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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1198

To assess and protect the quality of the Nation’s lakes, and for other

purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 1 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993

Mr. MITCHELL introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To assess and protect the quality of the Nation’s lakes,

and for other purposes.

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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘Lakes Assessment and Protection Act of 1993’’.

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

Sec. 2. Findings.

Sec. 3. Lake water quality research.

Sec. 4. Lake water quality standards.

Sec. 5. Lake water quality program support.

Sec. 6. State revolving loan fund eligibility.

Sec. 7. Demonstration program.

Sec. 8. Nutrient control initiative.

Sec. 9. Agriculture program coordination.
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Sec. 10. Clean lakes education.

Sec. 11. Nuisance aquatic vegetation control.

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 Congress finds that—

3 (1) freshwater lakes throughout the United

4 States are a natural resource of outstanding value

5 and importance, providing vital habitat for fish and

6 wildlife;

7 (2) lakes provide a significant percentage of the

8 drinking water supply of the United States, making

9 protection of lake water quality a prudent invest10 ment;

11 (3) lakes offer a wide range of recreational op12 portunities, including boating and fishing, and are

13 an especially significant resource for swimming and

14 related body contact recreation;

15 (4) lakes are especially vulnerable to water pol16 lution because they trap and store pollutants to a

17 greater degree than other waterbodies;

18 (5) the Environmental Protection Agency re19 ports that 25 percent of lakes are impaired by pollu20 tion and that an additional 20 percent are threat21 ened by pollution;

22 (6) many States report that water quality con23 ditions in lakes have deteriorated in recent years,
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1 and studies by the Environmental Protection Agency

2 confirm this trend;

3 (7) the Environmental Protection Agency re4 ports that the most significant and widespread lake

5 water quality problem is excess nutrients, which pro6 mote algal blooms and increase aquatic vegetation;

7 (8) excessive nutrients can diminish the rec8 reational and economic values of lakes and lower dis9 solved oxygen that is needed to support fish and

10 other aquatic life;

11 (9) other water pollution problems in lakes in12 clude high turbidity and siltation, excessive acidity

13 associated with acid rain, pathogens in sewage dis14 charges, pesticides, organic chemicals, and metals;

15 (10) sources of lake water quality problems in16 clude discharges of sewage and industrial pollutants,

17 nonpoint sources of pollution associated with urban

18 development and agricultural activities, and natural

19 conditions such as mineral intrusion; and

20 (11) efforts in existence on the date of enact21 ment of this Act to protect the quality of lakes and

22 control sources of pollution in lakes are not ade23 quate, and these efforts need to be expanded and

24 strengthened.
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1 SEC. 3. LAKE WATER QUALITY RESEARCH.

2 Subsection (h) of section 104 of the Federal Water

3 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(h)) is amended to

4 read as follows:

5 ‘‘(h)(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Adminis6 trator shall conduct a comprehensive research program

7 concerning the lakes of the United States.

8 ‘‘(2) The research program provided for in this sub9 section shall, at a minimum—

10 ‘‘(A) develop improved methods for the monitor11 ing and assessment of lake conditions and water

12 quality;

13 ‘‘(B) improve knowledge of lake processes, in14 cluding watershed assessments and the recycling of

15 pollutants from sediments to water;

16 ‘‘(C) investigate the nature and extent of vari17 ation in pollutant effects on lakes as opposed to

18 other aquatic systems, and characterize the degree

19 to which lakes may be especially vulnerable to pollu20 tion;

21 ‘‘(D) identify and assess methods and practices

22 to control sources of pollution to lakes, including wa23 tershed management techniques and practices; and

24 ‘‘(E) assess the threat to lake quality posed by

25 aquatic vegetation and develop and demonstrate

26 methods to control excessive vegetation in lakes and
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1 prevent the distribution of nuisance aquatic vegeta2 tion throughout the United States.

3 ‘‘(3) In carrying out this subsection, the Adminis4 trator may enter into contracts with, or make grants to,

5 public or private agencies and organizations.

