<enum>I</enum><header>National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System</header>
<section id="HDB592F38D9B14F42B7A2EBEFD79C2572" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Discharges
incidental to normal operation of vessels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Public Law 110–299 (122 Stat. 2995,
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C.
1342</external-xref> note) is amended in section 2(a) by striking <quote>during
the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and
inserting <quote>during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act and ending December 18, 2013</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Clean
Estuaries</header>
<section id="HDE2E0068FFC944F2A4263ED93D3D9FEB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Clean Estuaries Act of
2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H401F4B37826840B5B63D79D52B31AB3A"><enum>202.</enum><header>National
estuary program amendments</header>
<subsection id="H245DDC957275456D8C995C77BEC5ED4C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes of
conference</header>
<paragraph id="H18947ED0877643FF9FBD28B5DA9E00D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development of
comprehensive conservation and management plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320(b)(4) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1330">33 U.S.C. 1330(b)(4)</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H570AFC75AB8647A9AADEABFCE454861A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA29F593573854DFFB054A978407E800E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and submit to the Administrator a
comprehensive conservation and management plan that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCAEEFE80351747D79F70DF5FBF3EAB97"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies the estuary and its associated
upstream waters to be addressed by the plan, with consideration given to
hydrological boundaries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H092D5F280FC340BA80AFB4907EEAB435"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommends
priority corrective actions and compliance schedules addressing point and
nonpoint sources of pollution to restore and maintain the chemical, physical,
and biological integrity of the estuary, including restoration and maintenance
of water quality, a resilient and diverse indigenous population of shellfish,
fish, and wildlife, and recreational activities in the estuary, and assure that
the designated uses of the estuary are protected;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0E9E73239E0418AA29BFD70CF1AC1A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>considers current
and future sustainable commercial activities in the estuary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCA466A6D1914385874A3B5F8E6B036B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>addresses the
impacts of climate change on the estuary, including—</text>
<clause id="H46F6D78DD03C4AA4B4390B19DA35F69B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the identification
and assessment of vulnerabilities in the estuary;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDB8E750EF056471E8830DDFC87C8400E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the development
and implementation of adaptation strategies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF2FB3AF375DF463CA575246B96EACED1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impacts of changes in sea level on
estuarine water quality, estuarine habitat, and infrastructure located in the
estuary;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66AAC323DCB44864A5521CD7257568BF"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increases public education and awareness
with respect to—</text>
<clause id="HEA51B8A54FBA45279411A6C68E2483B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the ecological
health of the estuary;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB5667DAB340D461AB516CB0AA20B8341"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the water quality
conditions of the estuary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H607B8EE7305C43719F286BA14B36E3A2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ocean,
estuarine, land, and atmospheric connections and interactions;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC685B4664B884556B7EA43A6D6A7B096"><enum>(F)</enum><text>identifies and
assesses impairments, including upstream impairments, coming from outside of
the area addressed by the plan, and the sources of those impairments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4EBD54A0C654221B12C4AA9757F76F9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>includes
performance measures and goals to track implementation of the plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECBEBB8E133C435C93663040A3276EF3"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a coordinated monitoring strategy
for Federal, State, and local governments and other
entities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29F30D64247B4BDC8661EC4BFCFCD6BA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monitoring and
making results available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320(b)(6) of such Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1330">33 U.S.C.
1330(b)(6)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85827163C1654DC694689AF69B937148" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1A8B607C30AF4735852EBB08D6415C34"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitor (and make results available to the
public regarding)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE07A35E633EF4CF9AA9A341BF144E472"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">water quality conditions in the estuary and
its associated upstream waters, as identified under paragraph (4)(A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE8DD5259D3A491BBE8C2EC25EA86437"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">habitat conditions that relate to the
ecological health and water quality conditions of the estuary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H044C8BF6F59541C89933C62EDB7630FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the effectiveness
of actions taken pursuant to the comprehensive conservation and management plan
developed for the estuary under this
subsection;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CBB881CCDAC417F8469A8AC483DFEFF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information and
educational activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320(b) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1330">33 U.S.C. 1330(b)</external-xref>)
is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9D4105BC199D4CF68261FF77AC38CFBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFBE3CDC83F44FD095FBC6B397993D48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (6) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F0E95BC046343ED94BF9757CE8F829C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8478739EAF77471EB9F944EFBEE370C4"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information and educational
activities on the ecological health and water quality conditions of the
estuary;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9BD69156C0EE456786727722B5833790"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The sentence
following section 320(b)(8) of such Act (as so redesignated) is amended by
striking <quote>paragraph (7)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(8)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD22199E2AF0E4E3AB1AFA56E4ECD113F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Members of
conference; collaborative processes</header>
<paragraph id="HA7FD490D65664E469A0703A3838BB4A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Members of
Conference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320(c)(5)
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1330">33
U.S.C. 1330(c)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after
<quote>institutions,</quote> the following: <quote>not-for-profit
organizations,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA6BD0656E3E4BBA8F79090FEC432E52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Collaborative
processes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320(d) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1330">33 U.S.C.
