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Calendar No. 497
109th Congress Report
SENATE
2nd Session 109-270
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GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT OF 2006
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June 27, 2006.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Inhofe, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works,
submitted the following
REPORT
[to accompany S. 2430]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which was
referred a bill (S. 2430) to amend the Great Lakes Fish and
Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation
of recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources
Restoration Study, having considered the same, reports
favorably thereon and recommends that the bill, as amended, do
pass.
General Statement and Background
The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990
(Public Law 101-537) was enacted November 8, 1990 to establish
goals for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)
programs operated in the Great Lakes and requires the Service
to undertake a number of activities specifically related to
fishery resources, including:
<bullet> conducting a study by October 1, 1994, of the
status of, and the assessment, management, and restoration
needs of, the fishery resources of the basin, and develop
proposals to implement recommendations resulting from the
study;
<bullet> inviting the Secretary of the Army, the affected
State directors, Indian tribes, the Great Lakes Fishery
Commission, Canadian government entities, and others to enter
into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the scope
and focus of the study and the responsibilities of those
choosing to participate;
<bullet> establishing a Great Lakes Coordination Office
to coordinate all Service activities in the basin;
<bullet> establishing a Lower Great Lakes Fishery
Resources Office to carry out Service operational activities
related to fishery resources in the lower Great Lakes;
<bullet> establishing one or more Upper Great Lakes
Fishery Resource Office(s) to carry out Service operational
activities related to fishery resources in the upper Great
Lakes; and
<bullet> within 1 year of enactment and annually
thereafter, submit reports to Congress discussing the progress
and results of the study, recommending implementation
activities, and describing activities taken to accomplish the
goals established in the Act.
On September 13, 1995, the study authorized by the 1990 Act
was completed and submitted to the Senate and House of
Representatives. Titled ``Great Lakes Fishery Resources
Restoration Study'', it contained 32 recommendations for
action.
The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1998
(Public Law 105-265), enacted October 19, 1998, reauthorized
the 1990 Act. It recognized the 32 recommendations in the 1995
Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study and moved the
purpose of the law from study to action. The 1998 Act:
<bullet> shifted emphasis from the study of species and
habitat restoration needs to the implementation of restoration
projects emphasizing the 32 study recommendations;
<bullet> authorized $3.5 million for each fiscal year
through 2004 for activities of the Service's Great Lakes
Coordination and Fishery Resources Offices;
<bullet> established a committee to recommend projects
for funding to the Director of the Service; and
<bullet> authorized $4.5 million for each fiscal year
through 2004 to fund restoration projects recommended by the
committee. Projects require a 25 percent non-Federal match.
The 1998 Act ultimately recognized the successful
partnerships in the Great Lakes region and provided the process
for achieving on-the-ground restoration activities to benefit
fish, wildlife and plants in the Great Lakes.
Objectives of the Legislation
The purpose of S. 2430 is to continue the efforts achieved
through the 1998 Act by reauthorizing the Great Lakes Fish and
Wildlife Restoration Act and authorizing $20,000,000 for fiscal
years 2007 through 2012. The bill also expands the purpose of
the cost-share program to include regionally significant
projects throughout the Great Lakes Basin and to improve the
availability of project information to Congress and the public
through the use of a public access web site maintained by the
Department of the Interior.
Section-by-Section Analysis
Section 1. Short title.
This section provides that this Act may be cited as the
``Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006''.
Sec. 2. Findings.
This section provides findings to support the importance of
the Act.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
This section amends section 1004 of the Great Lakes Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941b) to update
existing definitions and provide a new definition for
``regional project''.
Sec. 4. Identification, review, and implementation of proposals.
This section amends section 1005 of the Great Lakes Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941c) to expand
the scope of project proposals to include wildlife (in addition
to fish) restoration proposals as well as the new category of
regional projects.
Sec. 5. Goals of United States Fish and Wildlife Service programs
related to Great Lakes fish and wildlife resources.
This section amends section 1006 of the Great Lakes Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941d) to
include wildlife restoration as a goal of the Act for the
Service.
Sec. 6. Establishment of offices.
This section amends section 1007 of the Great Lakes Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941e) to ensure
that all information acquired under the Act is made available
to the public and that the Great Lakes Coordination Office
reports to the Service Director of Region 3, Great Lakes Big
Rivers. The responsibilities of the Upper and Lower Great Lakes
Fishery Resource Offices are clarified to include operational
activities of the Service related to fishery resource
protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement in the
upper and lower Great Lakes respectively.
Sec. 7. Reports.
This section amends section 1008 of the Great Lakes Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941f) to direct
the Service to provide a report to the Committee on Resources
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate that describes
actions taken to solicit and review proposals under section
1005; results of proposals implemented under section 1005; and
progress toward the accomplishment of goals specified in
section 1006. The Service is also directed to make available
through a public access web site of the Department information
that describes actions taken to solicit and review proposals
under section 1005; results of proposals implemented under
section 1005; progress toward the accomplishment of goals
specified in section 1006; the priorities proposed for funding
in the annual budget process; and actions taken in support of
the recommendations of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration
authorized under Executive Order 13340 (69 Fed. Reg. 29043),
relating to the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force.
Sec. 8. Continued monitoring and assessment of study findings and
recommendations.
This section directs the Director of the Service to
continue monitoring the status, and the assessment, management,
and restoration needs of the fish and wildlife resources
throughout the Great Lakes Basin, and permits the Director to
reassess and update, as necessary, the findings and
recommendations of the 1995 Great Lakes Fishery Resources
Restoration Study.
Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations.
This section amends section 1009 of the Great Lakes Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941g) to
provide $18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012
to implement fish and wildlife proposals, of which not more
than the lesser of 33\1/3\ percent or $6,000,000 may be
allocated to implement regional projects, and the lesser of 5
percent or $600,000 shall be allocated to the Service to cover
the costs incurred in administering the proposals by any
entity. This section also provides $2,000,000 for the
activities of the Great Lakes Coordination Office in East
Lansing, MI, the Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office and
the Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office established
under section 1007.
Legislative History
On March 16, 2006, Senator DeWine introduced S. 2430, which
was cosponsored by Senator Levin. The bill was received, read
twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and
Public Works. The committee met on May 23, 2006 to consider the
bill. S. 2430 was ordered favorably reported, as amended, by
voice vote.
Hearings
No committee hearings were held on S. 2430.
Rollcall Votes
The Committee on Environment and Public Works met to
consider S. 2430 on May 23, 2006. During consideration of the
bill, an amendment offered by Senators Inhofe and Voinovich was
agreed to by voice vote. The bill was ordered favorably
reported, as amended, by voice vote. No roll call votes were
taken.
Regulatory Impact Statement
In compliance with section 11(b) of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, the committee finds that S. 2430
does not create any additional regulatory burdens, nor will it
cause any adverse impact on the personal privacy of
individuals.
Mandates Assessment
In compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Public Law 104-4), the committee finds that S. 2430 would not
impose Federal intergovernmental unfunded mandates on State,
local, or tribal governments.
Cost of Legislation
Section 403 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act requires that a statement of the cost of the
reported bill, prepared by the Congressional Budget Office, be
included in the report. That statement follows:
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S. 2430, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006, As
ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and
Public Works on May 23, 2006
Summary
S. 2430 would authorize the appropriation of $18 million
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service for fish and wildlife restoration in the Great
Lakes Basin. Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts,
CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $14 million
in 2007 and $84 million over the 2007-2011 period. (An
additional $6 million would be spent in fiscal year 2012.)
S. 2430 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
and would impose no costs on State, local, or tribal
governments. Enacting this bill would benefit State and tribal
governments in the Great Lakes Basin because it would authorize
additional funds for grants.
Estimated Cost to the Federal Government
The estimated budgetary impact of S. 2430 is shown in the
following table. For this estimate, CBO assumes that S. 2430
will be enacted by the end of 2006 and that the entire amount
authorized will be appropriated for each fiscal year. Estimated
outlays are based on historical spending patterns for fish and
wildlife programs. The costs of this legislation fall within
budget function 300 (natural resources and the environment).
By Fiscal Year, in Millions of Dollars
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO
APPROPRIATION
Authorization Level............. 18 18 18 18 18
Estimated Outlays............... 14 17 17 18 18
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Intergovernmental and Private-Sector Impact
S. 2430 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in UMRA and would impose no costs on State,
local, or tribal governments. Enacting this bill would benefit
State and tribal governments in the Great Lakes Basin because
it would authorize additional funds for grants.
Estimate Prepared By: Federal Costs: Deborah Reis and Leigh
Angres; Impact on State, Local, and Tribal Governments:
Marjorie Miller; Impact on the Private Sector: Amy Petz.
Estimate Approved By: Robert A. Sunshine, Assistant
Director for Budget Analysis
Changes in Existing Law
In compliance with section 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing
Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill
as reported are shown as follows: Existing law proposed to be
omitted is enclosed in [black brackets], new matter is printed
in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown
in roman:
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GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT OF 1990
AN ACT To authorize a study of the fishery resources of the Great
Lakes, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I--GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION
SECTION 1001. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Fish and
Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990''.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 1004. DEFINITIONS.
In this title--
[(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;]
[(2)] (1) the term ``Committee'' means the Great
Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Proposal Review
Committee established by section 1005(c);
[(3)] (2) the term ``Director'' means the Director
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
[(4) the term ``fish stock'' means--
[(A) a taxonomically distinct species or
subspecies of fish; or
[(B) any other aggregation of fish that are
geographically, ecologically, behaviorally, or
otherwise limited from breeding with
individuals from other groups of fish and are
capable of management as a unit;]
[(5)] (3) the term ``Great Lakes Basin'' means the
air, land, water, and living organisms within the
drainage basin of the Saint Lawrence River at or
upstream from the point at which the river becomes the
international boundary between Canada and the United
States;
[(6)] (4) the term ``Indian Tribe'' means any
Indian tribe, band, village, nation, or other organized
group or community 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, and that has Great
Lakes fish and wildlife management authority in the
Great Lakes Basin;
[(7)] (5) the term ``lower Great Lakes'' means the
region in which is located that portion of the Great
Lakes Basin which is downstream from the confluence of
the Saint Clair River and Lake Huron near Port Huron,
Michigan;
[(8)] (6) the term ``non-Federal source'' includes
a State government, local government, Indian tribe,
other non-Federal governmental entity, private entity,
and individual;
[(9)] (7) the term ``nonindigenous species'' means
a species of plant, animal, or other organism that did
not occur in the Great Lake Basin before European
colonization of North America;
(8) the term `regional project' means authorized
activities of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service related to fish and wildlife resource
protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement
impacting multiple States or Indian Tribes with fish
and wildlife management authority in the Great Lakes
basin;
[(10)] (9) the term ``Report'' means the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service report entitled
``Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study'',
submitted to the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives on September
13, 1995;
[(11)] (10) the term ``restoration'' means
rehabilitation and maintenance of the structure,
function, diversity, and dynamics of a biological
system, including reestablishment of self-sustaining
populations of fish and wildlife;
[(12) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Army;]
[(13)] (11) the term ``State Director'' means the
head of the agency, department, board, commission, or
other governmental entity of each of the States of New
York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which
is responsible for the management and conservation of
the fish and wildlife resources of that State; and
[(14)] (12) the term ``upper Great Lakes'' means
that portion of the Great Lakes Basin which is upstream
from the confluence of the Saint Clair River and Lake
Huron near Port Huron, Michigan.
[SEC. 1005. IDENTIFICATION, REVIEW, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSALS.
[(a) In General.--The Director, in consultation with the
Committee, shall encourage the development and, subject to the
availability of appropriations, the implementation of proposals
based on the results of the Report.
[(b) Identification of Proposals.--
[(1) Request by the director.--The Director shall
annually request that State Directors and Indian
tribes, in cooperation or partnership with other
interested entities and based on the results of the
Report, submit proposals for the restoration of fish
and wildlife resources.
[(2) Requirements for proposals.--A proposal under
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in the manner and form
prescribed by the Director and shall be consistent with
the goals of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement,
as revised in 1987, the 1954 Great Lakes Fisheries
Convention, the 1980 Joint Strategic Plan for the
Management of Great Lakes fishery resources, the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), and the North
American Waterfowl Management Plan and joint ventures
established under the plan.
[(3) Sea lamprey authority.--The Great Lakes
Fishery Commission shall retain authority and
responsibility for formulation and implementation of a
comprehensive program for eradicating or minimizing sea
lamprey populations in the Great Lakes Basin.
[(c) Review of Proposals.--
[(1) Establishment of committee.--There is
established the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife
Restoration Proposal Review Committee, which shall
operate under the guidance of the Council of Lake
Committees of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
[(2) Membership and appointment.--
[(A) In general.--The Committee shall
consist of
representatives of all State Directors and
Indian tribes with Great Lakes fish and
wildlife management authority in the Great
Lakes Basin.
[(B) Appointments.--State Directors and
Tribal Chairs shall appoint their
representatives, who shall serve at the
pleasure of the appointing authority.
[(C) Observer.--The Great Lakes Coordinator
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
shall participate as an observer of the
Committee.
[(D) Recusal.--A member of the Committee
shall recuse himself or herself from
consideration of proposals that the member, or
the entity that the member represents, has
submitted.
[(3) Functions.--The Committee shall at least
annually--
[(A) review proposals developed in
accordance with subsection (b) to assess their
effectiveness and appropriateness in fulfilling
the purposes of this title; and
[(B) recommend to the Director any of those
proposals that should be funded and implemented
under this section.
[(d) Implementation of Proposals.--After considering
recommendations of the Committee and the goals specified in
section 1006, the Director shall select proposals to be
implemented and, subject to the availability of appropriations
and subsection (e), fund implementation of the proposals. In
selecting and funding proposals, the Director shall take into
account the effectiveness and appropriateness of the proposals
in fulfilling the purposes of other laws applicable to
restoration of the fishery resources and habitat of the Great
Lakes Basin.
[(e) Cost-Sharing.--
[(1) In general.--Not less than 25 percent of the
cost of implementing a proposal selected under
subsection (d) (not including the cost of establishing
sea lamprey barriers) shall be paid in cash or in-kind
contributions by non-Federal sources.
[(2) Exclusion of federal funds from non-federal
share.--The Director may not consider the expenditure,
directly or indirectly, of Federal funds received by a
State or local government to be a contribution by a
non-Federal source for purposes of this subsection.]
SEC. 1005. IDENTIFICATION, REVIEW, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSALS AND
REGIONAL PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b)(2), the
Director--
(1) shall encourage the development and, subject to
the availability of appropriations, the implementation
of fish and wildlife restoration proposals and regional
projects based on the results of the Report; and
(2) in cooperation with the State Directors and
Indian Tribes, shall identify, develop, and, subject to
the availability of appropriations, implement regional
projects in the Great Lakes Basin to be administered by
Director in accordance with this section.
(b) Identification of Proposals and Regional Projects.--
(1) Request by the director.--The Director shall
annually request that State Directors and Indian
Tribes, in cooperation or partnership with other
interested entities and in accordance with subsection
(a), submit proposals or regional projects for the
restoration of fish and wildlife resources.
(2) Requirements for proposals and regional
projects.--A proposal or regional project under
paragraph (1) shall be--
(A) submitted in the manner and form
prescribed by the Director; and
(B) consistent with--
(i) the goals of the Great Lakes
Water Quality Agreement, as amended;
(ii) the 1954 Great Lakes Fisheries
Convention;
(iii) the 1980 Joint Strategic Plan
for Management of Great Lakes
Fisheries, as revised in 1997, and Fish
Community Objectives for each Great
Lake and connecting water as
established under the Joint Strategic
Plan;
(iv) the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of
1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.);
(v) the North American Waterfowl
Management Plan and joint ventures
established under the plan; and
(vi) the strategies outlined
through the Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration authorized under
Executive Order 13340 (69 Fed. Reg.
