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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2317 

To compel the Secretary of the Army to complete the Great Lakes Mississippi 

River Interbasin Study within 18 months and to focus particular attention on the permanent prevention of the spread of aquatic nuisance 

species between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 19, 2012 

Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DURBIN, 

Mr. LEVIN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Mr. FRANKEN) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works 

A BILL 

To compel the Secretary of the Army to complete the Great 

Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study within 18 

months and to focus particular attention on the permanent prevention of the spread of aquatic nuisance species 

between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Invasive Species 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ASIAN CARP. 

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

3 (1) HYDROLOGICAL SEPARATION.—The term 

4 ‘‘hydrological separation’’ means a physical separa5 tion on the Chicago Area Waterway System that— 

6 (A) would disconnect the Mississippi River 

7 watershed from the Lake Michigan watershed; 

8 and 

9 (B) shall be designed to be adequate in 

10 scope to prevent the transfer of all aquatic spe11 cies between each of those bodies of water. 

12 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 

14 of Engineers. 

15 (b) EXPEDITED STUDY AND REPORT.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

17 (A) expedite completion of the report for 

18 the study authorized by section 3061(d) of the 

19 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 

20 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1121); and 

21 (B) if the Secretary determines a project is 

22 justified in the completed report, proceed di23 rectly to project preconstruction engineering 

24 and design. 


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1 (2) FOCUS.—In expediting the completion of 

2 the study and report under paragraph (1), the Sec3 retary shall focus on— 

4 (A) the prevention of the spread of aquatic 

5 nuisance species between the Great Lakes and 

6 Mississippi River Basins, such as through the 

7 permanent hydrological separation of the Great 

8 Lakes and Mississippi River Basins; and 

9 (B) the watersheds of the following rivers 

10 and tributaries associated with the Chicago 

11 Area Waterway System: 

12 (i) The Illinois River, at and in the vi13 cinity of Chicago, Illinois. 

14 (ii) The Chicago River, Calumet 

15 River, North Shore Channel, Chicago Sani16 tary and Ship Canal, and Cal-Sag Channel 

17 in the State of Illinois. 

18 (iii) The Grand Calumet River and 

19 Little Calumet River in the States of Illi20 nois and Indiana. 

21 (3) EFFICIENT USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

22 shall ensure the efficient use of funds to maximize 

23 the timely completion of the study and report under 

24 paragraph (1). 


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1 (4) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall complete 

2 the report under paragraph (1) by not later than 18 

3 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 (5) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropria7 tions of the House of Representatives and Senate, 

8 the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

9 the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation 

10 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

11 a report describing— 

12 (A) interim milestones that will be met 

13 prior to final completion of the study and re14 port under paragraph (1); and 

15 (B) funding necessary for completion of 

16 the study and report under paragraph (1), in17 cluding funding necessary for completion of 

18 each interim milestone identified under sub19 paragraph (A). 

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