(6) UPPER
ST. ANTHONY
FALLS
LOCK
AND 
DAM.—The term ‘‘Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock 
and Dam’’ means the lock and dam located on Mis-
sissippi River mile 853.9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
SEC. 3. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF 
UPPER ST. ANTHONY FALLS LOCK. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study on 
the feasibility of temporary closure of the lock at the 
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam to manage the 
threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in 
the State of Minnesota. 
(b) POTENTIAL IMPACTS.—In conducting the study, 
the Secretary shall assess the potential impacts, including 
environmental and economic impacts of— 
(1) temporary closure of the lock; and 
(2) continuing to operate the lock. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the study in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
and appropriate Federal, State, and local entities. 
(d) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall provide an opportunity for, and take into 
consideration, public comment. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on the results of the study. 
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SEC. 4. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON USE OF OTHER ASIAN CARP 
CONTROL MEASURES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study on 
the feasibility of implementing control measures at the 
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam to manage the 
threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in 
the State of Minnesota. 
(b) TYPES
OF CONTROL MEASURES.—The study 
shall include an examination of each of the following: 
(1) Permanent closure of the lock. 
(2) Modified lock operations. 
(3) Use of an alternative technology barrier. 
(4) Such other control measures as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
(c) POTENTIAL IMPACTS.—In conducting the study, 
the Secretary shall assess the potential impacts, including 
environmental and economic impacts of— 
(1) implementing each of the control measures 
to be examined under subsection (b); and 
(2) not implementing any control measures. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the study in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
and appropriate Federal, State, and local entities. 
(e) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall provide an opportunity for, and take into 
consideration, public comment. 
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(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 5. CLOSURE OF LOCKS TO PREVENT SPREAD OF 
ASIAN CARP. 
(a) DISCRETIONARY CLOSURE.—The Secretary may 
close the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and 
Dam if the Secretary determines in writing, based on the 
assessment of potential impacts under section 3(b), that 
closure of the lock is justified as a method to manage the 
threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in 
the State of Minnesota. 
(b) MANDATORY CLOSURE.—The Secretary shall 
close the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and 
Dam if the Secretary determines that— 
(1) one or more live adult Asian carp has been 
captured above Lock and Dam 2; or 
(2) one or more juvenile Asian carp has been 
captured above Lock and Dam 4. 
(c) PERIOD OF CLOSURE.—If the Secretary closes 
the lock under this section, the Secretary may reopen the 
lock after the Secretary determines in writing that ade-
quate measures are in place to manage the threat of Asian 
carp moving upstream of the Upper St. Anthony Falls 
Lock and Dam. 
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(d) EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall prevent the Secretary from carrying out emer-
gency lock operations necessary to mitigate flood damage. 
SEC. 6. ASIAN CARP CONTROL STRATEGY FRAMEWORK. 
The Council on Environmental Quality shall incor-
porate the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries, the 
Minnesota River, and the St. Croix River into the Asian 
Carp Control Strategy Framework of the Council. 
SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, Federal agencies researching Asian carp 
control technologies should partner with State and local 
shareholders, giving priority to those collaborative part-
nerships in which the State and local shareholders con-
tribute to the cost of the research. 
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