[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2317 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2317

    To compel the Secretary of the Army to complete the Great Lakes 
   Mississippi River Interbasin Study within 18 months and to focus 
   particular attention on the permanent prevention of the spread of 
 aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi 
                             River Basins.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 19, 2012

Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Durbin, 
Mr. Levin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, and 
 Mr. Franken) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
    To compel the Secretary of the Army to complete the Great Lakes 
   Mississippi River Interbasin Study within 18 months and to focus 
   particular attention on the permanent prevention of the spread of 
 aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi 
                             River Basins.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Invasive Species Act''.

SEC. 2. ASIAN CARP.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Hydrological separation.--The term ``hydrological 
        separation'' means a physical separation on the Chicago Area 
        Waterway System that--
                    (A) would disconnect the Mississippi River 
                watershed from the Lake Michigan watershed; and
                    (B) shall be designed to be adequate in scope to 
                prevent the transfer of all aquatic species between 
                each of those bodies of water.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
    (b) Expedited Study and Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) expedite completion of the report for the study 
                authorized by section 3061(d) of the Water Resources 
                Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 
                1121); and
                    (B) if the Secretary determines a project is 
                justified in the completed report, proceed directly to 
                project preconstruction engineering and design.
            (2) Focus.--In expediting the completion of the study and 
        report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall focus on--
                    (A) the prevention of the spread of aquatic 
                nuisance species between the Great Lakes and 
                Mississippi River Basins, such as through the permanent 
                hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and 
                Mississippi River Basins; and
                    (B) the watersheds of the following rivers and 
                tributaries associated with the Chicago Area Waterway 
                System:
                            (i) The Illinois River, at and in the 
                        vicinity of Chicago, Illinois.
                            (ii) The Chicago River, Calumet River, 
                        North Shore Channel, Chicago Sanitary and Ship 
                        Canal, and Cal-Sag Channel in the State of 
                        Illinois.
                            (iii) The Grand Calumet River and Little 
                        Calumet River in the States of Illinois and 
                        Indiana.
            (3) Efficient use of funds.--The Secretary shall ensure the 
        efficient use of funds to maximize the timely completion of the 
        study and report under paragraph (1).
            (4) Deadline.--The Secretary shall complete the report 
        under paragraph (1) by not later than 18 months after the date 
        of enactment of this Act.
            (5) Interim report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
        and Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
        the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
        describing--
                    (A) interim milestones that will be met prior to 
                final completion of the study and report under 
                paragraph (1); and
                    (B) funding necessary for completion of the study 
                and report under paragraph (1), including funding 
                necessary for completion of each interim milestone 
                identified under subparagraph (A).
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