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 120 STAT. 1762

PUBLIC LAW 109–326—OCT. 11, 2006 (3) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, and that has Great Lakes fish and wildlife management authority in the Great Lakes Basin’’; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: ‘‘(8) the term ‘regional project’ means authorized activities of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service related to fish and wildlife resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement impacting multiple States or Indian Tribes with fish and wildlife management authority in the Great Lakes basin;’’.

SEC. 4. IDENTIFICATION, REVIEW, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSALS.

Section 1005 of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941c) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 1005. IDENTIFICATION, REVIEW, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSALS AND REGIONAL PROJECTS.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b)(2), the Director— ‘‘(1) shall encourage the development and, subject to the availability of appropriations, the implementation of fish and wildlife restoration proposals and regional projects based on the results of the Report; and ‘‘(2) in cooperation with the State Directors and Indian Tribes, shall identify, develop, and, subject to the availability of appropriations, implement regional projects in the Great Lakes Basin to be administered by Director in accordance with this section. ‘‘(b) IDENTIFICATION OF PROPOSALS AND REGIONAL PROJECTS.— ‘‘(1) REQUEST BY THE DIRECTOR.—The Director shall annually request that State Directors and Indian Tribes, in cooperation or partnership with other interested entities and in accordance with subsection (a), submit proposals or regional projects for the restoration of fish and wildlife resources. ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPOSALS AND REGIONAL PROJECTS.—A proposal or regional project under paragraph (1) shall be— ‘‘(A) submitted in the manner and form prescribed by the Director; and ‘‘(B) consistent with— ‘‘(i) the goals of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, as amended; ‘‘(ii) the 1954 Great Lakes Fisheries Convention; ‘‘(iii) the 1980 Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries, as revised in 1997, and Fish Community Objectives for each Great Lake and connecting water as established under the Joint Strategic Plan; ‘‘(iv) the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.); ‘‘(v) the North American Waterfowl Management Plan and joint ventures established under the plan; and

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