Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1132) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 1132 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 ``San Francisco Bay Restoration Act''. SEC. 2. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM. 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. 124. SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Estuary partnership.--The term `Estuary Partnership' means the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, designated as the management conference for the San Francisco Bay under section 320. ``(2) San francisco bay plan.--The term `San Francisco Bay Plan' means-- ``(A) until the date of the completion of the plan developed by the Director under subsection (d), the comprehensive conservation and management plan approved under section 320 for the San Francisco Bay estuary; and ``(B) on and after the date of the completion of the plan developed by the Director under subsection (d), the plan developed by the Director under subsection (d).…
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