(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)
PUBLIC FACILITY RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT.—’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) PUBLIC
FACILITY
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.—’’;
(iii) in subparagraph (B) of para-
graph (1), as so redesignated, by striking
the first sentence and inserting the follow-
ing: ‘‘The Assistant Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Task Force, shall develop a
program of research, technology develop-
ment, and demonstration for the environ-
mentally sound control of zebra mussels in
and around public facilities.’’;
(iv) in paragraph (1), by adding after
subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES.—Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
subparagraph, the Task Force shall develop and
submit to the Secretary voluntary guidelines for
controlling the spread of the zebra mussel and,
if appropriate, other aquatic nuisance species
through recreational activities, including boat-
ing and fishing. Not later than 4 months after
the date of such submission, and after provid-
ing notice and an opportunity for public com-
ment, the Secretary shall issue voluntary guide-
lines that are based on the guidelines developed
by the Task Force under this subparagraph.’’;
and
(v) by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) DISPERSAL CONTAINMENT ANALYSIS.—
‘‘(A) RESEARCH.—The Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, in co-
operation with the National Science Foundation
and the Task Force, shall provide research
grants on a competitive basis for projects
that—
‘‘(i) identify environmentally sound
methods for controlling the dispersal of
aquatic nuisance species, such as the zebra
mussel; and
‘‘(ii) adhere to research protocols de-
veloped pursuant to subsection (f)(2).
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Environmental Protection Agency
to carry out this paragraph, $500,000.
‘‘(3) DISPERSAL BARRIER DEMONSTRATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Task Force,
shall investigate and identify environmentally
sound methods for preventing and reducing the
dispersal of aquatic nuisance species between
the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence drainage and
the Mississippi River drainage through the Chi-
cago River Ship and Sanitary Canal, including
any of those methods that could be incorporated
into the operation or construction of the lock
system of the Chicago River Ship and Sanitary
Canal.
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
the Assistant Secretary shall issue a report to
the Congress that includes recommendations
concerning—
‘‘(i) which of the methods that are
identified under the study conducted under
this paragraph are most promising with re-
spect to preventing and reducing the dis-
persal of aquatic nuisance species; and
‘‘(ii) ways to incorporate those meth-
ods into ongoing operations of the United
States Army Corps of Engineers that are
conducted at the Chicago River Ship and
Sanitary Canal.
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of the Army, to
carry out this paragraph, $750,000.
‘‘(4) CONTRIBUTIONS.—To the extent allowable
by law, in carrying out the studies under paragraphs
(2) and (3), the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Army
may enter into an agreement with an interested
party under which that party provides in kind or
monetary contributions for the study.
‘‘(5) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The 
Great
Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
shall provide technical assistance to appropriate enti-
ties to assist in the research conducted pursuant to
this subsection.’’.
(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 1202(j)(1) (16
U.S.C. 4722(j)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Not
later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘The
Director, the Secretary,’’.
(5) REGIONAL COORDINATION.—Section 1203
(16 U.S.C. 4723) is amended—
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting the following:
‘‘SEC. 1203. REGIONAL COORDINATION.’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
Not’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) GREAT LAKES PANEL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘(1) identify’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(A) identify’’;
(iii) by striking ‘‘(2) make’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(B) make’’;
(iv) by striking ‘‘(3) assist’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(C) assist’’;
(v) by striking ‘‘(4) coordinate’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(D) coordinate’’;
(vi) by striking ‘‘(5) provide’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(E) provide’’;
(vii) by striking ‘‘(6) submit’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(F) submit’’;
(viii) in paragraph (1), as so redesig-
nated—
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘region’’
before ‘‘representatives’’; and
(II) 
in 
subparagraphs 
(A)
through (F), by striking ‘‘Great
Lakes’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Great Lakes region’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—The
Task Force’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Task Force’’;
(D) by striking ‘‘(c) CANADIAN PARTICIPA-
TION.—The panel’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) CANADIAN PARTICIPATION.—The panel’’;
(E) in paragraphs (2) and (3) of sub-
section (a), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘this
section’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; and
(F) by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
‘‘(b) WESTERN REGIONAL PANEL.—Not later than
30 days after the date of enactment of the National
Invasive Species Act of 1996, the Task Force shall request
a Western regional panel, comprised of Western region
representatives from Federal, State, and local agencies
and from private environmental and commercial interests,
to—
‘‘(1) identify priorities for the Western region
with respect to aquatic nuisance species;
‘‘(2) make recommendations to the Task Force
regarding an education, monitoring (including in-
spection), prevention, and control program to pre-
vent the spread of the zebra mussel west of the
100th Meridian pursuant to section 1202(i) of this
Act;
‘‘(3) coordinate, where possible, other aquatic
nuisance species program activities in the Western
region that are not conducted pursuant to this Act;
‘‘(4) develop an emergency response strategy
for Federal, State, and local entities for stemming
new invasions of aquatic nuisance species in the re-
gion;
‘‘(5) provide advice to public and private indi-
viduals and entities concerning methods of prevent-
ing and controlling aquatic nuisance species infesta-
tions; and
‘‘(6) submit annually a report to the Task
Force describing activities within the Western region
related to aquatic nuisance species prevention, re-
search, and control.
