,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dgag ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #b1 #bjbb,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4 ,daines7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management and the ,director of the ,national ,park ,service to carry out activities to control the movement of aquatic invasive species into1 across1 and out of ,federal land and waters1 to provide for financial assistance from the ,commissioner of ,reclamation to ,reclamation ,states for watercraft inspection and decontamination stations1 to amend the ,nonindigenous ,aquatic ,nuisance ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aiij to make certain technical corrections1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop the ,spread of ,invasive ,mussels ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,aquatic ,nuisance ,species ,task ,force ,the term ,aquatic ,nuisance ,species ,task ,force means the ,aquatic ,nuisance ,species ,task ,force established by section #abja7;a7 of the ,nonindigenous ,aquatic ,nuisance ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aiij 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgba7;a774 7#b7 ,federal land and water ,the term ,federal land and water means ,federal land and water operated and maintained by the ,bureau of ,land ,management or the ,national ,park ,service1 as applicable4 7#c7 ,indian tribe ,the term ,indian ,tribe has the meaning given the term in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 7#d7 ,inspection ,the term inspection means an inspection to prevent and respond to biological invasions of an aquatic ecosystem4 7#e7 ,partner ,the term partner means-- 7,a7 a ,reclamation ,state2 7,b7 an ,indian ,tribe in a ,reclamation ,state2 7,c7 an applicable nonprofit organization in a ,reclamation ,state2 or 7,d7 a unit of local government in a ,reclamation ,state4 7#f7 ,reclamation ,state 7,a7 ,in general ,the term ,reclamation ,state means any ,state in which a ,bureau of ,reclamation reservoir is located4 7,b7 ,inclusions ,the term ,reclamation ,state includes any of the ,states of-- 7i7 ,alaska2 7ii7 ,arizona2 7iii7 ,california2 7iv7 ,colorado2 7v7 ,idaho2 7vi7 ,kansas2 7vii7 ,montana2 7viii7 ,nebraska2 7ix7 ,nevada2 7x7 ,new ,mexico2 7xi7 ,north ,dakota2 7xii7 ,oklahoma2 7xiii7 ,oregon2 7xiv7 ,south ,dakota2 7xv7 ,texas2 7xvi7 ,utah2 7xvii7 ,washington2 and 7xviii7 ,wyoming4 7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 #c4 ,federal land and aquatic resource activities assistance 7a7 ,authority of ,bureau of ,land ,management and ,national ,park ,service with respect to certain aquatic resource activities on ,federal land and water 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may inspect and decontaminate watercraft entering and leaving ,federal land and water located within a river basin that contains a ,bureau of ,reclamation water project4 7#b7 ,requirements ,the ,secretary1 acting through the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management and the ,director of the ,national ,park ,service1 shall-- 7,a7 in carrying out an inspection under paragraph 7#a71 coordinate with #a or more partners2 7,b7 consult with the ,aquatic ,nuisance ,species ,task ,force to identify potential improvements in the detection and management of invasive species on ,federal land and water2 and 7,c7 to the maximum extent practicable1 inspect watercraft in a manner that minimizes disruptions to public access for boating and recreation in noncontaminated watercraft4 7#c7 ,partnerships ,the ,secretary1 acting through the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management and the ,director of the ,national ,park ,service1 may enter into a partnership to provide technical assistance to a partner-- 7,a7 to carry out an inspection or decontamination of watercraft2 or 7,b7 to establish an inspection and decontamination station for watercraft4 7b7 ,grant program for reclamation states for watercraft inspection and decontamination stations 7#a7 ,watercraft inspection in ,reclamation ,states ,subject to the availability of appropriations1 the ,secretary1 acting through the ,commissioner of ,reclamation1 shall establish a competitive grant program to provide grants to partners to conduct inspections and decontamination of watercraft in reservoirs operated and maintained by the ,secretary1 including to purchase1 establish1 operate1 or maintain a watercraft inspection and decontamination station4 7#b7 ,cost share ,the ,federal share of the cost of a grant under paragraph 7#a71 including personnel costs1 shall not exceed #ge percent4 7#c7 ,standards ,before awarding a grant under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall determine that the project is technically and financially feasible4 7#d7 ,coordination ,in carrying out this subsection1 the ,secretary shall coordinate with-- 7,a7 each of the ,reclamation ,states2 7,b7 affected ,indian ,tribes2 and 7,c7 the ,aquatic ,nuisance ,species ,task ,force4 7c7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #be1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc and each fiscal year thereafter4 #d4 ,technical corrections to the ,nonindigenous ,aquatic ,nuisance ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aiij 7a7 ,purposes ,section #ajjb7;b7 of the ,nonindigenous ,aquatic ,nuisance ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aiij 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgja7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by inserting a comma after funded2 7,b7 by inserting a comma after prevention2 and 7,c7 by inserting a comma after dissemination2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting a comma after monitor4 7b7 ,definitions ,section #ajjc of the ,nonindigenous ,aquatic ,nuisance ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aiij 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#g71 by striking ,canandian and inserting ,canadian2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#ac7 through 7#ag7 as paragraphs 7#ad7 through 7#ah71 respectively2 and 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ab7 the following3 7#ac7 ,state means-- 7,a7 a ,state2 7,b7 the ,district of ,columbia2 7,c7 ,american ,samoa2 7,d7 ,guam2 7,e7 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico2 7,f7 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands2 and 7,g7 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands2 4 7c7 ,great ,lakes ,panel ,section #abjc7;a7 of the ,nonindigenous ,aquatic ,nuisance ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aiij 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgbc7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,f71 by inserting and after research12 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking encourage and inserting encouraged4 7d7 ,administrative costs ,section #abjd7;b77#d7 of the ,nonindigenous ,aquatic ,nuisance ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aiij 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgbd7;b77#d77 is amended1 in the paragraph heading1 by striking ,adminisrative and inserting ,administrative4 7e7 ,brown tree snake control program ,section #abji of the ,nonindigenous ,aquatic ,nuisance ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aiij 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgbh7 is amended by striking subsection 7a7 and inserting section #abjb7;a74 7f7 ,prevention of ,unintentional ,introductions ,section #acja7;a77#b7 of the ,nonindigenous ,aquatic ,nuisance ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aiij 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgda7;a77#b77 is amended by striking #aajb7;a77#b and inserting #aajb7;a77#b74