,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bi1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,d5ham 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4
 ,calv]t1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4       
,nunes1 & ,mr4 ,co/a7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 ) !      
,oakdale ,irrigation ,di/rict & ! ,s\?  
,san ,joaqu9 ,irrigation ,di/rict1      
,cali=nia1 to develop & conduct a pilot 
program to remove nonnative pr$ator     
fi%es f ! ,/anislaus ,riv]1 ,cali=nia1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,pilot program to 
protect native anadrom\s fi% 9 !        
,/anislaus ,riv]1 ,cali=nia  7a7        
,e/abli%m5t ( nonnative pr$ator fi%     
removal pilot program ,! ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce & ! di/ricts1 9 consultation ) 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife        
,s]vice1 %all jo9tly develop & conduct a
 nonnative pr$ator fi% removal pilot    
program to remove nonnative /rip$ bass1 
smallm\? bass1 l>gem\? bass1 black bass1

 & o!r nonnative pr$ator fi%es f !      
,/anislaus ,riv]1 ,cali=nia4 ,! 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 among o!r me?ods1 use wire fyke    
trapp+1 portable resi/ance bo>d weirs1 &
 boat electr(i%+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#a77 = ! p]=mance ( 
! pilot program1 n lat] ?an #f mon?s    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2    
7#e7 be implem5t$ z quickly z possible  
foll[+ ! issuance ( all necess>y        
sci5tific rese>* & species enhancem5t   

p]mits ne$$ to beg9 ! pilot program2 &  
7#f7 be implem5t$ = a p]iod ( #g        
consecutive cal5d> ye>s4  7b7 ,managem5t
 ,! managem5t ( ! pilot program %all be 
! jo9t responsibility ( ! ,secret>y & ! 
di/ricts4 ,su* p>ties %all "w           
collaboratively to ensure ! 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 ,by agreem5t betwe5 ! ,secret>y & 
! 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 ! ,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies   
,s]vice1 or a comb9ation !re(4  7#b7    
,p>ticipation by ! ,national ,m>9e      
,fi%]ies ,s]vice ,if ! di/ricts elect to
 conduct ! program us+ _! own p]sonnel  
or qualifi$ private contractors hir$ by 
!m 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#a71 !      
,secret>y may assign an employee (1 on  

loan to1 or o!rwise assign$ to !        
,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice1 to be 
pres5t = all activities p]=m$ 9 ! field4
 ,su* pres5ce %all ensure compliance ) !
 agre$-^u elem5ts specifi$ 9 subsection 
7b74 ,! di/ricts %all pay ! co/ ( su*   
p>ticipation 9 accordance ) subsection  
7d74  7#c7 ,tim+ ( election ,! di/ricts 
%all notify ! ,secret>y ( _! election on
 or be=e ,octob] #ae ( ea* cal5d> ye> ( 
! pilot program4 ,su* an election %all  
apply to ! "w p]=m$ 9 ! subsequ5t cal5d>
 ye>4  7d7 ,fund+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
di/ricts %all be responsible = #ajj     
p]c5t ( ! co/ ( ! pilot program4  7#b7  
,contribut$ funds ,! ,secret>y may      
accept & use contributions ( funds f !  
di/ricts to c>ry out activities "u !    
pilot program4  7#c7 ,e/imation ( co/   
,on or be=e ,decemb] #a ( ea* ye> ( !   
pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all submit  
to ! di/ricts an e/imate ( ! co/ to be  
incurr$ by ! ,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies   
,s]vice = ! pilot program 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$ ?r\gh contributions pursuant  
to p>agraph 7#b7 be=e ,decemb] #ca ( t  
ye>--  7,a7 ! ,secret>y %all h no       
obligation to conduct ! pilot program   
activities o!rwise s*$ul$ = su* foll[+  
cal5d> ye> until su* am\nt is contribut$
 by ! di/ricts2 &  7,b7 ! di/ricts may n
 conduct any aspect ( ! pilot program   
until su* am\nt is contribut$ by !      
di/ricts4  7#d7 ,acc\nt+ ,on or be=e    
,septemb] #a ( ea* ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all
 provide to ! di/ricts an acc\nt+ ( !   
co/s incurr$ by ! ,secret>y = ! pilot   
program 9 ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>4 ,if !    
am\nt contribut$ by ! di/ricts pursuant 
to p>agraph 7#b7 = t ye> 0 great] ?an ! 
co/s incurr$ by ! ,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y
 %all--  7,a7 apply ! excess            
contributions to co/s ( activities to be
 p]=m$ by ! ,secret>y "u ! pilot        
program1 if any1 9 ! next cal5d> ye>2 or
  7,b7 if no su* activities are to be   
p]=m$1 repay ! excess contribution to ! 

di/ricts4  7e7 ,report+ & evaluation    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on or be=e ! #ae? day (  
ea* mon?1 ! ,secret>y %all po/ on !     
,int]net website ( ! ,national ,m>9e    
,fi%]ies ,s]vice a tabul> summ>y ( ! raw
 data collect$ "u ! pilot program 9 !   
prec$+ mon?4  7#b7 ,report ,on or be=e  
,june #cj ( ! ye> foll[+ ! completion ( 
! pilot program1 ! ,secret>y & !        
di/ricts %all jo9tly submit = pe] review
 a report t--  7,a7 discusses ! f9d+s & 
conclusions ( ! pilot program2  7,b7    
syn!sizes ! data collect$ "u p>agraph   
7#a72 &  7,c7 makes recomm5dations =    
fur!r /udy & action4  7f7 ,p]mits       
process  7#a7 ,requirem5t ,n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! fil+ by ! ,secret>y & !
 di/ricts ( an application = sci5tific  
rese>* & species enhancem5t p]mits "u   
section #aj7;a77#a7 ( ! ,endang]$       
,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aeci7;a77#a77 = ! pilot program1 !     
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 ! ,secret>y (   
,comm]ce1 or bo?1 z appropriate1 %all   
issue to ! ,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies     

,s]vice & ! di/ricts all su* p]mits t   
are necess>y = ! p]=mance ( ! pilot     
program4 ,ea* su* p]mit %all au?orize   
activities "u ! p]mits to be c>ri$ out  
by ! di/ricts & by ! ,national ,m>9e    
,fi%]ies ,s]vice4  7#b7 ,delegation (   
au?ority ,! di/ricts & ! ,secret>y may  
delegate ! au?ority to conduct          
activities "u su* p]mits to any qualifi$
 private contractor reta9$ 9 accordance 
) subsection 7c74  7#c7 ,failure to     
issue p]mits ,! pilot program1 includ+  
am5dm5ts !reto by ! appropriate ,f$]al  
ag5cies1 %all con/itute a cons]vation   
plan t complies ) section #aj7;a77#b7 ( 
! ,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #aeci7;a77#b77 if !           
,secret>ies h n c>ri$ out p>agraph 7#a7 
)9 #bgj days aft] ! fill+ ( an          
application 9 accordance ) su* p>agraph4
  7#d7 ,treatm5t ( /rip$ bass ,=        
purposes ( ! application ( ! ,c5tral    
,valley ,project ,improvem5t ,act 7title
 ,,iii ( ,public ,law #ajb-ege7 )       
respect to ! pilot program1 /rip$ bass  

%all n be treat$ z anadrom\s fi%4  7g7  
,,nepa  7#a7 ,limitation on ,application
 ,if ! ,secret>ies h n c>ri$ out        
subsection 7f77#a7 )9 #cfe days aft] !  
fil+ by ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce & !      
di/ricts ( an application ref]r$ to 9 t 
subsection1 section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( !    
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c77 %all
 n apply ) respect to ?is section & !   
issuance ( any p]mit "u ?is section1    
dur+ ! #g-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !
 submission ( su* application4  7#b7    
,em]g5cy environm5tal reviews ,!        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y (  
,comm]ce %all consult ) ! ,c\ncil on    
,environm5tal ,quality 9 accordance )   
section #aejf4aa ( title #dj1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations 7includ+ successor  
regulations7 to develop alt]native      
arrangem5ts to comply ) ! ,national     
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq471 z necess>y to 
exp$ite ! b5efits ( ! pilot program = ! 
cons]vation ( ?reat5$ species & endang]$

 species4  7h7 ,def9itions ,= ! purposes
 ( ?is section3 7#a7 ,di/ricts ,! t]m   
di/ricts means ! ,oakdale ,irrigation   
,di/rict & ! ,s\? ,san ,joaqu9          
,irrigation ,di/rict1 ,cali=nia4  7#b7  
,pilot program ,! t]m pilot program     
means ! nonnative pr$ator fi% removal   
pilot program e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  
7#c7 ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce ,! t]m        
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce means ! ,secret>y (
 ,comm]ce act+ ?r\gh ! ,national ,m>9e  
,fi%]ies ,s]vice4  7i7 ,/ate law        
preempt$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any re/riction 
impos$ "u ,cali=nia law on ! cat*1 take1
 or h>ve/ ( any nonnative or introduc$  
aquatic or t]re/rial species t preys ^u 
anadrom\s fi% & t occupies or is f\nd 9 
! ,/anislaus ,riv]1 or ! p]mitt+ !re(1  
is h]eby void & is preempt$4  7#b7 ,/ate
 p]mits n requir$ ,nei!r ! di/ricts nor 
! ,secret>ies are requir$ to obta9 a    
,sci5tific ,collection ,p]mit or any o!r
 p]mit or au?orization f ! ,cali=nia    
,dep>tm5t ( ,fi% & ,wildlife or any o!r 
division or in/rum5tality ( ! ,/ate (   

,cali=nia pursuant to section #ajjb7;a7 
( ! ,cali=nia ,fi% & ,game ,code1       
section #eead7;a7 ( ! ,cali=nia ,fi% &  
,game ,code1 section #fej or title #ad (
 ! ,cali=nia ,code ( ,regulations1 or   
any o!r provision ( ,cali=nia law to    
implem5t any aspect ( ! pilot program4  
7j7 ,sunset ,! au?orities provid$ "u ?is
 section %all expire #g ye>s aft] date (
 ! issuance ( ! p]mits ref]r$ to 9      
subsection 7f77#a74