1330(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7BBB7761DCAE449391977335B5BC5083"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(d)</quote> and all that follows through <quote>In developing</quote>
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28BE63FF0457428D8F84E62AB7FD6A44" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H72A71BB9223F48109E414EF63B19C9B7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Utilization of
existing data and collaborative processes</header>
<paragraph id="HEB2FD00B35FD4ABB9169DC30094B573E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Utilization of
existing data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
developing</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42F0498BBF354648949923733F090209"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5D432FDE8D83421CBBAA3FD23827EBA9">
<paragraph id="H21916032C5D84A4EBAB973BE433ACEAA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Utilization of
collaborative processes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
updating a plan under subsection (f)(4) or developing a new plan under
subsection (b), a management conference shall make use of collaborative
processes to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H00D7B197A52748ECAA1E8841F7B9DBB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure equitable
inclusion of affected interests;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6A47BFD743F4C1CA3F5FB77CEAA5E3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engage with
members of the management conference, including through—</text>
<clause id="HB87A4501D79B44018943C41FE66B7CED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use of
consensus-based decision rules; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA90700AD25C245CDAB2C184614C13263"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assistance from
impartial facilitators, as appropriate;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91F25E4F0A0548C8B5A55F999331CFBE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure relevant
information, including scientific, technical, and cultural information, is
accessible to members;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1469442D8D2542D2A6E9585834FF9E5B"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote accountability and transparency by
ensuring members are informed in a timely manner of—</text>
<clause id="H0C65C5A99C08435195CC2E6AE91C53C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the purposes and
objectives of the management conference; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H60FA53061C0B49A28D00B76ED28C3FB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the results of an
evaluation conducted under subsection (f)(3);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF21C58C7E4CB4E8A9EA8222EFBDEFB37"><enum>(E)</enum><text>identify the roles
and responsibilities of members—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H47BACC69BB5B4680B59265A34B95D933"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the management
conference proceedings; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HDE60F6B3C2B74894A308FBCDEFBE94A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the
implementation of the plan; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7A98BC1942E4D7C9AE43BC82AD355E5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>seek resolution of
conflicts or disputes as
necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA61985295DD049CC91C7611ABF528E2D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration
of Plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320(f) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1330">33 U.S.C.
1330(f)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED9FFF6AF3E5439D81670259E14B5FE8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC6E71E4844744310A8FFCF6073CC12D2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration
of Plans</header>
<paragraph id="H8B77FEAADEE8473694D31AE6706E21F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date on
which a management conference submits to the Administrator a comprehensive
conservation and management plan under this section, and after providing for
public review and comment, the Administrator shall approve the plan if the
Administrator determines that the plan meets the requirements of this section
and the affected Governor or Governors concur.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01B9865988B54E11B011FB4E21594F02"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Upon
approval of a comprehensive conservation and management plan under this
section, the plan shall be implemented. Funds authorized to be appropriated
under titles II and VI and section 319 may be used in accordance with the
applicable requirements of this Act to assist States with the implementation of
the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCA8A392E774D4B8B8043B103D00456D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Evaluation</header>
<subparagraph id="HBCB4FEEB00664DE191757F55FB84F0B6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, and every 4 years thereafter, the Administrator shall complete
an evaluation of the implementation of each comprehensive conservation and
management plan developed under this section to determine the degree to which
the goals of the plan have been met.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H327EF89F6D224F06AA1D1F12D75F29E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review and
comment by management conference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In completing an evaluation under
subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall submit the results of the evaluation
to the appropriate management conference for review and comment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4F921A4CBB924B218B46383189B7B687"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HE2C38FD830794F29A8909DFBE2F50750"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In completing an evaluation under subparagraph (A), and
after providing an opportunity for a management conference to submit comments
under subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall issue a report on the results
of the evaluation, including the findings and recommendations of the
Administrator and any comments received from the management conference.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF9C28F3D85024A759881AE0CC984C7FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Availability to
public</header><text>The Administrator shall make a report issued under this
subparagraph available to the public, including through publication in the
Federal Register and on the Internet.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD41EAAC54CAB4024AF0EE52C057440B8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Special rule for
new plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), if a management conference submits a new comprehensive
conservation and management plan to the Administrator after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall complete the evaluation of
the implementation of the plan required by subparagraph (A) not later than 4
years after the date of such submission and every 4 years thereafter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFDCAFA967A674444984870B04CB450DF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Updates</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1C48C977D15B49F0BC7584819375E33A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date on
which the Administrator makes an evaluation of the implementation of a
comprehensive conservation and management plan available to the public under
paragraph (3)(C), a management conference convened under this section shall
submit to the Administrator an update of the plan. The updated plan shall
reflect, to the maximum extent practicable, the results of the program
evaluation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H811C11969FB54193BA00EF4677393BD7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval of
updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120
days after the date on which a management conference submits to the
Administrator an updated comprehensive conservation and management plan under
subparagraph (A), and after providing for public review and comment, the
Administrator shall approve the updated plan if the Administrator determines
that the updated plan meets the requirements of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0C1264F9ECEB4C1ABCB3C31B6510AAE2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Probationary
status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
consider a management conference convened under this section to be in
probationary status if the management conference has not received approval for
an updated comprehensive conservation and management plan under paragraph
(4)(B) on or before the last day of the 3-year period beginning on the date on
which the Administrator makes an evaluation of the plan available to the public
under paragraph
(3)(C).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD28542AAECF6404783AC58051D40242F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal
agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320 of such
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1330">33 U.S.C.
