puget Sound Partnership, including, 
                        to the maximum extent practicable, making such 
                        data and reports on such data available to the 
                        public, including on the Internet, in a timely 
                        manner;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) coordinate projects, programs, and 
                studies for the protection of Puget Sound, the Strait 
                of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca with 
                Canadian authorities; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) collect and make available to the 
                public, including on the Internet, publications and 
                other forms of information relating to the 
                environmental quality of Puget Sound.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Implementation methods.--The Administrator, 
        acting through the Director, may enter into interagency 
        agreements, make intergovernmental personnel appointments, 
        provide funding, provide grants, and use other available 
        methods in carrying out the duties of the Director under this 
        subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Puget Sound Program Advisory Council.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--There is established a council, 
        to be known as the `Puget Sound Program Advisory Council', to 
        provide advice to the Administrator on the implementation of 
        the identified goals and objectives of the Comprehensive 
        Plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Composition.--The Council shall consist of--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a Federal agency board consisting 
                of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) representatives of 
                        appropriate Federal agencies that may affect or 
                        implement projects or programs identified in 
                        the Comprehensive Plan;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Executive Director of 
                        the Puget Sound Partnership; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) the Director, who shall 
                        serve as Chairperson of the Federal agency 
                        board; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) an intergovernmental board 
                consisting of the members of the Leadership Council and 
                the Ecosystem Coordination Board of the Puget Sound 
                Partnership.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Meetings.--The Council shall meet at least 
        twice per year--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) to assess the progress of the Office 
                in meeting the identified goals and objectives of the 
                Comprehensive Plan;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) to identify improvements to meeting 
                the identified goals and objectives of the 
                Comprehensive Plan; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) to assess Federal agency budget 
                needs to implement the Comprehensive Plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Compensation of members.--A member of the 
        Council shall serve without compensation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Travel expenses.--Subject to the 
        availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall 
        reimburse a member of the Council for travel expenses, 
        including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 
        for an employee of a Federal agency under subchapter I of 
        chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from home 
        or the regular place of business of the member in performance 
        of services for the Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Implementation of the Comprehensive Plan.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, acting 
        through the Director, in consultation with the Puget Sound 
        Partnership, shall carry out projects, programs, and studies to 
        implement the Comprehensive Plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Priority projects, programs and studies.--
        The Administrator shall give special emphasis to projects, 
        programs, and studies that are identified as priorities by the 
        Puget Sound Partnership in the Comprehensive Plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Grants.--The Administrator, acting through 
        the Director, may provide grants for projects, programs, and 
        studies to implement the Comprehensive Plan, including--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a comprehensive grant, in an amount 
                equal to 50 percent of the funds made available to 
                carry out this subsection for a fiscal year, to the 
                Puget Sound Partnership for--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) use in managing the 
                        implementation of the Comprehensive Plan; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) allocation by the Puget 
                        Sound Partnership for projects, programs, and 
                        studies prioritized in the Comprehensive Plan; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) other grants, in an aggregate amount 
                equal to 50 percent of the funds made available to 
                carry out this subsection for a fiscal year, to State 
                and regional water pollution control agencies and 
                entities, federally recognized Indian tribes, State 
                coastal zone management agencies, local governments, 
                other public or nonprofit private agencies, 
                institutions, or organizations for use in implementing 
                specific projects, programs, and studies identified in 
                the Comprehensive Plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the 
        cost of a project, program, or study carried out under this 
        subsection shall be--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) not more than 50 percent of the cost 
                of a project, program, or study; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) up to 100 percent of the cost of a 
                project, program, or study if the project, program, or 
                study is located in or specifically affects a community 
                that meets the affordability criteria for distressed 
                communities established by the State in which the 
                community is located, if such criteria are established 
                after public review and comment.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal 
        share of the cost of any project, program, or study funded 
        under this subsection shall be provided from non-Federal 
        sources.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Annual Budget Plan.--The President, as part of the 
annual budget of the Federal Government, shall submit information 
regarding each Federal agency involved in Puget Sound protection and 
restoration, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) an interagency crosscut budget that displays 
        for each Federal agency--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) amounts obligated for the preceding 
                fiscal year for protection and restoration projects, 
                programs, and studies relating to Puget 
                Sound;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the estimated budget for the current 
                fiscal year for protection and restoration projects, 
                programs. and studies relating to Puget Sound; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the proposed budget for protection 
                and restoration projects, programs, and studies 
                relating to Puget Sound; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) a description and assessment of the Federal 
        role in the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan and the 
        specific role of each Federal agency involved in Puget Sound 
        protection and restoration, including specific projects, 
        programs, and studies conducted or planned to achieve the 
        identified goals and objectives of the Comprehensive 
        Plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this section and biennially thereafter, the Administrator 
and the Executive Director of the Puget Sound Partnership shall jointly 
submit to Congress a report that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) summarizes the progress made in implementing 
        the Comprehensive Plan and progress toward achieving the 
        identified goals and objectives described in the Comprehensive 
        Plan;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) summarizes any modifications to the 
        Comprehensive Plan in the period covered by the 
        report;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) incorporates specific recommendations 
        concerning the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) summarizes the roles and progress of each 
        Federal agency that has jurisdiction in the Puget Sound 
        watershed toward meeting the identified goals and objectives of 
        the Comprehensive Plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this 
section $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015, to 
remain available until expended.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. PUGET SOUND.

    Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 123. PUGET SOUND.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Annual priority list.--The term `annual priority 
        list' means the annual priority list compiled under subsection 
        (d).
            ``(2) Comprehensive plan.--The term `comprehensive plan' 
        means--
                    ``(A) the Puget Sound Action Agenda, a 
                comprehensive conservation and management plan approved 
                under section 320; and
                    ``(B) any amendments to that plan.
            ``(3) Executive director.--The term `Executive Director' 
        means the Executive Director of the Puget Sound Partnership.
            ``(4) Puget sound federal caucus.--The term `Puget Sound 
        Federal Caucus' means the caucus composed of--
                    ``(A) the 13 Federal agencies that signed a 
                memorandum of understanding on November 17, 2008, to 
                establish a collaborative effort among Federal agencies 
                to better integrate, organize, and align Federal 
                efforts in the Puget Sound ecosystem with the 
                comprehensive plan; and
                    ``(B) such other Federal agencies as the 
                Administrator determines to be appropriate.
            ``(5) Puget sound partnership.--The term `Puget Sound 
        Partnership' means the agency of the State of Washington, 
        together with associated councils, boards, panels, and 
        caucuses, that is--
                    ``(A) formed under authority of State law for the 
                purpose of protecting and restoring Puget Sound; and
                    ``(B) designated as the management conference under 
                section 320.
            ``(6) Puget sound tribe.--The term `Puget Sound tribe' 
        means any of the federally recognized Indian tribes within the 
        Puget Sound Basin.
            ``(7) Regional administrator.--The term `Regional 
        Administrator' means the Regional Administrator for Region 10 
        of the Environmental Protection Agency.
    ``(b) Delegation of Authority; Staffing.--The Administrator shall 
delegate to the Regional Administrator such authority, and provide such 
additional staff, as are necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(c) Duties.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the 
        Administrator, acting through the Regional Administrator, 
        shall--
                    ``(A) carry out the duties assigned to the 
                Administrator under section 320 as a member of the 
                management conference under that section;
                    ``(B) assist in the development and evaluation of 
                the annual priority list;
                    ``(C) provide funding for activities, projects, 
                programs, and studies identified in the annual priority 
                list as necessary to meet the goals and objectives of 
                the comprehensive plan;
                    ``(D) promote innovative methodologies and 
                technologies that are cost-effective and able to meet 
                the identified goals and objectives of the 
                comprehensive plan and Environmental Protection Agency 
                permitting processes;
                    ``(E) coordinate the major functions of the Federal 
                Government relating to the implementation of the 
                comprehensive plan, including activities, projects, 
                programs, and studies for--
                            ``(i) water quality improvements;
                            ``(ii) wetland, riverine, and estuary 
                        restoration and protection;
                            ``(iii) nearshore restoration and 
                        protection;
                            ``(iv) adaptation to climate change;
                            ``(v) critical land protection or 
                        acquisitions; and
                            ``(vi) endangered species recovery;
                    ``(F) coordinate the scientific research projects 
                authorized under this section with the activities of 
                Federal agencies, State agencies, Indian tribes, 
                institutions of higher education, and the Science Panel 
                of the Puget Sound Partnership, including conducting or 
                commissioning studies proposed by the Science Panel and 
                included in the annual priority list;
                    ``(G) assist the Puget Sound Partnership in 
                tracking progress toward meeting the identified goals 
                and objectives of the comprehensive plan by--
                            ``(i) providing information to the 
                        performance management system used by the Puget 
                        Sound Partnership for the purpose of tracking 
                        progress; and
                            ``(ii) coordinating, managing, and 
                        reporting environmental data relating to Puget 
                        Sound in a manner consistent with methodologies 
                        used by the Puget Sound Partnership, including, 
                        to the maximum extent practicable, making such 
                        data and reports on such data available to the 
                        public, including on the Internet, in a timely 
                        manner; and
                    ``(H) coordinate activities, projects, programs, 
                and studies for the protection of Puget Sound, the 
                Strait of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca with 
                Canadian authorities.
