1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2007
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Title I—Invasive species
Subtitle A—Aquatic invasive species
Part I—General provisions
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings.
Sec. 103. Definitions.
Part II—Prevention of introduction of aquatic invasive species into waters of the United States by vessels
Sec. 111. Prevention of introduction of aquatic invasive species into waters of the United States by vessels.
Sec. 112. Armed Services Whole Vessel Management Program.
Part III—Prevention of introduction of aquatic invasive species by other pathways
Sec. 121. Priority Pathway Management Program.
Sec. 122. Screening process for planned importations of live aquatic organisms.
Part IV—Early detection; rapid response; control and outreach
Sec. 131. Early detection.
Sec. 132. Rapid response.
Sec. 133. Environmental soundness.
Sec. 134. Information, education, and outreach.
Part V—Aquatic invasive species research
Sec. 141. Ecological, pathway, and experimental research.
Sec. 142. Analysis.
Sec. 143. Vessel pathway standards research.
Sec. 144. Graduate education in systematics and taxonomy.
Part VI—Coordination
Sec. 151. Program coordination.
Sec. 152. International coordination.
Part VII—Authorization of appropriations
Sec. 155. Authorization of appropriations.
Part VIII—Conforming amendments
Sec. 161. Conforming amendments.
Subtitle B—Asian carp prevention and control
Sec. 171. Addition of species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped.
Sec. 172. Dispersal barriers.
Subtitle C—National Invasive Species Council
Sec. 181. Definitions.
Sec. 182. Limitation on Federal actions.
Sec. 183. National Invasive Species Council.
Sec. 184. Duties.
Sec. 185. National Invasive Species Management Plan.
Sec. 186. Invasive Species Advisory Committee.
Sec. 187. Budget analysis and summary.
Sec. 188. Existing executive order.
Sec. 189. Authorization of appropriations.
Title II—Coastal health
Sec. 201. Technical assistance.
Sec. 202. Sewer overflow control grants.
Sec. 203. Water pollution control revolving loan funds.
Sec. 204. Allotment of funds.
Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations.
Title III—Areas of concern
Sec. 301. Great Lakes.
Title IV—Toxic substances
Sec. 401. Mercury reduction grants.
Title V—Indicators and information
Subtitle A—Research program
Sec. 501. Research reauthorizations.
Sec. 502. Great Lakes Science Center.
Sec. 503. Center for Sponsor Coastal Ocean Research.
Sec. 504. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
Subtitle B—Ocean and coastal observation system
Sec. 511. Definitions.
Sec. 512. Integrated ocean and coastal observing system.
Sec. 513. Research, development, and education.
Sec. 514. Interagency financing.
Sec. 515. Application with Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Sec. 516. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 517. Reporting requirement.
Subtitle C—Great lakes water quality indicators and monitoring
Sec. 521. Great Lakes water quality indicators and monitoring.
Title VI—Sustainable development
Sec. 601. Waterfront restoration and remediation projects.
Sec. 602. Authority of Secretary to restore and remediate waterfront and related areas.
Sec. 603. Authorization of appropriations.
Title VII—Coordination and oversight
Sec. 701. Definitions.
Sec. 702. Great Lakes Interagency Task Force.
Sec. 703. Executive Committee.
Sec. 704. Great Lakes Regional Collaboration.
2.Congress finds that—
(1)the Great Lakes, containing approximately 20 percent of the Earth's fresh surface water, are a treasure of global significance;
(2)the Great Lakes provide drinking water for millions of people, facilitate commerce, and provide recreational opportunities for people from across the United States and around the world;
(3)renewed efforts and investments are critical to aid in meeting the goals and objectives of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the United States and Canada;
(4)in a report issued in December 2005, a group of leading scientists from top institutions in the Great Lakes area found that—
(A)the Great Lakes are on the brink of an ecologic catastrophe;
(B)the primary stressors straining the health of the Great Lakes are—
(i)toxic chemicals;
(ii)overloading of human waste and urban and agricultural runoff;
(iii)physical changes to the shorelines and wetlands;
(iv)invasive plant and animal species;
(v)changes in water patterns; and
(vi)overfishing;
(C)the deterioration of the Great Lakes ecosystem is accelerating dramatically; and
(D)if the pattern of deterioration is not reversed immediately, the damage could be irreparable;
(5)as a result of the stressors described in paragraph (4)(B)—
(A)over 1,800 beaches were closed in 2003;
(B)Lake Erie has developed a 6,300 square mile dead zone that forms every summer;
(C)zebra mussels, an aquatic invasive species, cause $500,000,000 per year in economic and environmental damage in the Great Lakes;
(D)there is no appreciable natural reproduction of lake trout in the lower 4 Great Lakes; and
(E)wildlife habitats have been destroyed, which has diminished fishing, hunting, and other outdoor recreation opportunities in the Great Lakes;
(6)because of the patchwork approach to fixing the problems facing the Great Lakes, the problems have not only persisted in, but have also gotten worse in some areas of, the Great Lakes;
(7)rather than dealing with 1 problem or location of the Great Lakes at a time, a comprehensive restoration of the system is needed to prevent the Great Lakes from collapsing;
(8)in December 2004, work began on the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration, a unique partnership that was—
(A)formed for the purpose of developing a strategic action plan for Great Lakes restoration; and
(B)composed of—
(i)key members from the Federal Government, State and local governments, and Indian tribes; and
(ii)other stakeholders;
(9)over 1,500 people throughout the Great Lakes region participated in this collaborative process, with participants working on 1 or more of the 8 strategy teams that focused on different issues affecting the Great Lakes basin;
(10)the recommendations of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration, which was released on December 12, 2005, identify actions to address the issues affecting the Great Lake basin on the Federal, State, local, and tribal level; and
(11)comprehensive restoration must be adaptive, and ongoing efforts will be required to continually implement the recommendations of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration as the recommendations relate to buffers, river restoration, wetlands, emerging toxic pollutants, and other issues affecting the Great Lakes basin.
3.In this Act:
(1)The term administering agencies means—
(A)the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (including the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory);
(B)the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center); and
(C)the United States Geological Survey.
(2)The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(3)The term aquatic ecosystem means a freshwater, marine, or estuarine environment (including inland waters, riparian areas, and wetlands) located in the United States.
(4)The term ballast water means any water (with its suspended matter) used to maintain the trim and stability of a vessel.
(5)The term invasion means the introduction and establishment of an invasive species into an ecosystem beyond the historic range of the invasive species.
(6)The term invasive species means a species—
(A)that is nonnative to the ecosystem under consideration; and
(B)whose introduction causes or may cause harm to the economy, the environment, or human health.
(7)The term Invasive Species Council means the council established by section 3 of Executive Order No. 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to invasive species).
(8)The term pathway means 1 or more routes by which an invasive species is transferred from 1 ecosystem to another.
(9)The term species means any fundamental category of taxonomic classification or any viable biological material ranking below a genus or subgenus.
(10)The term Task Force means the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force established by section 1201(a) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(a)).
(11)The term type approval means an approval procedure under which a type of system is certified as meeting a standard established pursuant to Federal law (including a regulation) for a particular application.
<enum>I</enum><header>Invasive species</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="idEF43D07DE4F142B3AC53E7FD2B716BB7" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Aquatic invasive species</header>
<part id="id9BE797093B1447C9A3AC891B35F26AE7"><enum>I</enum><header>General provisions</header>
<section id="id08A7DCEBA4BC487A877A68448952AF45"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</quote>.</text> </section>
<section id="id255081B7E6664C599F42944389A7BF4B"><enum>102.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDADC32371D9A84C6E9229C45737B6AD56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>aquatic invasive species are second only to habitat destruction as a cause of permanent losses in biological diversity of aquatic ecosystems of the United States;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID68A98C8413C34422B0BAEEA3A239FB92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>aquatic invasive species continue to be introduced into waters of the United States at an unacceptable rate;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID5ACAC2BE225C426A86E5AF1415D5FB3B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>aquatic invasive species damage infrastructure, disrupt commerce, out compete native species, reduce biodiversity, and threaten human health;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID070B221664AB447FB486BC9FB5235EEA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the direct and indirect costs of aquatic invasive species to the economy of the United States amount to billions of dollars per year;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID44B055045949412D00EAE9FE16E46F8F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the Great Lakes region, approximately $3,000,000,000 has been spent in the past 10 years to mitigate the damage caused by a single invasive species, the zebra mussel;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID0FADC4A63C53416BA3FDA1A2A915A6EA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>wetlands suffer compound impacts from—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID81098B84B06A4702BFF258F9CE324B84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>aquatic infestations (such as Hydrilla); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDA91C2B8687554D45AEA91D417DBAEA02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>riparian infestations (such as Purple Loosestrife);</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID017793907A724186B959E4699ED200F3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>prevention of aquatic invasive species is the most environmentally sound and cost-effective management approach because once established, aquatic invasive species are costly, and sometimes impossible to control;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDB2F82581850C45B4A1CE1C16391F2300"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to be effective, the prevention, early detection, and control of and rapid response to aquatic invasive species should be coordinated regionally, nationally, and internationally;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDCFE3310E4F764D5C95D4FACB3BDEECA0"><enum>(9)</enum><text>pathway management is the most promising approach to reducing unplanned introductions of aquatic invasive species;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID292D882E9AA44229805795CB7E00AC6C"><enum>(10)</enum><text>consistent national screening criteria are needed to evaluate the potential risk of nonindigenous aquatic species;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDBC62152CD7AA4BA0B1ED4F131730F332"><enum>(11)</enum><text>States and regions have—</text>
<subparagraph id="id796096F5E21F4794AC6A0CB07E7110C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>unique vulnerabilities with respect to aquatic invasive species; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idC6342102000C4D38909C28974B9CB25F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>unique means for addressing aquatic invasive species;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id8E6EB98070EF432DA41149AE96F5096B"><enum>(12)</enum><text>to accurately identify and manage high risk pathways, it is essential to carry out a comprehensive research program that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id002CCF8E8CAA4AAC84657DD5568B04B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>monitors pathways and ecosystems to detect the establishment and spread of invasive species;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idBFDD2CBA8C694924AF2464F8B2C48FFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develops and demonstrates effective methods for the management and control of invasive species; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id1A8BE3A2DB514F05BDB376D9F7C68A11"><enum>(C)</enum><text>monitors the success of efforts to prevent and control invasive species; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID5EAE97F7B3724CD1B31BCF66BEE2245D"><enum>(13)</enum><text>it is in the interest of the United States to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0A630E97BEB34980A51D981E64887415"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carry out a comprehensive and thorough program to research, prevent, manage, and control the introduction of aquatic species that may become invasive; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FF57371126F4F118734D74EC794A8D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate the program described in subparagraph (A) with neighboring nations and other programs being carried out globally.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="IDF16FEDA8F38C45E0B188BE36CD697167"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1003 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4702) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="ID0AABB5E3AD6F4427933500F803BA8544"><enum>1003.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
<paragraph id="IDA821C45F1A964D6BA18309C01EFE4526"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID8F9292E66CD547DBAF4CE614FDFA79C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aquatic ecosystem</header><text>The term <term>aquatic ecosystem</term> means a freshwater, marine, or estuarine environment (including inland waters and wetlands), located wholly in the United States.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="idD2EAC0B1D5454582BCA79E23DCF5C245"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Aquatic organism</header>
<subparagraph id="id6A8626EF5AF04B138F2E575C1952FD06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>aquatic organism</term> means a living animal, plant, fungus, or microorganism inhabiting or reproducing in an aquatic ecosystem.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idAE604603880F4FB4977A80ED67F45D0B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>aquatic organism</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="id5ECFE96E05774E9CAFD2D20B53E2F135"><enum>(i)</enum><text>seeds;</text> </clause>
<clause id="id3A992DF64396498AB62072F6212749AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>eggs;</text> </clause>
<clause id="id99D53FB2D6B441A6AFD9BF03AA1ACC96"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>spores; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="id5C8879DB92D64829AD497C72FE99BCE6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other viable biological material.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDCC62476BE54644FF9BCDB33B4FD379EC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assistant secretary</header><text>The term <term>Assistant Secretary</term> means the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID165BAB5BDA1C44CFB03DD3F85E647E93"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Ballast water</header>
<subparagraph id="idEC100E5D6AC4475FB879974A908D450D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>ballast water</term> means—</text>
<clause id="id5CB61B9C87084AD1BDE18C42A107EA33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any water (including matter suspended in the water) taken on board a vessel to control trim, list, draught, stability, or stress of the vessel; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="id18641320D1984AA5827742DF60937CCB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any water placed into a ballast tank during cleaning, maintenance, or any other operation.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id3AE834BFF7704B03B6C912948FA62E49"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>ballast water</term> does not include water that, at the time of discharge of the water—</text>
<clause id="id3EEBD4ABA1BD4CFD84D7984E1C077968"><enum>(i)</enum><text>does not contain any aquatic invasive species that was taken on board a vessel; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="id58F8E4D33FA04293BF5F28ACAD979FEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was used for a purpose described in subparagraph (A)(i).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id7275F2AA9F2E46BEAEE13C95E48F8A6A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Best performing treatment technology</header><text>The term <term>best performing treatment technology</term> means the ballast water treatment technology that is, as determined by the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0EA6B82B9AAF4F2C9B7B17F3FE320F46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the most biologically effective;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id9D9E1ADB2C2C443F9F076260A5EAF2D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the most environmentally sound; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id89610D7E5C514531924D3D61DD765A94"><enum>(C)</enum><text>suitable, available, and economically practicable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID22A52C34AC2B4914AD37A314352630A8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Coastal voyage</header><text>The term <term>coastal voyage</term> means a voyage conducted entirely within the exclusive economic zone.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDC23CD7D25F7A4553A8999E79E1AA16A0"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID52621B1D0A854B7B94D622007B9B4672"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Environmentally sound</header><text>The term <term>environmentally sound</term>, refers to an activity that prevents or reduces introductions, or controls infestations, of aquatic invasive species in a manner that minimizes adverse effects on—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0334E26495254143AE1ED5985400D1C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the structure and function of an ecosystem; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDBD9D9E8F63504479ABACA5D2387883E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>nontarget organisms and ecosystems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID4EFFF664AB0E4C5B9585D76BA0B896B7"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Exclusive economic zone</header><text>The term <term>exclusive economic zone</term> means the area comprised of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID04873FE151E44FFBB2A858CEC304E4C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States established by Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID449F74497C3743EA8B412DEAA7EA443D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the equivalent zones of Canada and Mexico.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id901EFEB982F64007BB72A53B6984219B"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Existing vessel</header><text>The term <term>existing vessel</term> means any vessel that enters service on or before December 31, 2009.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDCB1186B207174041AD73CBA3794DCA00"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Great lakes</header><text>The term <term>Great Lakes</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0C1D9BD126354DB099D7AE4B40B11FA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Lake Erie;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID1B29A74992284BC786004300F9E124F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Lake Huron (including Lake Saint Clair);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID18184F95C6354EA7B447567C85FE9D80"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Lake Michigan;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID20AE0B7BC7254C73880001DAB64C5742"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Lake Ontario;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID36757C15E8FA40D0A7DDCB963EB9B1C6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Lake Superior;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDBDE5CA88035D4DE7BB2C282FC124E08F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the connecting channels of those Lakes, including—</text>
<clause id="IDA3EA31E9701F4EA38067F5521D92BB6F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Saint Mary’s River;</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDE590FBFF8D4E4DEAA563145C867CF382"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Saint Clair River;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID9A1E8B45A3B24B93831758C13FEA62AA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Detroit River;</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDE9931AA2ECCB40E6BCE3B67267CF2BC8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Niagara River; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID58E013CBD33B498E8722DB7100C4D45E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian border; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID280A986D708C44E8A801D98759CB3913"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any other body of water located within the drainage basin of a Lake, River, or connecting channel described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID042CC9A1581E4C7B84B086A8DA2CB256"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Great lakes region</header><text>The term <term>Great Lakes region</term> means the region comprised of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID5C9318EEA3BD49E38F0086A7A234D9AC"><enum>(14)</enum><header>In trade</header><text>The term <term>in trade</term>, with respect to a species, means a species that has a documented history of repeatedly being commercially imported into the United States during the period beginning on January 1, 1990, and ending on January 1, 2007.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID866F0E20809C415AAD8009F8A184D920"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 450b).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID77CCF6C10D1A46E3BBA31649E600965F"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Interbasin waterway</header><text>The term <term>interbasin waterway</term> means a waterway that connects 2 distinct water basins.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDFA2E1DBB977D44CF8B66AECAEEF6A258"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Introduction</header><text>The term <term>introduction</term> means the transfer of an organism to an ecosystem outside the historic range of the species of which the organism is a member.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID5A137D6616D64A5D9FA2C9B514149CBE"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Invasion</header><text>The term <term>invasion</term> means an infestation of an aquatic invasive species.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID77D06F69C65044C2A15108E5A5FBC3AA"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Invasive species</header><text>The term <term>invasive species</term> means a nonindigenous species the introduction of which into an ecosystem may cause harm to the economy, environment, human health, recreation, or public welfare.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID495A551774F646F6A418753056AC1DE2"><enum>(20)</enum><header>National Invasive Species Council</header><text>The term <term>National Invasive Species Council</term> means the interagency council established by section 3 of Executive Order No. 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="id44D1CB5EDEE74768BDC6C3D62FA9E2B0"><enum>(21)</enum><header>New vessel</header><text>The term <term>new vessel</term> means any vessel that enters service on or after January 1, 2010.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID20741825F8914C1EAABAE0AF4F85FDBD"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Nonindigenous species</header><text>The term <term>nonindigenous species</term> means any species in an ecosystem the range of which exceeds the historic range of the species in that ecosystem.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID4E34A41F29044E57BC761E147EFB5374"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Organism transfer</header><text>The term <term>organism transfer</term> means the movement of an organism of any species from 1 ecosystem to another ecosystem outside the historic range of the species.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDDD2CE8431ACD4E64A42DE99FEC230024"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Pathway</header><text>The term <term>pathway</term> means 1 or more vectors by which an invasive species is transferred from 1 ecosystem to another.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID4F0343C94FC049C9832F95C49F52EA05"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Planned importation</header><text>The term <term>planned importation</term> means the purposeful movement of 1 or more nonindigenous organisms for use in the territorial limits of the United States.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID2E73E7DA4FC6442E98008FB9324E00EF"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Regional panel</header><text>The term <term>regional panel</term> means a panel convened in accordance with section 1203.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="id720345BE4A1B4936A86D4AA402C38A56"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Saltwater flushing</header><text>The term <term>saltwater flushing</term> means the process of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id496F7D5AAE544AEFB8FDC4312A3ACF08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adding midocean water to a ballast water tank that contains residual quantities of ballast water;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idA6843FDE645645BCB6D236F0B2A7EA80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mixing the midocean water with the residual ballast water and sediment in the tank through the motion of a ship; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id7DA9344D27BD431490AD0070CE9CA9F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>discharging the mixed water so that the salinity of the resulting residual ballast water in the tank exceeds 30 parts per thousand.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID6E6BD7DC3F534B8E997EF82EC9A2403B"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID2044884CCC2B426A9C634BB7040616C7"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Species</header><text>The term <term>species</term> means any fundamental category of taxonomic classification below the level of genus or subgenus, including a species, subspecies, or any recognized variety of animal, plant, fungus, or microorganism.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID5278CBF16F924961A58EAE8C337EFE08"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Task force</header><text>The term <term>Task Force</term> means the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force established by section 1201(a).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID6176E954F7A346DB9523581DD382D0C1"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>The term <term>treatment</term> means a mechanical, physical, chemical, biological, or other process or method of killing, removing, or rendering inviable organisms.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDD51D346FAF014A0AA000CF412600BC5C"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Type approval</header><text>The term <term>type approval</term> means an approval procedure under which a type of system is initially certified as meeting a standard established by law (including a regulation) for a particular application if the system is operated correctly.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDDC4EFFD28E8D4904872C00AB0951F52F"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Under secretary</header><text>The term <term>Under Secretary</term> means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID883A822952E1408EBC9B49445B006969"><enum>(34)</enum><header>Undesirable impact</header><text>The term <term>undesirable impact</term> means economic, human health, aesthetic, or environmental degradation that is not necessary for, and is not clearly outweighed by, public health, environmental, or welfare benefits.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDF975B77D1795407EB38B00989D4F8339"><enum>(35)</enum><header>Waters of the united states</header>
<subparagraph id="ID0DBD16873F604FC091B6911EFFFDA930"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>waters of the United States</term> means the navigable waters and territorial sea of the United States.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BBBB5F366A04ABEB4EFED18B2C0382E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>waters of the United States</term> includes the Great Lakes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></part>
<part id="id059D675F305145878AEDFABCE9E429C1"><enum>II</enum><header>Prevention of introduction of aquatic invasive species into waters of the United States by vessels</header>
<section id="IDD847310499EE4DD299E312B6FF324012"><enum>111.</enum><header>Prevention of introduction of aquatic invasive species into waters of the United States by vessels</header>
<subsection id="ID6351E1110D984EB8B5AC1E1457CFB800"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1101 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="ID14C152B641914A6F89139181B7FF0585"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Prevention of introduction of aquatic invasive species into waters of the United States by vessels</header>
<subsection id="ID0A7B3BDEAAD84F8889FAC170B0785ED8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements for vessels operating in waters of the United States</header>
<paragraph id="IDA36FE24D8CF344ACAB37B4212C90D0EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Invasive Species management plan</header>
<subparagraph id="IDA1B3EDA7AE1C4428A4C4FDACD212F806"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Effective beginning on the date that is 180 days after the issuance of guidelines pursuant to subparagraph (D) and promulgation of any regulations under this section, each vessel that is designed, constructed, or adapted with a ballast tank, and any towed vessel or structure, operating in waters of the United States shall have in effect, and have available for inspection, an aquatic invasive species management plan.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID1953FE62F1334515B209C564F00001B9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specificity</header><text>The management plan shall be specific to the vessel (or group of vessels with characteristics similar to that of the vessel, as determined by the Secretary).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDC88F81E3E5EA47500000AEE04477CD80"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The management plan shall—</text>
<clause id="id1645F073385F4A4A92230AC51FC8B665"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prescribe a safe and effective means to minimize, with the goal of elimination, introductions and transfers of invasive species; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="id1D522CE8C4D247DE95A46E371C920FD9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include, at a minimum, such information as is requested by the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (D), including—</text>
<subclause id="ID2FDF5153E2954BD6BAA7590769BEEAC5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>operational requirements to safely and effectively comply with the applicable ballast water management requirements under paragraph (4);</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID4D091BA63D19421E87E52E6200878E22"><enum>(II)</enum><text>operational requirements to safely and effectively carry out any actions consistent with a rapid response contingency strategy required by States and approved by the Secretary under section 1211;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID65406B952E77447780484D10A5F12D48"><enum>(III)</enum><text>at the discretion of the Secretary, other operational requirements that are specified in guidelines adopted by the International Maritime Organization;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="IDD4A7E8DA3D5D4965A983C20000A9CAFD"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a description of all reporting requirements and a copy of each form necessary to meet those requirements;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID9874586DB156497D9882CC2DF648302B"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the position of the officer responsible for implementation of ballast water management and reporting procedures on board;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="IDBB7EE45A649746A1A0B400D63F6BFA00"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>documents relevant to aquatic invasive species management equipment or procedures;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="IDE357E6286A0E4FE5910036A823269046"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>a description of the location of access points for sampling ballast or sediments pursuant to paragraph (3)(B)(vi);</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID654E4A7B8B4A4D1FBFB781EBE61C56D9"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>a description of requirements relating to compliance with any approved rapid response strategy relevant to the voyage of the vessel;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID6A22A395EBE4472A8792243C7F1DB8D8"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>a contingency strategy applicable under section 1211, if appropriate; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="IDDD5C81B44DC241CCA4A5EF410080E2D5"><enum>(X)</enum><text>such requirements described in subsection (b) as are applicable to the vessel.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID0F60089A802D42A68DC041EAF6BB4721"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue final guidelines for the development of invasive species management plans, including guidelines that—</text>
<clause id="ID14D480EC623647CA96449088AFE62E75"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify types of vessels for which plans are required;</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDCCD0E7BAEF5D49908108287DCDA4AAA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish processes for updating and revising the plans; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID4E9C2F9B6DCE4DD69D00BA205FD35F68"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>establish criteria for compliance with this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID75FD17BDDEEB4897BF939F244F765F22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Records</header><text>The master of a vessel shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA2CDF9D9ABE64339A38690FDBE321382"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain records of all ballast operations, for such period of time and including such information as the Secretary may specify;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID7DC0C4A53C9240EB82CF6F59EBC7D853"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permit inspection of the records by representatives of the Secretary and of the State in which the port is located; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDFCF8373B5B8C4C2596CA83C3C2AC9587"><enum>(C)</enum><text>transmit records to the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse established under section 1102(f).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDFF2F1B5B600946C8A8175D5D733443EE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Best management practices</header>
<subparagraph id="ID2210546A0FC743DA004381ECFDD9D3D2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue guidelines on best management practices to minimize, with the goal of elimination, and monitor organism transfer by vessels.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDFAB7ECD837EC4C8EAC15B3488E00B6CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Practices to be included</header><text>The best management practices shall include—</text>
<clause id="ID464D0A8D82EE4705B642885D5179EAEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>sediment management in transoceanic vessels;</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDC0DF41B85D7842ECB6F6E1FCF01345FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>minimization of ballast water uptake in areas in which there is a greater risk of harmful organisms entering ballast tanks (such as areas with toxic algal blooms or known outbreaks of aquatic invasive species);</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID0B08CEB98F2443F2A300AFFC01435113"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>avoidance of unnecessary discharge of ballast water in a port that was taken up in another port;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID023C15762BC247DF93C2F8840035D7D7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, collection and the proper disposal of debris from the cleaning of the hull;</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDE26D81EC673F4ED085DF38537BAD9C61"><enum>(v)</enum><text>proper use of anti-fouling coating; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID45DA0D15188B46349CF88CB2D247DE05"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>provision of sample access ports in ballast piping for sampling of ballast intake and discharge.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDA73BDA1DD702414E8E3BA16118AAB700"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Ballast water management</header>
<subparagraph id="IDA058D5BF90E04B8190E19BFF9E3EA053"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Effective beginning on the date that is 180 days after the Secretary promulgates regulations to carry out this section, and except as provided in subparagraph (B), each vessel equipped with a ballast water tank that enters a United States port shall comply with the regulations relating to ballast water management.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDDD2E2E6BAF454CB59BE400B26099F7D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<clause id="ID9C0AA33960B740C8BD1206D0E184A602"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Vessels operating entirely within exclusive economic zone</header><text>A vessel equipped with a ballast tank, and any towed vessel or structure, that operates entirely within the exclusive economic zone shall not be required to comply with the regulations described in subsection (b)(2).</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID1E6BE4E5B091474FAA176838EE98E1E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Vessels operating in enclosed aquatic ecosystems</header>
<subclause id="ID5025549CE7CC42DFBE40079DF4816D9D"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), an existing vessel equipped with a ballast tank, and any towed vessel or structure, that operates exclusively in the upper 4 Great Lakes (Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie, and the connecting channels), or in another enclosed aquatic ecosystem shall not be required to comply with the regulations described in subsection (b)(1).</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="IDF29433AFD96C4C6E95037DB598C41600"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Additional enclosed aquatic ecosystems</header><text>The Administrator and the Under Secretary, in consultation with regional panels of the Task Force, may determine additional enclosed aquatic ecosystems in which the potential for movement of organisms by natural and anthropogenic means is not significantly altered by the movement of the vessels equipped with ballast tanks.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID05B9CD0C341144E5BB8FF4F3CB45A12E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Invasive species management regulations and certification procedures</header>
<paragraph id="IDE3F24D75E74C4506AC54EC24F26CB320"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Administrator and in consultation with the Task Force, shall promulgate final regulations establishing performance requirements for vessels to reduce, with the goal of elimination, introduction by the vessels of invasive species to waters of the United States, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID26A8E27A15184B8E008101817012BE31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ballast water management operations (including relevant contingency procedures in instances in which a safety exemption is used pursuant to subsection (h)); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idB883456882BB4E18BCBEE2856AD2FED9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>management of other vessel pathways, including the hull and sea chest of a vessel.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID6DF1F17DAB0D4523A4F395ADCA00B73C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ballast water exchange</header><text>The ballast water exchange regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id03030D2FAC614F66A2D0B3BBA87BE55F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall apply only to existing vessels;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idACA7126B6B5749239E2E2F603C8383A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall expire not later than December 31, 2011; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id151135935AF44E508521344AC3D1B482"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall include—</text>