29043; relating to the Great Lakes
Interagency Task Force).
(3) Sea lamprey authority.--The Great Lakes Fishery
Commission shall retain authority and responsibility to
formulate and implement a comprehensive program to
eradicate or minimize sea lamprey populations in the
Great Lakes Basin.
(c) Review of Proposals.--
(1) Establishment of committee.--There is
established the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife
Restoration Proposal Review Committee, which shall
operate under the guidance of the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service.
(2) Membership and appointment.--
(A) In general.--The Committee shall
consist of 2 representatives of each of the
State Directors and Indian Tribes, of whom--
(i) 1 representative shall be the
individual appointed by the State
Director or Indian Tribe to the Council
of Lake Committees of the Great Lakes
Fishery Commission; and
(ii) 1 representative shall have
expertise in wildlife management.
(B) Appointments.--Each representative
shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
State Director or Tribal Chair.
(C) Observer.--The Great Lakes Coordinator
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
shall participate as an observer of the
Committee.
(D) Recusal.--A member of the Committee
shall recuse himself or herself from
consideration of proposals that the member, or
the entity that the member represents, has
submitted.
(3) Functions.--The Committee shall--
(A) meet at least annually;
(B) review proposals and special projects
developed in accordance with subsection (b) to
assess the effectiveness and appropriateness of
the proposals and special projects in
fulfilling the purposes of this title; and
(C) recommend to the Director any of those
proposals and special projects that should be
funded and implemented under this section.
(d) Implementation of Proposals and Regional Projects.--
(1) In general.--After considering recommendations
of the Committee and the goals specified in section
1006, the Director shall--
(A) select proposals and regional projects
to be implemented; and
(B) subject to the availability of
appropriations and subsection (e), fund
implementation of the proposals and regional
projects.
(2) Selection criteria.--In selecting and funding
proposals and regional projects, the Director shall
take into account the effectiveness and appropriateness
of the proposals and regional projects in fulfilling
the purposes of other laws applicable to restoration of
the fish and wildlife resources and habitat of the
Great Lakes Basin.
(e) Cost Sharing.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs
(2) and (4), not less than 25 percent of the cost of
implementing a proposal selected under subsection (d)
(excluding the cost of establishing sea lamprey
barriers) shall be paid in cash or in-kind
contributions by non-Federal sources.
(2) Regional projects.--Regional projects selected
under subsection (d) shall be exempt from cost sharing
if the Director determines that the authorization for
the project does not require a non-Federal cost-share.
(3) Exclusion of federal funds from non-federal
share.--The Director may not consider the expenditure,
directly or indirectly, of Federal funds received by
any entity to be a contribution by a non-Federal source
for purposes of this subsection.
(4) Effect on certain indian tribes.--Nothing in
this subsection affects an Indian tribe affected by an
alternative applicable cost sharing requirement under
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
SEC. 1006. GOALS OF UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PROGRAMS
RELATED TO GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
In administering programs of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service related to the Great Lakes Basin, the Director
shall seek to achieve the following goals:
[(1) Restoring and maintaining self-sustaining
fishery resource populations.]
(1) Restoring and maintaining self-sustaining fish
and wildlife resources.''
* * * * * * *
SEC. 1007. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES.
[(a) Great Lakes Coordination Office.--The Director shall
establish a centrally located facility for the coordination of
all United States Fish an Wildlife Service activities in the
Great Lakes Basin, to be known as the ``Great Lakes
Coordination Office''. The functional responsibilities of the
Great Lakes Coordination Office shall include intra- and
interagency coordination, information distribution, and public
awareness outreach. The Great Lakes Coordination Office shall
include all administrative and technical support necessary to
carry out its responsibilities.]
