(a) There is in the Natural Resources Agency the Salton Sea Restoration Council, which is established as a state agency to oversee the restoration of the Salton Sea, including all of the following:
(1) Early start habitat demonstration projects.
(2) Biological investigations relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea.
(3) Investigations of water quality, sedimentation, and inflows relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea.
(4) Air quality investigations relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea.
(5) Geotechnical investigations relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea.
(6) Coordination with the Imperial Irrigation District, the Coachella Valley Water District, the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe, and other landowners in the vicinity of the Salton Sea.
(7) Investigations of access and utility agreements relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea.
(b) For the purpose of developing a restoration plan pursuant to this section, the council shall evaluate Salton Sea restoration plans, including, but not limited to, the alternatives described in Chapter 3 of Volume I of the Salton Sea Ecosystem Restoration Program Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report, dated October 2006, and the program components of those alternatives.
(c) The council shall report to the Governor and the Legislature by June 30, 2013, with a recommended Salton Sea restoration plan. In recommending a restoration plan, the council shall consider the impacts of the restoration plan on air quality, fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, and the technical and financial feasibility of the restoration plan.
(d) In conducting its duties pursuant to this section, the council shall comply with both of the following requirements:
(1) The council shall act consistent with the purposes of the Salton Sea Restoration Fund specified in Section 2932.
(2) The council shall work collaboratively with local governments and interested parties.