<clause id="idA3DD9DB6E71747EAACA5B9E6F37ED6DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a provision for ballast water exchange that requires—</text>
<subclause id="idD5A8D8D2CB7B4181AF6F45A6771F315E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at least 1 empty-and-refill cycle, outside the exclusive economic zone or in an alternative exchange area designated by the Secretary, of each ballast tank that contains ballast water to be discharged into waters of the United States; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="id3A1E83C1820F4645BFA0F04629BB41B8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for a case in which the master of a vessel determines that compliance with the requirement under subclause (I) is impracticable, a sufficient number of flow-through exchanges of ballast water, outside the exclusive economic zone or in an alternative exchange area designated by the Secretary, to achieve replacement of at least 95 percent of ballast water in ballast tanks of the vessel, as determined by a certification dye study conducted or model developed in accordance with protocols developed under paragraph (5)(B) and recorded in the management plan of a vessel pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(C)(ii)(I); and</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="id8EC4B09616DB4CCBA4827E5E30EB3E5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if a ballast water exchange is not undertaken pursuant to subsection (h), a contingency procedure that requires the master of a vessel to use the best practicable technology or practice to treat ballast discharge.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="id187F5D52E4ED40599D21E33A70D1F810"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ballast water treatment</header>
<subparagraph id="ID8227d36365be4925895477a9de46da42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall require a vessel to which this section applies to conduct ballast water treatment beginning on January 1, 2012, in accordance with this paragraph before discharging ballast water.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDb42847e87baa49668735c7faa46bbb26"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Performance standards</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C)(ii), the regulations shall require that ballast water discharged shall—</text>
<clause id="id178531BCB7CA4E88911695B5E3AFCFD5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contain—</text>
<subclause id="ID9a7e957d3aac4d99b0a9c0bfd106a3a4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>less than 1 living organism per 10 cubic meters that is 50 or more micrometers in minimum dimension;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID347d4fea7ff34a099bd38d47acc50f5a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>less than 1 living organism per 10 milliliters that is—</text>
<item id="id894E0252D46A422498D540BD06686418"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>less than 50 micrometers in minimum dimension; and</text> </item>
<item id="id80D22EB1A9AE477D8779132F9A49B9A3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>more than 10 micrometers in minimum dimension;</text> </item></subclause>
<subclause id="ID6d10f2c7e5024527b1d872bbaca7b743"><enum>(III)</enum><text>concentrations of indicator microbes that are less than—</text>
<item id="ID2e339c6f75754ebabb1dc38e0acae81b"><enum>(aa)</enum>
<subitem commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3B1E75D4A60C4DCF86D63B5DB85DDDE2"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>1 colony-forming unit of toxicogenic Vibrio cholera (serotypes O1 and O139) per 100 milliliters; or</text> </subitem>
<subitem id="id026FBA2667B54117B2941BF0FE5F08F7" indent="up1"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>1 colony-forming unit of that microbe per gram of wet weight of zoological samples;</text> </subitem></item>
<item id="ID026b952cbe9f454fbe36028123353a9d"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>126 colony-forming units of escherichia coli per 100 milliliters; and</text> </item>
<item id="ID4b6cf11d8d484c5ca106d07a1f621258"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>33 colony-forming units of intestinal enterococci per 100 milliliters; and</text> </item></subclause>
<subclause id="ID44c00974503b4864a54cce68077589c7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>concentrations of such additional indicator microbes as may be specified in regulations promulgated by the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, that are less than the quantities specified in those regulations; or</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="id65C7F03E51A441098B79DF10E3CFB380"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>comply with an alternative standard that is at least as protective as the standards under clause (i), as determined by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID0a663693c41e45bbba3f1d3e12c55e5a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Best performance treatment available</header>
<clause id="ID115e9ea8132b400aaf5f6c1dd684cac5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2010, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, based on technology assessments implemented before July 31, 2010, shall determine whether technologies exist that provide for the achievement of the standards described in subparagraph (B).</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDf87e6b23558a40a992c623265de53e36"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Modification of standards</header><text>If the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, determines under clause (i) that no technology exists that provides for the achievement of the standards described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall modify the standards to ensure consistency with the best performance treatment available among treatment systems assessed that meet, at a minimum, the applicable ballast water discharge standard of the International Maritime Organization.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDb0f9cb01722f44c99e5e0f7fed8b8e62"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reception facility exception</header>
<clause id="idA1A5B450B12C4C27A89272A6BB251D5E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to a vessel that discharges ballast water into a land-based or water-based facility for the reception of ballast water that meets each applicable standard under clause (ii).</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID8e0b8b22104b4e6cbd91fac5dd673975"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Applicable standards</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Administrator and the Secretary shall jointly promulgate standards for—</text>
<subclause id="IDbc0d1fad165743cb89192771df61b305"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the reception of ballast water in land-based and water-based reception facilities; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID76a484965c5a40bb8fce44452e7d748d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the disposal or treatment of received ballast water in a manner that does not damage the environment, human health, property, or resources.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDa26649dbd84349c98e8e73f4aec6e45f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Review and revision</header><text>The Secretary, in concurrence with the Administrator, shall review and revise, not less frequently than once every 3 years—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID380a48d8f3a840079faebc9213e269d8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any determination relating to the determination under paragraph (3)(C)(i); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDf2c442e8b24042e09c08da09ef1d8888"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any modification of a standard under paragraph (3)(C)(ii).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID6CEF841CB36041E795004741BE586FC9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Certification of treatments and practices</header>
<subparagraph id="ID09E13DFCB1AF4009BB6315B54D9C15BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than the date on which regulations are promulgated pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, with the concurrence of the Administrator, promulgate regulations for—</text>
<clause id="ID6C3E65661D184CBABC09034810BE2E84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the certification of treatments or practices the performances of which comply with the regulations; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDFD81B355D91447D800E43702E1D36E3B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on-going enforcement of the effective use of the certified treatments or practices.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID75796714F71D45BB9FDC896DB04BE3C2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certification of ballast water exchange procedures</header><text>The certification of ballast water exchange procedures in compliance with the regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be based on a qualified type-approval process, including a protocol involving dye studies or models detailing flow dynamics of a vessel or class of vessels described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) for demonstrating the number of flow-through exchanges necessary for such a vessel to meet the percentage purge requirements associated with the flow-through technique for ballast water exchange.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDF9DA3CB7704A428D996F3DB816EBFE23"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Certification of all other ballast water discharge treatments</header><text>The certification of treatments in compliance with the regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be based on a qualified type-approval process that—</text>
<clause id="id8DB9B9F707914823903A88AE4CC8D288"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is capable of estimating the extent to which ballast water discharge treated by a ballast water treatment system is likely to comply with applicable standards, including any restrictions relating to—</text>
<subclause id="idBC8D81B6FD0343D8B1AA72E05F657D93"><enum>(I)</enum><text>biological, chemical, or physical conditions of water taken into ballast; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="id7E53198BDF1F47CA883766DB021C6486"><enum>(II)</enum><text>conditions encountered during a voyage;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="idCA837679B55C4B3799004756DA971433"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is capable of determining the extent to which a ballast water treatment method—</text>
<subclause id="id6FC375F38E6E4DD49A206A2784622CF8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is environmentally sound, based on criteria promulgated by the Administrator under paragraph (8)(A); and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="idDC65DF44FA0E44389573A4FA2F350C94"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is safe for vessel and crew;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="idA2C7AD786E5E480182BBC7D3C27109FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may be used in estimating the expected useful life of the ballast water treatment system, as determined on the basis of voyage patterns and normal use conditions;</text> </clause>
<clause id="idB78B8B54E48843F291448895B72AB11D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>includes a ship-board testing component (and may include a shore-based testing component);</text> </clause>
<clause id="id706CDCFB65974D58B215BEA073F47A9A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provides for appropriate monitoring, as determined by the Administrator;</text> </clause>
<clause id="idB51758B0D5D34FCC89A188623A4C9540"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>provides for revocation by the Administrator of approval pending the results of the monitoring; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="id6AFDC7DBD9DF4153BB7CBA5780E2789F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>is cost-effective.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id2F1D5F743F204090AA74BF75F63275EE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Expiration of ballast water exchange option</header><text>On the date of expiration of the ballast water exchange option under paragraph (2), the certification process shall apply to all methods of ballast water management, treatment, and system design.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idADE835704BAC4B75A6B9CAE13791403F"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Review and revision</header><text>Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrator, shall review and, if necessary, revise the certification process pursuant to subsection (d)(1).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID942CEE0F730D4C3A8CF7D56F9FCF59C1"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Application for approval</header>
<clause id="ID30D9AABAC0984FA2BBD162AFBDB95D86"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary and the Administrator shall approve an application for certification of a ballast water treatment system only if the application is in such form and contains such information as the Secretary and Administrator may require.</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDBCEA743F225A47CFB6C78F444CF4A7CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Approval and disapproval</header>
<subclause id="ID9668A5D5F90D446FBD7878A4A23300A6"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On receipt of an application under clause (i)—</text>
<item id="IDC32005CBDBA44FF69D8C3EA2A202A853"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Administrator shall, not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the application—</text>
<subitem id="IDC2E91E8932E944B39DFD55EAC281673C"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>review the application for compliance and consistency with environmental soundness criteria promulgated under paragraph (8)(A); and</text> </subitem>
<subitem id="ID83C73511BD5244028063DD54B3F337EE"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>approve those ballast water treatment systems that meet those criteria; and</text> </subitem></item>
<item id="ID68489468351B4F70BBD2D727D1C91CB1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Secretary, in consultation with the Task Force, shall, not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the application—</text>
<subitem id="ID311D553801904B7B89AD980363F8E52E"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>determine whether the ballast water treatment system covered by the application meets the requirements of this subsection, as appropriate;</text> </subitem>
<subitem id="ID4F42ED49C4D14BB09406AAEE23BFFAD5"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>approve or disapprove the application; and</text> </subitem>
<subitem id="ID9486E7EC6FCD426EBA82D27C46D6CFE4"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>provide the applicant written notice of approval or disapproval.</text> </subitem></item></subclause>
<subclause id="IDD8A4C742605140459CB1EE3BBFABAA58"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>An application approved under subclause (I) shall—</text>
<item id="IDF1F85373EFB041E2B29E962B5FA3BBE0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>be qualified with any limitations relating to voyage pattern, duration, or any other characteristic that may affect the effectiveness or environmental soundness of the ballast water treatment system covered by the application, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Administrator;</text> </item>
<item id="IDDB7B76EEDB8E4A67A5C5B2B308B94F4E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>be applicable to a specific vessel or group of vessels, as determined by the Secretary;</text> </item>
<item id="ID66111667EA5146FAA5F04859B5E312CF"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>be valid for the least of—</text>
<subitem id="IDE4735ECB78CB45EA9E81A6AD30B3CAC9"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the expected useful life of the ballast water treatment system;</text> </subitem>
<subitem id="ID1534E4F809864D92937300AD2C7258C4"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>10 years; or</text> </subitem>
<subitem id="ID30CBC3AD988647F8A6F844FB64D8BCB2"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>such period of time for which the Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate) determines that (based on available information, including information developed pursuant to paragraph (6)(B)(iii)) there exists a serious deficiency in performance or environmental soundness of the system relative to anticipated performance or environmental soundness; and</text> </subitem></item>
<item id="ID3CB1ECBA2D1344808DB16DF35991B9AC"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>be renewed if—</text>
<subitem id="IDC073070FFFA44964A4517E3B00BB6010"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the ballast water treatment system remains in compliance with applicable standards as of the date of application for renewal; or</text> </subitem>
<subitem id="ID41D08AD1D39A41A98FA7F092A0C779CF"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the remaining useful life of the vessel is less than 10 years.</text> </subitem></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDEC88CBF1DE284F12987FF3B774B3C89C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Experimental approval for ballast water treatment</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1B77B785606B4427B6EE6C94FB019BD0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The owner or operator of a vessel may submit to the Secretary an application to test or evaluate a promising ballast water treatment technology that—</text>
<clause id="id330A155A2F0843059102D515C586DAAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has the potential to achieve the standards required under paragraph (3); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="id3BECCB55A8D342E9AF0B43E376A9FF37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is likely to achieve a minimum performance that is the same as or more stringent than a standard required under paragraph (3)(C)(ii), as applicable.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id4A1ECC92580948DB92AAE21057E0D32F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The Secretary shall approve an application under subparagraph (A) if—</text>
<clause id="IDF78B66025C62495187E173E76416749F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary and the Administrator determine that the treatment technologies have the potential to achieve the standards required under paragraph (3); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID5730A2C89D3349EC8E8C88CB854247A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Administrator determines, based on independent and peer-reviewed information provided to the Secretary by the owner or operator of the vessel or other applicable parties, that the treatment technologies—</text>
<subclause id="idD6B1FC936A8147E5AD9D4EC55F0FA10B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>comply with environmental requirements (including regulations); and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="id97AF937C0E844EB6BAAAE526BDD143CC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have the potential to meet environmental soundness criteria established under paragraph (8)(A)(i).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id2AB3C09344194A8E99CB2E9A60A263DE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>If the Secretary approves an application under subparagraph (B), the Secretary and the Administrator may waive the requirements under subsection (a)(4)(A) with respect to the vessel that is subject to the application approved.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDC779342DB3554F008C649B9B752DB879"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<clause id="ID7417A97811F54271BBD08762C130DA97"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Period of testing</header><text>Testing of the treatment system approved under this section may cease prior to the termination of the approval period described in clause (ii).</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDEBF77BD9B0A74D5FBC1C049B889CDA9F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Period of approval</header><text>Approval granted under subparagraph (B) shall be for the least of—</text>
<subclause id="IDB84934CFA9D74145A5C822878CD8D2C3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the expected useful life of the ballast water treatment system;</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD38D6D18DD7C4981911C2C447FFB55D8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a period of 10 years; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID12BEBCD6844847F2BA5D44A252601BC6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a period ending on the date that the Secretary and Administrator (as appropriate) determines that there exists a serious deficiency in performance or human safety or environmental soundness of the system relative to anticipated performance or environmental soundness.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="IDA7589AD6F04D496D912D850037BFE2FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Information</header><text>As a condition of receiving experimental approval for a treatment under subparagraph (B), the owner or operator of a vessel shall agree to collect and report such information regarding the operational and biological effectiveness of the treatment through sampling of the intake and discharge ballast as the Secretary may request.</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDF38C508306AA4EFAA5B6E1B1BBA3D62D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>An experimental approval may be renewed in accordance with paragraph (5)(F)(ii).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID38FCE82D01CA417E8B3D29405786B17E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Incentives for use of treatment systems</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9B53DBBCABD743ED0054B6987E39F653"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator shall assist owners or operators of vessels that seek to obtain experimental approval for installation of ballast water treatment systems, including through providing guidance on—</text>
<clause id="ID127A6715F1D14D0482A2E419A28502D1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a sampling protocol and test program for cost effective treatment evaluation;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID9D8610DEB4B8435ABF52519603B12065"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sources of sampling equipment and field biological expertise; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID32E56F2AF85B45CA9F30D7E0E2227DC9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>examples of shipboard evaluation studies.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID97767F5B8FB247ACB6962D0059ED63D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection of technologies and practices</header><text>In selecting technologies and practices for shipboard demonstration under section 1104(b), the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall give priority consideration to technologies and practices that have received or are in the process of receiving certification under paragraph (5).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID8BB3CAEE4CAC44D4B4E3720000DCF975"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Annual summaries</header><text>The Secretary shall annually summarize, and make available to interested parties, all available information on the performance of technologies proposed for ballast treatment to facilitate the application process for experimental approval for ballast water treatment under paragraph (6).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID76C30A356A9D41C5BAFB3F6682DC7972"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Environmental soundness criteria for ballast treatments</header>
<subparagraph id="IDD3F349BE662C4A10A04C296BE3F8839C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall include in criteria promulgated under section 1202(k)(1)(A) specific criteria—</text>
<clause id="ID92F7323786B84A2CA0ADC16FA823DAF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to ensure environmental soundness of ballast treatment systems; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID8B3FE887737042D1AA7F7C004EC193BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to grant environmental soundness exceptions under subparagraph (B).</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDA894898998384D3597825190F87EA023"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The Secretary and the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the need for short-term emergency exceptions to the environmental soundness criteria promulgated under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID64A0D7CDD9B6490B8600AB77A07B30BE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Great Lakes Program</header>
<paragraph id="IDF0CB21EDDFA3497FAB23B4CD00707BA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<subparagraph id="idF694BA1911864CF0B5B165B1F8E3F456"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Until such time as regulations are promulgated to implement the amendments made by the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, regulations promulgated to carry out this Act shall remain in effect until revised or replaced pursuant to the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDccbe5895595248a89dc778f92fc17916"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No ballast on board</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to minimize the discharge of invasive species from ships that claim no ballast on board, or that claim to be carrying only unpumpable quantities of ballast, including, at a minimum, a requirement that—</text>
<clause id="ID288c34cc5c554dd689f63e896870e0b8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such a ship shall conduct saltwater flushing of ballast water tanks—</text>
<subclause id="id70E9BC073A5F48B38152EC3E2480CAA3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>outside the exclusive economic zone; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="id92996B1245B14A6E9591D82B993B5E3A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at a designated alternative exchange site; and</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="IDfd0061a09e2b44499b4d4fc65bf7177d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>before being allowed entry beyond the St. Lawrence Seaway, the master of such a ship shall certify that the ship has complied with each applicable requirement under this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idDF1C048F31264CFDA0407501C2A16484"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Early technology</header>
<clause id="idDC3172F12969422D80AA7D6105CA7A16"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations allowing ships entering the Great Lakes to use a ballast water treatment technology that is as effective as ballast water exchange, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </clause>
<clause id="id4B7AEAE15F2E478C82E1C3B85FE140B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The regulations under clause (i) shall include a provision that a ballast water treatment technology used for purposes of complying with the regulations shall be permitted for the shorter of—</text>
<subclause id="idFC648D24057D4A43A11851B4D5B41F33"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the 10-year period beginning on the date of initial use of the technology; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="id5930B85BB38848ABA9A1E6B4FA700F5C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the life of the ship on which the technology is used.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="id0250076424D94FEA90C0B3A1DC4EB48A"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Treatment equivalency to ballast water exchange</header><text>For purposes of the regulations under clause (i), the discharge standard of the International Maritime Organization shall be considered to be as effective as ballast water exchange.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID98DAD3A0022E46AE97CCFF452547B8D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relationship to other programs</header><text>On implementation of a national mandatory ballast management program that is at least as comprehensive as the Great Lakes program (as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Governors of Great Lakes States)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4103CA2299B243D1BB9F2B527BD1ECCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the program regulating vessels and ballast water in Great Lakes under this section shall terminate; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDE43413607F304D41BA6122D755660303"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the national program shall apply to such vessels and ballast water.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID5179A36FB2B94F8387EE1BA4D775A3DC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review and revision</header>
<subparagraph id="ID8E9CF35833414ECD9D5860E67E23F900"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="ID3E42F1DF5E75479687BACB8C15C69C27"><enum>(i)</enum><text>review and revise regulations promulgated under this section to ensure the regulations provide the maximum practicable protection of the Great Lakes ecosystem from introduction by vessels (including vessels in the unballasted condition) of aquatic invasive species; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID82C74B2398DB42F3915B84DE9F3F7F08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promulgate the revised regulations.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID184B8685072D47F1A8A8F92988323348"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The revised regulations shall include, at a minimum, requirements under subsections (a) and (b) (as amended by that Act).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID26737F7368F542ECA1E98C78C11D7654"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Periodic review and revision of regulations</header>
<paragraph id="ID68E4B2C7F89B4E97AF4ECC97EBD930BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, and not less often than every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall (with the concurrence of the Administrator, based on recommendations of the Task Force, and information collected and analyzed under this title and in accordance with criteria developed by the Task Force under paragraph (3))—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDFFDA77B17DA04363BBAEC23443B2C9AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the compliance by vessels with regulations promulgated under this section;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID68A81AF35368474D9500E2D0A62CD5D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess the effectiveness of the regulations referred to in subparagraph (A) in reducing the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species by vessels; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID6DA2AEFC3C734C8DA7A1819744746213"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as necessary, on the basis of the best scientific information available—</text>
<clause id="ID05383BD6B96E4A17A95CF55E389EBB62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>revise the regulations referred to in subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID36777F5F3C6A412EBF76FEDB8168FF3D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promulgate additional regulations.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID14884F8D3B3D408FA2B5C091EEC777C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special review and revision</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Task Force makes a request to the Secretary for a special review and revision of the Program, the Secretary shall (with the concurrence of the Administrator)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDFA8D1348E2D14B9387FC801D7FD21238"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a special review of regulations in accordance with paragraph (1); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDE4C3D000C7C74125A53B595021DB6246"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as necessary, in the same manner as provided under paragraph (1)(C)—</text>
<clause id="IDB63215EA28B64F5E8BEEAEA5539D00F8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>revise those guidelines; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDE6E7C007C56B4A2D8F00E82482439600"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promulgate additional regulations.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDFA19EA6E4D2B4793BA4EE7D76F62949C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for effectiveness</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, and every 3 years thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the Secretary criteria for determining the adequacy and effectiveness of all regulations promulgated under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDC3ACB7A204D04DE3BAB500B80051F45F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sanctions</header>
<paragraph id="ID1462806BBD044AFFB11E008D924D7200"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Civil penalties</header>
<subparagraph id="ID75AF131C62B14E2B80FEF5AE988B00FB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any person that violates a regulation promulgated under this section shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $50,000.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID2FD22491E9054CC9AF2F70BE135CBCA8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Separate violations</header><text>Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID87A95C4A4D6745B8B4D552394DD69B07"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Liability of vessels</header><text>A vessel operated in violation of a regulation promulgated under this Act shall be liable in rem for any civil penalty assessed under this subsection for that violation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID874EC211207047B8A1EF4DBC3C8D7EE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criminal penalties</header><text>Any person that knowingly violates the regulations promulgated under subsection (b) is guilty of a class C felony.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDDAD50BBCF24C4F6989A4115962B43342"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revocation of clearance</header><text>On request of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall withhold or revoke the clearance of a vessel required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes (46 U.S.C. App. 91), if the owner or operator of that vessel is in violation of the regulations promulgated under subsection (b).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID3E9DF2D49D87412480495F4CE7422E1C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exception to sanctions</header><text>This subsection does not apply to a failure to exchange ballast water if—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDDA017F67CF554757A3C902CF66359735"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the master of a vessel, acting in good faith, decides that the exchange of ballast water will threaten the safety or stability of the vessel or the crew or passengers of the vessel; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID1D2D09005701489200DBB75700E53708"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the vessel complies with—</text>
<clause id="IDD3D3A008679647D8BF82CD4C2FE394FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recordkeeping requirements of this Act;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID862AC5EA71C44C00BAF06268733450C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>contingency requirements of section 1211; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDC67804DD2CD845889363AF4C30A3047D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reporting requirements of this Act.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID8E35D07A3A4E4A30BFE4F0BB8C64D68B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination with other agencies</header><text>The Secretary is encouraged to use (with consent) the expertise, facilities, members, or personnel of, appropriate Federal and State agencies and organizations that have routine contact with vessels, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID3E9476161BD8439F8CBD874F953376D7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Consultation with Canada, Mexico, and other foreign governments</header><text>In developing the guidelines issued and regulations promulgated under this section, the Secretary is encouraged to consult with the Government of Canada, the Government of Mexico, and any other government of a foreign country that the Secretary, in consultation with the Task Force, determines to be necessary to develop and implement an effective international program for preventing the unintentional introduction and spread of nonindigenous species.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="IDB78AA6034EC84E9FB6D4C7A400C72DD1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Safety exemption</header>
<paragraph id="ID5FCCB70DA15649D6BD1F931D21C31D5F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Master discretion</header><text>The Master of a vessel is not required to conduct a ballast water exchange if the Master determines that the exchange would threaten the safety or stability of the vessel, or the crew or passengers of the vessel, because of adverse weather, vessel architectural design, equipment failure, or any other extraordinary conditions.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID1A0FD0B78557497DA2ABE320C07D4E65"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other requirements</header><text>A vessel that does not exchange ballast water on the high seas under paragraph (1) shall not discharge ballast water in any harbor, except in accordance with a contingency strategy approved by the Secretary (and included in the invasive species management plan of the vessel) to reduce the risk of organism transfer by the discharge (using the best practicable technology and practices pursuant to regulations promulgated under subsection (b)(1)).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID0C3B89D356C4431684C49DA6175C96FA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Non-discrimination</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that vessels registered outside of the United States do not receive more favorable treatment than vessels registered in the United States in any case in which the Secretary performs studies, reviews compliance, determines effectiveness, establishes requirements, or performs any other responsibilities under this Act.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="IDF39DCA84DA3F431A87577382A9ED5EEB"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Effect on other law</header><text>Nothing in this section or any regulation promulgated under this section supersedes or otherwise affects any requirement or prohibition relating to the discharge of ballast water under the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name> (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="IDD954AC0059FC4BF9A052C653F441331D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="ID5D62EB6B407949A59CE4F85800872812"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1102(c)(1) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4712(c)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>issued under section 1101(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>promulgated under section 1101(e)</quote>.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID68869438D61C4F1C8F5054ED7B2F838F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 1102(f)(1)(B) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4712(f)(1)(B)) is amended by striking <quote>guidelines issued pursuant to section 1101(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>regulations promulgated under section 1101(e)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="IDBF5CCC5888B94457998F18FA0092DA42"><enum>112.</enum><header>Armed Services Whole Vessel Management Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1103 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4713) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID074540FC49F44871AF3760BC06FBE663"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the section heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID80BA85FB6779450BB617090020B57D75">
<section id="IDEE0A14630AD3461BB97F7507DA996C50"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Armed Services Whole Vessel Management Program</header> </section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID2C42E299E80C4431B0A900E780BF003B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7626C36B4E694BADB78C3F2B915E2195"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Subject to</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDF4AE847B5B924107B1E4D807E4863F18">
<paragraph id="ID784F58EFAF604E0EB93C6792F1C3F7E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ballast water</header><text>Subject to</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID981B39BA953A47C5BB1901AB1C906E18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID8765B2B1B136405CB4BBE5E5C5FEC0C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Towed vessel management Program</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4151D5F23E424A47BE46E6392CC2F9BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to operational conditions, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary and the Task Force, shall implement a towed vessel management program for Department of Defense vessels to minimize the risk of introductions of aquatic invasive species through hull and associated hull aperture transfers by towed vessels.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDD6E9C71E78D1428EB8B3988B61ACFA87"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Current ballast Program</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (A), this Act does not affect the ballast program for Department of Defense vessels in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73AD767441AA4C4892C30557CAD7D58C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that includes a summary and analysis of the program carried out under this section.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section></part>
<part id="id975C9C3818DF4BB19666BFE36D29F151"><enum>III</enum><header>Prevention of introduction of aquatic invasive species by other pathways</header>
<section id="IDD1E5876E839B4B5A92A2A389B6F670C1"><enum>121.</enum><header>Priority Pathway Management Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle C of title I of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="IDEB6590D61DEF4E13A3CF97AB581824EE"><enum>1210.</enum><header>Priority Pathway Management Program</header>
<subsection id="ID2AD07C6220E2424D88FFB7260041A1B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification of high priority pathways</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, and every 3 years thereafter, the Task Force, in coordination with the National Invasive Species Council and in consultation with representatives of States, industry, and other interested parties, shall, based on pathway surveys conducted under this title and other available research relating to the rates of introductions in waters of the United States—</text>
<paragraph id="IDA44325354FBF4287A4D7904381A77B08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify those pathways that pose the highest risk for introductions of invasive species, both nationally and on a region-by-region basis;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDD5D55D1363534370938655DE7B008E67"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop recommendations for management strategies for those high-risk pathways;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDF3C2B01D9BEA4DF4B4BF2819B5FF245D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include in the report to Congress required under section 1201(f)(2)(B) a description of the identifications, strategies, and recommendations based on research collected under this title; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID29A2C77923514B9DB1E639C3D0CACB7D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify invasive species not yet introduced into waters of the United States that are likely to be introduced into waters of the United States unless preventative measures are taken.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID0F7DD7A0AAFE411EABE7C8008FBFDBFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management of high priority pathways</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Task Force or agencies of jurisdiction shall, to the maximum extent practicable, implement the strategies described in subsection (a)(2), considering appropriate periodic updates to the strategies.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>
<section id="IDBDAD52E537414127AE69030262E2733E"><enum>122.</enum><header>Screening process for planned importations of live aquatic organisms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="id76E4614FB77B4E45B60D2ECE71318C30"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Screening process for planned importations of aquatic organisms</header>
<subsection id="ID7f80a6c80ea3426d8363e36445ddcb65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the screening process under this section is to prevent the introduction or establishment of aquatic invasive species, including pathogens and parasites of the species, in waters of the United States and contiguous waters of Canada and Mexico.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID5db940011cb44baa896c5620a7c5e560"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Catalog of species in trade</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Director of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and other Federal agencies with jurisdiction over planned importations of live organisms, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0aaa6fcc175346e29d45f8327465719a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and, as necessary, update a catalog of species in trade; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID3e9975e38b384e6cba9ceedd10bb735d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include the catalog in the information provided to the public pursuant to section 1102(f).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDf88de4c6ecd84944919fdbf35540af30"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Planned importations</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, no aquatic organism of a species that is not in trade shall be imported into the United States without screening and approval in accordance with this section.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID0b4e0074b18d4d77826a63b47ef21d7a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Guidelines</header>
<paragraph id="id88DD62F4ADC144DE8435B4EE5258460B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the National Invasive Species Council, in conjunction with the Task Force and in consultation with affected regional panels, States, Indian tribes, and other stakeholders, shall promulgate guidelines for screening proposed planned importations of aquatic organisms into the United States.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID7d5106b960b54e74a04dc320f45a8e05"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>At a minimum, the guidelines under paragraph (1) shall include guidelines relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDff71300f50894eda8bd3d29d324c291c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the minimum information requirements for screening determinations under subsection (e);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDb06fa67ff48e4c6691fca2fd1959dbc5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a simplified notification procedure for any additional shipment of organisms that may occur after completion of an initial screening process and determination under subsection (e);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDcd59f8482e804a189871464e51d96e72"><enum>(C)</enum><text>application forms; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID880d5b8827674e6cb4cebbaf499243a0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shipping labels.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID1ecdadf67a714f4ba343b46c4f67ac19"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Factors for consideration</header><text>In developing guidelines under this section, the National Invasive Species Council and the Task Force shall take into consideration—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd35cda7c277445c9b3677be8317a00af"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the likelihood of the spread of the applicable species by human or natural means;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDa443411e842a4fba9869023de0a985dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>species that may occur in association with the species planned for importation, including pathogens, parasites, and free-living organisms;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDe0c91b348cb1401c8f13f2c0d8b8d473"><enum>(C)</enum><text>regional differences in the probability of invasion and associated impacts;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID51867d38e8bb4208ae63af17b6c58900"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the difficulty of controlling an established population of an aquatic invasive species in the wild;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID67ccbc85b1354b1bb99cd9d6f1b127f9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the profile established under section 1108(b);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID94ba48002d204155849f955ba4936725"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any applicable best available science;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID6b5f46ce34e04cf9a36f6a02911a0447"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the potential benefits associated with the species; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID7ad03bbb087442b0a8bdbdadab8423ce"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the requirements of international law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID0d0e6f36c03340d3ac83752ea6be7903"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Screening</header>
<paragraph id="IDc102c58980064bfbb52e8df274efb92a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Evaluation</header>
<subparagraph id="IDf494f0e3b21a4a81b6405893f14249de"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of publication of the guidelines under subsection (d), each Federal agency with authority over an importation into the United States of an aquatic organism of a species that is not in trade, as determined in accordance with the catalog under subsection (b), and that is proposed for importation into the United States, shall—</text>
<clause id="idBEDE4BF4055847FDA3A3A9C76D547276"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promulgate regulations in accordance with the guidelines under subsection (d); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="id78DC99EE935343FFB2E5F759953BFE51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>carry out screening in accordance with this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDba785bbb6e5449f884d251949f8b0547"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The head a Federal agency described in subparagraph (A) or the Director, as applicable, shall—</text>
<clause id="ID6ce360184c0d4584a6468b59f0ff4808"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prohibit the importation into the United States of any species described in clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph (2)(B), unless the importation is for the sole purpose of research conducted in accordance with section 1202(f)(2);</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID6981f1b716e5449a9688f69d8a7ae5b6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>restrict, as necessary, the importation of any species described in subsection (2)(B)(ii), unless the importation is for the sole purpose of research conducted in accordance with section 1202(f)(2);</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDe4e5b13246bd47148765a0dbd9be6c09"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make a determination under this subsection not later than 180 days after receiving a complete request for permission to import a aquatic organism; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDad98ae8f2d634441a07dac801c20e612"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>make the results of the screening process available to the public.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID56cd372d6cc7418bb14d7a276afb04e6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Categories</header><text>The screening process under this subsection shall require—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDdf0ff73df3f14042b0cf480100bc39bc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, the identification, preferably to the species level but, at a minimum, to the genus level, of aquatic organisms proposed for importation; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID7ac96e07270e4ddc9c1a3a31007851fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the designation of—</text>
<clause id="IDcae8260ba2224ffd8a023be750bab890"><enum>(i)</enum><text>species with a high or moderate probability of undesirable impacts to areas within the United States and contiguous areas of neighboring countries to which the species is likely to be spread;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID632e397ae595431aaaca3d7bd5f4322e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>species with a low or no probability of undesirable impacts to areas within the United States and contiguous areas of neighboring counties to which the species is likely to be spread; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID421ea28b722d46a2bd44b20b35dfb0c5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>species with respect to which there is insufficient information to determine the risk of such undesirable impacts.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDbbb9b750eeb74f32858b0fa75aa07c4c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Delegation and authority</header>
<subparagraph id="IDa9550e8b52aa4808a22a31c331562e34"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If no Federal agency has the authority described in paragraph (1)(A), or if the head of such a Federal agency delegates the screening authority to the Director under subparagraph (B), the Director shall screen the organism.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID201b6dc773d544ddbd12ee4844ba7ddd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Delegation to director</header><text>The head of a Federal agency with the authority described in paragraph (1)(A) may delegate to the Director the authority to carry out the screening process under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID8b15c10024c54b26b7f69df3d5dc1e6b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</header>
<clause id="IDd3d9229787494671be7a9cafafdc9a58"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director may restrict or prohibit the importation of an aquatic organism of a species not in trade in accordance with the regulations promulgated under paragraph (1)(A)(i) if—</text>
<subclause id="ID5ab967fe9dfd474ba4fa5a0615ef8863"><enum>(I)</enum><text>no other Federal agency has authority to regulate the importation of the species; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID4a5885de3a69471ba762d0390e663ec8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the head of a Federal agency delegates authority to the Director under subparagraph (B).</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="ID846ff7c2b9d740e9acc84571b9914371"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Screening requirements</header><text>The Director shall promulgate screening requirements in accordance with the guidelines under subsection (d) to evaluate any planned importation of an aquatic organism, including an importation carried out by a Federal agency, that is not otherwise subject to Federal authority to permit the importation.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID35224af247ba44179c22c9f6c5596df5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Multiple jurisdiction</header>
<clause id="ID4f69ecd9397840ce9ede53ef411ec3bd"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If more than 1 Federal agency has jurisdiction over the importation of an aquatic organism, the agencies shall conduct only 1 screening process in accordance with a memorandum of understanding described in paragraph (4).</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID20955dc9975d49c485a2798ce1882f5e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cultured aquatic organisms</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct screening of any aquatic organism imported to be cultured.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID39fc304f817a47dd860025921555263e"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Agency-initiated screening</header><text>At the discretion of the Federal agency with jurisdiction over the importation of a species not in trade, the Federal agency may initiate a screening process for a species for which no other person has filed an application for importation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDbdb884eed7ef42e987757141d1edbdce"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header>
<subparagraph id="ID0ee257fbecb9464a9f30ac5c2ca276fc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with each Federal agency with the authority to conduct screening under this subsection.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID0dc30bc0883c4c4cb532bb72d0bc14e4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A memorandum of understanding under subparagraph (A) shall contain, at a minimum—</text>
<clause id="ID21b3735da4434d8c989d84e62015b2de"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of the relationship between, and responsibilities of, each Federal agency, including a process designating a lead agency in cases in which multiple agencies have jurisdiction over the screening of an aquatic species;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID1bf5e92b5a2e4a768b1ff4f6799f29be"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the process by which the Director will delegate screening duties to, and receive delegation from, other agencies of jurisdiction; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID1c6346a26b9e4eb293c89a2a1f311de9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the process by which the agency and the National Invasive Species Council will coordinate and share information required for the screening of a species.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDa60a719a54bf48c990801eafadfb21c7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Review and revision</header>
<paragraph id="ID80fccc8979f2428cb457466f3ffb6f8c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the National Invasive Species Council, in conjunction with the Task Force, shall review and revise, based on research on early detection and monitoring under section 1106 and other information, the guidelines, screening, and other activities carried out under this section.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID93401f59dd1549b6aa818015173e3fa8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Together with the report required under section 1201(f)(2)(B), the National Invasive Species Council shall submit to Congress—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6695527f05034cb7a3d78fdfd9794fca"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an evaluation of the effectiveness of the screening process carried out under subsection (e);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDcfcfd89cdc85414c95dbf76560b531f2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the consistency of the application of the screening process by Federal agencies; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID2f584adfcad447bab0848dbe9c00563b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations for revisions of the screening process.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID303db4e4ba814ed8993d72c154fe90ee"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header>
<paragraph id="ID724d84abed524edda5e334e707098761"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful to import an aquatic organism of a species not in trade.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDcc191f6e44a44d30a3c5e610df174a94"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<subparagraph id="ID45b1a7c8c9c549dca1d13423f496c1cd"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Civil penalty</header><text>Any person that violates subsection (c) shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $50,000.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDb855e9a3c7c147d49853044d8199fe9f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criminal penalties</header><text>Any person that knowingly violates subsection (c) is guilty of a class C felony.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID68b8d8c9c3994370906fafecc00a9348"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>The head of any agency that has jurisdiction over a planned importation of an aquatic species subject to screening under this section may increase the amount of any appropriate fee that is charged under an applicable law (including regulations) to offset the cost of screening carried out under this section.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID245ff25abc6d4b13b7c2cd8ce1da978a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Effect on other laws</header>
<paragraph id="IDd6863d21130242239f65613ce17571ef"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Nothing in this section repeals, supersedes, or modifies any provision of Federal or State law relating to the screening process for aquatic species importation.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c080dea71a24891abd98dbb249a0069"><enum>(2)</enum><header>More protective laws</header><text>A State, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the Untied States may adopt an aquatic plant or animal importation law, regulation, or policy that requires a more protective screening process for aquatic species importation than the regulations and policies of this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></part>
<part id="id5E7E391C37DD4F2DB3DFF65198659A1D"><enum>IV</enum><header>Early detection; rapid response; control and outreach</header>
<section id="ID540FAB9E81C44BB59597A8720114C276"><enum>131.</enum><header>Early detection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711 et seq.) (as amended by section 122) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="ID9B3AA284D15C4271BACCFD00D73DA4DB"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Early detection and monitoring</header>
<subsection id="IDCDAD9CE1E1664DF3AC612BC2D9D0F4FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, in conjunction with the Council, the Task Force shall (based on the standard protocol for early detection surveys developed under this title), promulgate a set of sampling protocols, a geographic plan, and budget to support a national system of ecological surveys to rapidly detect recently-established aquatic invasive species in waters of the United States.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID0D3E8617A0904DADBBF7032CFA589795"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The protocols, plan, and budget shall, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="IDED998CD9EACF468880EC04DA646DE1D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>address a diversity of aquatic ecosystems of the United States (including inland and coastal waters);</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID6ED1DC69D6314E19B46BC51E57BCA417"><enum>(2)</enum><text>encourage State, local, port, and tribal participation in monitoring;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDA4A0026730914E37AF18477389F83EC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>balance scientific rigor with practicability, timeliness, and breadth of sampling activity;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID49AEE240B9654E6E9DADC8021D34BAFE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>considers the pathways and organisms identified under section 1210;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDE042691409E344CBA203C237BCE9898F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>include a capacity to evaluate the impacts of permitted importations screened by the processes established under section 1105; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID418C6DE10CB94F4594E3CF98690800B9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>include clear lines of communication with appropriate Federal, State, and regional rapid response authorities.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID7DA6672A6CD74AC498ED0700892DBF58"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Administrator (in consultation with the National Invasive Species Council and in coordination with other agencies and organizations) shall implement a national system of ecological surveys that is—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4CA71F4249804380A0151860CDA9AA93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carried out in cooperation with State, local, port, tribal authorities, and other non-Federal entities (such as colleges and universities); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDD3C8AD4584A8439F9264E780F82D50B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>based on the protocols, plan, and budget published under subsection (a) and any public comment.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>
<section id="ID52E1A7FC079F4D24885B3200854B30C5"><enum>132.</enum><header>Rapid response</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle C of title I of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721 et seq.) (as amended by section 121) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="IDDE28DB44B5184506821FE3B08DF16CC1"><enum>1211.</enum><header>Rapid response</header>
<subsection id="IDD99F8DB69DDE4E08B8E39427B5A30074"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Emergency Rapid Response Fund</header>
<paragraph id="IDB87E6EB3E15A423C9459B522069F2D1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to assist States in implementing rapid response measures for aquatic invasive species, to be known as the <quote>Emergency Rapid Response Fund</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Fund</quote>), consisting of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID908456CA111641D6B7C30309EB6057AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund under section 1301(g)(2)(A); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDDEF1CB6C8E834F71B796E6B85E12D28F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any interest earned on investment of amounts in the Fund under paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID72CBA45BD1F440E4B3F4FD55F33AAC30"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditures from fund</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1475BB464CDB4E84B16FFDF76CB44B9B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C), on request by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Secretary of the Interior such amounts as the Secretary of the Interior determines are necessary to provide financial assistance to a State or the Federal rapid response team under subparagraph (B) to assist in implementing rapid response measures for aquatic invasive species.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="idAC1353CB2FA74423AA64E1D499C2D002"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State assistance</header>
<clause id="id86D4187168684DDAB9AFBEE717195A4D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State may submit to the Secretary of the Interior an application for emergency response assistance from the Fund.</text> </clause>
<clause id="idB0ACB589B2DF40ADBD3173FE0BCB106A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>If the Secretary of the Interior approves an application submitted under clause (i), the Secretary shall use amounts provided to the Secretary under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="idE387F9A609AA44A199764B2494259D9D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in a case in which a State has in effect a rapid response contingency strategy that is approved under subsection (b), to provide emergency response assistance to the State; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="id2EDDBED3B4AC4B50B27F436F3ED4E883"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in a case in which the State does not have a rapid response contingency strategy approved under subsection (b) in effect, to provide emergency response assistance to the Federal rapid response team established under subsection (f).</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="id9AD0A69692E94993953A60E67C15CF22"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Additional funds</header><text>If additional amounts are needed for the conduct of emergency response activities in the State, the Secretary of the Interior may provide additional assistance to the State or Federal rapid response team under this paragraph.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID9724CABDFFA844AE9AEFD47A75CBECA6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>An amount not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts in the Fund shall be available for each fiscal year to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID5603607AF5D94AF4BC15A9D3321A0821"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Investment of amounts</header>
<subparagraph id="IDB41A9725093D45BAABBED0F22225BDF4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current withdrawals.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="id6511CF2C0E1C45378F26AC70920DBAAF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Interest-bearing obligations</header><text>Investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID64BE379517894186B89A1201FBFD944E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Acquisition of obligations</header><text>For the purpose of investments under subparagraph (A), obligations may be acquired—</text>
<clause id="ID2FBB30C1FE744A27BAD9FAB522B3731C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on original issue at the issue price; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID119C636409D948D786ECA703681825D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market price.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID41DB13A27611478D8A6149DA3B5D78BE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Sale of obligations</header><text>Any obligation acquired by the Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID484E65079F0D4D97AAD686B9EEE029C8"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Credits to Fund</header><text>The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID990781DF86FA4B5A8ADACB8C3C4C49B3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfers of amounts</header>
<subparagraph id="IDEA15210E59234B4AB0176880E4E2B3F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF3824F211E742E7A61FAAF06623B01E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDFBEC44A7A0364C1CB9285B47A4DCDA3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State rapid response contingency strategies</header><text>The Task Force, in consultation with the National Invasive Species Council, shall approve a rapid response contingency strategy of a State if the strategy—</text>
<paragraph id="IDAEFBC97ECC874AD50014A79B68FE5900"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies all key governmental and nongovernmental partners to be involved in carrying out the strategy;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID46043608A9AD4397A0C082FA98A4A997"><enum>(2)</enum><text>clearly designates the authorities and responsibilities of each partner, including the authority of any State or government of an Indian tribe to distribute emergency funds;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDEE06E9E8FA2A4CB19E00FDC0A3C2B228"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specifies criteria for rapid response measures, including a diagnostic system that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID23CE31392D4341F5B390003F1F90FE57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>distinguishes cases in which rapid response has a likelihood of success and cases in which rapid response has no likelihood of success;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID344AE68CA86B4212AD5D663B42002540"><enum>(B)</enum><text>distinguishes rapid response measures from ongoing management and control of established populations of aquatic invasive species; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID46EB2BD288A1449FAD2B52A94ECAE537"><enum>(C)</enum><text>distinguishes instances in which the rate and probability of organism dispersal is significantly altered by vessel movements;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID735A88E78B604EAEA41C3028CF13F063"><enum>(4)</enum><text>includes an early detection strategy that supports or complements the early detection and monitoring system developed under section 1108;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDE9D303DF0A60458F8B189EECFB00C5D5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provides for a monitoring capability to assess—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID31A876F1ADC448CD83BA00716931BFC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent of infestations; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID8F1442DAE41E4244A7355471FDE3B171"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effectiveness of rapid response efforts;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID679963921F0643FAA3217BE214BFE6BA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, is integrated into the State aquatic invasive species management plan approved under section 1204;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID864B859C3D2C4CE2AB7F28D88F55A200"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, includes rapid response tools that meet environmental criteria developed under subsection (f)(4);</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID24224994319149D2B4B8DB7C79D5707C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>includes a public education and outreach component directed at—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8F0D2F9E9B6644A690D3939E45F8A08E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>potential pathways for spread of aquatic invasive species; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID29AA77474E3248F4BC58501470B2D064"><enum>(B)</enum><text>persons involved in industries and recreational activities associated with those pathways; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID7915E497F8354F5D9C0000E1D763A0BB"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to the extent that the strategy involves vessels, conforms with guidelines issued by the Secretary under subsection (d)(2).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDC75A538E41D14A97BDB5C8A84E44C517"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regional Rapid Response Contingency Strategies</header><text>The Task Force, with the concurrence of the National Invasive Species Council and in consultation with the regional panels of the Task Force established under section 1203, shall encourage the development of regional rapid response contingency strategies that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDD883F3CE92054D65A9A542CA5B5E10C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide a consistent and coordinated approach to rapid response; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDFBA7FA976FBA43ADA85D691198C12EFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are approved by—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC79A7153284A494CA9B009943D6589F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID87F65AB9BA5647A8A4008E9F4D792198"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Governors and Indian tribes having jurisdiction over areas within a region.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID044D2511B1144EC382D59134921956D8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Model Rapid Response Contingency Strategies</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0DF94D73CE90444EAA139E3EE4801392"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Task Force, with the concurrence of the National Invasive Species Council and the regional panels of the Task Force established under section 1203, shall develop—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC11CAF23B3C84391A0EBF99C57AE14B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a model State rapid response contingency strategy (including rapid assessment capability) for aquatic invasive species that meets, to the maximum extent practicable, the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (b); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDE46CBE138BE24C238B492FC200A1ED6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a model regional rapid response contingency strategy (including rapid assessment capability) for aquatic invasive species; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDCB90719F2A9243CA863F53A3DC2EF590"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary, in concurrence with the Task Force and the regional panels of the Task Force, shall issue guidelines that describe vessel-related requirements that may be used in a rapid response contingency strategy approved under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID869E2294E3EF41B9A7E79E0049942EB8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header>
<paragraph id="IDC720008BF3724C00855D00824B2ED274"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State rapid response contingency strategies</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under a State rapid response contingency strategy approved under subsection (b) shall be not less than 50 percent.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDF047B000E3AF46BD92C98EC57F56C5C0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regional rapid response contingency strategies</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under a regional rapid response contingency strategy approved under subsection (c) shall be not less than 75 percent.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="id484A0E8F6DAA4C40856D611868313D0E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of non-federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share required under paragraph (1) or (2) may be in the form of in-kind contributions.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDDB4432BDF3AC40879573B03B1F557919"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal rapid response teams</header>
<paragraph id="ID9CAA48EC3C6946189609D651006FEEED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of teams</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the National Invasive Species Council, in coordination with the Task Force and the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, shall establish a Federal rapid response team for each of the 10 Federal regions that comprise the Standard Federal Regional Boundary System.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID2FFDBC8635474D59ADFA3C1B072DF606"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties of teams</header><text>Each Federal rapid response team shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8329D6F67884413880CC0608FE483763"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implement rapid eradication or control responses for newly detected aquatic invasive species on Federal and tribal land;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID6B9A6C9D0AB34131A983AF9063BE00FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>carry out, or assist in carrying out, rapid responses for newly detected aquatic invasive species on non-Federal land at the request of a State, Indian tribe, or group of States or Indian tribes;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID5C21E2997D3B4F52888DA236FAE7BAE2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide training and expertise for State, tribal, or regional rapid responders;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDE63107030B9E4A1A94A741EB024134A1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide central sources of information for rapid responders;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID2FF41A7501DB460B8F11A1C087B231C9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>maintain a list of researchers and rapid response volunteers; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDFDFFD0CC42AF4247BA31154EB5067B75"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in carrying out any rapid response activity with respect to an aquatic noxious weed listed under section 412(f) of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7712(f)), include representatives of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID9FFD5ACE5B8146BAA5971ED1A22161B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for identifying cases of rapid response warranting federal assistance</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Task Force, with the concurrence of the National Invasive Species Council, shall develop criteria to identify cases warranting Federal assistance for rapid assessment and response under this subsection, including indicative criteria relating to, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD1C2EC30EE5F4F54A65715B260F0EEB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to which infestations of aquatic invasive species may be managed successfully by rapid response;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDC7F27CE516A44459A2ECBB5BC0CCB055"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent to which rapid response efforts may differ from ongoing management and control; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID4A19C41B453B4D919801317F94021598"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the extent to which infestations of nonindigenous aquatic invasive species are considered to be an acute or chronic threat to—</text>
<clause id="ID889F90CB1EA947FF9C3E87501601A300"><enum>(i)</enum><text>biodiversity of native aquatic organisms;</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDBBDE0E2EAEC34763919034DFE54E1967"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>habitats of native fish and wildlife; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID656337453513430E9465B857FC8B28BD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>human health.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID2A18AED95B8040AE89F8E0AA4DEE8ECB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Environmental criteria</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Administrator, in consultation with the National Invasive Species Council, the Secretary of Transportation, the Task Force (including regional panels of the Task Force established under section 1203), the Director, and the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service, shall develop environmental criteria to minimize nontarget environmental impacts of rapid responses carried out pursuant to this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>