(a) Great Lakes Coordination Office.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall establish a
centrally located facility for the coordination of all
United States Fish and Wildlife Service activities in
the Great Lakes Basin, to be known as the `Great Lakes
Coordination Office'.
(2) Functional responsibilities.--The functional
responsibilities of the Great Lakes Coordination Office
shall include--
(A) intra- and interagency coordination;
(B) information distribution; and
(C) public outreach.
(3) Requirements.--The Great Lakes Coordination
Office shall--
(A) ensure that information acquired under
this Act is made available to the public; and
(B) report to the Director of Region 3,
Great Lakes Big Rivers.
(b) Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office.--[The
Director]
(1) In general.--The Director shall establish an
office with necessary administrative and technical
support services to carry out all United States Fish
and Wildlife Service operational activities related to
fishery resource protection, restoration, maintenance,
and enhancement in the Lower Great Lakes. [The office]
(2) Name and location.--The office shall be known
as the ``Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office'',
and shall be centrally located in the lower Great Lakes
so as to facilitate fishery resource restoration and
enhancement activities relating to the lower Great
Lakes.
(3) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the
Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office shall
include operational activities of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service related to fishery resource
protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement
in the Lower Great Lakes.
(c) Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Offices.--[The
Director]
(1) In general.--The Director shall establish one
or more offices with necessary administrative and
technical support services to carry out United States
Fish and Wildlife Service operational activities
related to fishery resource protection, restoration,
maintenance, and enhancement in the upper Great Lakes.
[Each of the offices]
(2) Name and location.--Each of the offices shall
be known as an ``Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources
Office'', and shall be appropriately located so as to
facilitate fishery resource activities in the upper
Great Lakes.
(3) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the
Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Offices shall
include operational activities of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service related to fishery resource
protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement
in the Upper Great Lakes.
[SEC. 1008. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
[On December 31, 2002, the Director shall submit to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
report that describes--
[(1) actions taken to solicit and review proposals
under section 1005;
[(2) the results of proposals implemented under
section 1005; and
[(3) progress toward the accomplishment of the
goals
specified in section 1006.]
SEC. 1008. REPORTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2011, the
Director shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate a report that describes--
(1) actions taken to solicit and review proposals
under section 1005;
(2) the results of proposals implemented under
section 1005; and
(3) progress toward the accomplishment of the goals
specified in section 1006.
(b) Public Access to Data.--For each of fiscal years 2007
through 2012, the Director shall make available through a
public access website of the Department information that
describes--
(1) actions taken to solicit and review proposals
under section 1005;
(2) the results of proposals implemented under
section 1005;
(3) progress toward the accomplishment of the goals
specified in section 1006;
(4) the priorities proposed for funding in the
annual budget process under this title; and
(5) actions taken in support of the recommendations
of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration authorized
under Executive Order 13340 (69 Fed. Reg. 29043;
relating to the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force).
(c) Report.--Not later than June 30, 2006, the Director
shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives the 2002 report required under this section as
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Great
Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006.
[SEC. 1009. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
[There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director--
[(1) for the activities of the Great Lakes
Coordination Office in East Lansing, Michigan, of the
Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office, and of the
Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office under
section 1007, $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1999
through 2004; and
[(2) for implementation of fish and wildlife
restoration proposals selected by the Director under
section 1005(d), $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years
1999 through 2004, of which no funds shall be available
for costs incurred in administering the proposals.]
SEC. 1009. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director for
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012--
(1) $18,000,000 to implement fish and wildlife
restoration proposals as selected by the Director under
section 1005(e), of which--
(A) not more than the lesser of 33\1/3\
percent or $6,000,000 may be allocated to
implement regional projects by the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, as selected
by the Director under section 1005(e); and
(B) the lesser of 5 percent or $600,000
shall be allocated to the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service to cover costs incurred in
administering the proposals by any entity; and
(2) $2,000,000, which shall be allocated for the
activities of the Great Lakes Coordination Office in
East Lansing, Michigan, of the Upper Great Lakes
Fishery Resources Office, and the Lower Great Lakes
Fishery Resources Office under section 1007.
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