6 ‘‘(4)(A) The Administrator shall appoint an advisory

7 committee to be known as the ‘Lake Research Advisory

8 Committee’ (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘Commit9 tee’) to advise the Administrator on the design and imple10 mentation of the research program required by this sub11 section.

12 ‘‘(B) The Committee shall be composed of not more

13 than 12 members with substantial expertise and experi14 ence in lake research. Not more than 3 members of the

15 Committee shall be employees of the Federal Government.

16 Not fewer than 3 members shall be employees of State

17 environmental agencies.

18 ‘‘(C) Each Committee member shall serve for a term

19 of 3 years, except that the Administrator shall initially ap20 point 4 members to each serve for a term of 4 years and

21 4 members to each serve for a term of 5 years. Each mem22 ber may be reappointed to 1 additional term.’’.

23 SEC. 4. LAKE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.

24 (a) LAKE DESIGNATIONS.—Section 314 of the Fed25 eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1324) is
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1 amended by adding at the end the following new sub2 section:

3 ‘‘(e) LAKE USE DESIGNATIONS.—Not later than 2

4 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, each

5 State shall designate the use of each publicly owned lake

6 in the State in a manner consistent with the following

7 uses:

8 ‘‘(1) Public drinking water supply.

9 ‘‘(2) Swimming and related body contact recre10 ation.

11 ‘‘(3) Resource protection, to ensure the protec12 tion and propagation of a balanced, indigenous pop13 ulation of fish and wildlife.’’.

14 (b) LAKE WATER QUALITY CRITERIA.—Section

15 304(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)) is amended by

16 adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

17 ‘‘(9) WATER QUALITY CRITERIA FOR PARAM18 ETERS.—

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years

20 after the date of enactment of this paragraph

21 and periodically thereafter, the Administrator

22 shall publish pursuant to this subsection water

23 quality criteria for water quality parameters, in24 cluding, at a minimum—

25 ‘‘(i) dissolved oxygen;
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1 ‘‘(ii) total phosphorus;

2 ‘‘(iii) nitrogen;

3 ‘‘(iv) chlorophyll a;

4 ‘‘(v) acidity; and

5 ‘‘(vi) transparency.

6 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The criteria documents

7 published pursuant to this paragraph shall ad8 dress the factors identified in paragraph (1)

9 and shall identify numerical concentrations

10 that, in the judgment of the Administrator, are

11 appropriate to ensure the maintenance and at12 tainment of each use identified in section

13 314(e).

14 ‘‘(10) LAKE WATER QUALITY GUIDANCE FOR

15 CONTAMINANTS.—Not later than 2 years after the

16 date of enactment of this paragraph, the Adminis17 trator shall publish guidance to assist States in the

18 adoption of lake water quality standards for con19 taminants for which criteria documents have been

20 published pursuant to this subsection. The guidance

21 shall supplement criteria in existence on the date of

22 publication of the guidance to the extent necessary

23 to ensure that States have adequate information to

24 support the adoption of numerical lake water quality

25 standards for each pollutant that will ensure the at-
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1 tainment and maintenance of designated uses identi2 fied pursuant to section 314(e).

3 ‘‘(11) NUMERICAL LAKE WATER QUALITY

4 STANDARDS.—Beginning on the date of enactment

5 of this paragraph, any criteria document published

6 pursuant to this subsection shall include such infor7 mation as the Administrator determines is appro8 priate to assist States in the adoption of numerical

9 lake water quality standards for each pollutant that

10 will ensure the attainment and maintenance of the

11 designated uses identified pursuant to section

12 314(e).’’.