            ``(2) Implementation methods.--The Administrator, acting 
        through the Regional Administrator, may enter into interagency 
        agreements, make or facilitate intergovernmental personnel 
        appointments, provide funding, provide grants, and use other 
        available methods in carrying out the duties of the 
        Administrator under this subsection.
    ``(d) Annual Priority List.--
            ``(1) In general.--After providing for public comment and 
        review, the Puget Sound Partnership shall annually compile a 
        priority list identifying the intended uses of the amounts made 
        available for grants under subsection (e).
            ``(2) Inclusions.--The annual priority list shall include--
                    ``(A) a prioritized list of specific activities, 
                projects, programs, and studies that will meet the 
                goals and objectives of the approved comprehensive 
                plan;
                    ``(B) information on the activities, projects, 
                programs, and studies to be supported, including a 
                description of--
                            ``(i) the terms of financial assistance; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the communities to be served; and
                    ``(C) the criteria and methods established by the 
                Puget Sound Partnership for selection of activities, 
                projects, programs, and studies.
            ``(3) Approval.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this Act, the identification and 
                determination of the priority of activities, projects, 
                programs, and studies shall be--
                            ``(i) made by the Puget Sound Partnership, 
                        in consultation with the Puget Sound Federal 
                        Caucus; and
                            ``(ii) be subject to approval by the 
                        Administrator.
                    ``(B) Priority list.--Approval by the Administrator 
                of the annual priority list shall be based on a 
                determination of whether the projects listed advance 
                the goals and objectives of the approved comprehensive 
                plan.
                    ``(C) Failure of administrator to respond.--If, by 
                the date that is 90 days after the date of submission 
                to the Administrator of an annual priority list by the 
                Puget Sound Partnership, the Administrator fails to 
                respond to the submission in writing, the annual 
                priority list shall be considered to be approved.
            ``(4) Failure to compile list.--If, for any year, the Puget 
        Sound Partnership fails to compile an annual priority list in 
        accordance with paragraph (1), the Administrator shall compile 
        a priority list for that year that includes--
                    ``(A) activities and projects that advance the 
                goals and objectives of the approved comprehensive 
                plan; and
                    ``(B) any identified activities and projects from 
                previously approved priority lists that have not yet 
                been funded.
    ``(e) Implementation of Comprehensive Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, acting through the 
        Regional Administrator, may provide grants for activities, 
        projects, programs, and studies to implement the comprehensive 
        plan.
            ``(2) Funding.--In providing funding under this subsection, 
        the Administrator shall use--
                    ``(A) the greater of $5,000,000 or 7.5 percent of 
                the funds made available under this section to provide 
                a comprehensive grant to the Puget Sound Partnership 
                for use in--
                            ``(i) tracking the implementation of the 
                        comprehensive plan;
                            ``(ii) monitoring environmental outcomes;
                            ``(iii) updating the comprehensive plan;
                            ``(iv) developing the annual priority list; 
                        and
                            ``(v) performing other administrative 
                        activities relating to the management and 
                        implementation of the comprehensive plan;
                    ``(B) not more than 5 percent of the funds made 
                available under this section to carry out the 
                responsibilities of the Administrator under this 
                section;
                    ``(C) not less than the greater of $3,000,000 or 5 
                percent of the funds made available under this section 
                to implement cooperative agreements or provide grants 
                to Puget Sound tribes to carry out specific activities, 
                projects, programs, or studies identified in the annual 
                priority list; and
                    ``(D) the remainder of the funds made available 
                under this section to provide grants for use in 
                implementing specific activities, projects, programs, 
                or studies identified in the annual priority list to--
                            ``(i) State or regional agencies or 
                        entities;
                            ``(ii) local governments; or
                            ``(iii) other public or nonprofit agencies, 
                        institutions, or organizations.
