[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 9097 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9097

   To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the 
 Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program Foundation, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2024

  Ms. Balint introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the 
 Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program Foundation, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lake Champlain Basin Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PATRICK LEAHY LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN PROGRAM FOUNDATION.

    Section 120 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1270) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 120. PATRICK LEAHY LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN PROGRAM FOUNDATION.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Champlain valley national heritage partnership.--The 
        term `Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership' means the 
        Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership established by 
        section 284(a) of the Champlain Valley National Heritage 
        Partnership Act of 2006 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 109-
        338).
            ``(2) Education and outreach committee.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `Education and Outreach 
                Committee' means a committee established by the 
                Steering Committee to provide objective information and 
                funding recommendations to the Steering Committee upon 
                request to be used in the decisionmaking process of the 
                Steering Committee, including--
                            ``(i) funding recommendations relating to 
                        educational and outreach opportunities and 
                        issues; and
                            ``(ii) programmatic actions needed to 
                        address those educational or outreach 
                        opportunities or issues.
                    ``(B) Treatment of existing committees.--The term 
                `Education and Outreach Advisory Committee' includes a 
                committee described in subparagraph (A) established 
                before the date of enactment of the Lake Champlain 
                Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2024.
            ``(3) Executive director.--The term `Executive Director' 
        means the Executive Director of the Foundation appointed under 
        subsection (c)(5).
            ``(4) Fiscal agent.--The term `fiscal agent' means an 
        organization that is responsible for fiscal and administrative 
        management of the Foundation under the direction of the 
        Steering Committee, the Executive Director, and the 
        Administrator.
            ``(5) Foundation.--The term `Foundation' means the Patrick 
        Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program Foundation established by 
        subsection (c)(1)(A).
            ``(6) Lake champlain basin.--The term `Lake Champlain 
        Basin' means Lake Champlain and the natural watershed of Lake 
        Champlain, including all land, streams, rivers, lakes, and 
        other bodies of water in the United States and Canada that 
        naturally drain into Lake Champlain, including all or a portion 
        of--
                    ``(A) the counties of Clinton, Franklin, Warren, 
                Essex, and Washington in the State of New York; and
                    ``(B) the counties of Franklin, Grand Isle, 
                Chittenden, Addison, Rutland, Bennington, Lamoille, 
                Orange, Washington, Orleans, and Caledonia in the State 
                of Vermont.
            ``(7) Lake champlain citizens advisory committee.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `Lake Champlain 
                Citizens Advisory Committee' means a committee in the 
                State of Vermont, the State of New York, and, if the 
                Province of Quebec elects to participate, the Province 
                of Quebec, established by the Governor or executive 
                officer of the State or province, as applicable, to 
                advise on the protection and restoration of Lake 
                Champlain.
                    ``(B) Treatment of existing committees.--The term 
                `Lake Champlain Citizens Advisory Committee' includes a 
                committee described in subparagraph (A) established 
                before the date of enactment of the Lake Champlain 
                Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2024.
            ``(8) Plan.--The term `Plan' means the comprehensive 
        pollution prevention, ecosystem protection and restoration, and 
        climate change response plan adopted and published under 
        subsection (d), including any revisions to that plan.
            ``(9) Steering committee.--The term `Steering Committee' 
        means the Steering Committee established and maintained under 
        the most recent Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental 
        Cooperation on the Management of Lake Champlain entered into 
        between the State of New York, the State of Vermont, and, if 
        the Province of Quebec elects to participate, the Province of 
        Quebec, as modified pursuant to this section.
            ``(10) Technical advisory committee.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `Technical Advisory 
                Committee' means a committee established by the 
                Steering Committee to provide objective information and 
                funding recommendations to the Steering Committee upon 
                request to be used in the decisionmaking process of the 
                Steering Committee, including--
                            ``(i) funding recommendations relating to 
                        technical and scientific management issues; and
                            ``(ii) research or actions needed to 
                        address those technical or scientific 
                        management issues.
                    ``(B) Treatment of existing committees.--The term 
                `Technical Advisory Committee' includes a committee 
                described in subparagraph (A) established before the 
                date of enactment of the Lake Champlain Basin Program 
                Reauthorization Act of 2024.
    ``(b) Steering Committee Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each of the following shall be a member 
        of the Steering Committee:
                    ``(A) The highest level official (or a designee of 
                that official) of each of the following:
                            ``(i) The State environmental agency of the 
                        State of New York.
                            ``(ii) The State environmental agency of 
                        the State of Vermont.
                            ``(iii) The Ministry for the Environment of 
                        the Province of Quebec, if that ministry elects 
                        to participate.
                    ``(B) A representative of--
                            ``(i) the State agriculture agency of the 
                        State of New York;
                            ``(ii) the State agriculture agency of the 
                        State of Vermont; and
                            ``(iii) the Quebec Agricultural Ministry, 
                        if that ministry elects to participate.
                    ``(C) The State Historic Preservation Officer (or a 
                designee of that officer) from each of the States of 
                New York and Vermont.
                    ``(D) 6 representatives of units of local 
                government entirely within the Lake Champlain Basin, of 
                which--
                            ``(i) 2 shall be representatives of units 
                        of local government in the State of New York;
                            ``(ii) 2 shall be representatives of units 
                        of local government in the State of Vermont; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) 2 shall be representatives of units 
                        of local government in the Province of Quebec, 
                        if the Province of Quebec elects to send 
                        representatives.
                    ``(E) The chairperson of--
                            ``(i) the Lake Champlain Citizens Advisory 
                        Committee of the State of New York;
                            ``(ii) the Lake Champlain Citizens Advisory 
                        Committee of the State of Vermont; and
                            ``(iii) the Lake Champlain Citizens 
                        Advisory Committee of the Province of Quebec, 
                        if the Province of Quebec elects to 
                        participate.
                    ``(F) The chairperson of the Technical Advisory 
                Committee.
                    ``(G) The chairperson of the Education and Outreach 
                Committee.
                    ``(H) The chairperson of the advisory committee for 
                the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership.
                    ``(I) A representative from each of--
                            ``(i) the Region 1 office of the 
                        Environmental Protection Agency;
                            ``(ii) the Region 2 office of the 
                        Environmental Protection Agency;
                            ``(iii) the Region 5 office of the United 
                        States Fish and Wildlife Service;
                            ``(iv) the Natural Resources Conservation 
                        Service New York State office;
                            ``(v) the Natural Resources Conservation 
                        Service Vermont State office;
                            ``(vi) the National Park Service; and
                            ``(vii) the New York District of the Corps 
                        of Engineers.
                    ``(J) The Director of the Lake Champlain Sea Grant 
                Institute.
                    ``(K) A representative of the Great Lakes Fishery 
                Commission.
                    ``(L) Such additional members as may be confirmed 
                by the Steering Committee.
            ``(2) Chairperson.--The position of chairperson of the 
        Steering Committee shall regularly rotate among the members of 
        the Steering Committee described in paragraph (1)(A).
            ``(3) Ratification.--Any actions of the Steering Committee 
        taken before the date of enactment of the Lake Champlain Basin 
        Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 are ratified and confirmed.
    ``(c) Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program Foundation.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is established a 
                foundation, to be known as the `Patrick Leahy Lake 
                Champlain Basin Program Foundation', as a charitable 
                and nonprofit corporation.
                    ``(B) Rights and obligations.--The Foundation--
                            ``(i) shall have perpetual succession;
                            ``(ii) may conduct business throughout the 
                        Lake Champlain Basin; and
                            ``(iii) shall, at all times, maintain a 
                        designated agent authorized to accept service 
                        of process for the Foundation.
                    ``(C) Service of process.--The serving of notice 
                to, or service of process on, the agent required under 
                subparagraph (B)(iii), or mailed to the business 
                address of that agent, shall be deemed as service on or 
                notice to the Foundation.
                    ``(D) Principal office.--The principal office of 
                the Foundation shall be located in 1 of the following 
                counties:
                            ``(i) The county of Franklin, Grand Isle, 
                        Chittenden, Addison, Rutland, Bennington, 
                        Lamoille, Orange, Washington, Orleans, or 
                        Caledonia in the State of Vermont.
                            ``(ii) The county of Clinton, Franklin, 
                        Warren, Essex, or Washington in the State of 
                        New York.
            ``(2) Not an agency or establishment.--The Foundation shall 
        not be an agency or establishment of the United States.
            ``(3) Purposes.--The purposes of the Foundation are--
                    ``(A) to undertake and conduct activities that 
                support--
                            ``(i) the implementation and furtherance of 
                        the Plan, including work to support the goals, 
                        objectives, and strategies identified in the 
                        Plan; and
                            ``(ii) the purposes of this section;
                    ``(B) to accept and manage funds of the Foundation 
                for the implementation of the Plan, including--
                            ``(i) amounts made available under 
                        subsection (i) for transfer to the Foundation;
                            ``(ii) amounts given, devised, or 
                        bequeathed by private organizations or persons; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) such other amounts as may be made 
                        available to the Foundation;
                    ``(C) to make grants and subgrants, enter into 
                contracts and cooperative agreements, and administer 
                funds of the Foundation to carry out activities 
                described in subparagraph (A);
                    ``(D) to assist and coordinate efforts among the 
                Federal Government, the government of the State of New 
                York, the government of the State of Vermont, local 
                governments, and other partners to adopt and implement 
                the Plan; and
                    ``(E) to participate with, and otherwise assist, 
                Canada and the Province of Quebec in undertaking and 
                conducting activities that further the work of the 
                Foundation in fulfilling the purposes of this section 
                and implementing the Plan.
            ``(4) Board of directors.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Foundation shall be governed 
                by a Board of Directors (referred to in this subsection 
                as the `Board'), the members of which shall be 
                appointed by the Steering Committee.
                    ``(B) Dual membership authorized.--Members of the 
                Steering Committee may simultaneously serve as members 
                of the Board.
                    ``(C) Recusal.--Members of the Board, including 
                members of the Steering Committee in their capacity as 
                members of the Board, may recuse themselves from votes 
                on the Board.
                    ``(D) Withdrawal.--Members of the Board, including 
                members of the Steering Committee that serve as members 
                of the Board, may withdraw from membership on the 
                Board.
                    ``(E) Removal.--Members appointed to the Board, 
                including members of the Steering Committee that are 
                simultaneously serving as members of the Board, may be 
                removed by the Steering Committee.
                    ``(F) Not federal employees.--Membership on the 
                Board shall not constitute employment by, or the 
                holding of an office of, the United States for the 
                purpose of any Federal law.
            ``(5) Executive director.--The Foundation shall have an 
        Executive Director, who shall--
                    ``(A) serve as the chief executive officer of the 
                Foundation; and
                    ``(B) be appointed by, and serve at the direction 
                of, the Board.
            ``(6) Powers of the foundation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to any conditions 
                imposed on the Foundation by the Steering Committee and 
                subject to approval by the Board, the Foundation shall 
                have, in addition to the powers otherwise granted the 
                Foundation under this section, the usual powers of a 
                corporation acting as a trustee in the State in which 
                the principal office of the Foundation is located, and 
                may--
                            ``(i) receive funds, including funds made 
                        available to the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency under subsection (i) for transfer to the 
                        Foundation;
                            ``(ii) accept, receive, hold, administer, 
                        and use any gift, devise, or bequest, 
                        absolutely or in trust, of real or personal 
                        property or any income from that property or 
                        other interest;
                            ``(iii) deposit any funds provided to the 
                        Foundation by the Federal Government at 1 or 
                        more financial institutions that are members of 
                        the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or 
                        the Securities Investor Protection Corporation;
                            ``(iv) make use of any interest or other 
                        income that accrues as a consequence of actions 
                        taken under clause (iii) or (vi) to carry out 
                        the purposes of the Foundation;
                            ``(v) use Federal funds to make payments 
                        under cooperative agreements entered into with 
                        willing private landowners to provide 
                        substantial long-term benefits for the 
                        restoration of fish, wildlife, plants, and 
                        other natural resources on private land within 
                        the Lake Champlain Basin;
                            ``(vi) sell, donate, lease, retain, or 
                        otherwise dispose of any property or income 
                        from that property, unless otherwise required 
                        by the instrument of transfer;
                            ``(vii) hire and retain staff;
                            ``(viii) issue grants and subgrants;
                            ``(ix) enter into contracts or other 
                        arrangements with public agencies and private 
                        organizations and persons;
                            ``(x) sue and be sued, and complain and 
                        defend itself in any court of competent 
                        jurisdiction, except that members of the Board 
                        shall not be personally liable, except for 
                        gross negligence;
                            ``(xi) receive and administer restitution 
                        and community service payments, amounts for 
                        mitigation of impacts to natural resources, and 
                        other amounts arising from legal, regulatory, 
                        or administrative proceedings, subject to the 
                        condition that those amounts are received or 
                        administered for purposes that further the 
                        implementation of the Plan or the conservation 
                        and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and 
                        other natural resources within the Lake 
                        Champlain Basin;
                            ``(xii) acquire, by purchase or exchange, 
                        and own real or personal property, or an 
                        interest therein;
                            ``(xiii) serve as its own fiscal agent, if 
                        selected to serve as the fiscal agent by the 
                        Administrator, the Executive Director, and the 
                        Steering Committee under subsection (e); and
                            ``(xiv) do any and all acts necessary to 
                        carry out the purposes of the Foundation.
                    ``(B) Treatment of real property.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this 
                        subsection, an interest in real property shall 
                        be treated as including easements or other 
                        rights for preservation, conservation, 
                        protection, or enhancement by or for the public 
                        of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, 
                        educational, inspirational, or recreational 
                        resources.
                            ``(ii) Encumbered real property.--A gift, 
                        devise, or bequest that is encumbered, 
                        restricted, or subject to beneficial interests 
                        of private persons may be accepted by the 
                        Foundation if any current or future interest in 
                        the gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit 
                        of the Foundation.
                            ``(iii) Savings clause.--The acceptance and 
                        administration of amounts by the Foundation 
                        under subparagraph (A)(xi) does not alter, 
                        supersede, or limit any regulatory or statutory 
                        requirement associated with those amounts.
            ``(7) Dissolution.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator and the 
                Steering Committee may jointly dissolve the Foundation.
                    ``(B) Return of funds.--If the Administrator and 
                the Steering Committee jointly dissolve the Foundation 
                under subparagraph (A), during the dissolution process, 
                the Foundation shall return all unobligated or 
                unexpended funds to each Federal agency that provided 
                funds to the Foundation in a manner that is 
                proportional to the amount of funds received from that 
                Federal agency.
            ``(8) United states release from liability.--The United 
        States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or 
        omissions of the Foundation, nor shall the full faith and 
        credit of the United States extend to any obligation of the 
        Foundation.
    ``(d) Pollution Prevention, Ecosystem Protection and Restoration, 
and Climate Change Response Plan.--
            ``(1) Adoption.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Steering Committee shall 
                adopt and publish a comprehensive pollution prevention, 
                ecosystem protection and restoration, and climate 
                change response plan for Lake Champlain that protects 
                and benefits the water quality, fisheries, wetlands, 
                wildlife, and cultural resources of Lake Champlain and 
                within the Lake Champlain basin.
                    ``(B) Public engagement.--Prior to the final 
                adoption and publication of the Plan, the 
                Administrator, in cooperation with the Steering 
                Committee, shall provide for public review and comment 
                on the draft Plan, including, at a minimum, 1 public 
                meeting in each of the States of New York and Vermont 
                to hear comments on the draft Plan.
                    ``(C) Approval.--Not earlier than 120 days after 
                the date on which the Plan is published under 
                subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall approve the 
                Plan if--
                            ``(i) the Plan meets the requirements of 
                        this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) the Governors of the States of New 
                        York and Vermont concur that the Plan meets the 
                        requirements of this subsection.
                    ``(D) Effect of approval.--On approval of the Plan 
                by the Administrator under subparagraph (C), the Plan 
                shall be deemed to be--
                            ``(i) an approved management program for 
                        purposes of section 319(h); and
                            ``(ii) an approved comprehensive 
                        conservation and management plan pursuant to 
                        section 320.
                    ``(E) Effect of prior plan.--Any comprehensive 
                pollution prevention, control, and restoration plan 
                approved by the Administrator and published before the 
                date of enactment of the Lake Champlain Basin Program 
                Reauthorization Act of 2024 shall remain in effect and 
                be considered the Plan under this subsection until the 
                Plan is adopted pursuant to subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Inclusions.--The Plan shall--
                    ``(A) include strategies to advance, with respect 
                to Lake Champlain--
                            ``(i) clean water;
                            ``(ii) healthy ecosystems;
                            ``(iii) thriving communities; and
                            ``(iv) an informed and involved public in 
                        the Lake Champlain Basin;
                    ``(B) identify corrective actions addressing point 
                and nonpoint sources of pollution that are necessary to 
                restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and 
                biological integrity of water quality, a balanced, 
                indigenous population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife, 
                and recreational and economic activities in and on Lake 
                Champlain;
                    ``(C) identify--
                            ``(i) the potential impacts of climate 
                        change on the water quality, ecosystems, 
                        indigenous flora and fauna, recreation, and 
                        economic activities in and on Lake Champlain; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) strategies to mitigate and promote 
                        resilience against the impacts identified under 
                        clause (i);
                    ``(D) include a strategy for pollution prevention 
                and control that includes the promotion of pollution 
                prevention and management practices to reduce the 
                amount of pollution generated in the Lake Champlain 
                Basin;
                    ``(E) incorporate environmental management concepts 
                and programs in State and Federal plans and programs in 
                effect during the period in which the Plan is developed 
                and adopted; and
                    ``(F) describe the methods and schedules for the 
                funding of programs, activities, and projects 
                identified in the Plan, including the use of Federal 
                funds and other sources of funding.
            ``(3) Revision.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Steering Committee shall, as 
                necessary but not less frequently than once every 5 
                years, review, revise, and readopt the Plan.
                    ``(B) Effect.--A Plan adopted by the Steering 
                Committee shall remain in effect until readopted by the 
                Steering Committee pursuant to subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Use of plan.--The Plan shall guide the work of the 
        Foundation.
    ``(e) Fiscal Agent.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Steering Committee, the Executive 
        Director, and the Administrator shall jointly select a 
        qualified entity to serve as the fiscal agent of the 
        Foundation, which may include selecting the Foundation as the 
        fiscal agent of the Foundation.
            ``(2) Assessment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Beginning as soon as practicable 
                after the date of enactment of the Lake Champlain Basin 
                Program Reauthorization Act of 2024, and as necessary 
                but not less frequently than once every 10 years 
                thereafter, the Steering Committee, the Executive 
                Director, and the Administrator shall jointly assess 
                the effectiveness of the fiscal agent and, if 
                appropriate, select a new qualified entity through a 
                competitive process to serve as the fiscal agent.
                    ``(B) No competitive process.--On selection of a 
                fiscal agent, the Administrator may award funding to 
                the fiscal agent without competition until such time as 
                a new fiscal agent is selected.
                    ``(C) Transfer of funds.--If the Steering 
                Committee, the Executive Director, and the 
                Administrator jointly select a new fiscal agent under 
                subparagraph (A), the qualified entity that had served 
                as fiscal agent shall transfer to the new fiscal agent 
                all unobligated or unexpended funds awarded to the 
                former fiscal agent under subparagraph (B).
    ``(f) Grant Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
        the Steering Committee and the Executive Director--
                    ``(A) shall make grants to the State of New York, 
                the State of Vermont, and the fiscal agent; and
                    ``(B) may make grants to State, interstate, and 
                regional water pollution control agencies and public or 
                nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organizations.
            ``(2) Purposes.--Grants under this subsection shall be made 
        for assisting the development and implementation of the Plan, 
        including research, surveys, studies, implementation practices, 
        and modeling and technical supporting work.
            ``(3) Federal share.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                amount of a grant under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 
                75 percent of the cost of the work carried out using 
                grant funds.
                    ``(B) Exception.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator may, 
                        on a case-by-case basis and in consultation 
                        with the Steering Committee, increase the 
                        Federal share under subparagraph (A) to 85 
                        percent of the costs described in that 
                        subparagraph if the recipient of the grant 
                        demonstrates an inability to meet the cost-
                        share requirement under that subparagraph.
                            ``(ii) Requirement.--In carrying out clause 
                        (i), the Administrator shall be guided by 
                        policy adopted by the Steering Committee.
            ``(4) Administration.--The Administrator may establish such 
        requirements for the administration of grants under this 
        subsection as the Administrator determines appropriate.
    ``(g) Great Lakes Fishery Commission.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Great Lakes Fishery Commission may 
        undertake, fund, and support work on Lake Champlain, in the 
        Lake Champlain Basin, and other areas within the Saint Lawrence 
        River basin in Vermont, including through--
                    ``(A) fisheries and aquatic ecosystem research, 
                monitoring, restoration, and management;
                    ``(B) sea lamprey control;
                    ``(C) aquatic invasive species prevention and 
                mitigation;
                    ``(D) public engagement and education; and
                    ``(E) other work to implement the Plan.
            ``(2) Authorization.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        Great Lakes Fishery Commission may work with the Foundation, 
        Federal and State agencies, institutions of higher education, 
        nonprofit organizations, units of local government, and 
        Canadian federal and Quebec provincial authorities.
    ``(h) Savings Provisions.--
            ``(1) No effect on certain authority.--Nothing in this 
        section--
                    ``(A) affects the jurisdiction or powers of--
                            ``(i) any department or agency of the 
                        Federal Government or any State government; or
                            ``(ii) except as provided in subsection 
                        (g), any international organization or entity 
                        related to Lake Champlain created by treaty or 
                        memorandum to which the United States is a 
                        signatory;
                    ``(B) provides new regulatory authority for the 
                Environmental Protection Agency; or
                    ``(C) affects section 304 of the Great Lakes 
                Critical Programs Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 1270 note; 
                Public Law 101-596).
            ``(2) No effect on obligations.--Nothing in this section 
        affects the obligations of Canada, the Province of Quebec, or 
        any agencies or representatives of Canada or the Province of 
        Quebec referenced in this section.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to the Environmental Protection Agency for each of fiscal years 
        2025 through 2034 $45,000,000 for transfer to the Foundation, 
        to remain available until expended.
            ``(2) Grant assistance.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency to carry 
        out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
        through 2034, to remain available until expended.''.
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