13 (c) LAKE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.—Section

14 303 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1313) is amended by adding

15 at the end the following new subsection:

16 ‘‘(i)(1)(A) Not later than 2 years after the date of

17 publication of lake water quality criteria pursuant to para18 graphs (9) and (11) of section 304(a) or publication of

19 lake water quality guidance pursuant to section

20 304(a)(10), each State shall establish for each publicly

21 owned lake in the State numerical standards for such

22 water quality parameters as will ensure the attainment

23 and maintenance of designated uses identified pursuant

24 to section 314(e).
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1 ‘‘(B) With respect to a State, the Administrator may

2 waive the requirement to adopt a numerical standard for

3 a parameter listed pursuant to section 304(a)(9) based on

4 a demonstration by the State that there is no impairment

5 to lake water quality associated with the parameter in the

6 State.

7 ‘‘(2) If a State fails to adopt lake water quality stand8 ards pursuant to paragraph (1), the Administrator shall,

9 not later than the end of the 2-year period described in

10 such paragraph, establish standards for publicly owned

11 lakes in the State that will ensure the attainment and

12 maintenance of designated uses established by the State

13 or, if a State has not designated lake uses, the uses that

14 the Administrator, in consultation with the State, deter15 mines to be appropriate.’’.

16 SEC. 5. LAKE WATER QUALITY PROGRAM SUPPORT.

17 (a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 314(a) of

18 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.

19 1324(a)) is amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (1)—

21 (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) through

22 (D); and

23 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (E)

24 and (F) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec25 tively; and
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1 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking all after

2 ‘‘United States,’’ and inserting a period.

3 (b) CLEAN LAKES PROGRAM SUPPORT.—Subsection

4 (b) of section 314 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(b)) is

5 amended to read as follows:

6 ‘‘(b) STATE CLEAN LAKES PROGRAM.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may submit to the

8 Administrator an application for a grant, and the

9 Administrator may make a grant, to—

10 ‘‘(A) conduct a project to protect the qual11 ity of lakes throughout the State;

12 ‘‘(B) develop a plan for the control of pol13 lution to a specific lake or group of lakes in the

14 State; or

15 ‘‘(C) implement a plan developed pursuant

16 to subparagraph (B).

17 ‘‘(2) LAKE QUALITY PROTECTION PROJECTS.—

18 The Administrator may make a grant pursuant to

19 paragraph (1)(A) if the grant is for a statewide

20 project—

21 ‘‘(A) to improve public information and

22 education concerning lake protection;

23 ‘‘(B) to develop State or local requirements

24 concerning lake protection, including lake qual25 ity standards;
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1 ‘‘(C) to develop lake assessment and mon2 itoring information; or

3 ‘‘(D) to carry out a combination of the ac4 tivities described in subparagraphs (A) through

5 (C).

6 ‘‘(3) POLLUTION CONTROL PLANS.—The Ad7 ministrator may make a grant pursuant to para8 graph (1)(B) if the grant is for—

9 ‘‘(A) the development of a lake protection

10 plan (including an assessment of lake condi11 tions);

12 ‘‘(B) the identification of pollution sources;

13 ‘‘(C) the development of a plan or program

14 for pollution control; or

15 ‘‘(D) carrying out a combination of the ac16 tivities described in subparagraphs (A) through

17 (C).

18 ‘‘(4) COST SHARE.—Each grant made pursuant

19 to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall

20 be made on the condition that 25 percent of the cost

21 of the project that is the subject of the grant is pro22 vided from non-Federal sources. Each grant made

23 pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be made on the

24 condition that 50 percent of the cost of the project

25 that is the subject of the grant is provided from non-
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1 Federal sources and that the non-Federal contribu2 tion may be assessed beginning on the date of sub3 mittal of the application to the Administrator.

4 ‘‘(5) PRIORITIZATION OF PROPOSALS.—

5 ‘‘(A) LAKE QUALITY PROTECTION

6 PROJECTS.—In awarding grants pursuant to

7 paragraph (1)(A), the Administrator shall give

8 priority to proposals with the greatest potential

9 to improve or protect lake water quality and to

10 proposals that will support the development of

11 long-term sustained lake protection programs in

12 a State.

13 ‘‘(B) POLLUTION CONTROL PLANS.—In

14 awarding grants pursuant to paragraph (1)(B),

15 the Administrator shall give priority to—

16 ‘‘(i) projects concerning lakes that are

17 listed pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)(B);

18 ‘‘(ii) projects concerning lakes that

19 are a source of public water supply; and

20 ‘‘(iii) projects that will develop an in21 novative pollution control method or prac22 tice with potential application to other

23 lakes.

24 ‘‘(C) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.—Grants

25 made pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) shall be
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1 limited to projects concerning lakes for which a

2 control program has been developed pursuant to

3 subparagraph (B).

4 ‘‘(6) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.—A State

5 that has not complied with the requirements of sub6 section (a) for the most recent report period or sec7 tion 303(i) shall not be eligible for grants made pur8 suant to this subsection.’’.

9 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

10 314(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(c)) is amended—

11 (1) by striking paragraph (1);

12 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para13 graph (1);

14 (3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)—

15 (A) in the first sentence—

16 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘1985,’’;

17 (ii) by inserting after ‘‘1990’’ the fol18 lowing: ‘‘, and $50,000,000 for each of fis19 cal years 1991 through 2000,’’; and

20 (iii) by striking ‘‘subsection (b) of’’;

21 and

22 (B) by striking the last sentence; and

23 (4) by adding at the end the following new

24 paragraph:
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1 ‘‘(2) For each of fiscal years 1991 through 2000, of

2 the sums appropriated pursuant to this section, not more

3 than 25 percent shall be reserved for grants made pursu4 ant to subsection (b)(1) and demonstration projects con5 ducted pursuant to subsection (d).’’.

6 SEC. 6. STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND ELIGIBILITY.

7 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—

8 (1) GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR GRANTS TO

9 STATES.—Section 601(a) of the Federal Water Pol10 lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381(a)) is amend11 ed—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘section 319,’’;

13 and

14 (B) by inserting before the period at the

15 end the following: ‘‘, and (4) for the implemen16 tation of lake protection programs and projects

17 developed pursuant to section 314(b)’’.

18 (2) WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING

19 LOAN FUNDS.—The first sentence of section 603(c)

20 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(c)) is amended—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘section 319 of

22 this Act,’’; and

23 (B) by inserting before the period at the

24 end the following: ‘‘, and (4) for the implemen-
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1 tation of lake protection programs and projects

2 developed pursuant to section 314(b)’’.

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 606(c)(1)

4 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)(1)) is amended by striking

5 ‘‘319’’ and inserting ‘‘314, 319,’’.

6 SEC. 7. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

7 (a) PROGRAM REVISIONS.—Section 314(d)(1) of the

8 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.

9 1324(d)(1)) is amended—

10 (1) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘and’’ at

11 the end;

12 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the semi13 colon at the end and inserting a period; and

14 (3) by striking subparagraphs (E) through (G).

15 (b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—Section 314(d)(2)

16 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(d)(2)) is amended by insert17 ing after ‘‘Sauk Lake, Minnesota;’’ the following: ‘‘China

18 Lake, Maine; Sebago Lake, Maine;’’.

19 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

20 314(d) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(d)) is amended by

21 striking paragraph (4).

22 SEC. 8. NUTRIENT CONTROL INITIATIVE.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Federal Water Pol24 lution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is amended—
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1 (1) by redesignating section 519 as section 520;

2 and

3 (2) by adding after section 518 the following

4 new section:

5 ‘‘SEC. 519. NUTRIENT CONTROL INITIATIVE.

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the

7 date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator

8 shall issue regulations prohibiting the distribution for sale

9 within the United States of household laundry detergents

10 that contain more than 0.5 percent phosphorus by weight

11 expressed as elemental phosphorus.

12 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The regulations issued pur13 suant to this section shall, at a minimum—

14 ‘‘(1) establish a schedule for the phase-out of

15 phosphorus from household laundry detergents that

16 is as expeditious as practicable, and that requires, at

17 a minimum, compliance with the prohibition speci18 fied in subsection (a) not later than 5 years after

19 the date of enactment of this subsection;

20 ‘‘(2) establish limits on the levels of chemical

21 constituents in household laundry detergents that

22 are adequate to ensure that the levels of any of the

23 constituents substituted for phosphorus are not ex24 pected to prevent the attainment or maintenance of

25 water quality standards;
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1 ‘‘(3) allow for the sale and use of household

2 laundry detergent products manufactured prior to

3 the date of enactment of this subsection; and

4 ‘‘(4) define the term ‘household laundry deter5 gent’.

6 ‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years

7 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Admin8 istrator shall submit to Congress a report on the status

9 of the implementation of this section.’’.

10 (b) CIVIL PENALTY.—Section 309(a)(3) of such Act

11 (33 U.S.C. 1319(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 405’’

12 and inserting ‘‘405, or 519’’.

13 SEC. 9. AGRICULTURE PROGRAM COORDINATION.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi15 ronmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Agri16 culture shall work cooperatively to ensure the coordination

17 of agriculture programs and lake protection programs.

18 (b) AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM.—

19 (1) PREVENTION OF SOIL EROSION.—The first

20 sentence of section 7(a) of the Soil Conservation and

21 Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590g(a)) is

22 amended by inserting before the period at the end

23 the following: ‘‘, giving priority consideration to wa24 tersheds of lakes identified as impaired pursuant to
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1 section 314(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution

2 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(B))’’.

3 (2) CONSIDERATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST4 ANCE.—The fourth undesignated paragraph of sec5 tion 8(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) is amend6 ed by inserting before the comma at the end of sub7 paragraph (D) the following: ‘‘, giving priority con8 sideration to watersheds of lakes identified as im9 paired pursuant to section 314(a)(1)(B) of the Fed10 eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.

11 1324(a)(1)(B)’’.

12 (c) AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY INCENTIVES

13 PROGRAM.—Section 1238C(a) of the Food Security Act

14 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838c(a)) is amended—

15 (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the

16 end;

17 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at

18 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new

20 paragraph:

21 ‘‘(9) areas of the watershed of a lake identified

22 as impaired pursuant to section 314(a)(1)(B) of the

23 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.

24 1324(a)(1)(B).’’.
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1 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL EASEMENT PROGRAM.—Sec2 tion 1239(b)(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3839(b)(1)) is

3 amended—

4 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at

5 the end;

6 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period

7 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

8 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub9 paragraph:

10 ‘‘(D) is located within the watershed of a

11 lake identified as impaired pursuant to section

12 314(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution

13 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(B).’’.

14 (e) CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.—Section

15 1231(f)(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3831(f)(1)) is amended

16 by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The

17 Secretary shall designate watershed areas of lakes identi18 fied as impaired pursuant to section 314(a)(1)(B) of the

19 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.

20 1324(a)(1)(B)) as conservation priority areas.’’.

21 SEC. 10. CLEAN LAKES EDUCATION.

22 Section 314 of the Federal Water Pollution Control

23 Act (33 U.S.C. 1324) (as amended by section 4(a)) is fur24 ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub25 section:
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1 ‘‘(f) CLEAN LAKES EDUCATION.—

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall

3 develop and implement a national program to edu4 cate the public concerning lake quality and lake pol5 lution problems and to foster public involvement in

6 lake assessment and protection programs.

7 ‘‘(2) LAKE WATCH PROGRAM.—

8 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18

9 months after the date of enactment of this sub10 section, the Administrator shall, by regulation,

11 establish a program, to be known as the ‘Lake

12 Watch Program’ (referred to in this paragraph

13 as the ‘Program’), to encourage nonprofit citi14 zens groups to engage in lake assessment and

15 protection activities.

