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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3373
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to monitor the health of the Missouri 
River and measure biological, chemical, and physical responses to changes 
in river management and other significant variables. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2003
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to monitor the health 
of the Missouri River and measure biological, chemical, 
and physical responses to changes in river management 
and other significant variables.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Missouri River En-
hancement and Monitoring Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act:
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 
River Studies Center of the Biological Resources Di-
vision of the United States Geological Survey, lo-
cated in Columbia, Missouri. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(3) RIVER.—The term ‘‘River’’ means the Mis-
souri River. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bi-
ological Resources Division of the United States Ge-
ological Survey. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means—
(A) the State of Iowa; 
(B) the State of Kansas; 
(C) the State of Missouri; 
(D) the State of Montana; 
(E) the State of Nebraska; 
(F) the State of North Dakota; 
(G) the State of South Dakota; and 
(H) the State of Wyoming.
SEC. 3. LONG-TERM MONITORING PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior, in consultation with the Director of the 
United States Geological Survey, shall establish a program 
at the Center—
(1) to determine and monitor the biological and 
chemical characteristics of the River; 
(2) to determine and monitor the interrelation-
ship of those characteristics with the hydrology and 
geomorphology of the river; and 
(3) to monitor and assess the biota, including 
threatened or endangered species, habitats, and 
water quality of the River. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT.—To develop the program, the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the United 
States Geological Survey shall consult with—
(1) the Governors of affected States, acting 
through—
(A) the Missouri River Natural Resources 
Committee; and 
(B) the Missouri River Basin Association; 
and 
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(3) the Secretary of the Army; 
(4) the Western Area Power Administration;
(5) the Fish and Wildlife Service; 
(6) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; and 
(7) the Missouri River Basin Indian Tribes. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—The program described in sub-
section (a) shall provide scientific information to—
(1) guide the operation and management of the 
River; 
(2) measure and model the impact of manage-
ment alternatives through—
(A) monitoring of biota, including threat-
ened or endangered species, habitats, and water 
quality; 
(B) focused investigations of cause and ef-
fect relationships; and 
(C) identification and evaluation of meth-
ods to conserve fish and wildlife, including 
threatened and endangered species; and 
(3) make recommendations on means to restore 
or enhance the ecosystem of the River. 
(d) BASELINE.—The program described in subsection 
(a) shall establish a baseline of conditions against which 
future activities can be measured. 
(e) DATABASE.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall—
(1) establish a database on River biota, includ-
ing threatened or endangered species, habitats, and 
water quality; and 
(2) make the database readily available to the 
entities listed in subsection (b) and the public. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of establishment of the program described in subsection 
(a), and not less frequently than every 3 years thereafter, 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director 
of the United States Geological Survey, shall—
(1) review the program; 
(2) as necessary, establish and revise the objec-
tives of the program; and 
(3) submit to Congress a report on the environ-
mental health of the River. 
(g) INDIAN TRIBES.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior may enter 
into contracts, pursuant to the Indian Self Determination 
Act (title I of the Indian Self Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act; 25 U.S.C. chapter 14, subchapter 
II, part A (25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.)) with Tribes whose 
Reservations are located along the River and have an in-
terest in environmental restoration. The tasks to be con-
tracted shall assist in the implementation of the research 
and monitoring program elements set forth in this section
and shall complement the activities undertaken by the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the affected State Governments. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to 
carry out this section—
(A) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(B) $8,500,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 
(C) $15,100,000 for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2020. 
(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Funding of the 
program shall be implemented in the following man-
ner: 
(A) Not more than the following percent-
age of the funds available shall be directed to 
the Center: 
(i) 25 percent in fiscal year 2005. 
(ii) 40 percent in fiscal year 2006. 
(iii) 65 percent in fiscal years after 
2007. 
At least 50 percent of such funds shall be di-
rected to the Center in fiscal years after 2007. 
(B) The remaining funds shall be made 
available by the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Director of the Center, to State hydrology,
environmental quality, natural resource, and 
fish and wildlife agencies in the River basin in 
order to collect field data, provide field oper-
ational support for monitoring, and conduct 
monitoring activities that are designed to en-
hance and supplement existing scientific knowl-
edge of the River system. 
(3) THREATENED
AND
ENDANGERED
SPE-
CIES.—Of the amounts made available under para-
graph (1) for each fiscal year, $1,500,000 shall be 
made available to the Secretary of the Interior and 
the State agencies with jurisdiction for River fish 
and wildlife to monitor and conduct focused inves-
tigations of endangered fish, including the response 
of the pallid sturgeon to main stem reservoir oper-
ations. 
(4) FUNDING OF FOCUSED INVESTIGATIONS.—
The focused investigations component of the pro-
gram established under paragraph (3) shall be fund-
ed using a competitive process. Each year, the direc-
tors of the State fish and game agencies with juris-
diction for River fish and wildlife, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior, and the entities 
listed under subsection (b)(1), shall prioritize infor-
mation needs and issue a request for proposals to
State, Federal, for-profit, and not-for-profit organi-
zations with River interest and expertise. The direc-
tors and the Secretary shall review and select those 
proposals to be funded.
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