text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Columbia River Restoration Act of 
  2010''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds the following:
              (1) The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific 
          Northwest and the fourth largest river in the United States by 
          volume. The river is 1,243 miles long, and its drainage basin 
          includes 259,000 square miles, extending into 7 States and 
          British Columbia, Canada, and including all or part of 5 
          national parks, the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, 
          and the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
              (2) The Columbia River Basin and its tributaries provide 
          significant ecological and economic benefits to the Pacific 
          Northwest and the entire United States. Traditionally, the 
          Columbia River Basin and its tributaries were the largest 
          salmon producing river system in the world, with annual returns 
          peaking at as many as 30 million fish. The Columbia River 
          drainage basin includes more than 6 million acres of irrigated 
          agricultural land, and its 14 hydroelectric dams, combined with 
          additional dams on its tributaries, produce more hydroelectric 
          power than any other North American river.
              (3) The Lower Columbia River Estuary stretches 146 miles 
          from the Bonneville Dam to the mouth of the Pacific Ocean, and 
          much of this area is degraded. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 
          in salmon tissue and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in 
          salmon prey exceed estimated thresholds for delayed mortality, 
          increased disease susceptibility, and reduced growth. Legacy 
          contaminants (DDT and PCBs) banned in the 1970s are still 
          detected in river water, sediments, and juvenile Chinook 
          salmon. Several pesticides have been detected, including 
          atrazine and simazine, which can affect salmon behavior or act 
          as hormone disruptors. Emerging contaminants, such as hormone 
          disruptors from pharmaceutical and personal care products, have 
          been found in river water and juvenile male salmon. These 
          contaminants may impair salmon growth, health, and 
          reproduction.
              (4) The Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin includes 
          1,050 miles of the mainstem Columbia River upstream of the 
          Bonneville Dam, including the 1,040 miles of its largest 
          tributary, the Snake River, and all of the tributaries to both 
          rivers. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Columbia 
          River Basin Fish Contaminant Survey detected the presence of 92 
          priority pollutants, including PCBs, dioxins, furans, arsenic, 
          mercury, and DDE (a breakdown product of DDT), in fish that are 
          consumed by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, the 
          Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the 
          Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the 
          Nez Perce Tribe, as well as by other people consuming fish 
          throughout the Columbia River Basin. A fish consumption survey 
          by the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission showed that 
          tribal members were eating 6 to 11 times more fish than EPA's 
          estimated national average. The nuclear and toxic contamination 
          at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation presents an ongoing risk of 
          contamination in the Middle Columbia Basin. Sampling of 
          sediments by the EPA in 2004 documented widespread presence of 
          toxic flame retardants known as polyrominated diphenyl ethers.
              (5) Contamination of the Middle and Upper Columbia River 
          Basin has a direct impact on water quality and habitat quality 
          in the Lower Columbia River Estuary. Investments in habitat 
          restoration and toxics reduction in the Middle and Upper 
          Columbia River Basin can have significant benefits for fish and 
          wildlife throughout the entire basin.
              (6) Together with the Governors of Oregon and Washington, 
          the EPA created the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership 
          (Estuary Partnership) in 1995 to provide regional coordination 
          to focus on the lower river, to advance the science of the 
          ecosystem, and to deliver environmental results. The Estuary 
          Partnership was formed within the National Estuary Program and 
          provides a structure for organization and collaboration to 
          implement Federal priorities. The Estuary Partnership includes 
          all key Federal agencies as part of its management and 
          governing structure, including the EPA, the United States 
          Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
          Administration (NOAA), the Army Corps of Engineers, the Forest 
          Service, and tribal, State, and local governments.
              (7) The Columbia River Basin was designated by the EPA as 
          an ``Estuary of National Significance'' in 1995 and a ``Large 
          Aquatic Ecosystem'' in 2006.
              (8) The Estuary Partnership has developed an unparalleled 
          2-State, public and private partnership, including 
          unprecedented collaborative efforts among key Federal partners, 
          including the EPA, the NOAA, the USGS, and the Army Corps of 
          Engineers to advance Federal goals, and the Estuary Partnership 
          and its partners have gathered scientific information and 
          compiled data, and have made significant gains in habitat 
          protection and environmental education.
              (9) Despite these advances, further degradation exists and 
          contaminants persist in the Columbia River Basin and are 
          impairing the health of fish, wildlife, and humans. Degraded 
          conditions in the river exacerbate the challenges already faced 
          by the 13 species of salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River 
          Basin listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered 
          Species Act of 1973.
              (10) The ``Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation 
          and Management Plan'' (1999), the ``Northwest Power and 
          Conservation Council Lower Columbia Province Plan'' (2004, 
          amended 2008), the draft ``NOAA Columbia River Estuary Recovery 
          Module for Salmon and Steelhead'' (2010), the States of Oregon, 
          Idaho, and Washington Recovery Plans, the ``Biological Opinion 
          for the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS)'' (2000, 
          2004, 2008), and the ``EPA Columbia Basin State of the River 
          Report for Toxics'' (2009) consistently identify habitat loss 
          and toxic contamination as threats to fish and wildlife.
  
