,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjad,mrs4 ,miller of ,michigan         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
the ,army to carry out certain          
activities to prevent the interbasin    
transfer of aquatic invasive species    
between the ,great ,lakes and           
,mississippi ,river1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,defending ,against 
,aquatic ,invasive ,species ,act of     
#bjad4  #b4 ,hydrologic separation  7a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,army
 is authorized to carry out projects    
necessary to separate the hydrologic    
connection between the ,great ,lakes and
 ,mississippi ,river basins to prevent  
the interbasin transfer of aquatic      
invasive species4  7b7 ,timing  7#a7    
,design ,not later than #ahj days after 

the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall undertake design       
activities necessary to carry out the   
projects authorized under subsection    
7a74  7#b7 ,construction ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date on which      
design activities undertaken under      
paragraph 7#a7 are completed1 the       
,secretary shall begin construction of  
the projects authorized under subsection
 7a74  7c7 ,consultation ,in carrying   
out projects authorized under subsection
 7a71 the ,secretary shall consult with 
the-- 7#a7 ,secretary of the ,interior2 
7#b7 ,governors of ,michigan1 ,illinois1
 ,indiana1 ,minnesota1 ,new ,york1      
,ohio1 ,pennsylvania1 and ,wisconsin2   
7#c7 ,metropolitan ,water ,reclamation  
,district of ,greater ,chicago2  7#d7   
,great ,lakes ,commission2  7#e7 ,great 
,lakes ,fishery ,commission2 and  7#f7  
,great ,lakes and ,st4 ,lawrence ,cities
 ,initiative4  7d7 ,non-,federal        
interests ,the ,secretary may enter into
 agreements with non-,federal interests 

to assist the carrying out of projects  
authorized under subsection 7a74  7e7   
,federal share ,the ,federal share of   
the cost of a project carried out under 
this section may be up to #ajj percent4