,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #decf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,romney introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to study how the ,great ,salt  
,lake and other saline lakes are        
affected by drought and to require a    
feasibility study on drought solutions1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,great ,salt ,lake ,recovery ,act4  #b4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,program ,the term program means the    
program established under section       
#c7;a74  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term      
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,army4  #c4 ,great ,salt ,lake          
monitoring and assessment program  7a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary is          
authorized to carry out a program to    
monitor and assess the hydrology of     
saline lake ecosystems in the ,great    

,basin1 including the ,great ,salt      
,lake1 to inform and support ,federal   
and non-,federal management and         
conservation activities to benefit those
 ecosystems4  7b7 ,coordination ,the    
,secretary shall coordinate             
implementation of the program with      
relevant-- 7#a7 ,federal and ,state     
agencies2  7#b7 ,indian ,tribes2  7#c7  
local governments2 and  7#d7 nonprofit  
organizations4  7c7 ,contracts1 grants1 
and cooperative agreements ,the         
,secretary is authorized to enter into  
contracts1 grant agreements1 and        
cooperative agreements with institutions
 of higher education and with entities  
described in subsection 7b7 to implement
 the program4  7d7 ,update ,not later   
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall     
submit to ,congress an update on the    
progress of the ,secretary in carrying  
out the program4  7e7 ,additional       
information ,in carrying out the        
program1 the ,secretary may use         

available studies1 information1         
literature1 or data on the ,great ,basin
 region published by relevant ,federal1 
,state1 or local entities1 including the
 ,united ,states ,geological ,survey4   
7f7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section #aj1jjj1jjj4  
#d4 ,drought solutions feasibility study
 ,the ,secretary is authorized to       
investigate the feasibility of a project
 for ecosystem restoration and water    
supply in the ,great ,salt ,lake1 which 
may include an identification of-- 7#a7 
technology capabilities currently in    
practice or expected to be              
commercialized within the next #aj years
 that can redirect water sources to     
drought-impacted saline lakes1 or       
conserve and increase water supply and  
delivery1 including-- 7,a7 pipelines2   
7,b7 coastal desalination plants2 and   
7,c7 canal reinforcement2 and  7#b7     
necessary permitting to redirect water  
sources across ,state borders4