16 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF REGULATIONS.—The

17 regulations issued pursuant to subparagraph

18 (A) shall establish—

19 ‘‘(i) a process for identifying citizens

20 groups interested in participating in the

21 Program;

22 ‘‘(ii) a national registry of—

23 ‘‘(I) citizens groups participating

24 in the Program; and
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1 ‘‘(II) lakes with respect to which

2 the groups engage in assessment and

3 protection activities; and

4 ‘‘(iii) minimum conditions to be met

5 by a citizens group that participates in the

6 Program, including—

7 ‘‘(I) minimum monitoring of lake

8 quality;

9 ‘‘(II) periodic reports of lake pro10 tection activities;

11 ‘‘(III) the identification of the

12 watershed area of each lake with re13 spect to which the group engages in

14 assessment and protection activities;

15 and

16 ‘‘(IV) periodic renewal of partici17 pation.

18 ‘‘(C) INFORMATIONAL PUBLICATION.—The

19 Administrator shall publish periodically an in20 formational publication on lake assessment and

21 protection for citizens groups participating in

22 the Program.

23 ‘‘(D) LAKE WATCH AWARD.—The Adminis24 trator shall provide an annual award, to be

25 known as the ‘Lake Watch Award’, to 1 citizens
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1 group participating in the Program in each

2 State, that has demonstrated an outstanding

3 commitment to lake assessment and protection.

4 ‘‘(E) PROGRAM COORDINATION.—

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator

6 shall inform each citizens group participat7 ing in the Program of pollution control ac8 tivities within the watershed area of each

9 lake with respect to which the group en10 gages in assessment and protection activi11 ties, including—

12 ‘‘(I) the award of grant assist13 ance pursuant to this section;

14 ‘‘(II) the initiation of an enforce15 ment action pursuant to section 309;

16 ‘‘(III) the award of an incentive

17 or demonstration grant pursuant to

18 section 319;

19 ‘‘(IV) the issuance of a permit

20 pursuant to section 402; and

21 ‘‘(V) the award of a loan or other

22 assistance pursuant to title VI.

23 ‘‘(ii) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—

24 The Administrator may delegate the au-
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1 thority to carry out this subparagraph to a

2 State.

3 ‘‘(3) LAKE PROTECTION HANDBOOK.—Not later

4 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this sub5 section, and periodically thereafter, the Adminis6 trator shall publish a lake assessment and protection

7 handbook that provides information on appropriate

8 methods for lake quality monitoring, biological as9 sessment of lake conditions, and related information

10 concerning lake management and protection.’’.

11 SEC. 11. NUISANCE AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL.

12 (a) CONTROL PROGRAM.—Subtitle C of the

13 Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control

14 Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721 et seq.) is amended by add15 ing at the end the following new section:

16 ‘‘SEC. 1210. EURASIAN MILFOIL CONTROL.

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In coordination with regional,

18 State, and local entities, the Task Force shall undertake

19 a comprehensive, environmentally sound program to pre20 vent the dissemination of Eurasian Milfoil (Myriophyllum

21 spicatum), including—

22 ‘‘(1) research and development concerning the

23 species, including environmental tolerances and im24 pacts on water quality, fisheries, and other eco25 system components;
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1 ‘‘(2) the identification and assessment of mech2 anisms and means of limiting the dissemination of

3 the species to areas not infested as of the date of

4 enactment of this section;

5 ‘‘(3) the development of plans and implementa6 tion of programs to prevent dissemination of the

7 species; and

8 ‘‘(4) the provision of technical assistance to re9 gional, State, and local entities to carry out this sec10 tion.

11 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date

12 of enactment of this section, the Task Force shall submit

13 to Congress a report that describes the implementation of

14 this section and makes recommendations regarding addi15 tional authorities or support necessary for the control of

16 the dissemination of Eurasian Milfoil.’’.

17 (b) INJURIOUS SPECIES.—Section 42(a)(1) of title

18 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘of the

19 Eurasian Milfoil of the species Myriophyllum spicatum;’’

20 before ‘‘of the zebra mussel’’.

21 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

22 1301(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Preven23 tion and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4741(b)) is

24 amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the

2 end;

3 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at

4 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new

6 paragraph:

7 ‘‘(8) $1,000,000 to carry out section 1210.’’.

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