  SEC. 3. COLUMBIA RIVER.
  
      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. COLUMBIA RIVER.
  
      ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
  apply:
              ``(1) Action plan.--The term `Action Plan' means the 
          `Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Action Plan' developed 
          by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Columbia River 
          Toxics Reduction Working Group in 2010, including any 
          amendments thereto.
              ``(2) Comprehensive plan.--The term `Comprehensive Plan' 
          means the `Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and 
          Management Plan' adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency 
          and the Governors of Oregon and Washington on October 20, 1999, 
          under section 320, including any amendments thereto.
              ``(3) Estuary partnership.--The term `Estuary Partnership' 
          means the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership, an entity 
          created by the States of Oregon and Washington and the 
          Environmental Protection Agency under section 320.
              ``(4) Lower columbia river and estuary.--The term `Lower 
          Columbia River and Estuary' means the region consisting of the 
          lower 146 miles of the Columbia River Basin from the Bonneville 
          Dam to the Pacific Ocean.
              ``(5) Middle and upper columbia river basin.--The term 
          `Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin' means the region 
          consisting of the United States portion of the Columbia River 
          Basin above Bonneville Dam, including the Snake River (and its 
          tributaries) and other tributaries of the Columbia River.
              ``(6) Team leader.--The term `Team Leader' means the Team 
          Leader appointed under subsection (b).
      ``(b) Program Team.--
              ``(1) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish in 
          the Environmental Protection Agency a Columbia River Program 
          Team. The Team shall be located within the Oregon Operations 
          Office for Region 10 of the Environmental Protection Agency.
              ``(2) Appointment of team leader.--The Administrator shall 
          appoint a Team Leader, who, by reason of management experience 
          and technical expertise relating to the Columbia River Basin, 
          shall be highly qualified to support the development and 
          implementation of projects, programs, and studies necessary to 
          implement the Action Plan.
              ``(3) Delegation of authority; staffing.--The Administrator 
          shall delegate to the Team Leader such authority and provide 
          such additional staff as may be necessary to carry out this 
          section.
      ``(c) Duties.--
              ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the 
          Administrator, acting through the Team Leader, shall--
                      ``(A) assist and support the implementation of the 
                  Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan;
                      ``(B) coordinate the implementation of the Action 
                  Plan and the Comprehensive Plan, and the development of 
                  any updates to those plans, with programs and projects 
                  in the Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin;
                      ``(C) make such other updates to the Action Plan 
                  and the Comprehensive Plan as the Administrator, in 
                  consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, the 
                  States of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, tribal 
                  governments, local governments, and other public and 
                  private interests in the Columbia River Basin, 
                  considers appropriate;
                      ``(D) provide funding and make grants for 
                  implementation of the Action Plan and the Comprehensive 
                  Plan and projects, programs, and studies consistent 
                  with the priorities of the Action Plan and the 
                  Comprehensive Plan;
                      ``(E) promote innovative methodologies and 
                  technologies that are cost effective and consistent 
                  with the identified goals and objectives of the Action 
                  Plan and the Comprehensive Plan and the permitting 
                  processes of the Environmental Protection Agency;
                      ``(F) coordinate the major functions of the Federal 
                  Government related to the implementation of the Action 
                  Plan and the Comprehensive Plan, including projects, 
                  programs, and studies for--
                              ``(i) water quality improvements;
                              ``(ii) toxics reduction and monitoring;
                              ``(iii) wetland, riverine, and estuary 
                          restoration and protection;
                              ``(iv) nearshore and endangered species 
                          recovery; and
                              ``(v) stewardship and environmental 
                          education;
                      ``(G) coordinate the research and planning projects 
                  authorized under this section with Federal agencies, 
                  State agencies, tribal governments, universities, and 
                  the Estuary Partnership, including conducting or 
                  commissioning studies considered necessary for 
                  strengthened implementation of the Action Plan and the 
                  Comprehensive Plan;
                      ``(H) track progress toward meeting the identified 
                  goals and objectives of the Action Plan and the 
                  Comprehensive Plan by--
                              ``(i) implementing and supporting a 
                          project, program, and monitoring system 
                          consistent with performance-based ecosystem 
                          standards and management; and
                              ``(ii) coordinating, managing, and 
                          reporting environmental data related to the 
                          Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan in a 
                          manner consistent with methodologies utilized 
                          by the Estuary Partnership, including making 
                          such data and reports on such data available to 
                          the public, including on the Internet, in a 
                          timely fashion; and
                      ``(I) collect and make available to the public, 
                  including on the Internet, publications and other forms 
                  of information relating to the environmental quality of 
                  the Lower Columbia River and Estuary.
              ``(2) Implementation methods.--The Administrator, acting 
          through the Team Leader, may enter into interagency agreements, 
          make intergovernmental personnel appointments, provide funding, 
          make grants, and utilize other available methods in carrying 
          out the duties under this subsection.
      ``(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
  of this section, and biennially thereafter, the Administrator shall 
  submit to Congress a report that--
              ``(1) summarizes the progress made in implementing the 
          Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan and the progress made 
          toward achieving the identified goals and objectives described 
          in such plans;
              ``(2) summarizes any modifications to the Action Plan and 
          the Comprehensive Plan made in the period immediately preceding 
          the report;
              ``(3) incorporates specific recommendations concerning the 
          implementation of the Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan; 
          and
              ``(4) summarizes the roles and progress of each Federal 
          agency that has jurisdiction in the Columbia River Basin toward 
          meeting the identified goals and objectives of the Action Plan 
          and the Comprehensive Plan.
      ``(e) Implementation of Action Plan and Comprehensive Plan.--
              ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, acting through the 
          Team Leader and in consultation with the Estuary Partnership, 
          shall carry out projects, programs, and studies to implement 
          the Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan.
              ``(2) Priority projects, programs, and studies.--The 
          Administrator may give special emphasis to projects, programs, 
          and studies that are identified as priorities by the Estuary 
          Partnership in the Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan.
              ``(3) Grants.--
                      ``(A) In general.--The Administrator, acting 
                  through the Team Leader, is authorized to make grants 
                  for projects, programs, and studies to implement the 
                  Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan.
                      ``(B) Allocations.--In making grants using funds 
                  appropriated to carry out this paragraph for a fiscal 
                  year, the Administrator, acting through the Team 
                  Leader, shall use--
                              ``(i) not less than 40 percent of the funds 
                          to make a comprehensive grant to the Estuary 
                          Partnership to manage implementation of the 
                          Comprehensive Plan;
                              ``(ii) not less than 50 percent of the 
                          funds to make grants, as allocated by the Team 
                          Leader, for projects, programs and studies 
                          prioritized in the Action Plan throughout the 
                          Columbia River Basin, and for other coordinated 
                          projects, programs, and studies in the Middle 
                          and Upper Columbia River Basin; and
                              ``(iii) not more than 5 percent of the 
                          funds for project management, administration, 
                          and reporting.
              ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs for 
          which a grant is made under this section shall be 75 percent, 
          except that the Administrator may increase the Federal share in 
          such circumstances as the Administrator determines appropriate.
      ``(f) Annual Budget Plan.--The President, as part of the 
  President's annual budget submission to Congress under section 1105(a) 
  of title 31, United States Code, shall submit information regarding 
  each Federal agency involved in protection and restoration of the 
  Columbia River Basin, including--
              ``(1) an interagency crosscut budget that displays for each 
          Federal agency--
                      ``(A) the amounts obligated in the preceding fiscal 
                  year for protection and restoration projects, programs, 
                  and studies relating to the Columbia River Basin;
                      ``(B) the estimated budget for the current fiscal 
                  year for protection and restoration projects, programs, 
                  and studies relating to the Columbia River Basin; and
                      ``(C) the proposed budget for protection and 
                  restoration projects, programs, and studies relating to 
                  the Columbia River Basin; and
              ``(2) a description and assessment of the Federal role in 
          the development and implementation of the Action Plan and the 
          Comprehensive Plan and the specific role of each Federal agency 
          involved in protection and restoration of the Columbia River 
          Basin, including specific projects, programs, and studies 
          conducted or planned to achieve the identified goals and 
          objectives of the Action Plan and the Comprehensive Plan.
      ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
  appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section $40,000,000 
  for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2016. Such sums shall remain 
  available until expended.''.
target: Columbia River Restoration Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish within EPA a Columbia River Program Team, located within the Oregon Operations Office for EPA's Region 10; and (2) appoint a Team Leader who shall be highly qualified to support the development and implementation of projects, programs, and studies necessary to implement the Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Action Plan developed by EPA and the Columbia River Toxics Reduction Working Group in 2010.
  
  Directs the Administrator, acting through the Team Leader, to: (1) assist and support the implementation of the Action Plan and the Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan adopted by EPA and the Governors of Oregon and Washington on October 20, 1999; (2) coordinate the implementation of, and the development of any updates to, those Plans, with programs and projects in the Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin; (3) make other appropriate updates; (4) provide funding and make grants for implementation consistent with Plan priorities; (5) promote innovative methodologies and technologies that are cost effective and consistent with Plan goals and objectives and EPA's permitting processes; (6) coordinate the major functions of the federal government related to Plan implementation; (7) coordinate authorized research and planning projects; (8) track progress toward meeting Plan goals and objectives; and (9) collect and make available to the public information regarding the environmental quality of the Lower Columbia River and Estuary.
  
  Requires the Administrator, through the Team Leader, to carry out projects, programs, and studies to implement the Plans. Authorizes the Administrator to give special emphasis to those projects, programs, and studies identified as priorities by the Estuary Partnership in the Plans. Authorizes the Administrator, through the Team Leader, to make grants to implement the Plans. Sets forth requirements regarding grant allocations and the federal share of costs.
  
  Directs the President, as part of his annual budget submission to Congress, to submit information regarding each federal agency involved in protection and restoration of the Columbia River Basin.
feat_title: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for programs and activities to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River Basin, and for other purposes.