1330</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8C0DB5636DCE4C208E30B6CD66737A53"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) as subsections (h), (i), (j), (k), and
(m), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H686C664749A84C3390F8DB800481DB30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (f) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AA6651DE06043A8944F878FD15B520E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD04CB8317DE7484098981BF46C5B7A43"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Federal
agencies</header>
<paragraph id="H3D7FDEB393F1492A870671107B5FD5DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Activities
conducted within estuaries with approved plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After approval of a comprehensive
conservation and management plan by the Administrator, any Federal action or
activity affecting the estuary shall be conducted, to the maximum extent
practicable, in a manner consistent with the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H12C2835DE608419287AFD952130A947A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination and
cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers), the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Chief of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, as
determined by the Administrator, shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
cooperate and coordinate activities, including monitoring activities, related
to the implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan
approved by the Administrator. The Environmental Protection Agency shall serve
as the lead coordinating agency under this paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE4C7426FE0D4F97858E1CFB46CD6DF1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consideration of
plans in agency budget requests</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making an annual budget request for a
Federal agency referred to in paragraph (2), the head of such agency shall
consider the responsibilities of the agency under this section, including under
comprehensive conservation and management plans approved by the
Administrator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7ECB5270A0F644368F32C4FDF218B889"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>The
heads of the Federal agencies referred to in paragraph (2) shall collaborate on
the development of tools and methodologies for monitoring the ecological health
and water quality conditions of estuaries covered by a management conference
convened under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC55D84D2D6DA4914B03CCA4573F044F5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<paragraph id="H6C1BC51EE6F44217BA7FAB406CF5F314"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320(h)(1) of such Act (as
redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) is amended by striking
<quote>other public</quote> and all that follows before the period at the end
and inserting <quote>and other public or nonprofit private agencies,
institutions, and organizations</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98327BC81FD44783939D1CE3AF2DAB3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effects of
probationary status</header><text>Section 320(h) of such Act (as redesignated
by subsection (d) of this section) is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8493A4C827634650A82C114EB7AAB3CC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7B251DD607C64836A53723352ADB2C1E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effects of
probationary status</header>
<subparagraph id="H4A477E5A33014488A22C70EB46F8B0DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reductions in
grant amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator shall reduce, by an amount to be determined by the Administrator,
grants for the implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management
plan developed by a management conference convened under this section if the
Administrator determines that the management conference is in probationary
status under subsection (f)(5).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FF31BB6CEAC4ACBA00D7909582796F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Termination of
management conferences</header><text>The Administrator shall terminate a
management conference convened under this section, and cease funding for the
implementation of the comprehensive conservation and management plan developed
by the management conference, if the Administrator determines that the
management conference has been in probationary status for 2 consecutive
years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C607F3F25354D849FDE874A0B45FD79"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 320(i) of such Act (as redesignated by
subsection (d) of this section) is amended by striking <quote>subsection
(g)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (h)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HACF4EC2911274B8A968FE1EF2B17E95C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320(j)
of such Act (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E00CE0D1C8C4D65BA443EDF3B471FBC" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDAF43C611E954116BCEBDB68F75E43A4"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H734A951AC48B4BFB8EC9BA503B445353"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2016
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4C1FCA485B094302A1E2EF94812C1615"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expenses related
to the administration of management conferences under this section, except that
such expenses shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount appropriated under this
subsection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D985BCAD3CE4AF28D9E4049F6E90ED1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>making grants
under subsection (h); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H168CD3BF30A644088815F82458865B2F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>monitoring the
implementation of a conservation and management plan by the management
conference, or by the Administrator in any case in which the conference has
been terminated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H745673B281BB4F4B83A0FB2745BB80A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>Of
the sums authorized to be appropriated under this subsection, the Administrator
shall provide—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF88F7E25D9B94723BF8D3EADDDAB95BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least $1,250,000 per fiscal year,
subject to the availability of appropriations, for the development,
implementation, and monitoring of each conservation and management plan