<section id="ID61284F286AE3442BAF2F6EF441CE18E0"><enum>133.</enum><header>Environmental soundness</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1202 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idABCFCDFA0070476191F41A66E3ABC44B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (l) and (m), respectively; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id592830BCE01A46F88D734742AA5E7E86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (i) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ID09ADD980B5F341B78349B795779909DC"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Improvement of treatment methods for aquatic Invasive Species</header>
<paragraph id="IDA6E21F3951F841AFABFAA6B337F34058"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Criteria to evaluate environmental soundness of treatment methods</header>
<subparagraph id="ID34EDD096EE264F2DA75596169F976500"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary, the National Invasive Species Council, and the Task Force (including any regional panels of the Task Force) shall promulgate criteria to evaluate the treatment methods described in subparagraph (B) for the purpose of ensuring that the treatment methods pose no significant threat of adverse effect on human health, public safety, or the environment (including air quality and the aquatic environment) that is acute, chronic, cumulative, or collective.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDCD97CA8158FD487EB62E00DA623BC821"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment methods</header><text>The treatment methods referred to in subparagraph (A) are all mechanical, physical, chemical, biological, and other treatment methods used in bodies of water of the United States (regardless of whether the bodies of water are navigable and regardless of the origin of the waters), to prevent, treat, or respond to the introduction of aquatic invasive species.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID4C18F59D0BB549B28F9259588409A812"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall consult with—</text>
<clause id="IDF70CE256B1134E6F96F5DAAF7E138EA8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary of Transportation;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID9A0B3B3EFB7E45D1BE65512CA2DA18CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Task Force (including the regional panels of the Task Force established under section 1203);</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDAC9A4C3621B54F839E657C5063F92C4B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Director;</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDB48F467976CF4A3097226ED7DC3B4BE3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Assistant Secretary;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID6A162C43614C4B2C9009F4513680BD30"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDA18FBCA31B3141B4A55F02BB6787CB94"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>relevant State agencies.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID7AD33FC1FC7D4815B40084C7F65C005C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication of information on environmentally sound treatment methods</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the National Invasive Species Council, shall publish (not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>) and update annually—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDE29C87D9F98C44928500658DF770A685"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of environmentally sound treatment methods that may apply to a potential aquatic invasive species response effort;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID1C3A305DCF9E45DB9B47007FEAA6892D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>accompanying research that supports the environmental soundness of each approved treatment method; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDAF067D1962C44E1FA3001E51FE98CBA4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>explicit guidelines under which each treatment method can be used in an environmentally sound manner.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDAF9EBDDB86634FAC92125C96A0F39C26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The National Invasive Species Council and Task Force shall include the information described in paragraph (2) in the reports submitted under section 1201(f)(2)(B).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section>
<section id="IDE147F366F8604DE1BC0042B55584CC4E"><enum>134.</enum><header>Information, education, and outreach</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1202(h) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722(h)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3AF9931FEF944D3891A53977D6FE7DFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(h) <header-in-text>Education</header-in-text>.—The Task Force</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="ID8A86DBE4FE6A43AAA05F147FB2E48E33"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Information, education, and outreach</header>
<paragraph id="ID38989FDEA0E1417C8FB04700571D11A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Task Force</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID0516CC8D83784F5B93001C108F9BD6B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID39F5F51DAE864699A3863C8E32F19F46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header>
<subparagraph id="ID222D299447374D0D95C35888C751B2AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The programs carried out under paragraph (1) shall include the activities described in this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID63F259E714114BB19E471462D1AE4F69"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public outreach</header>
<clause id="ID17C0FBB5155C47AE93B18232081E2FE6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Public warnings</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, each Federal officer of an agency that provides Federal funds to States for building or maintaining public access points to United States water bodies shall amend the guidelines of the agency, in consultation with relevant State agencies, to encourage the posting of regionally-specific public warnings or other suitable informational and educational materials at the access points regarding—</text>
<subclause id="ID387F0FC653E34CD0A57379FA93FFF2D9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the danger of spread of aquatic invasive species through the transport of recreational watercraft; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="IDE639F58AE274422BB8DDE321E063F9C9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>methods for removing organisms prior to transporting a watercraft.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="ID6E980578250446A88E2CEA85709CD800"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cleaning of watercraft at marinas</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Under Secretary and the Director (in cooperation with the Task Force and in consultation with the States, relevant industry groups, and Indian tribes) shall develop an education, outreach, and training program directed toward marinas and marina operators regarding—</text>
<subclause id="IDCAE3050E90814DF6952FBBAD28545461"><enum>(I)</enum><text>checking watercraft for live organisms;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="IDEE0DA793546C4469850025D517C1061B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>removing live organisms from the watercraft before the watercraft are commercially or recreationally trailered;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID924C8918F44040C9BFED58E7BCA952A1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>encouraging regular hull cleaning and maintenance, avoiding in-water hull cleaning; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID6C8498E055B94D28B4DBA6B05296201C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>other activities, as identified by the Secretary.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="IDA70D0DC1C13542EB9B5B1700F72FD3E1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Proper disposal of nonindigenous live aquatic organisms in trade</header><text>The Task Force shall—</text>
<subclause id="ID2ED9AA183C3D4F1E919BD17062ADF982"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, develop (in consultation with industry and other affected parties) guidelines for proper disposal of live nonindigenous aquatic organisms in trade; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="IDC6118D373A9845E1948515726C17737C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>use the guidelines in appropriate public information and outreach efforts.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDDD3353E4D6894ED09D016D629E360080"><enum>(C)</enum><header>100th meridian program</header>
<clause id="IDF14406AA4D7B4B958E1E2853AE80E887"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Task Force shall expand the information and education program directed at recreational boaters in States from which watercraft are transported westward across the 100th meridian.</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID9FBAA7EF3A874580B0E6C436A1E54F1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>In carrying out the program, the task force shall—</text>
<subclause id="ID6FE2E406605840DEA111D68F2CE8F392"><enum>(I)</enum><text>survey owners of watercraft transported westward across the 100th meridian to determine the States of origin of most such owners;</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID8DF1740901C54BD9A53008E831803BBF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provide information directly to watercraft owners concerning the importance of cleaning watercraft carrying live organisms before transporting the watercraft; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="ID40BD18E89EBC4C319196E4D2094FC8EE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>support education and information programs of the States of origin to ensure that the State programs address westward spread.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID215FE8A767814ED69C4E619B98E28E66"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Information and education program by national park service</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, shall develop a program to provide public outreach and other educational activities to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species by recreational watercraft in parkland or through events sponsored by the National Park Service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDF40E5B2182E14A0C87327F1C87929748"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Outreach to industry</header><text>The Task Force, in conjunction with the National Invasive Species Council, shall carry out activities to inform and promote voluntary cooperation and regulatory compliance by members of the national and international maritime, horticultural, aquarium, aquaculture, pet trade, and other appropriate industries with screening, monitoring, and control of the transportation of aquatic invasive species.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDA46C07F899434DAD86A0F98206FB25FA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public access to monitoring information</header><text>The Task Force, the National Invasive Species Council, and other relevant agencies, shall maintain information on the Internet regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA5D6FCC92173435F8DEE7662206726FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the best approaches for the public and private interests to use in assisting with national early detection and monitoring of aquatic invasive species in waters of the United States;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID10FD6A64BF2C4A04B09F04D0E51E378F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contact locations for joining a national network of monitoring stations;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDB64FB2202CA940ECA57C61E9E7A159DB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>approved State Management Plans under section 1204(a) and Rapid Response Contingency Strategies under subsections (b) and (c) of section 1211; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F6E018E58A342CD95FF6B79D97B9EB9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the list of potential invaders under section 1201(a)(4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section></part>
<part id="idC56BC841591947BEB432504ACCCC3339"><enum>V</enum><header>Aquatic invasive species research</header>
<section id="ID6C4D95B9566342ADB4F416ACEF275FED"><enum>141.</enum><header>Ecological, pathway, and experimental research</header>
<subsection id="ID9D04CA07AC4146BEA0002185AF81DC94"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle B of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711 et seq.) (as amended by section 131) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="ID3498F985E6A541D7944EFB0211FA8856"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Ecological, pathway, and experimental research</header>
<subsection id="IDE43D832940FE448EBBAF61745626888E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of administering agencies</header>
<paragraph id="ID6D849599334E426EA78742D9AA87D2AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this section and section 1108, the term <term>administering agencies</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID440C36A5451040D3B1EE2D8993E8B5F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID05E7CD06963D4473861315BF34F19500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the United States Geological Survey; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID726CBA4116574109BB00A2B85D9F10D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (including the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID39362C63865741618470656418566148"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header><text>The administering agencies shall enter into an agreement regarding implementation of this subtitle.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDB5F9598474324B58A3874F060074DFBC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out this section, the administering agencies shall consult with—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC4A0125C3A0B4BA9AA182B2107CB8932"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Task Force;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID5D6195E32294483CBBFA60FA0000238F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Environmental Protection Agency;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID5460FEBCA7AC4F6D82C403364C656B8E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID32BE53CC32444A7CB2E46FC0FFE8312B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other appropriate Federal and State agencies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDD18D9DCFBF4347DB87E500B7B000D3CC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>In carrying out this section, the administering agencies shall contract, as appropriate, or otherwise cooperate with academic researchers.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDC8FD3EA927AB40ED8B3F1FBF947DA559"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The administering agencies shall develop (not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>) and conduct a marine and freshwater research program (including ecological and pathway surveys and experimentation) to assess rates of, patterns of, and conditions surrounding introductions of nonindigenous aquatic species in aquatic ecosystems.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID0BCFD588170D4BAFB690DB22CE8F195F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the program is to support efforts to prevent the introduction of, and detect and eradicate, invasive species by—</text>
<paragraph id="IDB1547C91FDD4489E92EABDF25F718078"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing information for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID539993D24DE84C53ABBAEFA5A4E3007B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>early detection and rapid response efforts; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDBC696013CA75460EB7B9A173949C98A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>relevant policy questions; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID7E76BEAF305E4FCC91CF153251B84BDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assessing the effectiveness of implemented policies (including any standard) to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDE08D9B027902490C8FEA6758755CFEAE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Protocol development</header><text>The administering agencies shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID03D304BF6F404B2DBAA8B6B7C9353E00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish standardized protocols for conducting surveys that are integrated and produce comparable data, and, as practicable, build on existing protocols and data collection methods (including surveys required under subsection (b)), including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4B9A0F84ED1F4143875BD7E09B649963"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protocols to support early detection surveys of nonindigenous aquatic species conducted by Federal, State, or local agencies involved in the management of invasive species, including surveys carried out pursuant to section 1106;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID38EAAED3966C423C80673FA57D7639BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>protocols to support comprehensive ecological surveys conducted under this section for purposes of research and analysis of rates and patterns of invasions; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID741667ADA77E45C686E24681D4933017"><enum>(C)</enum><text>protocols to support pathway surveys;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDE6C12B75D98A481FA1449FB4BFAE54A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommend a standardized approach for classifying species;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDE5175770584B47F69B1932F69EFF9050"><enum>(3)</enum><text>when proposing protocols, consider recommendations made at the workshop conducted under subsection (h);</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID86975F3A781247349100EDA679ED839B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>subject the protocols to peer review;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDD41A2F0B1E70494800338FE59C479343"><enum>(5)</enum><text>complete the protocols not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDC470A5E5CC82409787EAC3558B60C5D2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>revise protocols as necessary; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDE65D8CACE74740289951FA9D3BBE9256"><enum>(7)</enum><text>disseminate the protocols to the Task Force and other Federal, State, and local stakeholders.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID41AF6BE732DD45F6BF36C1138FA23870"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Ecological and pathway survey requirements</header>
<paragraph id="ID776B2080F8D3491AB8B878EEF2755242"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each comprehensive ecological survey conducted under this section shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB816216B99544D8EA27DFA5C50F2A9A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>document baseline ecological information of the aquatic ecosystem, including—</text>
<clause id="ID1675F063974A480289DDC098E7000011"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, a comprehensive inventory of native species, nonindigenous species, and species of unknown origin, present in the ecosystem; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDAB3952C702D54C4093433E5DF0E68F8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the chemical and physical characteristics of water and underlying substrate in the ecosystem;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDE5633ED39F2846C0B6313E37C0114BDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of nonindigenous species, gather information to assist in identifying—</text>
<clause id="ID155F241C50E641268CB1DE4E9919EA66"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the life history of the species;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID4ACCE7E418E54F9BBAC5FE2674551321"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the environmental requirements and tolerances of the species;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID5274305AA931439490621E19C0AF79B5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the native ecosystems of the species; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID3B80C2AC256E4E0D867324D9C14FEDB7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the history of the species spread from the native ecosystems of the species;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID24CDA4E45E584152B25E7637DD323F19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>track the establishment of nonindigenous species, including information about the estimated population of nonindigenous organisms to allow an analysis of the probable date of introduction of the species; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDC0829C0E28EF47A89D385BB7D115E6EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identify the likely pathway of entry of nonindigenous species.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID80F3E2A6BF2949639B6E1254F000A562"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum requirements</header><text>Each pathway survey conducted under this section shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID21AD5D833D6844ADABC808C62510A03B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify which nonindigenous aquatic species are being introduced, or have the potential to be introduced, through the pathways under consideration;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDD394DCBEB9274068000707700423D61E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the rate of organism introduction through the pathways under consideration; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID3AACBF7411AC49EAAE4BA70524D8A2F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determine the practices that contributed to or could contribute to the introduction of nonindigenous aquatic species through the pathways under consideration.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID277A42C9660C451FB1D4B0B5D700ECFB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Number and location of survey sites</header>
<paragraph id="IDB6B504F204124C95A809B956996BA723"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required sites</header><text>The administering agencies shall designate the number and location of survey sites necessary to carry out marine and freshwater research required under this section.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDDFC5CDFBA14E405694E9BE617E5D68C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Emphasis</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1) and subsection (g), the administering agencies shall give particular consideration to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5AA77E5596F241A8B9FFB0B11B3882A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the geographic diversity of sites; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID3231EFAE98F54DD8930020C338D26955"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the diversity of human uses and biological characteristics of sites.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID9FE0FCD3B7124B82A5BA4477CFCA8647"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Competitive grant Program</header>
<paragraph id="ID6AFDDB42F63F44E3B37328E3E923D5EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In order to assist in carrying out subsections (b) and (i), the administering agencies (acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) shall administer a program to award grants to academic institutions, State agencies, and other appropriate groups.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDD487453763E84AF50049267200615C36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The program required under this section shall be competitive, peer-reviewed, and merit-based.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDD84420EF35F9431190B567AB564CBF91"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Workshop</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, to assist in the development of the protocols and design for the surveys under this section, the administering agencies shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6D25908CF1AB497DA2B9321CCB322CAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>convene a workshop among researchers from Federal and State agencies and academic institutions to obtain recommendations for the development of the protocols and surveys; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID52A92D92844D4F8AA5AB90D635D082E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the results of the workshop widely available to the public.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID4D1508BE5B9C45839EB16DAA903D005B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Experimentation</header><text>The administering agencies shall conduct (at existing field stations and such other sites as may be appropriate) coordinated experiments on a range of taxonomic groups to identify—</text>
<paragraph id="ID22B0A6FF6D7643C8B26FEAF2C3628EB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the relationship between the introduction and establishment of nonindigenous aquatic species; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDA0CBE8AD36A444978480E8DCDECEA8D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the circumstances necessary for the species to survive and thrive.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID5FB73A7D09444269AC675641F0D5C522"><enum>(j)</enum><header>National pathways and ecological surveys database</header>
<paragraph id="IDAE343F580A664B0B87198D5CD1634977"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The United States Geological Survey shall develop, maintain, and update, in consultation and cooperation with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a central national database of information concerning information collected under section 1107(b).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDCB3AE56471BE46469372C7DDA4493433"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The United States Geological Survey shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4CB92FFE30E44B0E84BDFC0379EA00A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make the database widely available to the public;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID85A089F30120436A9F3E8F463EAA94AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>update the database not less often than once every 90 days;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID9A74B166BBD34F37ACFAD100979CC2C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate the database with existing databases collecting similar information; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID1A89AE06603442DC865C94069E929479"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, format the databases in a manner such that the data is useful for researchers and Federal and State employees managing relevant invasive species programs.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="IDC2AB9BD27B154DE2A65700BF5F6D1975"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vessel pathway surveys</header><text>Section 1102(b)(2)(B) of Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4712(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
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<clause id="ID439E283314F841F7AE56528255256B1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>examine other potential modes for the introduction of nonindigenous aquatic species by vessel, including hull fouling.</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section>
<section id="ID1B0C9F1D0CB24A469D20B4448FCB3C51"><enum>142.</enum><header>Analysis</header>
<subsection id="IDF9066C740D3842D59E65F3111DF4C380"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle B of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711 et seq.) (as amended by section 141(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="IDDA34326B824943019761C48180D26836"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Analysis</header>
<subsection id="ID89F09E2C6DB8493997D2824E1920FFE3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Invasion analysis</header>
<paragraph id="IDA98BB0F4195D47118FBBD12CC11D2459"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, and annually thereafter, the administering agencies shall analyze data collected under section 1107 and other relevant research, for the purpose of preventing the introduction of, detecting, and eradicating invasive species by—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF7CD43C979C841E785BF1C00CBDFA278"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing information for early detection and rapid response efforts;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDCF14EDEAB3F34330A49FA26F6004B3AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing information for relevant policy questions; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID02F1B2D46CB74A84B815CE99F407526D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assessing the effectiveness of implemented policies to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID22BDBE3A9D3C4F9A80BE492BB1C972FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The analysis required under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to aquatic invasive species—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID463CB8F6897A41C8A556BB2299E7DB17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an analysis of pathways to—</text>
<clause id="ID680EE85ECE8E4F0691F198E10594A95B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify, and characterize as<linebreak/> high-, medium-, or low-risk, regional and national pathways for the introduction of nonindigenous aquatic species into aquatic ecosystems;</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDBF015A65614E4E9A9FEA114892CB9E2D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify new and expanding pathways through which nonindigenous aquatic species may be introduced into aquatic ecosystems;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID34496CB9C8434FB58D22FA33E5FBE958"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify handling practices that contribute to the introduction of species in pathways; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID5F868167989D404898F039AD567695FD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>assess the risk that species currently used in commerce pose for introduction into aquatic ecosystems;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID0F8CDDDFC98A414FBBDCA9AEC99679A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include patterns and rates of invasion and susceptibility to invasion of various types of bodies of water;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID90F4A237261948A0B7964EABA84FBA76"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consider the ways in which the risk of establishment of an aquatic invasive species through a pathway is related to the identity and number of organisms transported;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID24B10007DFC74586A9C9A746CA005BE5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>consider rates of spread and numbers and types of pathways of spread of new populations of the aquatic invasive species and estimate the potential for the spread and distribution of newly introduced invasive species based on the environmental requirements and historical distribution of the species;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID3ACCE8ED100E48D485FC60EEB179AF9E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>document factors that influence the vulnerability of an ecosystem to invasion by a nonindigenous aquatic species;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDAB192BC12F734BA2BFB84BDEBEE42E59"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include a description of the potential for, and impacts of, pathway management programs on invasion rates;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID6BE77924C1AB42DD910900951435364E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provide recommendations for improvements on the effectiveness of pathway management;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID9D66C3D47FB440FE890900D8DE067D6B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, determine the level of reduction in live organisms of various taxonomic groups required to reduce to an acceptable level the risk of establishment to receiving aquatic ecosystems; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDBE106DFBA6EF40D4B8DA8BE19E652971"><enum>(I)</enum><text>evaluate the effectiveness of management actions (including any standard) at reducing species introductions and establishment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID4520091D439E412B913680CBB8F0C6A0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The administering agencies shall submit to the Task Force a report on analyses conducted under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID937348013AE544BBA060287B17C1F6DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research To assess the potential of the establishment of introduced species</header>
<paragraph id="ID3EA07299FCB7407FA3ACADA5ABDB2913"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the administering agencies shall develop, conduct peer review of, and submit to the Task Force a profile of the general characteristics of invasive species, in order to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD0B91F54A3D54C5CAA225C6F6EFCFEB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>predict, to the extent practicable, whether a species planned for importation is likely to invade a particular aquatic ecosystem if introduced; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID8DFEF414A71F4A25830080E5CAD4A0CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support the development of the screening process authorized under section 1105.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID347A131318934DC3AB914F62CAF3E28C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research</header><text>In developing the profile, the administering agencies shall analyze the research conducted under section 1107 and other research as necessary to determine—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDE5EF26B69039440AA777BAC7DCD534B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>characteristics of general species and ecosystems (taking into account the opportunity for introduction into any ecosystem); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID65F0CBADBEF643A6AE436C00BBA1F119"><enum>(B)</enum><text>circumstances that may lead to establishment of a nonindigenous aquatic organism.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID137C62C890D14720A4ACC908DC53DFC9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>Based on the profile, the administering agencies shall develop and submit to the Task Force, for inclusion in the report to Congress developed under section 1201(f)(2)(B), recommendations concerning which planned importation of nonindigenous aquatic organisms warrant restriction under section 1105.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="ID7B5D97DDBE8A4F1AA0F7B78702235D5F"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Dissemination</header>
<subsection id="ID5DE290F1DE294F8AA0E82E263F0065A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The National Invasive Species Council, in coordination with the Task Force, and the administering agencies shall disseminate the information collected under this Act to Federal, State, and local entities (including relevant policymakers and private researchers with responsibility over or interest in aquatic invasive species).</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID1698A678A4C84E21AD361F614CCF5446"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The National Invasive Species Council shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9E6E5271D0BC4C0E9B009142D49EED41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, submit to Congress a report that describes the actions and findings carried out under this Act; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDD4D32DA9C97F478A84A1E9873726BED5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at least once every 3 years thereafter or more often as necessary, update the report.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDFD620B92C2514FEF9D8B7D50CC5DD2DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Response strategy</header><text>To enable Federal, State, and local entities having responsibility for responding to the introduction of potentially harmful nonindigenous aquatic species to better and more rapidly respond to those introductions, the National Invasive Species Council, in coordination with the Task Force, the administering agencies, and other appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall implement a national strategy for the sharing of information collected under this Act with those entities.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="IDEE0FE17398C745DEA05BBF0907009E00"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pathway practices</header><text>The National Invasive Species Council, in coordination with the Task Force, and the administering agencies shall disseminate information to, and develop an ongoing educational program for, pathway users (including vendors and customers) to inform those users about means by which users can prevent the intentional or unintentional introduction of nonindigenous aquatic species into aquatic ecosystems.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="ID663FF646ED71469FB06D7C6B92674CBB"><enum>1110.</enum><header>Technology development, demonstration, and verification</header>
<subsection id="ID06BE54BCD5D14B1FA2398C05CA9BEA6C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Environmentally sound technology development, demonstration, and verification</header>
<paragraph id="ID142DA8CA553C48FC8C765FECA7CCD95E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Administrator, in consultation with the Army Corps of Engineers and the administering agencies, shall develop and implement a grant program to fund research, development, demonstration, and verification of environmentally sound cost-effective technologies and methods to control and eradicate aquatic invasive species.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDE90E4C9B4A2D45048DEB073C16E877B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>Proposals funded under this program shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID68ECCA4893654F6B8DA5E20070E64050"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide funds to support on-going efforts of Federal, State, or local officials to control and eradicate aquatic invasive species in an environmentally sound manner;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID684D09AE42FF4F7D9C147557D7AD2B58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase the number of environmentally sound technologies or methods Federal, State, or local officials may use to control or eradicate aquatic invasive species;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDEC2D09B1BA5349339D2E008243BEA85F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide for the demonstration or dissemination of the technologies or methods to potential end-users; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID93298D368BE7426CB2FE38793D2DC5E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>verify that any technology or practice meets any appropriate criteria developed for effectiveness and environmental soundness that are established by the Administrator.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID93395AD276BB45BA873037C780DA0011"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In making grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall give preference to proposals that meet criteria developed for environmental soundness that are established by the Administrator.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID17291E82ABB942E595D794ED133CD97B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Merit review</header><text>Grants awarded through this subsection shall be awarded through a competitive, peer-reviewed process and shall be merit-based.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID93030B72317C4952859252AE8BB378FF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the program conducted under this subsection, including findings and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to technologies and methods described in paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDB10CF963818A416FA9EC2D45FCB50009"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Dispersal barrier research Program</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Assistant Secretary, in conjunction with the Director and other appropriate Federal agencies and academic researchers, shall establish a research, development, and demonstration program—</text>