            ``(3) Conditions for grant eligibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An entity shall be eligible for 
                funding under paragraph (2)(C) only if funds will be 
                used for projects and activities that are--
                            ``(i) identified in the annual priority 
                        list; and
                            ``(ii) advance the goals and objectives of 
                        the approved comprehensive plan.
                    ``(B) Eligibility of state agencies.--If the 
                Administrator implements a competitive process to 
                provide awards under this subsection, the State of 
                Washington (including all agencies and departments of 
                the State) shall be eligible to participate in the 
                process.
                    ``(C) Measurable outcomes, benchmarks, targets.--
                The Administrator shall provide grants under paragraph 
                (2) if, in the judgment of the Administrator, the Puget 
                Sound Partnership has defined and adopted the 
                measurable outcomes, near-term benchmarks, and long-
                term targets that are necessary to meet the goals and 
                objectives of the comprehensive plan.
            ``(4) Distribution.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        on which funds are made available to carry out this section, 
        the Administrator shall obligate all funds made available for 
        grants under paragraph (2).
            ``(5) Failure to distribute.--If all funds made available 
        for grants under paragraph (2) are not obligated by the date 
        specified in paragraph (4), the Administrator shall promptly 
        submit to the appropriate committees of the Senate and the 
        House of Representatives a report that--
                    ``(A) describes the reasons for the failure to 
                obligate the funds; and
                    ``(B) provides a date certain by which all funds 
                will be distributed.
            ``(6) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
        project, program, or study carried out under this subsection 
        shall be--
                    ``(A) not more than 75 percent of the annual 
                aggregate costs of the activities described in 
                paragraph (2)(A); or
                    ``(B) not more than 50 percent of the cost of an 
                activity project, program, or study funded under 
                paragraph (2)(C).
            ``(7) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of 
        the cost of any project, program, or study funded under this 
        subsection shall be provided from non-Federal sources.
    ``(f) Annual Budget Plan.--The President, as part of the annual 
budget of the Federal Government, shall submit information regarding 
each Federal agency involved in Puget Sound protection and restoration, 
including--
            ``(1) an interagency crosscut budget that describes for 
        each Federal agency--
                    ``(A) amounts obligated for the preceding fiscal 
                year for protection and restoration activities, 
                projects, programs, and studies relating to Puget 
                Sound;
                    ``(B) the estimated budget for the current fiscal 
                year for protection and restoration activities, 
                projects, programs, and studies relating to Puget 
                Sound; and
                    ``(C) the proposed budget for protection and 
                restoration activities, projects, programs, and studies 
                relating to Puget Sound; and
            ``(2) a description and assessment of the Federal role in 
        the implementation of the comprehensive plan and the specific 
        role of each Federal agency involved in Puget Sound protection 
        and restoration, including specific activities, projects, 
        programs, and studies conducted or planned to achieve the 
        identified goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan.
    ``(g) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this section and biennially thereafter, the Administrator and the 
Executive Director of the Puget Sound Partnership shall jointly submit 
to Congress a report that--
            ``(1) summarizes the progress made in implementing the 
        comprehensive plan and progress toward achieving the identified 
        goals and objectives described in the comprehensive plan;
            ``(2) summarizes any modifications to the comprehensive 
        plan during the period covered by the report;
            ``(3) incorporates specific recommendations concerning the 
        implementation of the comprehensive plan;
            ``(4) summarizes the roles and progress of each Federal 
        agency that has jurisdiction in the Puget Sound watershed 
        toward meeting the identified goals and objectives of the 
        comprehensive plan; and
            ``(5) includes any other information determined to be 
        relevant by the Administrator or the Executive Director.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to the Administrator to carry out this section $90,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015, to remain available 
        until expended.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--The Puget Sound Partnership shall not 
        receive any funding pursuant to section 320 for any fiscal year 
        in which the Puget Sound Partnership receives funding under 
        subsection (e)(2)(A).''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for 
        implementation of the Puget Sound comprehensive conservation 
        and management plan, and for other purposes.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 568

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2739

                          [Report No. 111-292]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the 
    establishment of the Puget Sound Program Office, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 16, 2010

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title