eligible for grant assistance under subsection (h); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB85D6900332F49FA8D990ABA7379D1E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>up to $5,000,000
per fiscal year to carry out subsection
(k).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HA3086DBB73FC44DCA89A489EF8F9B84D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320(k)(1)(A) of such Act (as
redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9247E67771114F84BB20C80339648D4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>paramenters</quote> and inserting <quote>parameters</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H942EC576F4B04870A9DA3A2D8B2EEF4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(including monitoring of both pathways and ecosystems to track the
introduction and establishment of nonnative species)</quote> before <quote>, to
provide the Administrator</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9DA68C933C254C9EA37BA21A903F1AF0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>National estuary
program evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
320 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1330">33
U.S.C. 1330</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after subsection (k) (as
redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2583E161D2064B8D9CCBF1865EA4B3CF" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H46A12F215A9F4F668D621A2C5DFC8710"><enum>(l)</enum><header>National estuary
program evaluation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9BB62AC7BFD44F638EF49431C4DEB008"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, and every 4 years thereafter, the Administrator shall complete
an evaluation of the national estuary program established under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63D35650BA5C4D509841BD9AAE49087B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting an
evaluation under this subsection, the Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H97C9F19421144E138A69B6ED3739ED58"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the effectiveness of the national
estuary program in improving water quality, natural resources, and sustainable
uses of the estuaries covered by management conferences convened under this
section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19F99EB51D814DF4A720943BB977E9F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify best practices for improving water
quality, natural resources, and sustainable uses of the estuaries covered by
management conferences convened under this section, including those practices
funded through the use of technical assistance from the Environmental
Protection Agency and other Federal agencies, and assess the reasons why such
practices result in the achievement of program goals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42A6FFCE8E084B69A2E2C067EE4A607E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify any redundant requirements for
reporting by recipients of a grant under this section, and develop and
recommend a plan for limiting reporting redundancies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H334309CC25C2457AA0814F7023F13899"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>In
completing an evaluation under this subsection, the Administrator shall issue a
report on the results of the evaluation, including the findings and
recommendations of the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H187851F658DD4B12AD2A973F3ECF3083"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall make a report
issued under this subsection available to management conferences convened under
this section and the public, including through publication in the Federal
Register and on the
Internet.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H126970A19A7F469DB919784BBA4BBDD9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Convening of
conference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320(a)(2)
of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1330">33
U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1467F19EE1F241669B92CCAD2995D1E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(2) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Convening of
conference.—</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>In
any case</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4957E64724AA4DEFBFAEFF0EE68E8C91" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD2A2F46F69904B5B82C9D5848B38F996"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Convening of
conference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any
case</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBDDDCAE19BCB4DF380A493FB5C995DC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H751F6F78850A442AB6235A455CF3A74A"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Great Lakes
estuaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320(m) of
such Act (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) is amended by
striking the subsection designation and all that follows through <quote>and
those portions of tributaries</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DB44089857D49F98436D5EAFC804D6A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H93A5F7D075CF4E668F54CE761AED219B"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the terms
<quote>estuary</quote> and <quote>estuarine zone</quote> have the meanings such
terms have in section 104(n)(4), except that—</text>
<paragraph id="HD43CB009794545388FF0B5F7B26D8379"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<quote>estuary</quote> also includes near coastal waters and other bodies of
water within the Great Lakes that are similar in form and function to the
waters described in the definition of <quote>estuary</quote> contained in
section 104(n)(4); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC960BF48B6064B8D801E930DFD3A988F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<quote>estuarine zone</quote> also includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC9F5B52C5BEB421AAF3436017652B245"><enum>(A)</enum><text>waters within the
Great Lakes described in paragraph (1) and transitional areas from such waters
that are similar in form and function to the transitional areas described in
the definition of <quote>estuarine zone</quote> contained in section
104(n)(4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8C80083B6214F9EBF14DBA4DE458A38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>associated aquatic
ecosystems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08701D0986B045049A2F8ED33ABE0772"><enum>(C)</enum><text>those portions of
tributaries</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section>
Passed the House of
Representatives July 20, 2010.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk
July 21, 2010
Received; read twice and placed on the
calendar