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL REGIONAL PANELS.—The Task
Force shall—
‘‘(1) encourage the development and use of re-
gional panels and other similar entities in regions in
addition to the Great Lakes and Western regions
(including providing financial assistance for the de-
velopment and use of such entities) to carry out,
with respect to those regions, activities that are
similar to the activities described in subsections (a)
and (b); and
‘‘(2) cooperate with regional panels and similar
entities that carry out the activities described in
paragraph (1).’’.
(6) 
STATE
OR
INTERSTATE
WATERSHED
AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
Section 1204 (16 U.S.C. 4724) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking the subsection designa-
tion and heading and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘(a) STATE
OR INTERSTATE INVASIVE SPECIES
MANAGEMENT PLANS.—’’;
(ii) in paragraph (1)—
(I) by striking the matter preced-
ing subparagraph (A) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After providing notice and
opportunity for public comment, the Governor of
each State may prepare and submit, or the Gov-
ernors of the States and the governments of the In-
dian tribes involved in an interstate organization,
may jointly prepare and submit—’’;
(II) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ‘‘technical and financial as-
sistance’’ and inserting ‘‘technical, en-
forcement, or financial assistance (or
any combination thereof)’’; and
(III) in subparagraphs (A) and
(B), by inserting ‘‘or within the inter-
state region involved’’ after ‘‘within
the State’’ each place it appears;
(iii) in paragraph (2)—
(I) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of the sub-
paragraph;
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graph (C) as subparagraph (D);
(III) by inserting after subpara-
graph (B) the following:
‘‘(C) identify any authority that the State
(or any State or Indian tribe involved in the
interstate organization) does not have at the
time of the development of the plan that may
be necessary for the State (or any State or In-
dian tribe involved in the interstate organiza-
tion) to protect public health, property, and the
environment from harm by aquatic nuisance
species; and’’; and
(IV) in subparagraph (D), as so
redesignated, by inserting ‘‘, and ena-
bling legislation’’ before the period;
(iv) in paragraph (3)—
(I) in subparagraph (A)—
(aa) by inserting ‘‘or inter-
state organization’’ after ‘‘the
State’’; and
(bb) by inserting ‘‘Indian
tribes,’’ after ‘‘local governments
and regional entities,’’; and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by in-
serting ‘‘or the appropriate official of
an interstate organization’’ after ‘‘a
State’’; and
(v) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or
the interstate organization’’ after ‘‘the
Governor’’;
(B) in subsection (b)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or the Assistant Sec-
retary, as appropriate under subsection
(a),’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘approved manage-
ment plans’’ and inserting ‘‘management
plans approved under subsection (a)’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.—Upon request of
a State or Indian tribe, the Director or the Under Sec-
retary, to the extent allowable by law and in a manner
consistent with section 141 of title 14, United States
Code, may provide assistance to a State or Indian tribe
in enforcing an approved State or interstate invasive spe-
cies management plan.’’.
