,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #daij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #b1 #bjbj,mr4    
,m]kley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,romney7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! ,director ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,geological ,survey to e/abli% a 
regional program to assess1 monitor1 &  
b5efit ! hydrology ( sal9e lakes 9 !    
,great ,bas9 & ! migratory birds & o!r  
wildlife dep5d5t on ^? habitats1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,sal9e ,lake ,ecosy/ems 
9 ! ,great ,bas9 ,/ates ,program ,act ( 
#bjbj4  #b4 ,sal9e ,lake ,ecosy/ems 9 ! 
,great ,bas9 ,/ates ,assessm5t &        
,monitor+ ,program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,program ,! t]m       
,program means ! ,sal9e ,lake ,ecosy/ems
 9 ! ,great ,bas9 ,/ates ,assessm5t &   
,monitor+ ,program e/abli%$ "u          
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         

,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey4  7b7 
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a 
,sal9e ,lake ,ecosy/ems 9 ! ,great ,bas9
 ,/ates ,assessm5t & ,monitor+ ,program 
to assess & monitor ! hydrology ( sal9e 
lake ecosy/ems 9 ! ,great ,bas9 & !     
migratory birds & o!r wildlife t dep5d  
on ^? ecosy/ems to in=m & support       
coord9at$ managem5t & cons]vation       
actions to b5efit ^? ecosy/ems1         
migratory birds1 & o!r wildlife4  7c7   
,"w & implem5tation plan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,"u ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y1 9          
coord9ation ) ! ,director ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice & !     
entities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 %all 
e/abli% a multiye> "w & implem5tation   
plan to assess1 monitor1 & cons]ve sal9e
 lake ecosy/ems 9 ! ,great ,bas9 & !    
migratory birds & o!r wildlife t dep5d  
on ^? ecosy/ems4  7#b7 ,coord9at+       
entities ,! entities ref]r$ to 9        
p>agraph 7#a7 include-- 7,a7 ,f$]al1    
,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local ag5cies2  7,b7  

in/itutions ( high] education2  7,c7    
nonpr(it organizations2 &  7,d7 o!r     
local /akehold]s4  7#c7 ,inclusions ,!  
"w & implem5tation plan e/abli%$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 7,a7 a     
syn!sis ( available in=mation1          
lit]ature1 & data1 & an assessm5t (     
sci5tific & in=mational ne$s1 relat+    
to-- 7i7 wat] quantity1 wat] quality1   
wat] use1 & wat] dem&2  7ii7 migratory  
bird & o!r wildlife populations1        
habitats1 & ecology2  7iii7 annual      
lifecycle ne$s ( migratory birds2 &     
7iv7 environm5tal *anges & o!r /ressors1
 includ+ climatic /ressors2  7,b7 a     
description ( h[ ! plan %\ld be         
implem5t$ to address ! sci5tific &      
in=mational ne$s describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a71 includ+ propos$ activities1 su* z 
monitor+1 data infra/ructure ne$s1 &    
developm5t ( tools necess>y to implem5t 
! ,program2  7,c7 recomm5dations & a co/
 assessm5t = ! implem5tation ( ! plan2 &
  7,d7 su* o!r matt]s z ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es to be appropriate4  7#d7       

,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all  
submit to ,congress a report describ+ ! 
"w & implem5tation plan e/abli%$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,implem5tation ,!   
,secret>y %all implem5t ! ,program bas$ 
on ! in=mation1 f9d+s1 & recomm5dations 
conta9$ 9 ! "w & implem5tation plan     
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7c74  7e7        
,coop]ative agreem5ts & grants ,us+ su* 
sums z ! ,secret>y consid]s to be       
appropriate ( am\nts made available =   
ea* fiscal ye> "u subsection 7f71 !     
,secret>y may ent] into coop]ative fund+
 agreem5ts )1 or provide grants to1     
entities describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b7 =
 ! purposes (-- 7#a7 p>ticipat+ 9       
develop+1 or provid+ in=mation to in=m !
 developm5t (1 ! "w & implem5tation plan
 "u subsection 7c72  7#b7 c>ry+ out     
assessm5ts & monitor+ ( wat] quality1   
quantity1 use1 & dem& "u ! ,program2 &  
7#c7 c>ry+ out ecological1 biological1 &
 avian assessm5ts & monitor+ "u !       
,program4  7f7 ,au?orization (          

appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ! ,program      
#e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba    
?r\gh #bjbf4