,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #decf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ad1 #bjbb,mr4   
,romney introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to /udy h[ ! ,great ,salt ,lake & o!r  
sal9e lakes are affect$ by dr\ght & to  
require a feasibility /udy on dr\ght    
solutions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,great  
,salt ,lake ,recov]y ,act4  #b4         
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,program  
,! t]m program means ! program e/abli%$ 
"u section #c7;a74  7#b7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !     
,army4  #c4 ,great ,salt ,lake monitor+ 
& assessm5t program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y is au?oriz$ to c>ry out a     
program to monitor & assess ! hydrology 
( sal9e lake ecosy/ems 9 ! ,great ,bas91
 includ+ ! ,great ,salt ,lake1 to in=m &
 support ,f$]al & non-,f$]al managem5t &
 cons]vation activities to b5efit ^?    
ecosy/ems4  7b7 ,coord9ation ,!         

,secret>y %all coord9ate implem5tation (
 ! program ) relevant-- 7#a7 ,f$]al &   
,/ate ag5cies2  7#b7 ,indian ,tribes2   
7#c7 local gov]nm5ts2 &  7#d7 nonpr(it  
organizations4  7c7 ,contracts1 grants1 
& coop]ative agreem5ts ,! ,secret>y is  
au?oriz$ to ent] into contracts1 grant  
agreem5ts1 & coop]ative agreem5ts )     
in/itutions ( high] education & )       
entities describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 to   
implem5t ! program4  7d7 ,update ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to       
,congress an update on ! progress ( !   
,secret>y 9 c>ry+ out ! program4  7e7   
,additional in=mation ,9 c>ry+ out !    
program1 ! ,secret>y may use available  
/udies1 in=mation1 lit]ature1 or data on
 ! ,great ,bas9 region publi%$ by       
relevant ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local        
entities1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,geological ,survey4  7f7 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#aj1jjj1jjj4  #d4 ,dr\ght solutions     

feasibility /udy ,! ,secret>y is        
au?oriz$ to inve/igate ! feasibility ( a
 project = ecosy/em re/oration & wat]   
supply 9 ! ,great ,salt ,lake1 :i* may  
include an id5tification (-- 7#a7       
te*nology capabilities curr5tly 9       
practice or expect$ to be comm]cializ$  
)9 ! next #aj ye>s t c r$irect wat]     
s\rces to dr\ght-impact$ sal9e lakes1 or
 cons]ve & increase wat] supply &       
deliv]y1 includ+-- 7,a7 pipel9es2  7,b7 
coa/al desal9ation plants2 &  7,c7 canal
 re9=cem5t2 &  7#b7 necess>y p]mitt+ to 
r$irect wat] s\rces across ,/ate bord]s4