The Puget Sound Climate Resilient Riparian Systems Lead cooperative agreement will work with local programs and landowners to voluntarily protect and restore Puget Sound riparian habitat in priority watersheds, supporting salmon recovery and resilience to climate change. This agreement will provide funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the Washington Department of Ecology to implement the Puget Sound Action Agenda’s riparian conservation and climate resiliency objectives, as described in the 2022 Puget Sound Action Agenda (particularly Strategy 4 – Riparian Areas, and Strategy 20 – Climate Adaptation and Resilience), as well as tribal treaty rights and salmon recovery goals. The Puget Sound Action Agenda serves as the EPA-approved Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) under Section 320 of the Clean Water Act.