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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3830
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 15, 2007
Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Bonneville Power Administration portions of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2014, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation
Mitigation Act of 2007
.
Priority projects
Section 3(c)(3) of
the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 777
note; Public Law 106–502) is amended by striking $5,000,000
and
inserting $2,500,000
.
Cost sharing
Section 7(c) of Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 777 note; Public Law 106–502) is amended—
by striking The value
and
inserting the following:
In general
The value
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Bonneville Power Administration
In general
The Secretary may, without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, accept any amounts provided to the Secretary by the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration.
Non-federal share
Any amounts provided by the Bonneville Power Administration directly or through a grant to another entity for a project carried under the Program shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the costs of the project.
.
Report
Section 9 of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 777 note; Public Law 106–502) is amended—
by inserting any
before
amounts are made
; and
by inserting after Secretary
shall
the following: , after partnering with local governmental
entities and the States in the Pacific Ocean drainage area,
.
Authorization of Appropriations
Section 10 of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 777 note; Public Law 106–502) is amended—
in subsection (a), by striking 2001
through 2005
and inserting 2008 through 2014
; and
in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
Administrative expenses
Definition of administrative expense
In
this paragraph, the term administrative expense
means, except as
provided in subparagraph (B)(iii)(II), any expenditure relating to—
staffing and overhead, such as the rental of office space and the acquisition of office equipment; and
the review, processing, and provision of applications for funding under the Program.
Limitation
In general
Not more than 6 percent of amounts made available to carry out this Act for each fiscal year may be used for Federal and State administrative expenses of carrying out this Act.
Federal and state shares
To the maximum extent practicable, of the amounts made available for administrative expenses under clause (i)—
50 percent shall be provided to the State agencies provided assistance under the Program; and
an amount equal to the cost of 1 full-time equivalent Federal employee, as determined by the Secretary, shall be provided to the Federal agency carrying out the Program.
State expenses
Amounts made available to States for administrative expenses under clause (i)—
shall be divided evenly among all States provided assistance under the Program; and
may be used by a State to provide technical assistance relating to the program, including any staffing expenditures (including staff travel expenses) associated with—
arranging meetings to promote the Program to potential applicants;
assisting applicants with the preparation of applications for funding under the Program; and
visiting construction sites to provide technical assistance, if requested by the applicant.
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