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(12) the Elephant Butte Irrigation District;
(13) private landowners; and
(14) other interested citizens.
(c) DUTIES.—The Rio Puerco Management Committee
shall—
(1) advise the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, on the development and implementation of the
Rio Puerco Management Program described in section
2502; and
(2) serve as a forum for information about ac-
tivities that may affect or further the development
and implementation of the best management practices
described in section 2502.
(d) TERMINATION.—The Committee shall terminate on
the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 2504. REPORT.
Not later than the date that is 2 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Sec-
retary of the Interior, in consultation with the Rio Puerco
Management Committee, shall transmit to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a
report containing—
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(1) a summary of activities of the management
program under section 2502; and
(2) proposals for joint implementation efforts,
including funding recommendations.
SEC. 2505. LOWER RIO GRANDE HABITAT STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in
cooperation with appropriate State agencies, shall conduct
a study of the Rio Grande that—
(1) shall cover the distance from Caballo Lake to
Sunland Park, New Mexico; and
(2) may cover a greater distance.
(b) CONTENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall
include—
(1) a survey of the current habitat conditions of
the river and its riparian environment;
(2) identification of the changes in vegetation
and habitat over the past 400 years and the effect of
the changes on the river and riparian area; and
(3) an assessment of the feasibility, benefits, and
problems associated with activities to prevent further
habitat loss and to restore habitat through reintroduc-
tion or establishment of appropriate native plant spe-
cies.
(c) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 years after the
date on which funds are made available to carry out this
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Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall transmit the study
under subsection (a) to the Committee on Energy and Natu-
ral Resources of the Senate and to the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 2506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
sections 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, and 2505 a total of
$7,500,000 for the 10 fiscal years beginning after the date
of enactment of this Act.
TITLE XXVI—COLUMBIA BASIN
SEC. 2601. LAND EXCHANGE.
The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to
as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to convey to the Boise Cas-
cade Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Corpora-
tion’’), a corporation formed under the statutes of the State
of Delaware, with its principal place of business at Boise,
Idaho, title to approximately seven acres of land, more or
less, located in sections 14 and 23, township 36 north, range
37 east, Willamette Meridian, Stevens County, Washington,
further identified in the records of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, Department of the Interior, as Tract No. GC–19860,
and to accept from the Corporation in exchange therefor,
title to approximately one hundred and thirty-six acres of
land located in section 19, township 37 north, range 38 east
and section 33, township 38 north, range 37 east, Willam-