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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration, and for other purposes.

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration, and for other purposes.

Introduced Feb 14, 2025

Latest action (Feb 26, 2025) Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 13.

Summary

This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify the San Francisco Bay restoration program. It allows the Director to provide funding through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other mechanisms to federal, state, local, and nonprofit entities for bay restoration projects and activities. Non-federal entities receiving federal funding must provide at least 25 percent of project costs, with federal support capped at 75 percent. The bill prohibits funding to entities domiciled in or having partnerships with designated foreign countries of concern.

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Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Jared Huffman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $99,425
  • ENS RESOURCES INC. $10,700
  • GEORGE KOORTBOJIAN $7,100
  • REED INTERNATIONAL LTD $6,950
  • TEN STRANDS $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jared Huffman → · Outside spending →

Actions (6)

  1. Feb 26, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 13. · house
  2. Feb 26, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  3. Feb 26, 2025 Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged · house
  4. Feb 15, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
  5. Feb 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
  6. Feb 14, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

  • Introduced in House · Feb 14, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 14, 2025

Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Mullin, and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration, 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. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION PROGRAM.

Section 125 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1276a) is amended—

(1) in the section heading, by striking “grant”; and

(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

“(e) Program Implementation.—

“(1) In general.—The Director may provide funding through cooperative agreements, grants, interagency agreements, contracts, or other funding mechanisms to Federal, State, and local agencies, special districts, public or nonprofit agencies, and other public or private entities, institutions, and organizations, including the Estuary Partnership, for projects, activities, and studies identified on the annual priority list compiled under subsection (c).

“(2) Agreements with non-federal entities.—

“(A) Maximum amount.—Amounts provided in the form of a grant, under a cooperative agreement, or through other funding mechanisms to any non-Federal entity under this section for a fiscal year shall not exceed an amount equal to 75 percent of the total cost of any projects, activities, and studies that are to be carried out using those amounts.

“(B) Non-federal share.—Not less than 25 percent of the cost of any project, activity, or study carried out using amounts provided in the form of a grant, under a cooperative agreement, or through other funding mechanisms under this section shall be provided from non-Federal sources.

“(C) Limitations on non-federal recipients.—No non-Federal entity may receive Federal funding under this section if that entity—

“(i) is domiciled in, headquartered in, organized under the laws of, or whose principal place of business is located in a foreign country of concern (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 19237); or

“(ii) has in place any agreement, partnership, or relationship with a foreign country of concern.

“(3) Federal interagency agreements.—Amounts provided to Federal agencies entities under interagency agreements under this section may be used to carry out activities described in subsection (c).”. <all>

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