<paragraph id="ID94A6C701BE714523B25DCA6999F9002D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to study environmentally sound methods and technologies to reduce dispersal of aquatic invasive species through interbasin waterways; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID6904E3ADF3414C7985CCEB9E1BEE5B5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to assess the potential for using those methods and technologies in other waterways.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID99CD6CE721A745FC93CA70CB8500B255"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expansion of vessel pathway technology demonstration Program</header><text>Section 1104(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4714(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9EFED59CFDC7479EBC843C61468BB1F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDED861007D6E6477AB201F46B5D076D04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID781377FEA8494F7CAB8B6600F4BD8202"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional purposes</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce may demonstrate and verify technologies under this subsection to monitor and control pathways of organism transport on vessels other than through ballast water.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID2E9E238D06B6482B9F84093E4700F3EB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In making grants under this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall give priority to technologies that meet criteria established in any testing protocol developed under the Environmental Technology Verification program of the Administrator.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDE2305FA292D3483681CD002278217E15"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Workshop</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9B153973356B4353A81221F41F1D865C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>hold an annual workshop to encourage the exchange of information between and among—</text>
<clause id="ID6476E4C946E9439E90EB66B47387DFD6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>principal investigators for which funds are made available under this subsection; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID42B47DC83DA94FDA92B8718F73A301F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>researchers conducting research directly relating to vessel pathway technology development; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID60F6F43238E64CF0BEB48D1FE2E5F8B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make the results of the proceedings widely available to the public.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="IDB95B18FA2AB14A1EAD8687A2961103B7"><enum>143.</enum><header>Vessel pathway standards research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711 et seq.) (as amended by section 142(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="ID5EE956530FF04CCCAFC6C13EBC622698"><enum>1111.</enum><header>Vessel pathway standards research</header>
<subsection id="ID217B765B9260405D9EFBCB6EA729FCCC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research Program</header>
<paragraph id="ID1403024363994921A3926C679899355F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary and the Administrator (in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Task Force, and other appropriate Federal agencies and academic researchers) shall develop and conduct a coordinated research program to support the establishment and implementation of standards to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species by vessels.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID2E7F5C10875C484080E3746DB1450842"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The research program shall include programs to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF3BB827DAD8345EEA46B3DC7E32E0096"><enum>(A)</enum><text>characterize physical, chemical, and biological harbor conditions relevant to ballast discharge into waters of the United States to provide information for the design and implementation of vessel vector control technologies and practices;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDE7A9B2449DE54BC089552B005F215BF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop testing protocols for determining the effectiveness of vector monitoring and control technologies and practices;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID62918BA840C646EC9C2F53189CE15EFA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>research and demonstrate methods for mitigating the spread of aquatic invasive species by coastal voyages, including the exploration of the effectiveness of alternative exchange zones in the near coastal areas and other methods proposed to reduce the transfers of organisms;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID7D45C970E74944AF953B44399DB94F35"><enum>(D)</enum><text>verify the practical effectiveness of any type approval process to ensure that the process produces repeatable and accurate assessments of treatment effectiveness; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID6FA850E916614B4FAE53AF0379E103A5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>evaluate the effectiveness and residual risk and environmental impacts associated with any standard established with respect to a ship pathway through experimental research.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDE19219A936E44AF28DA2EAAD0200F9A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Performance test</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary, in conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Maritime Administration, shall design a performance test for ballast water exchange (such as a dye study) to measure the effectiveness of ballast water exchange.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID2F715E33B70A40DDA080B18D1BB641C0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Academy of Sciences study</header>
<paragraph id="IDDBE14872EE26435BA920FC5DCE77751E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4A0713D9B88441A1A09D626946E4DFF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify the relative risk of transfer of various taxonomic groups of invasive species by different vessel modes;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID6FA06612DFEE4DD0A4BE7E1BCF012891"><enum>(B)</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDB6163B257FD245E29747DD43AE02A688"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assess the extent to which a ballast water standard that virtually eliminates the risk of introduction of invasive species by ballast water may relate to the risk of introductions by all vessel modes; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID9C318227CE81429DABC3A1AFD8D7A4CB" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>explain the degree of uncertainty in such an assessment; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID57CAEEA5CCDC46E881072C9CB1484037"><enum>(C)</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID10BEFD689F224F3EB3F3005FF7D68879"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recommend methods for reducing the transfers of invasive species by vessels by addressing all parts and systems of vessels and all related modes of transport of invasive organisms; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDF6C27439E8694F2C92A2F83804E567E2" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify the research, development, and demonstration needed to improve the information base to support those methods, including economic information.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID967549562D0940768C15F3C1925EBF62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of the study under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID999BEC84E6014F1BA3B8B706AA2878A2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation of recommendations</header><text>Not later than the later of the date that is 1 year after the date of submission of the report under paragraph (2) or the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Task Force, in conjunction with the Administrator, administering agencies, and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes recommendations for—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDEFAEBB419CDF4BAD9032D30400FBC266"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a vessel pathway treatment standard that incorporates all potential modes of transfer by vessel; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID8BDB6A17E634441CBD4221AFF4B3A8DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>methods for type approval and accurate monitoring of treatment performance that are simple and streamlined and follow established protocols.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDB94D7E2521744BE3B04352A2C9B9FAB7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Working group</header>
<paragraph id="ID749FC85EA04D429B98A029F27D302073"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of issuance by the Secretary of any standard relating to the introduction by vessels of invasive species, the Secretary shall convene a working group (including the Administrator, the administering agencies, and other appropriate Federal and State agencies and academic researchers) to evaluate the effectiveness of that standard and accompanying implementation protocols.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDC378DAE5D6FC434D9EB07CC7C1D321F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The duties of the working group shall include, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF2D7FF068EC1441A95800026733CD28C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reviewing the effectiveness of the standard in reducing the establishment of invasive species in aquatic ecosystems, taking into consideration the data collected under section 1107; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID8BF21B7239A84CCE8B0001A833A2462F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submitting recommendations to the Secretary (who shall make the recommendations widely available to the public) for the revision of the standard and type approval process in order to ensure—</text>
<clause id="ID2577531BAFB24C1A96C2FD168BD9E0E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>effectiveness in reducing introductions of invasive species; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID0FE5CA543A59488B002D9BE0F2AD5F2B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effectiveness of accurate shipboard monitoring of treatment performance in a simple and streamlined manner.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>
<section id="IDDB5A58F4FA894E81A9C61DBA7BDA2235"><enum>144.</enum><header>Graduate education in systematics and taxonomy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4711 et seq.) (as amended by section 143) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="IDDC5E78019D45475A83DBCDA7E500ED82"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Research in systematics and taxonomy</header>
<subsection id="ID6818A69426E040BD002B4C00040243A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The National Science Foundation shall establish a program to award grants to researchers at institutions of higher education and museums to carry out research in systematics and taxonomy.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="IDB1BE13AF12EE4C42B3BE352B25F4AE9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the program are—</text>
<paragraph id="ID04ECE0ABEE4A43D5AC6D2DD525A4DD79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to encourage scientists to pursue careers in systematics and taxonomy to ensure a continuing knowledge base in those disciplines;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDF5AF5D66D7BF43F484D9EF75F29EA475"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure that there will be adequate expertise in systematics and taxonomy to meet Federal, State, and local needs to identify invasive species;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID4CD05AA22B664A1F9B9FBF066E015CB6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to develop that expertise throughout the United States with an emphasis on regional diversity; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID7AB4B19D7D5D4B6B896154C2FE8F1F00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to draw on existing expertise in systematics and taxonomy at institutions of higher education and museums to train the next generation of systematists and taxonomists.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID281DC8F3BED74DDB8E7D5E91506DD61C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="IDD5474F2AB89A4CF2BF9C003FCB589321"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Merit review</header><text>Grants awarded through this section shall be awarded through a competitive, peer-reviewed process and shall be merit-based.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID133ED00B05E64B9FB7BC52EDD50900B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preferences</header><text>In making grants under this section, the National Science Foundation shall provide a preference for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID454FF3E042A749FE8B3B2FE58F03F2AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>projects in a diverse set of ecosystems and geographic locations;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID873F38288F6F4E80BFFB7933FFAF902E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if applicable, projects that are integrated with the Long Term Ecological Research Network created by the National Science Foundation;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDFCD4A85C9E90413DBCA2B19E73AC3694"><enum>(C)</enum><text>projects that include student participation; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA1E022C7396495C87FBCE00CB2FA8C5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>projects carried out by institutions of higher education and museums that actively train students to become experts in systematics and taxonomy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></part>
<part id="idC47E0720F6CF404485E19C491F6A5D9C"><enum>VI</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<section id="IDFAFC9EC298FF4F2AAF426FF992B34738"><enum>151.</enum><header>Program coordination</header>
<subsection id="IDC592EE97A58E4D35A6287770A61DD717"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership of Task Force</header><text>Section 1201(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID07AE98694B08482F8B18A8957DEC12C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID6899DC74458242DDB95F9700A6262B2C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (12); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID2B6F7B098B6844B3992620F2B0918014"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID37B969E39DD349028F789F36001C6817"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the Director of the United States Geological Survey;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDE90AAD602F3C4FB4B5E21BEB29458C27"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the Director of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDA899F7B5989A43E6B22CE95D3543AA87"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the Secretary of State;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID434C6940D4564BA391E13DE9DDD9FB4D"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the Secretary of Transportation;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID69C4A8DC7F4E4000AF485414B906DA4C"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the Secretary of Homeland Security; and</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID6768DF6D24854848B1C0A20096674700"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination with National Invasive Species Council</header><text>Section 1201(f) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(f)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID27766D59CEBB4AC8B4C400C85692E878"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Each Task Force member</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="IDB372307C56D54625BA25DD6DB78B62B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each member of the Task Force</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDD104CD4536754372A0D8B11009F0C64D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID2D61D31513804EAE9D58B361DC7EA299"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National Invasive Species Council</header><text>The National Invasive Species Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1C41BE504E7E413FA8E2B2D5A0D0CF61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate and cooperate with the Task Force in carrying out the duties of the National Invasive Species Council relating to aquatic invasive species;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID6FE7DE7A69444DD5ABA2F02DC9EADDE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, and every 3 years thereafter, submit to Congress a report that summarizes the status of the conduct of activities authorized by and required under this Act; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID879DE4BE95CB418BB7428E00E9F1B341"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish any regional panels or task forces in coordination with the regional panels of the Task Force convened under section 1203.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID4DA87443BD4E4B1994B95619236B61B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination with other programs</header><text>Section 1202(c) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="ID63693A3FF1584C28B33B1030EA58229B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recommendations for lists</header>
<subparagraph id="ID939688520E864A0D829432683D639229"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Task Force shall annually recommend to Federal agencies of jurisdiction such additions of aquatic invasive species as the Task Force determines to be appropriate for inclusion on—</text>
<clause id="ID643B6D82DDFE409380889000CE9E2DA2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any list of species of wildlife covered by section 42 of title 18, United States Code (including regulations); or</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID51440DA8D7354D13A0A5D021936165D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any list of noxious weeds under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) (including regulations promulgated under that Act contained in part 360 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations)).</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID571721954CE54C929512791E751188B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Process</header><text>The Task Force may use the screening process developed pursuant to section 1105 to identify species pursuant to subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID7B96E34AF0A44B6B91D11F3FC82BAC73"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regional coordination</header><text>Section 1203 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4723) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="IDDD5C3FABE9E149FAAB005F03769E3B56"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual Inter-Regional meeting</header><text>The Task Force shall annually convene all regional panels established pursuant to this Act for the purpose of information transfer between and among panels, and between the panels and the Task Force, regarding aquatic invasive species management.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID7803D2B4A74842C2B6F04E80F3D300A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Organizations</header>
<paragraph id="IDFFF35BA100A64D488E2458ED2E83E827"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An interstate organization that has a Federal charter authorized by law or executive order for purposes of fisheries or natural resource management may develop and implement—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB24DE70E8F144251969F368D1D03BEA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regional aquatic invasive species management plans; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID1BA545F5DD4B48778DB5FA75357BD437"><enum>(B)</enum><text>rapid response activities that are—</text>
<clause id="ID0D26475F1A4949C4B81530CD96C1426C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requested by the Governors of the member States of the organization; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDBA1E409E45B940C8BA8523B06E724186"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consistent with any relevant State aquatic invasive species management plans.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID31E2E199BE684F1CB4F5AC84A7DDC813"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funds</header><text>The interstate organization may receive funds under this Act to implement activities under the regional aquatic invasive species management plan of the organization.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="IDCDA71113C4CC45A7A2AA637F1C507DEF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State aquatic Invasive Species management plans</header><text>Section 1204(a) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4724(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9A354DF340104074AC8F9DF7A6EA7560"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA237DC13EDEB474588B9BD75FC8E3445"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDCA084799C90F42B20026A6F7C692A140"> <text>, including, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Task Force under paragraph (5)—</text>
<clause id="IDC0922DA7740842DA857C8D28B5881852"><enum>(i)</enum><text>rapid assessment and response contingency strategies under section 1211;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID2527AFCBC94949519CCBD54E9E9C316D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>early detection strategies under section 1211(b)(4);</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDCE71D466F8F7459D9821A5B605ABE079"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>aquatic plant control programs conducted pursuant to other laws; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID2D576027369E41C9A7913C682EE185D3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>screening of planned introductions pursuant to section 1105</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDDA39E5E660554FA099268B456ED2131C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>include</quote> after <quote>(D)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID5C43BA83E7074E67BCA77ECEE12C3163"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="IDC3D9FFAB94C941E1BFBB27CB61CED738"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Guidelines</header>
<subparagraph id="IDA4A1C189424347C4B869082BB17500C2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Task Force shall amend the guidelines of the Task Force for the development of plans under this subsection, including guidelines for reporting progress in implementing the plans, to encourage consistency in implementation of and reporting under those plans.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID9ECC0D2BDACC429EAE94C3EC72A19BAA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The guidelines published under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the purpose of paragraph (2)(A), guidelines concerning—</text>
<clause id="ID1C0C78CB65184F078DF5D9492D1036EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>rapid response contingency strategies under section 1211;</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDEA35B225B6C84659A5508F000078E2BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>early detection strategies under section 1211(b)(4);</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID65E4E70379D148369B9705D1DBDEDAB5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>aquatic plant control programs conducted pursuant to other laws;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID39083028784643E2BE26B343FA719CF7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>screening of planned introductions pursuant to section 1105; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="IDD9936D534084419D816D2B2CBDAA3F6C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the review and revision of requirements of this subsection and the reapproval process under this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID0AD6A253EE3F438789EDC83B83309F35"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Relationship to other plans</header>
<subparagraph id="IDF64975E2823842F5B702D94D7FC46E06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A plan approved under paragraph (4) shall be deemed to meet any State planning requirement of the program established under section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610) for a plan to control noxious aquatic plant growths.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDB7A5A84B84A841C5B40376A2078EDDFA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>Funds provided to States for implementation of plans pursuant to section 1204 may be used by States to enforce requirements relating to aquatic invasive species under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) (including regulations promulgated under that Act contained in part 360 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations)).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID5F56A6EB774D4249911913E400B16EDE"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Eligibility of existing plans</header><text>A plan approved under this section as of the day immediately before the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title> shall be eligible to receive a grant awarded under this section.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDB5A76911261E48D7936BA3AF3578F9E5"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Review and revision</header>
<subparagraph id="ID7D1ADAADC25B459B9ED1911EDE32B7AB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State shall periodically review and, as necessary, revise the management plan of the State in accordance with guidelines of the Task Force.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID720642DD30FB4199ADBB03E584905090"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Update of existing plans</header><text>A plan approved under this section as of the day immediately before the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title> shall be updated after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title> to conform to the guidelines published under paragraph (5).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDF10CF14C0934424C8EC477EFC51B0095"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Other State Management Plans</header><text>In addition to the management plans required under this subsection, the Director shall encourage each State to develop and implement new, and expand existing, State management plans to improve State actions to prevent and control aquatic invasive species.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID4BC0402CD77B4B218E76D48DB6DA00AB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grant Program</header><text>Section 1204(b)(1) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4724(b)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>subsection (a) for the implementation of those plans.</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDA832DC5016F045B2996BD7B885333320"> <text>subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDAC8AF80272D441E88B83E3D41F86F3D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop those plans with a total amount that does not exceed 10 percent of the amounts made available for grants under this section for each fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDC5878B8BA2AA4F37A41F268F85641748"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to implement those plans.</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section>
<section id="ID2BAFA583E4AF4E818DE2FBC357D6CE57"><enum>152.</enum><header>International coordination</header>
<subsection id="ID60FE863D05BC46A78EBF67C279006EAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle E of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4751 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDB6CD887AE2BA4909A46F9B0725F09EC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID5A6DBC1AE306468000C58454427C158E">
<subtitle id="ID752493CF0B084106BE410179DDEF21E6"><enum>E</enum><header>Administration</header> </subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID71F846E137334E37800800E163AD8174"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="ID199E49B1CBA94E2F8C0345EACF4BED27"><enum>1402.</enum><header>International coordination</header>
<subsection id="ID43464153FEE94A08A1E4AB6B522D37BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Task Force, the National Invasive Species Council, and the Secretary of State shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that international efforts to prevent, detect, monitor, assess, and control aquatic invasive species (including through the International Maritime Organization, the International Convention on the Exploration of the Sea, the Global Invasive Species Program, and other appropriate programs) are coordinated with policies of the United States established by this Act.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID6097B203389F40909559887527B1BEC9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination with neighboring countries</header>
<paragraph id="IDC9CB0D1A81A6489A9D19969F00EDDAB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Task Force, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall include in the report required by section 1202(m) a description of the means by which international agreements and regulations with countries that share a border with the United States will be implemented and enforced by Federal agencies (including a clarification of the roles and responsibilities of those agencies).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID1AF4FB1035C246AB96E0B6DD891B54CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Negotiations</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary of State may enter into negotiations with—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBED3B5E201204333945E18F2DC00A1B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Canada to issue a request that the International Joint Commission, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of that Act, review, research, conduct hearings on, and submit to the parties represented on the International Joint Commission a report that describes the success of current policies of governments in the United States and Canada having jurisdiction over the Great Lakes in anticipating and preventing biological invasions of the aquatic ecosystem in the Great Lakes, including—</text>
<clause id="IDF4898BA8832F4D29A4D8800475E1A2B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an analysis of current Federal, State or Provincial, local, and international laws, enforcement practices, and agreements;</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID869B8D6BF8824FB2B5BAC463F7F02E97"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an analysis of prevention efforts relating to all likely pathways for biological invasions of the aquatic ecosystem in the Great Lakes; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID1E33DB541BD0452BB75BBDC6026C5B00"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recommendations of the International Joint Commission for means by which to improve and harmonize the policies and enforcement practices referred to in clause (i); and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID9D6B9E2B7D3A487F00FF295406470198"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Mexico, to ensure coordination of efforts of the United States with efforts of Mexico to manage invasive species established in the United States-Mexico border region.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA84BAC9BFCF4C7682E827FA9C749296" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Treatment of National Invasive Species Council</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The National Invasive Species Council shall continue regardless of the termination of section 3 of Executive Order No. 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to invasive species).</text> </section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section></part>
<part id="idD0EECA1031C544FCA731BDA829A0829E"><enum>VII</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<section id="ID346FFB7959B84F1FB11C1DEDA80148C9"><enum>155.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1301 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4741) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="ID3BD54EDA8FB14BF58500E914AA748D54"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="ID21FB37D72E384C4CB2442F70DA16D19F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID472B8CE49EAF4908862C154DDA89B47B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Task Force and aquatic Invasive Species Program</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012—</text>
<paragraph id="IDEE2CC8FF1CFE4777AE577E6C0440FC31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$8,000,000, to carry out activities of the Task Force under section 1202, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC5C5AC523E9D4C91AC5331BC00935C94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$4,000,000 shall be used by the Director;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID750998AAF64B43AB8921C44D4328AA00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$3,000,000 shall be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDF4E8F8C29A5B4C9EA32B13D5E3D27E00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall be used by the National Invasive Species Council;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDEAFD6763B81847DB8CB9AD1BF21EAD8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$30,000,000, to provide grants under section 1204(b);</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID9CB9D74979C14B249700A152BCFB2470"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$3,000,000, to provide assistance to the regional panels of the Task Force; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID75763BD1378D4419B8420070C639CAF8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$1,000,000, to be used by the Director to carry out section 1105(g).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID4385A635F19044FB9910F486B2BC69ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>International coordination</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State to carry out section 1403 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="ID28836BC20D454CA8935B8B5BE20405C0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prevention of introduction by vessels of aquatic Invasive Species into waters of the United States</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012—</text>
<paragraph id="ID17EF0FD3090E4084AB826933EB26B99F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$6,000,000, to be used by the Secretary to carry out section 1101;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID450760B0DDF34F3C92966B5DDBBF089F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,500,000, to be used by the Administrator to carry out section 1101; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID5CFF8F9A878B4D19B797C2093730A91C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$2,750,000, to be used by the Task Force to carry out section 1101, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1E9D037BF6EF496A83E8F53241007018"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,500,000 shall be used by the Director; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID5C7A526AD0BF4A62B400EBD6DB000022"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,250,000 shall be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID19FD4414EB7743F2A567F33DEDAAA883"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Prevention of the introduction by nonvessel pathways of aquatic Invasive Species into waters of the United States</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4A54BAF1DD7344BFAB002669FC4ED6B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$5,000,000, to carry out the priority pathway management program under section 1210, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDADA5EDDA9F424864978DBF47952CDFE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$2,000,000 shall be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDFFA1BF68C48F4B528D70DB15F4A9736E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$3,000,000 shall be used by the Director;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDB8993DC6C10B40528980A6D7654D225D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$1,000,000, to be used by the National Invasive Species Council to establish screening guidelines under section 1105(d); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID9F0CBC3F44944ABA9589488096E702A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$3,500,000, to be used by the Director to promulgate and implement screening requirements under section 1105(e).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDC9B19EF9A03C46729D19087B9ECAA4BA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Early detection and monitoring</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated, to carry out early detection, monitoring, and survey planning and implementation under section 1106, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 and $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012, of which—</text>
<paragraph id="IDDE2A234B9DF54EC999F0750287445F76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5143500697A1495DA26B0349226DE510"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID5CDA02B1E44E4C1BB4E642B6D3F3ED3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall be used by the Director; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID182229A6C9FE42348047525E1C3D539B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1BD056BBC7CB4F5390C9949463FB8258"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$5,000,000 shall be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID58618F443F7B4DC98E70312833A44505"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000,000 shall be used by the Director.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="ID7396533F41F74FCDA47B31D6B599BDF0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Containment and control</header>
<paragraph id="ID2E32331739B847BCBF00BFBD32910986"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Dispersal barriers</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9E819FEE92A84D60A7763BCEB6A15F8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such sums as are necessary to carry out section 1202(j)(1); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID42EDEFD3E7BC496CB7DE13D9A89F66D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$2,150,000, to be used by the Director to carry out the monitoring program under section 1202(j)(2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID7A0E3B94E5194974AEBC54E9D9B32928"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rapid response</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6EB371D0DCBE4613A203DACB992BC600"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$25,000,000, to the Emergency Rapid Response Fund established under section 1211(a), to remain available until expended;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID0F047FD33EEE4A25A3F2B6007000A6C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,000,000, to be used by the National Invasive Species Council in developing the State and regional rapid response contingency strategy under section 1211; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDDA730EAA941341A585F00017CF42F6C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,500,000, to be used for Federal rapid response teams under section 1211(f), of which—</text>
<clause id="ID661A386D2EB741BE9D46BB31437EF053"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$500,000 shall be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID60A6C0A5C95942D6915742C9ECBF9ED3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall be used by the Director.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDF87630063AEE4DFEA84686F9370986F9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Environmental soundness</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for establishment under section 1202(k) of criteria for the improvement of treatment methods for aquatic invasive species $600,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDF334650A295743C6979C1CBCD10060C9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Information, education and outreach</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012—</text>
<paragraph id="ID84B6262C9B5B4415B5F66F547C39A880"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$500,000, to be used by the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the information and education program under section 1202(h)(2)(D);</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDBC59C69D2884468F9FE7F536B7289FEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$750,000, to be used by the Director in carrying out the 100th meridian program under section 1202(h)(2)(C);</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDBBFCAF995A0E4B1DA4DC28582000B220"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$2,000,000, to be used to carry out informational and educational activities of the Task Force under section 1202(h), of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3BF88CA34FE94541B997C76100063D19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID6AF77D62C37047A49CC53F8385CDA200"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall be used by the Director; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID26707600FADF4D1B99FAF44490D56775"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$500,000, to be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out section 1202(h)(2)(B)(ii).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDA7BBEF00255B498D871B213224D100F8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Research</header>
