,i #aac? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bgje ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,july #ag1 #bjac ,mr4 ,d5ham introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ,a ,,bill ,to develop a pilot program to remove non-native pr$ator fi%es f ! ,/anislaus ,riv] to protect ! native anadrom\s fi%]y res\rces affect$ by ! op]ation ( ! ,new ,melones ,unit ( ! ,ea/ ,side ,division ( ! ,c5tral ,valley ,project1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/anislaus ,riv] ,native ,anadrom\s ,fi% ,improvem5t ,act4 #b4 ,pilot program to protect anadrom\s fi% 9 ! /anislaus riv] 7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( non-,native pr$ator fi% removal program ,! ,commission] & di/ricts1 9 consultation ) ! ,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice1 & ! ,cali=nia ,dep>tm5t ( ,fi% & ,wildlife1 %all jo9tly develop & conduct a pilot non-native pr$ator fi% removal program to remove non-native /rip$ bass1 smallm\? bass1 l>gem\? bass1 black bass1 & o!r non-native pr$ator fi%es f ! ,/anislaus ,riv]4 ,! pilot program %all-- 7#a7 be sci5tifically bas$2 7#b7 include me?ods to quantify ! numb] & size ( pr$ator fi%es remov$ ea* ye>1 ! impact ( su* removal on ! ov]all abundance ( pr$ator fi%es1 & ! impact ( su* removal on ! populations ( juv5ile anadrom\s fi% f\nd 9 ! ,/anislaus ,riv] by1 among o!r ?+s1 evaluat+ ! numb] ( juv5ile anadrom\s fi% t migrate pa/ ! rot>y screw trap locat$ at ,caswell2 7#c7 use wire fyke trapp+1 portable resi/ance bo>d weirs1 & boat electr(i%+1 :i* are ! mo/ effective pr$ator collection te*niques t m9imize affects to native anadrom\s fi%2 7#d7 be develop$1 includ+ ! application = all necess>y sci5tific rese>* & species enhancem5t p]mits "u section #aj7;a77#a7 ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeci7;a77#a771 = ! p]=mance ( ! pilot program1 n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 7#e7 be implem5t$ on ! fir/ bus9ess day ( ! cal5d> ye> foll[+ ! issuance ( all necess>y sci5tific rese>* & species enhancem5t p]mits ne$$ to beg9 ! pilot program2 & 7#f7 be implem5t$ = a p]iod ( five consecutive cal5d> ye>s4 7b7 ,managem5t ,! managem5t ( ! pilot program %all be ! jo9t responsibility ( ! ,commission] & ! di/ricts4 ,su* p>ties %all "w collaboratively to insure ! p]=mance ( ! pilot program1 & %all discuss & agree ^u1 among o!r ?+s1 *anges 9 ! /ructure1 managem5t1 p]sonnel1 te*niques1 /rategy1 data collection1 report+1 & conduct ( ! pilot program4 7c7 ,conduct 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,at ! election ( ! di/ricts1 ! pilot program may be conduct$ by _! own p]sonnel1 qualifi$ private contractors hir$ by ! di/ricts1 p]sonnel (1 on loan to1 or o!rwise assign$ to ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation1 or a comb9ation !re(4 7#b7 ,p>ticipation by bureau ( reclamation ,9 ! ev5t ! di/ricts elect to conduct ! program us+ _! own p]sonnel or qualifi$ private contractors hir$ by !m1 ! ,commission] has ! option to assign an employee (1 on loan to1 or o!rwise assign$ to ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation1 to be pres5t = all activities p]=m$ 9 ! field4 ,su* pres5ce %all insure compliance ) ! agre$ ^u elem5ts specifi$ 9 subsection 7b74 ,! di/ricts %all pay #ajj p]c5t ( ! co/ ( su* p>ticipation z specifi$ 9 subsection 7d74 7#c7 ,tim+ ( ,election ,! di/ricts %all notify ! ,commission] ( _! election on or be=e ,octob] #ae ( ea* cal5d> ye> ( ! pilot program1 :i* election %all apply to ! "w p]=m$ 9 ! subsequ5t cal5d> ye>4 7d7 ,fund+ 7#a7 ,annual fund+ ,! di/ricts %all be responsible = #ajj p]c5t ( ! co/ ( ! pilot program4 ,on or be=e ,decemb] #a ( ea* ye> ( ! pilot program1 ! ,commission] %all submit to ! di/ricts an e/imate ( ! co/ to be incurr$ by ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation 9 ! foll[+ cal5d> ye>1 if any1 includ+ ! co/ ( any data collection & po/+ "u subsection 7e74 ,if an am\nt equal to ! e/imate is n provid$ to ! reclamation fund id5tifi$ 9 section #c ( ! ,act ( ,febru>y #ba1 #aiaa 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #ebe71 by ! di/ricts on or be=e ,decemb] #ca ( ea* ye>-- 7,a7 ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation %all h no obligation to conduct ! pilot program activities o!rwise s*$ul$ until full paym5t is made by ! di/ricts2 & 7,b7 ! di/ricts %all be prohibit$ f conduct+ any aspect ( ! pilot program until full paym5t is made by ! di/ricts4 7#b7 ,acc\nt+ ,on or be=e ,septemb] #a ( ea* cal5d> ye>1 ! ,commission] %all provide an acc\nt+ ( ! prior cal5d> ye>'s exp5ses to ! di/ricts4 ,if ! e/imate paid by ! di/ricts 0 less ?an ! actual co/s incurr$ by ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation1 ! di/ricts %all h until ,septemb] #cj ( t cal5d> ye> to pay ! diff]5ce to ! reclamation fund4 ,if ! e/imate paid by ! di/ricts 0 great] ?an ! actual co/s incurr$ by ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation1 !n a cr$it %all be provid$ to ! di/ricts1 :i* %all be d$uct$ f ! e/imate paym5t ! di/ricts mu/ make = ! "w p]=m$ by ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation1 if any1 9 ! next cal5d> ye>4 7e7 ,report+ & evaluation 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on or be=e ! #ae? day ( ea* mon?1 ! ,commission] %all po/ on ! ,web site ( ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation a tabul> summ>y ( ! raw data collect$ 9 ! prior mon?4 7#b7 ,report ,on or be=e ,june #cj ( ! cal5d> ye> foll[+ ! completion ( ! program1 ! ,commission] & di/ricts %all jo9tly publi% a pe] review$ report t-- 7,a7 discusses ! f9d+s & conclusions ( ! pilot program2 7,b7 syn!sizes ! data collect$ "u p>agraph 7#a72 & 7,c7 makes recomm5dations = fur!r /udy & action4 7f7 ,p]mits process 7#a7 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] fil+ ( an application by ! ,commission] & ! di/ricts1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 or bo?1 z appropriate1 %all issue all necess>y sci5tific rese>* & species enhancem5t p]mits "u section #aj7;a77#a7 ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aec7i77;a77#a771 = ! p]=mance ( ! pilot program4 7#b7 ,any p]mit application t is n approv$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 or bo?1 z appropriate1 = any reason1 )9 #ahj days aft] receiv+ ! application1 %all be deem$ approv$4 7#c7 ,all p]mits issu$ %all be 9 ! "n ( ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation & ! di/ricts4 7#d7 ,di/ricts may delegate ! au?ority to adm9i/] ! p]mit au?ority to any qualifi$ private contractor reta9$ 9 accordance ) subsection 7c74 7#e7 ,! pilot program1 includ+ am5dm5ts !reto by ! appropriate ,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies1 %all con/itute a cons]vation plan t complies ) ! requirem5ts ( section #aj7;a77#b7 ( ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeci7;a77#b774 7g7 ,,nepa ,section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c77 %all n apply ) respect to section #b & ! issuance ( any p]mit "u ?is subsection dur+ ! sev5-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! implem5tation ( ! pilot program4 #c4 ,re/rictions ,any re/riction impos$ "u ,cali=nia law on ! cat*1 take1 or h>ve/ ( any non-native or introduc$ aquatic or t]re/rial species t preys ^u anadrom\s fi% & t occupies or is f\nd 9 ! ,/anislaus ,riv] is h]eby void & is preempt$4 #d4 ,def9itions ,= ! purposes ( ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,anadrom\s fi% 7,a7 ,! t]m anadrom\s fi% z appli$ to ! ,/anislaus ,riv] & ! op]ation ( ,new ,melones-- 7i7 means ^? native /ocks ( salmon 7includ+ /eelhead7 t-- 7,i7 z ( ,octob] #cj1 #aiib1 7 pres5t 9 & _h n be5 extirpat$ f ! ,/anislaus ,riv]2 & 7,,ii7 :i* asc5d ! ,/anislaus ,riv] to reproduce aft] matur+ 9 ,san ,francisco ,bay or ! ,pacific ,ocean2 & 7ii7 does n mean any /ock1 /ra9 or memb] ( ,am]ican %ad1 sockeye salmon1 or /rip$ bass4 7,b7 ,! def9ition ( anadrom\s fi% provid$ 9 section #cdjc7;a7 ( ! ,c5tral ,valley ,project ,improvem5t ,act 7,public ,law #ajb-ege7 %all n apply to ! op]ation ( ,new ,melones ,dam & ,res]voir1 or to any ,f$]al action 9 ! ,/anislaus ,riv]4 7#b7 ,commission] ,! t]m ,commission] means ! ,commission] ( ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation4 7#c7 ,di/ricts ,! t]m di/ricts means ! ,oakdale ,irrigation ,di/rict & ! ,s\? ,san ,joaqu9 ,irrigation ,di/rict4 7#d7 ,pilot program ,! t]m pilot program means ! pilot non-native pr$ator removal program e/abli%$ "u section #b7;b74 #e4 ,sunset ,?is ,act & ! au?orities provid$ "u ?is ,act %all expire #g ye>s aft] implem5tation ( ! pilot program beg9s4