[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 20, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3834. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Flake) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. 
Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) to the bill H.R. 2028, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. 2__. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
     of Agriculture, shall enter into an agreement with the 
     National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy 
     of Sciences shall conduct a comprehensive study, to be 
     completed not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, on the effectiveness and environmental impact of 
     salt cedar control efforts (including biological control) in 
     increasing water supplies, restoring riparian habitat, and 
     improving flood management.
       (b) Not later than 1 year after the date of completion of 
     the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
     Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     shall prepare a plan for the removal of salt cedar from all 
     Federal land in the Lower Colorado River basin that 
     includes--
       (1) provisions for revegetating Federal land with native 
     vegetation;
       (2) provisions for adapting to the increasing presence of 
     biological control in the Lower Colorado River basin;
       (3) provisions for removing salt cedar from Federal land 
     during post-wildfire recovery activities;
       (4) strategies for developing partnerships with State, 
     tribal, and local governmental entities in the eradication of 
     salt cedar; and
       (5) budget estimates and completion timelines for the 
     implementation of plan elements.
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