<paragraph id="IDFDFE784AEBA64122A761AF2930CA56D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ecological and pathway research and analysis</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7053AF14D6FA4F0BACF4A88E78AE2B05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$17,000,000, to be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out sections 1107 and 1108, of which $13,000,000 shall be used to carry out the grant program under section 1107(g));</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDF4C28FCB82104080928975DCF4BE3E8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$4,000,000, to be used by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center to carry out sections 1107 and 1108;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDC16128F380344337B403FC981310C041"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$4,500,000, to be used by the United States Geological Survey to carry out sections 1107 and 1108, of which $500,000 shall be used to develop, maintain, and update the database required under section 1107(j)); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDF97AF3E18FB24D6B98A0D103FAC29E02"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$1,650,000, to be used by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory to carry out the demonstration program under section 1202(i).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID15718220EF1847F4B357CC07A4EDDE36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dissemination</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to provide for the dissemination of information by the National Invasive Species Council under section 1109 $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDA5D5E9A8D46E49B7AB2C07EC299C1DDB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technology development, demonstration, and verification</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBCA719E175314E258857A75B5CA33EF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$2,500,000, to be used by the Administrator for the purposes of environmental soundness screening and improvement under section 1110(a);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID81F2C0DEBE5346A3003981748BB87746"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,000,000, to be used by the Assistant Secretary to carry out the program under section 1110(b); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDDF85D4CA242A4AD3A2E32DEA1D890000"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$7,500,000, to carry out vessel pathway technology development under sections 1104 and 1301(e).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID66588071B68A433FBC7800F6063294C0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vessel pathway standards research</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5E7555887EAC42B48EBF2DB4829897CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, $3,000,000, to be used for research in support of vessels pathway standards and technology evaluation under section 1111(a) of which—</text>
<clause id="ID8CCEFF3A9546456AB8FB864063EB936B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$1,500,000 shall be used by the Administrator; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID1B29D89410D343EF9EE605EA2C225750"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$2,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary of the Coast Guard;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDA1A66F0DBD1B4A09BC1571C9D73ED25F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010, $500,000, to be used by the Coast Guard to carry out the performance test required under section 1111(b); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="IDB3B999162A6B4C18839954BA18BAAECF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2008, $500,000, to be used by the Secretary of the Coast Guard to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out the study required under section 1111(c).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F3CC517BEE64EA190B8B0471F84FA46"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Research in systematics and taxonomy</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for the National Science Foundation to provide research grants for systematics and taxonomy under section 1112 $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></part>
<part id="idE01C4DF6AEEA49088019A64EF46C90CB"><enum>VIII</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<section id="IDBDE7DA81DF484E53B118C06979511723"><enum>161.</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<subsection id="ID2D96C51F23E746C5AC24230033BA42E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDBF509ED92A374D8A832C8F88B48E49A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 1102 (16 U.S.C. 4712)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC178D1758C1746618621EA022F577F5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking the subsection heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDF2A31C949B314A3600165BEB994E7102">
<subsection id="ID745EB04E410B4C6592B42D4F506600FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Studies on introduction of aquatic Invasive Species by vessels</header> </subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="ID26560C2E2C644ADB9CD59C23DE48441D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="ID2D26B3DF081A40BCB4504D9C74F1F9B4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1); and</text> </clause>
<clause id="ID54F30BE0B87540F6BD514C39D3D95B06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDEC52A0661EBB418AB7A0B833B4C3F3FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subtitle C (16 U.S.C. 4721 et seq.), by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID21F81F6270D14E5682F91B3450B260BB">
<subtitle id="ID6C810A7F2F834CBC8F83F5F866D2A911"><enum>C</enum><header>Prevention and control of aquatic Invasive Species dispersal</header> </subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID187D73B0F1C04634873E2CFEA63247A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 1201(a) (16 U.S.C. 4721(a)), by striking <quote>Nuisance Species</quote> and inserting <quote>Invasive Species</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID3F35188125434629B0B3F73B5D696158"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 1202 (16 U.S.C. 4722), by striking the section heading and inserting the following:</text>
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<section id="ID8A01BCECF36E4D3DB6749091C5BA0151"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Aquatic Invasive Species Program</header> </section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="ID30868494B88245B1856F4D682E96A6CF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 1204 (16 U.S.C. 4724), by striking the section heading and inserting the following:</text>
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<section id="ID63F50EEF5FF848F58652456FD0120133"><enum>1204.</enum><header>State aquatic Invasive Species management plans</header> </section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="IDB6659B403199454E82362C7807BB8952"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking <quote>aquatic nuisance species</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>aquatic invasive species</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="IDDF459CAD51F345C984C76B008F87B622"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Short title</header>
<paragraph id="ID4DE003A92C8E4B6E9F07BA97BF86E900"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1001 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701) is amended by striking <quote>Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance</quote> and inserting <quote>Nonindigenous Aquatic Invasive Species</quote>.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34A4CC886C0A4EEE00A1AA133709729B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References</header><text>Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Nonindigenous Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention and Control Act of 1990.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></part></subtitle>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id77C62C5D6E1943F79F6923A60D8D8804" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Asian carp prevention and control</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC30CEE17628466AB6A007A1A0B563A6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>171.</enum><header>Addition of species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <quote>Dreissena polymorpha;</quote> the following: <quote>of the black carp of the species Mylopharyngodon piceus; of the bighead carp of the species Hypophthalmichthys nobilis; of the silver carp of the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix; of the largescale silver carp of the species Hypophthalmichthys harmandi;</quote>.</text> </section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1875919D0EF34CE5ABEEB5A9BFC1B234" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>172.</enum><header>Dispersal barriers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1202 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722) (as amended by section 133) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB33482C6C2CE443183641A8442B40E9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)(3)(C), by striking <quote>, to carry out this paragraph, $750,000</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as are necessary to carry out this paragraph</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65AD4D5579D04ED0B6C2D8755B96D5E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (j) the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F98946FC28747759948D7C4BEDA644D"><enum>(k)</enum><header>National dispersal barrier program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE02D056C4D304413AA6C1DB7F173ED37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chicago river ship and sanitary canal dispersal barrier project</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDF221BF63F64C8A9A5A19A281DE88CD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Existing barrier</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary shall upgrade and make permanent, at full Federal expense, the existing Chicago sanitary and ship canal dispersal barrier in Chicago, Illinois, constructed as a demonstration project under subsection (i)(3).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF474C8F91E94BF5958D24EE683773C3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New barrier</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the project cooperation agreement with the State of Illinois dated November 21, 2003, the Secretary shall construct, at full Federal expense, the Chicago sanitary and ship canal dispersal barrier authorized by section 345 of the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–335; 118 Stat. 1352).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84DCAF1A772248A882C656D25E47DD27"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Operation and maintenance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chicago sanitary and ship canal dispersal barriers described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be operated and maintained as a system by the Corps of Engineers, at full Federal expense, in such a manner as the Chief Engineer determines optimizes the effectiveness of the barriers.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9579E10F82D749679953AE1B33C8581E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Credit</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id770BCA2F72B2407486477BB6595B0706"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary shall provide to each State a credit in an amount equal to the amount of funds contributed by the State toward the authorized dispersal barriers described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1850CAE630E346FF8A290995A81717C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may apply a credit received under clause (i) to any existing or future project of the Corps of Engineers in that State.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0698BE2984FC4568AE85C749AB91758D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Feasibility study of chicago river ship and sanitary canal</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F845E7CD8CE42F1AF4F357301E7E037"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2007</short-title>, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, local, and non-governmental entities, shall conduct a feasibility study of the full range of options available to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species through the Chicago River Ship and Sanitary Canal dispersal barrier.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA73D518C41074C219D47D58BA200AC07"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Matters to be studied</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FF95F424BD74DBB83C3F8206950D7DE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide recommendations concerning additional measures and long-term measures necessary to improve the performance of the Chicago River Ship and Sanitary Canal dispersal barrier; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID882B52A3CCDC4F20BD00765C03EF4B96"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine methods and measures necessary to achieve—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C4FF4D0852846A69DB0B5380077C7B7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">100 percent efficacy of the barrier with respect to aquatic invasive species of fish; and</text> </item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25334CDB5E5746C8A18500C6C9F3BF4E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximum efficacy of the barrier with respect to other taxa of aquatic invasive species.</text> </item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC2BB8A3699949898428B34D72000027"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monitoring Program</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6449FA7AC7CC407EBC42DEC27C00298D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish an interbasin and intrabasin monitoring program.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF6E0273AEFC4F3EAA00771F6E006647"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The monitoring program shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F5F8F86F8D34E059CFE42D9FB599DA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">track aquatic invasive species moving through—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D82FA15A5224C3BA998F83286011DD1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chicago River Ship and Sanitary Canal;</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7B370A190054CCD8FC602BA4EF387C3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Lake Champlain Canal;</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA438AE5891FE45108E658BC4FA32DB1E"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other interbasin waterways; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7975EF7C3FD1477791538602F6E80201"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">major river systems (such as the Mississippi River), as recommended by regional panels convened under section 1203, in which interbasin transfers of aquatic invasive species have been shown to pose a significant threat to fish and wildlife resources;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2374DE5A3ABF40E8B2AA2E2F16F2B0C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the efficacy of dispersal barriers and other measures in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species through the waterways; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7973DB822004DE88093D4228C70A47D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify waterways suitable for dispersal barrier demonstration projects, in addition to the waterways at which dispersal barrier demonstration projects were carried out before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2007</short-title>.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B2C59F244D448BD8870F6F646825236"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall issue biennial reports describing the findings of the monitoring program.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCA1BF520DC0406F8C20ABD4CC61B500"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prevention and mitigation plans for corps projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing projects involving interbasin waterways or other hydrologic alterations that could create pathways for aquatic invasive species, the Assistant Secretary shall develop adequate prevention and mitigation plans for controlling the dispersal of the aquatic invasive species.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB36C0E5827E4079911BB90044DF3BB3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, acting through the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, shall provide technical assistance to appropriate entities to assist in the research conducted under this subsection.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7EE612A899014F48AE6E4CB9E4A0CDE1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Additional waterways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary, with the concurrence of the Administrator, and other relevant Federal agencies, shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID376D44F9F534453C8D3DC0B0CC20AFF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify additional waterways suitable for the construction of new dispersal barriers (based on the monitoring program established under paragraph (2));</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF92DD9CECF6741C08E556C30002D8600"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the feasibility of a dispersal barrier project at the Lake Champlain Canal and in the Upper Mississippi River and, if feasible, establish a plan for a dispersal barrier at the Lake Champlain Canal and in the Upper Mississippi River; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2015F5BDDBDF4F829BD7C5FB16A9F44D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construct, maintain, and operate such dispersal barriers as necessary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID428FAD75C971447A8BB477A7A62071DA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2007</short-title>, the Assistant Secretary and the Director shall jointly submit to Congress a report that describes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82FC36C61F3047BF8206E558AA9CECDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the efficacy of the Chicago River Ship and Sanitary Canal dispersal barrier project; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8EFAE6F10FD48FAB0641208E0EF07DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan to provide for additional dispersal barrier demonstration projects and related research projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle commented="no" id="idE9168A8F9FF346CDBDA15D6EBD21EBB3" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>National Invasive Species Council</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID534992F725684EEEAC2DF5A3FD4C5357" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>181.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BF2155DF4F548959C4E5C4E00826BF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Council</term> means the National Invasive Species Council established by section 183(a).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67B154AFF04942AE80702EC211A4DD92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Invasive species</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>invasive species</term> means a species—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F385E2746FC4F10949DA30015F0ECDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is nonnative to an ecosystem; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F1BDDC497B541FEABE2B296CCB798D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the introduction of which to that ecosystem causes or may cause harm to the environment, the economy, or human health.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4AE2950152D243F4A21DF7EFA0E16100"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National Management Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>National Management Plan</term> means the National Invasive Species Management Plan developed by the Council under section 185(a).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE5585D636B1490F9920808230005202"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Species</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>species</term> means a category of taxonomic classification that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BC28EC4590A49629700A8E6A7AEF4E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ranks below a genus or subgenus; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5B940FBE5B643CF87BF3780A6A84F24"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consists of related organisms capable of interbreeding.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2DA1770B90541EAA4542EDC21B8EEDC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>182.</enum><header>Limitation on Federal actions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID258A27E87C22413B92205EBD067DF431"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No Federal agency may authorize, fund, or carry out any action that would likely cause or promote the introduction or spread of an invasive species in the United States or any other location, unless the head of the Federal agency, at the sole discretion of the head of the agency and in accordance with guidelines developed under subsection (b), determines that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89C9E4635823432C81D7EE0003C4476D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the benefits of the action under consideration clearly outweigh the potential harm to the environment, the economy, and human health caused by the introduction or spread of the invasive species; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5D6C22CBB3F47AFA606AB4F19009578"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all feasible and practical measures to minimize risk of harm to the environment, the economy, and human health will be taken in carrying out the action.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06D4856617134A9BBF80C71BEF980000"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council on Environmental Quality, in conjunction with the Council, shall develop guidelines for Federal agencies to use in analyzing actions under subsection (a).</text> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E1E267B26704B99899D30BBD58EF37D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>183.</enum><header>National Invasive Species Council</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA54763FD37AB46DF929100DD50E59DBD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID225C0E470BFA4C92A6266E04A825D737"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established, as an independent entity in the executive branch, the National Invasive Species Council.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB21D6D2E032474482029F9727E2AF6C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall provide leadership and coordination among Federal agencies and between the Federal Government and State and local governments, with respect to efforts—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID703B6A215E084018BFB9C950BF995F5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to minimize the environmental, economic, and human health effects caused by invasive species; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D0DA71E915448C1B9FBC5F6B021B045"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce the threat of further invasions of invasive species.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE9C1710A071446AB4DBA2E2A8A60363"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3AA73F5C55914334BFF1452F55EFEED6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall consist of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID123522E1D3F2493CBEE5F663D8CB5D61"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Interior;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19E9B732D6F24995A93B58D6683490D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Agriculture;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BEEA566172F4343AF043F5BEDB4A089"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Commerce;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55D3468D0148455EA8FC9C1DB697A8D2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of State;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID363B6776E73140DEA37F9866DE4E91AD"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Treasury;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2461ABC1C3B4792AF8D73CBCD714047"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Defense;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B1486EECF0544E48394A3CBD245C72B"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Transportation;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF694E4224DC430ABAEEEAE2E82B8312"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Health and Human Services;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65A31CACE4BF40BB85FA516B2DB76533"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB96A2F7219954218ACDD310081EC85F3"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1E581E67E8C472CB7E226A4EAA8E329"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such additional members as are appointed under paragraph (2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A30B3C5248E469B9F523F7CDA8FB7BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With the concurrence of a majority of the members of the Council, the chairperson of the Council may appoint additional members to the Council from among individuals who are officers or employees of the Federal Government with significant responsibilities concerning invasive species.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAFB6E13396984C6CA873D779FBA0835F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairperson</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID200069210237417A82DEA59EC11651B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall serve as chairperson of the Council for the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID695624F3E1E14F95AA8B1282C5414818"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent chairpersons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the initial 3-year period described in paragraph (1), the chairperson shall rotate every 3 years among the following members, in the following order:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B54247AB3994BD284AA2F4879EB34CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46A6A349206747D2B139751F55D75FA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Commerce.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE41F6DAE9B494D9CA3C677002D831875"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18AC45864CFB4C75BC35F130D677EDBF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall meet at the call of the chairperson, but not less often than semiannually.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2122169FAECD46EB8DB8939D00162B3B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Executive Director</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BF300DA32CD43AD87DF6246FCA7866D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall appoint the Executive Director of the Council, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC11949527EA44DEBB434A96D192199A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before appointing an individual under paragraph (1), the President shall consult with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54307F71D8B148FF9C460011CB005624"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Interior;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6487C9D24964177B3E6B43EC7A3F7B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Agriculture; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC28C23F22074834B8CFC115B48B87A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Commerce.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID445EA55800154C55BFEC88554F8868E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual appointed as Executive Director of the Council shall have—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID903E62D4EE2A472FAEFEE77809F68769"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">legal or scientific experience and training in the area of natural resources, ecology, or agriculture; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF44775CA654D4F97000900CAA2661EF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">experience in dealing with public policy matters concerning aquatic and terrestrial invasive species.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC83ECF72BE1485486B9E42159A6BE95"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Director of the Council shall serve for a term of 6 years.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD98BE49E033C4E62A62865C2E88B81A5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Director shall be paid at the maximum rate of basic pay prescribed for level GS–15 of the General Schedule.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C552C5B84534DA8B6E27FBE131CA100" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>184.</enum><header>Duties</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19E73D470863462FA8FB6424D27BFF65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall ensure that the efforts of Federal agencies concerning invasive species are coordinated, effective, complementary, and cost-efficient.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A2A918A458745ECBB8367184FBA5E5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out subsection (a), the Council shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9936EFE5A26437ABB1599E814926327"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with other organizations addressing invasive species (such as the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds, the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force established under section 1201 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721), regional panels established under that Act, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) to implement the National Management Plan;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDBC50096F78421FB8963182C0F948B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop recommendations for international cooperation between the Federal Government, State governments, and foreign countries on tools, policies, and methods to prevent the introduction and export of invasive species into and from, respectively, the United States;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBB7787056874EFB00CCB799C6704F32"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop guidelines for Federal agency efforts to ensure that Federal programs concerning invasive species, including outreach programs, are coordinated with State, local, and tribal governments;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33EDC0F80CB540AEAD29A4A9970025D0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop, in consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality and in accordance with the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), guidance for Federal agencies on prevention, control, and eradication of invasive species;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID976E2F6E422B4C80A8E54DE148F40124"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and maintain a publicly accessible, coordinated, up-to-date information sharing system on invasive species that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB22CDFB00533490A8F278D92C5839422"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allows the access to and exchange of information among Federal agencies and the public; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26C46F2B0A5F42318891356C307F076C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses the Internet to the maximum extent practicable;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8827976E035D436D9F71A1CEEE2E8C89"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that Federal agencies implement the plans, programs, and policies adopted by the Council in the National Management Plan through appropriate actions, including working in cooperation with Federal agencies on development of budgets for the annual submission by the President to Congress of the budget of the Federal Government under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7CA3E34171B4E1994CFC655F9FA3147"><enum>(7)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID51CFAF0D07F74998B848928C668EC758"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate Federal programs that are likely to cause or promote the introduction or spread of invasive species in the United States; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID699C15EE64944F42BB39CD207ECDBB6E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend actions Federal agencies can take to minimize the risk of introductions or further spread of invasive species; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID691DDB3990014B00A462593D00748000"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an annual list of priorities, ranked in high, medium, and low categories, of Federal efforts and programs in prevention, eradication, control, and monitoring of, and research and outreach concerning, invasive species.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID079A769994294E8B9B86B1D19489CA62" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>185.</enum><header>National Invasive Species Management Plan</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2FBC5A170768404BA1D8B65F65A7B5C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D210A08F37F400000A1652D49A40096"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall develop a National Invasive Species Management Plan that details and recommends performance-oriented goals and specific measures of success for carrying out activities by Federal agencies relating to invasive species.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFB856A918EB46209E52D4B4AF13A180"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Development process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Management Plan shall be developed through a public process and in consultation with Federal agencies, appropriate State and local entities, and other appropriate stakeholders.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7754D46BA2444F398238B1002F74BC34"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Management Plan shall include recommendations of effective, cost-efficient, environmentally sound, and science-based approaches for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A5D1543996B48C0ADDDF3000000D562"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preventing the introduction of invasive species, including approaches for identifying pathways by which invasive species are introduced and for minimizing the risk of introductions via those pathways, which recommended approaches shall provide for—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDCBC5AE2C2DE4FE0AF23D05FA33CDC9D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a process to evaluate risks associated with the introduction and spread of invasive species; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5BB8D63C7D2642608F00984BF384CA72"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a coordinated and systematic risk-based process to identify, monitor, and interdict pathways that may be involved in the introduction of invasive species;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06B94BA3AA464A6E97F8B8E7E4008612"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cooperating with other countries to increase their capacity—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCE6A543F3C840F588B1A213014FDE76"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to control invasive species; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE15E4E77914B41138FA8F41B0067017E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prevent the spread of invasive species across international borders;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD652DA8A6BA47858221F9BCA99402A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rapidly detecting and responding to incipient invasions of invasive species;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F8BC8B1E08A42048853D5D766D61B2E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">managing new and established populations of invasive species by—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID813226B884C94866894F720003B9A416"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eradicating the invasive species; or</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE7231D6E0DA4811B824EBAD685350DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">controlling the spread of the invasive species;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD51D82C756D45D7AF0391B3176B5E00"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accurately and reliably monitoring new and established populations of invasive species;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8731B0B1FEA042A1A887C943E01EE769"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">restoring native species and habitat conditions in ecosystems that have been invaded by invasive species;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB50684DD634A403AA282506543B550D1"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting research on the matters referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (F);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB42BE7D3EB7452481DD5C82C0FBAE28"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluating and documenting the effects of invasive species on the environment, the economy, and human health;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58A20ADCFAE44AF98B00D27F1DDB5DD0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing technologies to prevent the introduction and provide for the management of invasive species; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8692D673D6F7466FAF43FD1E3D52BE6C"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting public education on invasive species and the means to address invasive species.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AE541D9FE024114A60977AD335F2896"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Identification of needed resources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Management Plan shall identify the personnel, other resources, and additional levels of coordination needed to achieve the goals included in the National Management Plan.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF454BFD0552E4782B3F53ED76BF5D7CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Existing plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Invasive Species Management Plan of the Invasive Species Council adopted in 2001 shall be treated as the National Management Plan required under subsection (a) until the date of issuance of the National Management Plan under subsection (c)(1).</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF1E477A8EA241C28DDB41EE005EDC00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Issuance and updating of National Management Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52C65FE3F85148FEA1B1AAF2AC06C580"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than December 31, 2007, issue the National Management Plan;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA2EAD69538F4D0BBCAD17D179B6576D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than December 31, 2009, and biennially thereafter, update the National Management Plan; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33E1C84180844F97B438DE97CEC14E71"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">concurrently with the process of updating the National Management Plan, evaluate and report to Congress on success in achieving the goals included in the National Management Plan.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD03DA20C505E4967BDB3E3C2A8DA7780"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agency reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of issuance of any update of the National Management Plan that recommends action by a Federal agency, the head of the Federal agency shall submit to Congress a report that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3DA7965BDD54B4882352F96A2ABA098"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes each of the recommended actions that the agency has not taken; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A87CF937A4C4FE5886933F64F14A631"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides an explanation of why the action is not feasible.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECF76F4831FE476AA5D7156D3D36D4D5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>186.</enum><header>Invasive Species Advisory Committee</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56C771702C9646C094B6197DC3437FBB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1288275DCA4A4F829EB6DD00C72CA0F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall maintain an advisory committee, to be known as the <quote>Invasive Species Advisory Committee</quote>, to provide information and advice for consideration by the Council.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAEB834440EEF4B2C00A75760FA00BAD9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Organization, functions, and authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this section, the advisory committee shall be organized, perform the functions, and have the authorities specified in the charter for the advisory committee signed by the Secretary of the Interior on October 30, 2001.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E930D03AF8344DEA0FD56926400B847"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by the chairperson of the Council, after consultation with the other members of the Council, from among individuals representing stakeholders with respect to Federal programs for minimizing the environmental, economic, and human health impacts caused by invasive species.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB78A7C93B49C4CDB8E046EC13894CE7B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the functions specified in the charter referred to in subsection (a), the advisory committee shall recommend to the Council plans and actions at the regional, State, local, tribal, and ecosystem-based levels to achieve the goals of the National Management Plan.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C72A3595B5E47F594DEA31F0021B691"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Continuing operation of existing committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any advisory committee appointed before the date of enactment of this Act in accordance with the charter referred to in subsection (a)(2) may continue in effect under this section.</text> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04175639A0724C8D90A0EF5276428B8C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>187.</enum><header>Budget analysis and summary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than March 31, 2008, and March 31 of each year thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare, and submit to Congress and the Council, a budget analysis and summary of all Federal programs relating to invasive species.</text> </section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAD658E913B34026961CB3FCF7DC7F1C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>188.</enum><header>Existing executive order</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Executive Order No. 13112, dated February 3, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to invasive species), shall be of no effect.</text> </section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51E51982285645CCB90000B61C429346" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>189.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010.</text> </section></subtitle>
