,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dah #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecde ,report ,no4 #aag-egg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #bc1 #bjba,mr4 ,moore of ,utah 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,mr4 ,obernolte1 and ,mr4 ,costa7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,november #af1 #bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,owens1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 and ,mr4 ,amodei ,november #af1 #bjbb,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,september #bc1 #bjba ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey to establish a regional program to assess1 monitor1 and benefit the hydrology of saline lakes in the ,great ,basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife dependent on those habitats1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,saline ,lake ,ecosystems in the ,great ,basin ,states ,program ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,saline ,lake ,ecosystems in the ,great ,basin ,states ,assessment and ,monitoring ,program 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,program ,the term ,program means the ,saline ,lake ,ecosystems in the ,great ,basin ,states ,assessment and ,monitoring ,program established under subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,saline lake ecosystems ,the term saline lake ecosystems means the ecosystems associated with the following lakes3 7,a7 ,abert ,lake in ,oregon4 7,b7 ,carson ,lake in ,nevada4 7,c7 ,carson ,sink in ,nevada4 7,d7 ,eagle ,lake in ,california4 7,e7 ,franklin ,lake in ,nevada4 7,f7 ,goose ,lake in ,california and ,oregon4 7,g7 ,great ,salt ,lake in ,utah4 7,h7 ,harney ,lake in ,oregon4 7,i7 ,honey ,lake in ,california4 7,j7 ,malheur ,lake in ,oregon4 7,k7 ,mono ,lake in ,california4 7,l7 ,owens ,lake in ,california4 7,m7 ,pyramid ,lake in ,nevada4 7,n7 ,ruby ,lake in ,nevada4 7,o7 ,sevier ,lake in ,utah4 7,p7 ,silver ,lake in ,oregon4 7,q7 ,summer ,lake in ,oregon4 7,r7 ,walker ,lake in ,nevada4 7,s7 ,warner ,lake in ,oregon4 7,t7 ,winnemucca ,lake in ,nevada4 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting through the ,director of the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey4 7b7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish a ,saline ,lake ,ecosystems in the ,great ,basin ,states ,assessment and ,monitoring ,program to assess and monitor the hydrology of saline lake ecosystems in the ,great ,basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife that depend on those ecosystems to inform and support coordinated management and conservation actions to benefit those ecosystems1 migratory birds1 and other wildlife4 7c7 ,work and implementation plan 7#a7 ,in general ,under the ,program1 the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service and the entities described in paragraph 7#b71 shall establish a multiyear work and implementation plan to assess1 monitor1 and conserve saline lake ecosystems in the ,great ,basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife that depend on those ecosystems4 7#b7 ,coordinating entities ,the entities referred to in paragraph 7#a7 include-- 7,a7 ,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1 and local agencies2 7,b7 institutions of higher education2 7,c7 nonprofit organizations2 and 7,d7 other local stakeholders4 7#c7 ,inclusions ,the work and implementation plan established under paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 a synthesis of available information1 literature1 and data1 and an assessment of scientific and informational needs1 relating to-- 7i7 water quantity1 water quality1 water use1 and water demand2 7ii7 migratory bird and other wildlife populations1 habitats1 and ecology2 7iii7 annual lifecycle needs of migratory birds2 and 7iv7 environmental changes and other stressors1 including climatic stressors2 7,b7 a description of how the plan should be implemented to address the scientific and informational needs described in subparagraph 7,a71 including proposed activities1 such as monitoring1 data infrastructure needs1 and development of tools necessary to implement the ,program2 7,c7 recommendations and a cost assessment for the implementation of the plan2 and 7,d7 such other matters as the ,secretary determines to be appropriate4 7#d7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report describing the work and implementation plan established under paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,implementation ,the ,secretary shall implement the ,program based on the information1 findings1 and recommendations contained in the work and implementation plan established under subsection 7c74 7e7 ,cooperative agreements and grants ,using such sums as the ,secretary considers to be appropriate of amounts made available for each fiscal year under subsection 7g71 the ,secretary may enter into cooperative funding agreements with1 or provide grants to1 entities described in subsection 7c77#b7 for the purposes of-- 7#a7 participating in developing1 or providing information to inform the development of1 the work and implementation plan under subsection 7c72 7#b7 carrying out assessments and monitoring of water quality1 quantity1 use1 and demand under the ,program2 and 7#c7 carrying out ecological1 biological1 and avian assessments and monitoring under the ,program4 7f7 ,effect ,the work and implementation plan established under subsection 7c77#a7 shall not affect-- 7#a7 any interstate water compacts in existence on the date of enactment of this ,act1 including full development of any apportionment made in accordance with those compacts2 7#b7 valid and existing water rights in any ,state located wholly or partially within the ,great ,basin2 7#c7 water rights held by the ,united ,states in the ,great ,basin2 and 7#d7 the management and operation of ,bear ,lake or ,stewart ,dam1 including the storage1 management1 and release of water4 7g7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the ,program #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbg4 ,november #af1 #bjbb,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed