,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gaff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ca1          
#bjbd,mrs4 ,d+ell 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,huiz5ga7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% !     
,great ,lakes ,mass ,m>k+ ,program1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,great ,lakes ,mass    
,m>k+ ,program ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! ,great ,lakes 
h exp]i5c$ rapid *anges 9 rec5t ye>s due
 to-- 7,a7 ! introduction ( multiple    
aquatic invasive species2  7,b7         
alt]ations 9 ! food web2 &  7,c7        
decreases 9 ! abundance ( prey species2 
7#b7 due to rapid biological *ange 9 !  
,great ,lakes1 ! ,great ,lakes ne$ a    
collaborative1 sci5ce-bas$ program to   
assi/ 9 mak+ managem5t actions reg>d+   
fi% /ock+ rates1 ! rehabilitation (     
important fi% species1 & habitat        
re/oration2  7#c7 ! ,/ates ( ,ill9ois1  
,indiana1 ,mi*igan1 ,m9nesota1 ,ohio1   

,p5nsylvania1 ,new ,york1 & ,wiscons9 & 
,indian ,tribes 9 ^? ,/ates1 work+ ?r\gh
 ! ,c\ncil ( ,lake ,committees ( !      
,great ,lakes ,fi%]y ,commission1 h     
id5tifi$ t mass m>k+ is-- 7,a7 a precise
 tool to keep hat*]y-produc$ fi% 9      
balance ) wild fi%2 &  7,b7 ess5tial to 
a*iev+ fi%]y managem5t & rese>*         
objectives ?r\gh produc+ a bett] und]/&+
 (-- 7i7 ! quantity ( hat*]y produc$ fi%
 comp>$ to wild fi% 9 ! ,great ,lakes2  
7ii7 ! effectiv5ess ( hat*]y op]ations2 
&  7iii7 ! effectiv5ess ( fi%]y         
managem5t actions2  7#d7 ! mass m>k+    
program ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &        
,wildlife ,s]vice 9 ! ,great ,lakes--   
7,a7 0 initiat$ 9 #bjaj on a limit$     
scale2  7,b7 annually tags approximately
 #i1jjj1jjj to #aa1jjj1jjj ( !          
hat*]y-produc$ fi% /ock$ 9 ! ,great     
,lakes2  7,c7 is a bas9wide coop]ative  
ef=t among ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &       
,wildlife ,s]vice1 ,indian ,tribes1 &   
,/ate managem5t ag5cies2 &  7,d7        
produces data us$ by ,/ate & ,tribal fi%

 managem5t ag5cies to make managem5t    
decisions reg>d+ ,great ,lakes fi%]ies2 
7#e7 annually1 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & ,tribal 
ag5cies /ock approximately #ba1jjj1jjj  
hat*]y-produc$ fi% 9 ! ,great ,lakes to 
support-- 7,a7 native species recov]y2 &
  7,b7 recreational & comm]cial fi%+2   
7#f7 mass m>k+ ( hat*]y-produc$ fi%1 us+
 automat$ te*nology1 is an effici5t     
me?od ( implem5t+ a collaborative1      
sci5ce-bas$ fi%]y program2 &  7#g7 !    
,great ,lakes are an important & valu$  
res\rce t-- 7,a7 supports a robu/       
regional economy valu$ at m ?an         
#g1jjj1jjj1jjj2 &  7,b7 provides        
/ability to ! economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7     
,director ,! t]m ,director means !      
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &      
,wildlife ,s]vice4  7#b7 ,program ,! t]m
 ,program means ! ,great ,lakes ,mass   
,m>k+ ,program e/abli%$ by section      
#d7;a74  #d4 ,great ,lakes mass m>k+    
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to assi/ 9       
det]m9+ ! effectiv5ess ( hat*]y         

op]ations & fi%]ies managem5t actions & 
to support ,great ,lakes fi%]ies1 !re is
 e/abli%$ )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &     
,wildlife ,s]vice a program = ! mass    
m>k+ ( hat*]y-produc$ fi% 9 ! ,great    
,lakes bas91 to be kn[n z ! ,great      
,lakes ,mass ,m>k+ ,program4  7b7       
,au?oriz$ actions ,9 c>ry+ out !        
,program1 ! ,director may-- 7#a7 pur*ase
 capital & exp5dable equipm5t1 fi% tags1
 & o!r items necess>y to support & c>ry 
out tagg+ & tag recov]y op]ations1      
includ+ data process+ & data            
dissem9ation relat+ to ^? op]ations2 &  
7#b7 hire additional p]sonnel1 z        
necess>y4  7c7 ,requir$ collaboration ,9
 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 ! ,director %all 
collaborate ) applicable ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 
& ,tribal fi% managem5t ag5cies1 !      
,c\ncil ( ,lake ,committees ( ! ,great  
,lakes ,fi%]y ,commission1 & signatories
 to ! ,jo9t ,/rategic ,plan = ,managem5t
 ( ,great ,lakes ,fi%]ies4  7d7         
,availability ( data ,! ,director %all  
make ! data collect$ "u ! ,program      

available to applicable ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &
 ,tribal fi% managem5t ag5cies-- 7#a7 to
 increase ! und]/&+ ( ! outcomes (      
managem5t action2  7#b7 to assi/ 9 meet+
 ! re/oration objectives ( ! ,great     
,lakes1 includ+ ! fi% community         
objectives & fi% managem5t plans        
describ$ 9 ! ,jo9t ,/rategic ,plan =    
,managem5t ( ,great ,lakes ,fi%]ies2    
7#c7 to assi/ 9 balanc+ pr$ators & prey2
  7#d7 to support & improve ! economic  
/atus ( ,tribal1 recreational1 &        
comm]cial fi%]ies2 &  7#e7 to assi/ 9   
evaluat+ ! effectiv5ess ( habitat       
re/oration ef=ts 9 ! ,great ,lakes4  #e4
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out !
 ,program #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi4