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 PUBLIC LAW 106-53—AUG. 17, 1999 113 STAT. 331 (b) GREAT LAKES BIOHYDROLOGICAL INFORMATION. — (1) INVENTORY. — (A) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 90 days after the Deadline, date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall request each Federal agency that may possess information relevant to the Great Lakes biohydrological system to provide an inventory of all such information in the possession of the agency. (B) RELEVANT INFORMATION.—For the purpose of subparagraph (A), relevant information includes information on— (i) ground and surface water hydrology; (ii) natural and altered tributary d)niamics; (iii) biological aspects of the system influenced by and influencing water quantity and water movement; (iv) meteorological projections and the impacts of weather conditions on Great Lakes water levels; and (v) other Great Lakes biohydrological system data relevant to sustainable water use management. (2) REPORT. — (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the Deadline, date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the States, Indian tribes, and Federal agencies, and after requesting information from the provinces and the federal government of Csuiada, shall— (i) compile the inventories of information; (ii) analyze the information for consistency and gaps; and (iii) submit to Congress, the International Joint Commission, and the Great Lakes States a report that includes recommendations on ways to improve the information base on the biohydrological dynamics of the Great Lakes ecosystem as a whole, so as to support environment£dly sound decisions regarding diversions and consumptive uses of Great Lakes water. (B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The recommendations in the report under subparagraph (A) shall include recommendations relating to the resoiu'ces and funds necessary for implementing improvement of the information base. (C) CONSIDERATIONS.— In developing the report under subpEU'agraph (A), the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Transportation, and the heads of other agencies as appropriate, shall consider and report on the status of the issues described and recommendations made in— (i) the Report of the International Joint Commission to the Governments of the United States and Canada under the 1977 reference issued in 1985; and (ii) the 1993 Report of the International Joint Commission to the Governments of Canada and the United States on Methods of Alleviating Adverse Consequences of Fluctuating Water Levels in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Basin. (c) GREAT LAKES RECREATIONAL BOATING.— Not later than 18 Deadline, months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, using information and studies in existence on the date of enactment of this Act to the extent practicable, and in cooperation with the

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