Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/1794

 PUBLIC LAW 109–326—OCT. 11, 2006

120 STAT. 1763

‘‘(vi) the strategies outlined through the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration authorized under Executive Order 13340 (69 Fed. Reg. 29043; relating to the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force). ‘‘(3) SEA LAMPREY AUTHORITY.—The Great Lakes Fishery Commission shall retain authority and responsibility to formulate and implement a comprehensive program to eradicate or minimize sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes Basin. ‘‘(c) REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE.—There is established the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Proposal Review Committee, which shall operate under the guidance of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall consist of 2 representatives of each of the State Directors and Indian Tribes, of whom— ‘‘(i) 1 representative shall be the individual appointed by the State Director or Indian Tribe to the Council of Lake Committees of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission; and ‘‘(ii) 1 representative shall have expertise in wildlife management. ‘‘(B) APPOINTMENTS.—Each representative shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing State Director or Tribal Chair. ‘‘(C) OBSERVER.—The Great Lakes Coordinator of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall participate as an observer of the Committee. ‘‘(D) RECUSAL.—A member of the Committee shall recuse himself or herself from consideration of proposals that the member, or the entity that the member represents, has submitted. ‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Committee shall— ‘‘(A) meet at least annually; ‘‘(B) review proposals and regional projects developed in accordance with subsection (b) to assess the effectiveness and appropriateness of the proposals and regional projects in fulfilling the purposes of this title; and ‘‘(C) recommend to the Director any of those proposals and regional projects that should be funded and implemented under this section. ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSALS AND REGIONAL PROJECTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After considering recommendations of the Committee and the goals specified in section 1006, the Director shall— ‘‘(A) select proposals and regional projects to be implemented; and ‘‘(B) subject to the availability of appropriations and subsection (e), fund implementation of the proposals and regional projects. ‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting and funding proposals and regional projects, the Director shall take into account the effectiveness and appropriateness of the proposals and regional projects in fulfilling the purposes of other laws

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