<enum>II</enum><header>Coastal health</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H273EE64A639E47DB83309B87D73C7735" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Technical assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54B4E379929C47369DFD48FF4FB4657D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical assistance for rural and small treatment works</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71653AD2C3534C4E88DE643D07366D1A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively, and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3028E9A127B34228BCCF01D07AFC0F1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(b) In carrying out</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CD86789C1274674BDCAF956032DEBAC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized activities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C0D88FF93734200B84E34B95B0757D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68C6F0A75D8B4438959720CAD7245054"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (2))—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24E5B68479A141B5A80C3BA55D68B379"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>paragraph (1) of subsection (a)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(1)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBACCA9B1FC624BA8857A915B10809B26"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>of this section</quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE6A3B6070D547F38825DD29A3747531"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>thereof; and</quote> and inserting <quote>of the effects;</quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC94C43838C2641AE9D5C5D0C2D23AC93"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EF824FE8E8C45CC9BDF00B4FEED1096"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19B5DA08DC1C46A8B8F3A38DF5F2D500"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make grants to nonprofit organizations—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE64648DC070547F69004226176EBCF82"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide technical assistance to rural and small municipalities for the purpose of assisting, in consultation with the State in which the assistance is provided, the municipalities in the planning, development, and acquisition of financing for wastewater infrastructure assistance;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B57AF560A3742E0A118B548F6E5B8F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to capitalize revolving loan funds for the purpose of providing loans, in consultation with the State in which the assistance is provided and in accordance with paragraph (2), to rural and small municipalities for—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCED2E0041BE14F119E88375E51AC8BBA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">predevelopment costs associated with wastewater infrastructure projects; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7581005F410346F2850E7F8DA528845C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">short-term costs incurred for the replacement of equipment that is not part of a regular operation or maintenance activity for an existing wastewater system;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D9F0AEB828F4B788FDC2F9FDBFF614"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide technical assistance and training for rural and small publicly-owned treatment works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems to enable the treatment works and systems to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC70B7CE8116741DE83CD174AD2D84B20"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect water quality; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB1BB609B3AA40C38E23F6C6ACE3270C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements of this Act; and</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28EF3F137AE44E2F88D8EE1F00F49B2D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to disseminate information to rural and small municipalities and municipalities that meet the affordability criteria established by the State in which the municipality is located under section 603(i)(2) with respect to planning, design, construction, and operation of publicly-owned treatment works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id196073C8488B44578392B62E15F2628A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97E47B0377244D4C8A08386C7EC68002"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Loan conditions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED9F3ECD9534482186FE266B85A7B4E9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A loan provided under paragraph (1)(H)(ii) shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9245603ACED24F7A82FCA43CED113715"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be provided at a below-market interest rate;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id259478A5088E46B6ADD26A2EB326E796"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be provided in an amount not to exceed $100,000; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72C298663D174DF6B3156F9CD0B880F8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">extend for a term of not more than 10 years.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6C550E2E52D4B4EB9D45B7E4E730202"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repayment of a loan provided under paragraph (1)(H)(ii) shall be credited to the water pollution control revolving loan fund of the appropriate State under section 603.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AC343ECEC3C46AB9E506DCB2C55BDED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(u) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F206CDC53B24139AD16426D678C7BB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(u) There is authorized to be appropriated (1) not</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5698BD4D51542CB84D30189C7E0A63E" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30003105D3254487B9EE004FC6263D2C"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81DE5193D4554AAFB6C3B48BE28E925E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09616DB6CBB941D4BCDDAA4F1822E574"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>provisions; (2) not</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF73E7E494DDB40348991B64A2D5649B4" style="OLC"> <text>provisions;</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A16C297D69A4BED9F9649E4C2DAF47B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E97E355864343F8A69C1E8584595D1D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>subsection (g)(1); (3) not</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD1F6A19DECA746199D686F39D1BDEB8C" style="OLC"> <text>subsection (g)(1);</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id317688BE7D06401A9A02454B61626840"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF18D7DA0AC71484DB95372033C99C3A2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>subsection (g)(2); (4) not</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0D85D03875C942B48AB4679F9FFE74C6" style="OLC"> <text>subsection (g)(2);</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id402B404A96FE41EDA628610A9C9AE68E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5FF409D82A94C10B3F876AEBFE8F2CE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>subsection (p); (5) not</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6D474B66D16940B49F993C3F509FD77F" style="OLC"> <text>subsection (p);</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FC7227DB7D24D9C8C87FC39CB48CA58"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA606B6D7A614960853E7B03A4C6D760"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>subsection (r); and (6) not</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id95803549AAAF4300A47459725392CA2D" style="OLC"> <text>subsection (r);</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29192EA6335B4234A2063ABF4E9F5A4A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39EB0D3470F0461D8BD750545286970C"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63492810CFB342E9BF419137EA666346"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0862318F64CF484285C44FA8266A03E7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07871268287B4C2BAADE2F795CB62D72"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, not more than $75,000,000 to carry out subparagraphs (C) and (H) of subsection (b)(1), of which, during any fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB834ED9E2E3D4BA19805DDAB19B965E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 20 percent shall be used to carry out subsection (b)(1)(H); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11A9C8B875E64229848B1C03118071B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than <fraction>1/3</fraction> of the amount used under subparagraph (A) shall be used to carry out subsection (b)(1)(H)(ii).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E3BAA5DD5074BC799A27C1976ABC37C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Competitive procedures for awarding grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAEDE59994004A26B92CDF2F25E05FFC" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF08C338D52B04280AE9C9BBE7384EEBB"><enum>(w)</enum><header>Competitive procedures for awarding grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish procedures that promote competition and openness, to the maximum extent practicable, in the award of grants to nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations under this section.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94D54052F8DF435DA92BD1C8256B1513" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Sewer overflow control grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AA9BDE154AD4EC3B58392BDD1133BA0" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE846B0D33C484BC4905800759E314329"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of financially distressed community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A financially distressed community referred to in subsection (b) is a community that meets the affordability criteria established by the State in which the community is located under section 603(i)(2).</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23A05122E111406994BA15BCC4B2921" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Water pollution control revolving loan funds</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF29DBD4DBA324AED81E056F68759C1F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extended payment period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 603(d)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H262129F3300949C7881B28CF9C2B673"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>20 years;</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id56E1672F9B4842A4BE186D194AB8396B" style="OLC"> <text>the lesser of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id470DA3EE185A4F67906A3744A60D1967"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the design life of the project to be financed using the proceeds of the loan; or</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2059CF5C29C5438C9C2DC325014CFDFA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">30 years;</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H729AE683CA624D2BBF8F95EB2680046"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>not later than 20 years after project completion</quote> and inserting <quote>on the expiration of the term of the loan</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BC1D714963F478B96A261B2105B1FC2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and planning assistance for small systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 603(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H081E8D31FDC8495399C862FFA81DC9EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H181B8F4702A344ACB8AEA98920FFEB36"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB23D52F390E74663B19D9E73B9114643"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4FB2336CC2B4DDCAFF4C03B9E5607B2" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AAC8F3B32064A8FBB3B1C0500C4EEE9"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to municipalities and intermunicipal, interstate, and State agencies seeking assistance under this title that serve a population of 20,000 or fewer, to provide to owners and operators of small treatment works, in an amount not to exceed 2 percent of the amount of total grant awards made under this title—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id892FABA511D9416DADAB201F5352D202"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical and planning assistance; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC92919DFB83744F093335EA0D2215AB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance relating to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0870B2C9A20C4586817CBFE7B5443DB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">financial management;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DE1B3BBD7094AAE89F71164D5DE7352"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">user fee analysis;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47D58E89B1664A74A4F8D779F62D0CCF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">budgeting;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15DC11A1C65146F89A6522E85207A6AB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capital improvement planning;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19B91BF8AEE9476C8C0E24AD8F040812"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facility operation and maintenance;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F16BF525ECF4480872031DA392CEA24"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">repair schedules; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9A924CF5E4B4FC58A1E5F394C412FA1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other activities to improve wastewater treatment plant management and operations.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA328F11655294CFEBAA04FFBF9843EAD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional subsidization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2407AEB5132A4F0F9FF43DA317B2B600" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6ECD529C193A43BFAD8219D806D3A860"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Additional subsidization</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97F471F814744941B13100C390FBA6A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which a State provides assistance to a municipality or an intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency under subsection (d), the State may provide additional subsidization, including forgiveness of principal and negative interest loans—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9C91AD622184F08AC44A8D31746C3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to benefit a municipality that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AE6DC6F08B04D30A5CFA171FCDA2633"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets the affordability criteria of the State established under paragraph (2); or</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7831DAB3F1EF454CB0CB07DE6C689292"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not meet the criteria established under paragraph (2), if the municipality—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80E4EC35A15645B0A36FF10D2D018E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seeks additional subsidization to benefit individual ratepayers in the residential user rate class;</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBAE7BD5C12146F1B7D632F4718FC00"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates to the State that the ratepayers described in subclause (I) will experience a significant hardship on the increase in rates required to finance the project or activity for which the assistance is sought; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF60D5DDDDA1C4713BFDFAC3F93CB61CA"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures, as part of an agreement between the State and the recipient, that the additional subsidization provided under this paragraph will be directed to those ratepayers through a user charge rate system (or another appropriate method); and</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98047304F6F849A7A077464DFF1905DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement alternative processes, materials, and techniques (including nonstructural protection of surface waters, new or improved methods of waste treatment, and pollutant trading) that may result in cost savings or increased environmental benefit when compared to standard processes, materials, and techniques.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H659248AE3A19428B87E4BC2039058BA0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Affordability criteria</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H582C49F2874646A7BD46A3388CF43400"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50615568BE754DAEB39B68FF28DF5A5A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2007, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, a State shall establish affordability criteria to assist the State in identifying municipalities that would experience a significant hardship on the increase in rates required to finance a project or activity that is eligible for assistance under subsection (c)(1) if additional subsidization under paragraph (1) is not provided.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF0E8720DB1741EB932032CD078FEBE4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Factors for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing criteria under clause (i), a State shall take into consideration—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4067F2C37EA4C65AC44512B79E21ADA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">income data;</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF492CB76104470EACBC96008CC80D55"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">population trends; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43E57B27A2ED4DB1A67337BDA7531B1A"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other data the State determines to be relevant.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54DFF6DC74854D2483C500E1F2C20072"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Existing criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State has established, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, criteria in accordance with subparagraph (A) before the date of enactment of this subsection, the criteria shall be considered to be affordability criteria established under that subparagraph.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC556CD89E04340BD8F005300F43F8BCC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information to assist states</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may publish information to assist States in establishing affordability criteria under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E38EEF50C8747D5AF2EDA09A81F7DED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing assistance under this subsection, a State may give priority to any owner or operator of a project or activity that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB6FB76586A546319BC3BBFA342CD8E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is eligible to receive funding under subsection (c)(1); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37739839012C444BB7357B746D7CCE86"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is located in a municipality that meets the affordability criteria established under paragraph (2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DBC1773243A4BDCA83B904900D02FBC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Set-aside</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE657CB71F454BB1A959AE1085F5D2F0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any fiscal year during which more than $1,400,000,000 is made available to the Administrator to carry out this title, a State shall provide additional subsidization under this subsection in the amount described in subparagraph (B) to entities described in paragraph (1) for projects and activities identified in the intended use plan of the State under section 606(c) on receipt of an application for additional subsidization.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAC191385DED4D6684939DFFEE1C00E5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is an amount not less than 25 percent of the difference between—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H031F5CC382A443EDAAD5A5E060006C74"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount that would have been allotted to the State under section 604 during the appropriate fiscal year, if the amount made available to the Administrator to carry out this title during that fiscal year was equal to $1,400,000,000; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE97AA859F07D4E33B28D4C04AF495BA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount allotted to the State under section 604 for that fiscal year.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC6CD900B0234C0689C17EA6AA30E9C2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of additional subsidization provided by a State under this subsection shall not exceed 30 percent of the total amount of capitalization grants received by the State under this title for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2006.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52A107A4D32945BF94A3F4E5BAA3499D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>Allotment of funds</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77B571CFC8FF40CA9ED203CD3FBBE5B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78DB5B0D688F4853A56D7FB373E17950" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE5C5B5B047A429692C8D9397C404000"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allotments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98FF7A5BA74941D18D3B8EC7E6E94C9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal years 2008 and 2009</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available to carry out this title for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 shall be allotted by the Administrator in accordance with the formula used to calculate allotments for fiscal year 2007.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53ADEAAE2AD5473FBB59F1F1926B001C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2010 and thereafter</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available to carry out this title for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be allotted by the Administrator during each fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5D0BB49427D42E2B62EA1EF480158A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for amounts up to $1,350,000,000, in accordance with the formula used to calculate allotments for fiscal year 2007; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4AE0B7B4F764C6EB69EA3B73C48C020"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any amount in excess of $1,350,000,000, in accordance with the formula developed by the Administrator under subsection (d).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFB8D7D575B9473F94B55547D2745446"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Planning assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384(b)) is amended by striking <quote>1 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>2 percent</quote>.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4CA8479E2B242D3A856E3B2B14E1555"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Formula</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CC39361C99748F296008FEA287EBC" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA230DC48BD8A4070A93685F2561F8BB1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Formula based on water quality needs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2007, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall publish an allotment formula for purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B) based on water quality needs, to be determined by the Administrator in accordance with the most recent survey of needs developed by the Administrator under section 516.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6927D306603D4B47AEA3D1A1971E2483" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 607 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1387) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40436084719F4048AFDE413808FF8990" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8DC863841424AB696AA655D3341D96B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>607.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CBC9AFC277240AF93F306A56FE427FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33111EDDADFA4C469F2DF33391D163FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1046A5B47F0A4385ACA45189046699DB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72125152F1884E019DD739AA6377A9E9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE90CB295C4764BEC83370264B11E00BC"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text> </paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>
<enum>III</enum><header>Areas of concern</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50d2ccab31074cc0bac5698546733ad4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Great Lakes</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB9AD47D27FB4F3480E73D33A294BE6B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 118(c)(12)(H) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(12)(H)) is amended by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCEEE5BF2DD742848F992C4D77583774" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F943CF3669A42C9ADE73FA15BB97303"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to other amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011.</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDefa64dd7952a4be791004d226bd3fc76"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 118(c)(12) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(12)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30E87BE7AF9F4719941BA16737555B2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45D3366DF54E4F34A34FDA092225B911" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B2B5C8DFD2C4D05B2AA96EB446BCEB5"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Payment and retention of non-Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal sponsor for a project under this paragraph may pay to the Administrator, for retention and use by the Administrator in carrying out the project, the non-Federal share of the cost of the project.</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6DF56B8272E41EE91F291D363A7B585"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (H) (as amended by subsection (a)) as subparagraph (I); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DCF98B5B50A4091B97DD26F0935A54A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC4EDB113DA414AFD8B6C7E10B3116738" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E501D7C6F274159A0E236EC588B66B4"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Advance payment and reimbursement of costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, acting through the Program Office, may enter into an agreement with a non-Federal sponsor to carry out a project under this paragraph under which the non-Federal sponsor may, as appropriate—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7D5C79D990B469492458D0B96D7904E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pay in advance the non-Federal share of the cost of the project; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEE112C39C73414381E3806A988EF827"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive from the Administrator reimbursement for amounts (other than the non-Federal share) expended by the non-Federal sponsor for the project.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Toxic substances</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5CD3CB996234039AF3B2070D6727EE9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Mercury reduction grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE24E1D9D30245D78414A0C6D2AD2021" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84C330F8C5B24949B11EAF8AD0678F99"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Mercury reduction grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5344CD77A2EE4C6FB9676F9562E18E1D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Program Office shall provide grants to Great Lakes States and Indian tribes in Great Lakes States to carry out projects—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11A0094B5E1941118EC3D8878AC63D13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to reduce the quantity of mercury in the Great Lakes; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5B7B9070FB245C9AB9DE0BA0455ECA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to identify emerging contaminants in the Great Lakes.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E76AA1C9114466FA56AF9352377406F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Great Lake State or Indian tribe that seeks a grant under this paragraph shall submit an application to the Program Office at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by or containing any information that the Program Office may require.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4928A60FB900408D9E8B2EAF6BC89463"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>
<enum>V</enum><header>Indicators and information</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="idA02179E00FE740FAA352CD71015DDEB6" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Research program</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3536F403B1954969916500FFEA4C39D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Research reauthorizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31047D3F5E6A4C3A99D6DA9591AC3FAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA715B9364F9404D8A153A64D8CFA098"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D4D94981D2643FF9E29277F3B5A6E32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id652ADC57A0C24373A6FCE9380AF353BD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>which address priority issues and current needs relating to the Great Lakes</quote> and inserting <quote>in accordance with the joint research and monitoring plan under subsection (e)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79E93C1D92B340AAA7332C49F781AB1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96C77465251143949E31C989F38A26D" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44A94EC12D674A6881D65CC01803B6D2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Research and management coordination</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B22C0FED02240BDBECA6107FCD4051"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Joint plan</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A639EC3016145AC980F3B8C2F6F8804"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30 of each year, the Program Office, the Research Office, and the Great Lakes Science Center shall prepare and submit to the Executive Committee of the Regional Collaboration a joint research and monitoring plan for the fiscal year that begins in the following calendar year.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE17364A71E8F4BF4B94C86E523F2CD78"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>The Program Office, the Research Office, and the Great Lakes Science Center shall consult with other appropriate Federal and State agencies, academic institutions, and other groups conducting Great Lakes research and monitoring in preparing the plan described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id182C17CC637B453F89B020B30D19EEA1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Submission to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall include the plan described in subparagraph (A) in the annual budget of the United States Government submitted to Congress by the President.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B4DCEA5D64B456FB13430AE1245A3E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents of plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each plan prepared under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BC3F193E47245F79DC6D8016200719C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify all proposed research dedicated to activities carried out under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and any other applicable agreements and amendments;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF775F55EF4247DA9BB63BB92C5EE3CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include the assessment of the Regional Collaboration of priorities for research needed to fulfill the terms of those agreements; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB02066010C144C7CB1A5811512F89580"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify all proposed research that may be used to develop a comprehensive environmental data base for the Great Lakes System and establish priorities for development of the data base.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1B57EADE89145DD9CC8D335C6F0061" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header>Great Lakes Science Center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, for use by the Great Lakes Science Center, to carry out research activities that advance scientific knowledge and provide scientific information for restoring, enhancing, managing, and protecting the living marine resources and habitats in the Great Lakes basin ecosystem $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </section>
<section id="id3F615084832D4E958175FD6B523F6067"><enum>503.</enum><header>Center for Sponsor Coastal Ocean Research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for use by the Center, to carry out a program to provide grants to academic institutions, State agencies, and other appropriate groups to carry out activities, in accordance with the joint research and monitoring plan developed under section 118(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(e)), that advance scientific knowledge and provide scientific information for restoring, enhancing, managing, and protecting the living marine resources and habitats in the Great Lakes basin ecosystem $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text> </section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3479C62004B54641A6080950BEFB6CD6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>504.</enum><header>Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id593574ED93634E6288F99BC7DD995254" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18A40656340C4F0B8EC88BF74A16A23F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorizations of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $105,000,0000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, of which, for each fiscal year—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE45A2FC71D0648DCB8A9D2AEC90CB790"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$40,000,000 shall be made available to the Program Office; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70D650FA2FF942AA930C545E9FD308A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 shall be made available to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id47C67746CE6F4F6FA323DE21A2076158" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Ocean and coastal observation system</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD040433D437841F2A4C41FDB11BF2B17" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>511.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID282BA983617B45A88B99B29A12559BE5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Council</term> means the National Ocean Research Leadership Council.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D67ED0E89164CC0B08DB080640B45E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Great Lake</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Great Lake</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B61BE4221A245CBA89D9624BBC82BD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Erie;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id277932A86D5347D99C48EA2C0B4FCEAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Huron (including Lake Saint Clair);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1A2BFCA35D14AE0A23BFC0B47540034"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Michigan;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9EE2EAFE477447C1AD311BC2D3E51DC7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Ontario;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72B2917AAAAA4B3FA15D72114E896064"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Superior; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7845BFAC2AD041E5AB79BC268E89A110"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the connecting channels of those Lakes, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD0733569B2F425CA4B5D2B6682A01CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Marys River;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73E764207A2347A2BC0DE2888C70D849"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Clair River;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id319B7294059D45AE9EF021E748EA343D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Detroit River;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F7F184914FD44E38EE0A3BAF98B1333"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Niagara River; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A44CBAA9FCD41CE8AEEF4F7BC0C4343"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian border.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID747796D6C4C34F9C9C86192CFB9B925E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Observing system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>observing system</term> means the integrated coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes observing system to be established by the Committee under section 512(a).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DC944B51E71476DB1360D4B510671B5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interagency program office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>interagency program office</term> means the office established under section 512(d).</text> </paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB32C5CE906EF43088A5E150B54BBA537" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>512.</enum><header>Integrated ocean and coastal observing system</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37BA58DED2E44AFBA0A11D99E9449F33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE333E34F78A544EAA83ED6B88DC19189"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President, acting through the Council, shall establish and maintain an integrated system of ocean and coastal observations, data communication and management, analysis, modeling, research, education, and outreach designed to provide data and information for the timely detection and prediction of changes occurring in the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes environment that impact the social, economic, and ecological systems of the United States.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D61172359304FE89042A577CCA6A7E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The observing system shall provide for long-term, continuous, and quality-controlled observations of the coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes so as to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB916B375D10F4791BA8057F50A5057E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the health of the coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes of the United States;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA6FE7BD9EEC450D983DA69D7D0FDA67"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect human lives and livelihoods from hazards, including tsunamis, hurricanes, coastal erosion, and fluctuating Great Lakes water levels;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4EF465EEF174F57A5A569DE12C28672"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">understand the effects of human activities and natural variability on the state of the coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes and the socioeconomic well-being of the United States;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEF0B6A04FA749F2AA9C74932F82B191"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the sustainable use, protection, and enjoyment of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE318B01A77E842DA99ACF71925D673B4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information that can support the eventual implementation and refinement of ecosystem-based management;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A1D9CC34D0E443C8436CEFBDC497FC7"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supply critical information to marine-related businesses, including aquaculture and fisheries; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1548EB953D04DCF9284A8543A41351B"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support research and development to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E369871F9FB4F41A4B41AA2C8EE33A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure continuous improvement to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observation measurements; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E478A238E01412DBCEF7457D8B5F5FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance understanding of the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources of the United States.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB801C87CF6647D58DCD2299EE185C19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>System Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out the purposes of this subtitle, the observing system shall consist of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FD138A2674F47B6A4B8A1D3F69F8535"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a national program to fulfill national observation priorities, including the ocean contribution of the United States to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems and the Global Ocean Observing System;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06F9506813D84E92AFECF614742C0E5A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a network of regional associations to manage the regional ocean and coastal observing and information programs that collect, measure, and disseminate data and information products to meet regional needs;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92447B6F228F4C8FBA2A6B0005C4B869"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a data management and dissemination system for the timely integration and dissemination of data and information products from the national and regional systems;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF0D31F1E7F194DB39A2F3025E633904A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a research and development program conducted under the guidance of the Council; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D05F7C2C1684E51A9E7EC96B4E7F7CB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an outreach, education, and training program that augments existing programs, including the National Sea Grant College Program, the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence program, and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, to ensure the use of the data and information for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id856279F1A0184DB497AE1A23CCA4D482"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving public education and awareness of the oceans of the United States; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35B5F13F55814F40B9A7858D832AD12F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building the technical expertise required to operate and improve the observing system.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID476C8B7EAB154593900E92DEA16AB9B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Council Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Council shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA31A4EB94ABA4F67A8B4C3F04EDCF783"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as the oversight body for the design and implementation of all aspects of the observing system;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID034768CDD86A4F9786C1B9891AECF6E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adopt plans, budgets, and standards that are developed and maintained by the interagency program office in consultation with the regional associations;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC0C16D8189649D6A935B03AD176F43E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the observing system with other earth observing activities, including the Global Ocean Observing System and the Global Earth Observing System of Systems;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D8C204528E9424A959992A79B280CFE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate and administer programs of research, development, education, and outreach to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E5567FDB8DE46139BB952302C2E4D59"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support improvements to, and the operation of, an integrated ocean and coastal observing system; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE5908DE73494A128223609B2F8A8F31"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advance the understanding of the oceans;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA24C0E24C96A45E9864B791BF248C779"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish pilot projects to develop technology and methods for advancing the development of the observing system;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB10F0D6066674BED977276A14A497DB6"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide, as appropriate, support for and representation on United States delegations to international meetings on ocean and coastal observing programs; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54CC82957CE144AFB13277FA89D60431"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Secretary of State, coordinate relevant Federal activities with those of other nations.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FC17DE6B5044C948FD51D52487C7C78"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency Program Office</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A990B13411844D8AA23C3C1ADF54382"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall establish an interagency program office to be known as <quote>OceanUS</quote>.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01F8590A454044098C1E14A8D3636D79"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interagency program office shall be responsible for program planning and coordination of the observing system.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8030B1F491F346528B837C60EA6B56B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interagency program office shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51E1CC45D4254A6FBBE4AE512BDB1644"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare annual and long-term plans for consideration by the Council for the design and implementation of the observing system that promote collaboration among Federal agencies and regional associations in developing the global and national observing systems, including identification and refinement of a core set of variables to be measured by all systems;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E73904B4552438482D9BECAA2E130E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the development of agency priorities and budgets for implementation of the observing system, including budgets for the regional associations;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50D5BB9990514941A08392C507256D0D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and refine standards and protocols for data management and communications, including quality standards, in consultation with participating Federal agencies and regional associations;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ECA181AC8884B21A091E0BC39984CD6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a process for the certification and periodic review and recertification of the regional associations;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DB982B06B75437C83B0889B0E1C04D4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an external technical committee to provide biennial review of the observing system; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF786057574143FD9E3E9B824A9D394A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for opportunities to partner or contract with private sector companies in deploying ocean observation system elements.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75042B1D10364912BC3295E59B8D86D5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Lead Federal agency</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67D7641C0EC5483B8DCFF9CD06B66D2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall be the lead Federal agency for implementation and operation of the observing system.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ED82194773349FC8FB9E8223198F3C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Based on the plans prepared by the interagency program office and adopted by the Council, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID357E186C3F054FD88A217E164F2EE158"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate implementation, operation, and improvement of the observing system;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CC2577022264B578EDF199E1296E108"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish efficient and effective administrative procedures for allocation of funds among Federal agencies and regional associations in a timely manner and according to the budget adopted by the Council;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8CB6DDF6CB047429337CE8B2A0755DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement and maintain appropriate elements of the observing system;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF458D709E71E44D7A0BD2F30D2099691"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the migration of scientific and technological advances from research and development to operational deployment;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9ABA114853D4668AC60CBD7AD36DE62"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integrate and extend existing programs and pilot projects into the operational observation system;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E4185510BA4484988962DDA88991A11"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certify regional associations that meet the requirements of subsection (f); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BD118783E454A829426897E26CCA1E9"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integrate the capabilities of the National Coastal Data Development Center and the Coastal Services Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other appropriate centers, into the observing system to assimilate, manage, disseminate, and archive data from regional observation systems and other observation systems.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CD9C2F946FE43CDB0E47CFE2933E1BC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regional Associations of Ocean and Coastal Observing Systems</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CA1FDC259E04DB39952145DBBF5FC3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may certify 1 or more regional associations to be responsible for the development and operation of regional ocean and coastal observing systems to meet the information needs of user groups in the region while adhering to national standards.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5957ABEEDCE4FC180BCCDE4B866CA55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be certifiable by the Administrator, a regional association shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13B144B4637E47F191D202757CF3B461"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate an organizational structure capable of supporting and integrating all aspects of ocean and coastal observing and information programs within a region;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB33108131BED4985A0896C655BC811A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operate under a strategic operations and business plan that details the operation and support of regional ocean and coastal observing systems in accordance with the standards established by the Council;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BB8C13BD1D34DECAF47EC99F2D911BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information products for multiple users in the region;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B898E9ABA0E430889C4843F2D56E704"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work with governmental entities and programs at all levels within the region to provide timely warnings and outreach to protect the public; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7F2E56E8BD84362AFA1AF3AB8B012AD"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet certification standards developed by the interagency program office in conjunction with the regional associations and approved by the Council.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9917D238946B4987B888A5B11894B6FC"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prohibition on lobbying</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle authorizes a regional association to engage in lobbying activities (as defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602)).</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB33090D3C1984F429A59DFABC9CF436E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Civil Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of section 1346(b)(1) and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, the Suits in Admiralty Act (46 U.S.C. App. 741 et seq.), and the Public Vessels Act (46 U.S.C. App. 781 et seq.)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C9B980CDA7646A7A3A5AA232D812693"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any regional ocean and coastal observing system that is a designated part of a regional association certified under this section shall, in carrying out the purposes of this subtitle, be considered to be part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC288FE36B3004CB8B2B1523AB966A26F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any employee of that system, while acting within the scope of the employment of the employee, carrying out those purposes, shall be considered to be an employee of the Government.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID235EBDDE5DB24A0E993AAD24EA2EF2D2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>513.</enum><header>Research, development, and education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Council shall establish programs for research, development, education, and outreach for the ocean and coastal observing system, including projects under the National Oceanographic Partnership Program, consisting of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E5974DF7CAB419A9C470EF3FFF80C8A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">basic research to advance knowledge of ocean and coastal systems and ensure continued improvement of operational products, including related infrastructure and observing technology;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B66948471854FE38A6615F8130073D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">focused research projects to improve understanding of the relationship between the coasts and oceans and human activities;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBB0DDBFC7DF4283BDF8D09B46AD89FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">large-scale computing resources and research to advance modeling of ocean and coastal processes; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8AEDD2CDA8124566AB9313936DB884E4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a coordinated effort to build public education and awareness of the ocean and coastal environment and functions that integrates ongoing activities, including the National Sea Grant College Program, the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence, and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.</text> </paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID698B7B83E7B949E88E3DAFA43FC0AB59" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>514.</enum><header>Interagency financing</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA83CCB3FB8DA46A185C181C4727366D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The departments and agencies represented on the Council may participate in interagency financing and share, transfer, receive, obligate, and expend funds appropriated to any member of the Council to carry out any administrative or programmatic project or activity under this subtitle or under the National Oceanographic Partnership Program, including support for the interagency program office, a common infrastructure, and system integration for a ocean and coastal observing system.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id372D0ACA578A4E7480948BF125A9ACD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds may be transferred among the departments and agencies described in subsection (a) through an appropriate instrument that specifies the goods, services, or space being acquired from another Council member and the costs of the same.</text> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B2BA4C432A4459798989CB800D686DF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>515.</enum><header>Application with Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle supersedes, or limits the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.).</text> </section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB393BBB8F6AD40E6937E2FAF6DCA49E3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>516.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5ED5896FD7D4EAD92F01298FEEA592E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out the observing system under section 512 and the research and development program under section 513 (including financial assistance to the interagency program office, the regional associations for the implementation of regional ocean and coastal observing systems, and the departments and agencies represented on the Council) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to remain available until expended.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC638E22AEC549178D14B26CDBE64DEC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least 50 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out the observing system under section 512 shall be allocated to the regional associations certified under section 512(f) to carry out regional ocean and coastal observing systems.</text> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID359F2BA623C54400BDC47399C82C2C41" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>517.</enum><header>Reporting requirement</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13C25B757B9941838EDCDF7FC08FE005"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 31, 2011, the President, acting through the Council, shall submit to Congress a report on the programs established under sections 512 and 513.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE5BBD87AAFE4ECAA7B2A99AAF0C577D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report shall include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90532C9894B74546BE5B3E0EADA63556"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of activities carried out under the programs;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55E6F3B8D6E14FA387687F535DE3FFF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84E01E2987CD4F9AB45172B007CA368B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations concerning reauthorization of the programs and funding levels for the programs in succeeding fiscal years.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle commented="no" id="idA86F1C9048DF4929A8DF85533D4855F3" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Great lakes water quality indicators and monitoring</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3206AC813142476BAE33CD506549D985" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>521.</enum><header>Great Lakes water quality indicators and monitoring</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118(c)(1) of the <act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name> (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC30911E8E42A4118A36598AD3C683B8B"><enum>(B)</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDD54C977080104E76A98587FF5E344970"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this clause, in cooperation with Canada and appropriate Federal agencies (including the United States Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service), develop and implement a set of science-based indicators of water quality and related environmental factors in the Great Lakes, including, at a minimum, measures of toxic pollutants that have accumulated in the Great Lakes for a substantial period of time, as determined by the Program Office;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30AB9E398F934EF697203456CDCEE390" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this clause—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6A1F321365E497FB9EAA8DA40436704"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a Federal network for the regular monitoring of, and collection of data throughout, the Great Lakes basin with respect to the indicators described in clause (i); and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85ABA2D087C948239646F669F2A19161"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect an initial set of benchmark data from the network; and</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD8FEC3928AE474FB1EDF354B7002EFD" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 2 years after the date of collection of the data described in clause (ii)(II), and biennially thereafter, in addition to the report required under paragraph (10), submit to Congress, and make available to the public, a report that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74866A387F164A49936B85F579167204"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the water quality and related environmental factors of the Great Lakes (including any changes in those factors), including a description of ways in which the factors relate to restoration priorities provided by the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Executive Committee, as determined through the regular monitoring of indicators under clause (ii)(I) for the period covered by the report; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F8198A5488148FFB411761F38D5DC2C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies any emerging problems in the water quality or related environmental factors of the Great Lakes;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section></subtitle>
<enum>VI</enum><header>Sustainable development</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC248A41BB4B945BAA2814060F3188C40" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Waterfront restoration and remediation projects</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE22F6EBE125743CB8F317682F1AAB59F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEAC5F8CEFA34E06A60C8241D2771AE9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Related area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>related area</quote> means land—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB421A6F5151B49C7A437E43B81C228E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located adjacent to, or in close proximity of, a waterfront area; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00A0195A30234C278CFDA22CEB588F8F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that impacts or influences a waterfront area or an aquatic habitat.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92644C7ABEE84E56BD01B7204CB8DC2B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id168C3356ED95439C819D2F44EF6B2038"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waterfront area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>waterfront area</quote> means a site located adjacent to a lake, river, stream, wetland, or floodplain of the United States.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85108ff8e01447a2aedbe50626299a16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual or entity that seeks to receive assistance under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application for the assistance in such form, by such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id327C7C592C004E4DA5261BA632C33A63"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Justification and purpose</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id002DAC4975B842B69C04ABC9CE799358"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Justification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide assistance to eligible recipients in financing a restoration or remediation project only if the Secretary finds that the proposed project addresses concerns relating to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C2458978396413BB29D0BA6698AB862"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public health;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C08095ADE6743D9BE0D0AC5062584EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public safety;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id818F1FAE2F10401AABF1CC3D9E3211D3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental improvements; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24A9F878066D4C328D20E3888DD009E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">economic improvements.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB080247B7C046F5A725C6885630D861"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible recipient of assistance may use assistance made available under this section to complete a restoration or remediation project for the purpose of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0A8EB278AE0438F9FB56E5706A451A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving the surrounding ecosystem; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96F7C1141A794831ABF98E42533001DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preparing land for redevelopment by Federal, State, or local agencies, or private entities.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id427F4F34F24340F682AC4D034334E9BA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc571e5ff1576464a85c941c4854e49c9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General assistance</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09975A3D7B9B4B1EB35B6FB9AE552D3E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Federal share of the cost of carrying out a restoration or remediation project under this section shall not exceed 65 percent, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9B51F8FFB704E62B45959998CD0D4D1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Innovative technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a restoration or remediation project under this section that involves conducting a pilot project to test a demonstration or innovative technology shall not exceed 85 percent, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb21c6ada6d30461dabc2e1df88413c88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Operation and maintenance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for a restoration or remediation project under this section shall be 100 percent.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaec03e678694424db89f2d13be0fb29f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Credit for work-in-kind considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the amount of a contribution made by a non-Federal interest under this section, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit equal to 100 percent of the value of any land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations, and the reasonable cost of services, studies, and supplies, contributed toward the non-Federal share of project costs.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe182515eb61b43caa6d023e364aae335"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Liability of Federal Government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The eligible recipient shall hold the United States harmless from any claim or damage that may arise from carrying out the restoration or remediation project under this section, except any claim or damage that may arise from the negligence of the Federal Government or a contractor of the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb6f593dbec3249f59fb5b38215699e07"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding limitation per project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds provided under this section, not more than $5,000,000 may be allocated for an individual restoration or rehabilitation project.</text> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc79c110726624ccfaa02adc677db0f34" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header>Authority of Secretary to restore and remediate waterfront and related areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, is authorized to restore and remediate waterfront and related areas, including site characterization, planning, design, construction, and monitoring.</text> </section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3399c36dbe1b4a8b8630b515d854cfe6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>603.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this title $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year.</text> </section>
<enum>VII</enum><header>Coordination and oversight</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC30ED15E9CD43B8A391F43CB2C3EAAF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49E18BD5863141AD9A1442DF0850200D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Collaboration</term> means the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration established by section 704(a).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87D62204CBBD49B89EE843BD4AEAC683"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Executive Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Executive Committee</term> means the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Executive Committee established by section 703(a).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB419D02FAE54ECCA169E3F7CD70C776"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Executive Order</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Executive Order</term> means Executive Order 13340 (33 U.S.C. 1268 note; relating to establishment of Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and promotion of regional collaboration of national significance for Great Lakes).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID985A20B8F87B4079005CC0BBE8613E80"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Great Lake</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Great Lake</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83F20E762B534F5500A82101EF4DBA96"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Erie;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D332A44A36B48BEAE4448D455B2405B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Huron (including Lake Saint Clair);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8028F95B9E44E148D09397748C54300"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Michigan;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F68904E4B8C4B00922EBE384B3B4383"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Ontario;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID209D50BB176B49CA9F47B9A6A2C44595"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Superior; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID920CB3D6BE3B4394864BB1264C4D9403"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the connecting channels of those Lakes, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FCDBC8B7CE540A99C6EAFE073736190"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Marys River;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD06A2E6DF9504FD09FEEFD0695007FF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Clair River;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC763BE2CD9544B6084B6CF3700DF8185"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Detroit River;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6433F71703484478BFF3E92632949FB8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Niagara River; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6092B33084B14A8B8B4993FABC79221D"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian border.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC941610ACAA4A30B0C4990F9A0ADCDB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Great Lakes city</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Great Lakes city</term> means a city located in the watershed basin of a Great Lake.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB39EAD81A8584A4B96A64CD29A749C7D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Great lakes tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Great Lakes Tribe</term> means any Indian tribe, band, village, nation, or other organized group or community in the watershed basin of a Great Lake that is recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B291C29927B428DA393AACD6A8B21DA"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Saint Lawrence city</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Saint Lawrence city</term> means a city located in the watershed basin of the Saint Lawrence River.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC19EC93D1E10455BAB91C5DEA50FCA0A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Task force</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Task Force</term> means the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force established by section 702(a).</text> </paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5161AFA2D1843098A69212EB1FA4B11" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>702.</enum><header>Great Lakes Interagency Task Force</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6bc7072e65a3459eaa2a47bdcf908c77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interagency coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, as established by the Executive Order for administrative purposes, is established as a task force within the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66B5A7CA1C5F4F0DBAAE2FA90091EFB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the duties described in the Executive Order, the Task Force shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f50fae09d4e43e0a4161a73bed19255"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that implementation of programs and projects under the authority of Task Force members is coordinated, effective, and cost-efficient;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC29F4A1F5194C75B4DBD24208CC043E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work in cooperation with Federal agencies on the development of budgets and financial plans regarding the Great Lakes for inclusion in annual submissions by the President to Congress of the budget of the United States; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3EF277785A648809827ACC8E2E8567B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress a biennial report that describes the projects and activities carried out by the Collaboration during the 2-year period covered by the report, including a description of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EB7ED532BED4C87A0E9A757FE1C1E5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any actions that Federal agencies can take to address the biennial restoration goals;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A6C6376625A43708D377B16B62DE52F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal expenditures to meet the restoration goals and the amount of non-Federal funding leveraged by those Federal expenditures; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CD77E5249CD471AA887803A221A9AE3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the indicators and monitoring used to determine whether the goals will be met.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD01AFBF7D6CF4472A98F09E91D218677" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>703.</enum><header>Executive Committee</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF98DA6F0566F41C386004903BC111E1D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Executive Committee.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4218DB38A2EB4F2D87442F75F567FB36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Committee shall be composed of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff8ee5fabaaf4235b96e558553d784bb"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chairperson of the Task Force;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12abf687154e42c08eb589dabd7441a2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a representative of the Governors of the Great Lakes States, as agreed upon by the Governors;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb74a9a8af2c448829a4fd670d262d88b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a representative of the Great Lakes cities and Saint Lawrence cities, as agreed upon by the majority of mayors of those cities; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe661d764ebed45c8a93efb026c3e7d70"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a designated representative for the Great Lakes Tribes, as agreed upon by those Tribes.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID160a51fccc7642c782ba2c01cf589e1f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Committee shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d1e8e6bc39d4ef8860274670aba0fdd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold semiannual public meetings to discuss Great Lakes restoration goals and progress;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80907151760746edb0cf773d486220c9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive input and consider recommendations from interested parties, including nongovernmental organizations, industry, and academia, with respect to proposed recommendations of the Executive Committee for restoration of the Great Lakes; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF57F535170B24EF8B34205BA0F66F914"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress and the Task Force a biennial report that includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F6E2D0DC3E44F168FD87F7B70729681"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of progress in—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C0D901F123F453DA00B0037336668E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out restoration of the Great Lakes; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe156973d257a4833b8415179d95175ca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meeting the goals and recommendations in the restoration and protection strategy developed by the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration and under this Act; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id530D132643A34EB98CEE23C53799B04B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations on future priorities and actions with respect to that restoration.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf8279d574c374f8683b8bf595d71070b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Subcommittees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The members of the Executive Committee may designate representatives to work as 1 or more subcommittees to provide staff support and otherwise assist in carrying out responsibilities of the Executive Committee relating to the Collaboration.</text> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd340d1f4ce54d9b990c2988e9dc0ef1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>704.</enum><header>Great Lakes Regional Collaboration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4589DD088BC9427B9781A2C9474DDBF5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22CCC5201CD840FBA57C588634841690"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Collaboration shall be composed of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0271903E494E4C899A1ED6160D5BAECD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the members of the Executive Committee; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23D6D6CDD5424ACF8A1F555F3B85489B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each other individual and entity that notifies the Executive Committee, in writing, of the desire and intent of the individual or entity to participate in the Collaboration.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id961C8869A6024E24A2FA95258D574624"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Collaboration shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF736FEA5E5174177BBD381F69BD57A02"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and maintain as current a restoration and protection strategy to provide information for use in future Great Lakes program implementation and funding decisions;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A68A0BBD18E4B25BEFEEB6757F82602"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as a forum for addressing near-term regional issues relating to ecosystem restoration and protection of the Great Lakes; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7164F950D5B487CAB39EA3381DF8230"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an oversight forum to coordinate and enhance implementation of Great Lakes programs.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>