#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #egfd  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize the
 ,great ,lakes ,restoration ,initiative1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,great ,lakes ,restoration ,initiative  
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,great ,lakes       
,restoration ,initiative ,section       
#aah7;c7 of the ,federal ,water         
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abfh7;c77 is amended by striking       
paragraph 7#g7 and inserting the        
following3  7#g7 ,great ,lakes          
,restoration ,initiative  7,a7          
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,agency a ,great ,lakes ,restoration
 ,initiative 7referred to in this       
paragraph as the ,initiative7 to carry  
out programs and projects for ,great    
,lakes protection and restoration4  7,b7
 ,focus areas ,the ,initiative shall    
prioritize programs and projects carried
 out in coordination with non-,federal  
partners and programs and projects that 
address priority areas each fiscal year1

 including--  7i7 the remediation of    
toxic substances and areas of concern2  
7ii7 the prevention and control of      
invasive species and the impacts of     
invasive species2  7iii7 the protection 
and restoration of nearshore health and 
the prevention and mitigation of        
nonpoint source pollution2  7iv7 habitat
 and wildlife protection and            
restoration1 including wetlands         
restoration and preservation2 and  7v7  
accountability1 monitoring1 evaluation1 
communication1 and partnership          
activities4  7,c7 ,projects ,under the  
,initiative1 the ,agency shall          
collaborate with ,federal partners1     
including the ,great ,lakes ,interagency
 ,task ,force1 to select the best       
combination of programs and projects for
 ,great ,lakes protection and           
restoration using appropriate principles
 and criteria1 including whether a      
program or project provides--  7i7 the  
ability to achieve strategic and        
measurable environmental outcomes that  

implement the ,great ,lakes ,action     
,plan and the ,great ,lakes ,water      
,quality ,agreement2  7ii7 the          
feasibility of--  7,i7 prompt           
implementation2  7,,ii7 timely          
achievement of results2 and  7,,iii7    
resource leveraging2 and  7iii7 the     
opportunity to improve interagency and  
inter-organizational coordination and   
collaboration to reduce duplication and 
streamline efforts4  7,d7               
,implementation of projects  7i7 ,in    
general ,funds made available to carry  
out the ,initiative shall be used to    
strategically implement--  7,i7 ,federal
 projects2 and  7,,ii7 projects carried 
out in coordination with ,states1       
,indian tribes1 municipalities1         
institutions of higher education1 and   
other organizations4  7ii7 ,transfer of 
funds ,with amounts made available for  
the ,initiative each fiscal year1 the   
,administrator may--  7,i7 transfer not 
more than #cjj1jjj1jjj to the head of   
any ,federal department or agency1 with 

the concurrence of the department or    
agency head1 to carry out activities to 
support the ,initiative and the ,great  
,lakes ,water ,quality ,agreement2 and  
7,,ii7 enter into an interagency        
agreement with the head of any ,federal 
department or agency to carry out       
activities described in subclause 7,i74 
7,e7 ,scope  7i7 ,in general ,projects  
shall be carried out under the          
,initiative on multiple levels1         
including--  7,i7 ,great ,lakes-wide2   
and  7,,ii7 ,great ,lakes basin-wide4   
7ii7 ,limitation ,no funds made         
available to carry out the ,initiative  
may be used for any water infrastructure
 activity 7other than a green           
infrastructure project that improves    
habitat and other ecosystem functions in
 the ,great ,lakes7 for which amounts   
are made available from--  7,i7 a ,state
 water pollution control revolving fund 
established under title ,,vi2 or  7,,ii7
 a ,state drinking water revolving loan 
fund established under section #adeb of 

the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab74  7,f7 ,activities
 by other ,federal agencies ,each       
relevant ,federal department or agency  
shall1 to the maximum extent            
practicable--  7i7 maintain the base    
level of funding for the ,great ,lakes  
activities of that department or agency 
without regard to funding under the     
,initiative2 and  7ii7 identify new     
activities and projects to support the  
environmental goals of the ,initiative4 
7,g7 ,funding ,there is authorized to be
 appropriated to carry out the          
,initiative #cjj1jjj1jjj for each of    
fiscal years #bjae through #bjai4  4    
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,december #i1 #bjad4;,clerk4