(f) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1301 (16 U.S.C. 4741) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2);
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following;
‘‘(3) to the Secretary to carry out section
1101—
‘‘(A) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1997 and 1998; and
‘‘(B) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1999 through 2002;’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(4) for each of fiscal years 1997 through
2002, to carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
1102(b)—
‘‘(A) $1,000,000 to the Department of the
Interior, to be used by the Director; and
‘‘(B) $1,000,000 to the Secretary; and
‘‘(5) for each of fiscal years 1997 through
2002—
‘‘(A) $3,000,000, which shall be made
available from funds otherwise authorized to be
appropriated if such funds are so authorized, to
the Under Secretary to carry out section
1102(e); and
‘‘(B) $500,000 to the Secretary to carry
out section 1102(f).’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and
1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1997 through 2002’’; and
(B) by striking paragraphs (1) through (7)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) $6,000,000 to the Department of the Inte-
rior, to be used by the Director to carry out sections
1202 and 1209;
‘‘(2) $1,000,000 to the Department of Com-
merce, to be used by the Under Secretary to carry
out section 1202;
‘‘(3) $1,625,000, which shall be made available
from funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated
if such funds are so authorized, to fund aquatic nui-
sance species prevention and control research under
section 1202(i) at the Great Lakes Environmental
Research Laboratory of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, of which $500,000
shall be made available for grants, to be competi-
tively awarded and subject to peer review, for re-
search relating to Lake Champlain;
‘‘(4) $5,000,000 for competitive grants for uni-
versity research on aquatic nuisance species under
section 1202(f)(3) as follows:
‘‘(A) $2,800,000, which shall be made
available from funds otherwise authorized to be
appropriated if such funds are so authorized, to
fund grants under section 205 of the National
Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C.
1124);
‘‘(B) $1,200,000 to fund grants to colleges
for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic
arts referred to in the first section of the Act
of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417, chapter 841;
7 U.S.C. 322); and
‘‘(C) $1,000,000 to fund grants through
the Cooperative Fisheries and Wildlife Research
Unit Program of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service;
‘‘(5) $3,000,000 to the Department of the
Army, to be used by the Assistant Secretary to carry
out section 1202(i)(1)(B); and
‘‘(6) $300,000 to the Department of the Inte-
rior, to be used by the Director to fund regional
panels and similar entities under section 1203, of
which $100,000 shall be used to fund activities of
the Great Lakes Commission.’’;
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) GRANTS
FOR
STATE
MANAGEMENT
PRO-
GRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated for each
of fiscal years 1997 through 2002 $4,000,000 to the De-
partment of the Interior, to be used by the Director for
making grants under section 1204, of which $1,500,000
shall be used by the Director, in consultation with the As-
sistant Secretary, for management of aquatic nuisance
vegetation species.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated
$2,500,000 to carry out section 1104.’’.
(g) REFERENCES TO APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—
The Act (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is amended by striking
‘‘appropriate Committees’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Congress’’.
(h) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Public Law 101-
646 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in titles I, II, and IV, by striking the
quotation marks at the beginning of any title, sub-
title, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph,
clause, subclause, or undesignated provision;
(2) at the end of titles II and IV, by striking
the closing quotation marks and the final period;
and
(3) in section 1003—
(A) by striking each single opening
quotation mark and inserting double opening
quotation marks; and
(B) 
by 
striking 
each 
single 
closing
quotation mark and inserting double closing
quotations marks.
SEC. 3. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this
Act is intended to affect the authorities and responsibil-
ities of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission established
under article II of the Convention on Great Lakes Fish-
eries between the United States of America and Canada,
signed at Washington on September 10, 1954 (hereafter
in this section referred to as the ‘‘Convention’’), including
the authorities and responsibilities of the Great Lakes
Fishery Commission—
(1) for developing and implementing a com-
prehensive program for eradicating or minimizing
populations of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes wa-
tershed; and
(2) carrying out the duties of the Commission
specified in the Convention (including any amend-
ment thereto) and the Great Lakes Fishery Act of
1956 (16 U.S.C. 931 et seq.).
Passed the House of Representatives September 24,
1996.
Attest:
Clerk.