Salton Sea Projects Improvements Act

(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (c) through (e), respectively;

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, may provide grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements to carry out projects located in the area of the Salton Sea in southern California to improve air quality, fish and wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and water quality, in partnership with—

(A) State, Tribal, and local governments;

(B) water districts;

(C) joint powers authorities, including the Salton Sea Authority;

(D) nonprofit organizations; and

(E) institutions of higher education.

The projects described in paragraph (1) may include—

(A) construction, operation, maintenance, permitting, and design activities required for the projects; and

(B) dust suppression projects.; and

(3) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $250,000,000. in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking project referred to in subsection (a) and inserting projects referred to in subsections (a) and (b); and

(4) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $250,000,000.

(1) in subsection (b)(2)—

(A) by striking additional; and

(B) by striking this Act and inserting the Salton Sea Projects Improvements Act;

(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 2022 and inserting 2026; and

(3) in subsection (d), by striking 2018 and inserting 2027.