HR1382-119

1. San Francisco Bay Restoration Program Section 125 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1276a) is amended— in the section heading, by striking GRANT; and by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: 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). 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. 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. No non-Federal entity may receive Federal funding under this section if that entity— 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 has in place any agreement, partnership, or relationship with a foreign country of concern. Amounts provided to Federal agencies entities under interagency agreements under this section may be used to carry out activities described in subsection (c). (e)Program implementation (1)In generalThe 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 amountAmounts 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 shareNot 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 recipientsNo 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 agreementsAmounts provided to Federal agencies entities under interagency agreements under this section may be used to carry out activities described in subsection (c)..