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‘‘(1) $2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Army, 
acting through the Chief of Engineers; and 
‘‘(2) $2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior.’’. 
SEC. 106. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION 
ACT. 
Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by striking 
‘‘not to exceed—’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
and all that follows through paragraph (5) and inserting 
‘‘not to exceed $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025.’’. 
SEC. 107. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ES-
TABLISHMENT ACT. 
(a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FOUNDATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the National Fish 
and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 
U.S.C. 3702) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.—After con-
sulting with the Secretary of Commerce and consid-
ering the recommendations submitted by the Board,
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the Secretary of the Interior shall appoint 28 Direc-
tors who, to the maximum extent practicable, shall— 
‘‘(A) be knowledgeable and experienced in 
matters relating to the conservation of fish, wild-
life, or other natural resources; and 
‘‘(B) represent a balance of expertise in 
ocean, coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial re-
source conservation.’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) TERMS.—Each Director (other than a Di-
rector described in paragraph (1)) shall be appointed 
for a term of 6 years.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘(A) Officers and employees may not be ap-
pointed until the Foundation has sufficient 
funds to pay them for their service. Offi-
cers’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Officers’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Founda-
tion shall have an Executive Director who shall 
be—
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‘‘(i) appointed by, and serve at the di-
rection of, the Board as the chief executive 
officer of the Foundation; and 
‘‘(ii) knowledgeable and experienced in 
matters relating to fish and wildlife con-
servation.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
4(a)(1)(B) of the North American Wetlands Conserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Secretary of the Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
ecutive Director of the Board’’. 
(b) RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF FOUNDATION.—Sec-
tion 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Estab-
lishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(c) POWERS.—To carry 
out its purposes under’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) POWERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purposes 
described in’’; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (11) as subparagraphs (A) through (K), 
respectively, and indenting appropriately;
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(C) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘that are in-
sured by an agency or instrumentality of the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘at 1 or more fi-
nancial institutions that are members of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Secu-
rities Investment Protection Corporation’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(3) or (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (C) or 
(D)’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(F) by striking subparagraph (K) (as redes-
ignated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(K) to receive and administer restitution 
and community service payments, amounts for 
mitigation of impacts to natural resources, and 
other amounts arising from legal, regulatory, or 
administrative proceedings, subject to the condi-
tion that the amounts are received or adminis-
tered for purposes that further the conservation
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and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and 
other natural resources; and 
‘‘(L) to do acts necessary to carry out the 
purposes of the Foundation.’’; and 
(G) by striking the undesignated matter at 
the end and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF REAL PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
Act, an interest in real property shall be treated 
as including easements or other rights for preser-
vation, conservation, protection, or enhancement 
by and for the public of natural, scenic, historic, 
scientific, educational, inspirational, or rec-
reational resources. 
‘‘(B) ENCUMBERED
REAL
PROPERTY.—A 
gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the 
Foundation even though the gift, devise, or be-
quest is encumbered, restricted, or subject to ben-
eficial interests of private persons if any current 
or future interest in the gift, devise, or bequest 
is for the benefit of the Foundation. 
‘‘(3) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The acceptance and ad-
ministration of amounts by the Foundation under 
paragraph (1)(K) does not alter, supersede, or limit
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any regulatory or statutory requirement associated 
with those amounts.’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (f) and (g); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 10 
of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establish-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025— 
‘‘(A) $15,000,000 to the Secretary of the In-
terior; 
‘‘(B) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agri-
culture; and 
‘‘(C) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Com-
merce.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) AMOUNTS FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under
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subsection (a), Federal departments, agencies, or 
instrumentalities are authorized to provide funds 
to the Foundation through Federal financial as-
sistance grants and cooperative agreements, sub-
ject to the condition that the amounts are used 
for purposes that further the conservation and 
management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other 
natural resources in accordance with this Act. 
‘‘(B) 
ADVANCES.—Federal 
departments, 
agencies, or instrumentalities may advance 
amounts described in subparagraph (A) to the 
Foundation in a lump sum without regard to 
when the expenses for which the amounts are 
used are incurred. 
‘‘(C) MANAGEMENT FEES.—The Foundation 
may assess and collect fees for the management 
of amounts received under this paragraph.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘AMOUNTS’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘shall be used’’ and in-
serting ‘‘may be used’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and State and local 
government agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘, State
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and local government agencies, and other 
entities’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION OF AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In entering into con-
tracts, agreements, or other partnerships pursu-
ant to this Act, a Federal department, agency, or 
instrumentality shall have discretion to waive 
any competitive process applicable to the depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality for entering 
into contracts, agreements, or partnerships with 
the Foundation if the purpose of the waiver is— 
‘‘(i) to address an environmental emer-
gency resulting from a natural or other dis-
aster; or 
‘‘(ii) as determined by the head of the 
applicable Federal department, agency, or 
instrumentality, to reduce administrative 
expenses and expedite the conservation and 
management of fish, wildlife, plants, and 
other natural resources. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS.—The Foundation shall in-
clude in the annual report submitted under sec-
tion 7(b) a description of any use of the author-
ity under subparagraph (A) by a Federal de-
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partment, agency, or instrumentality in that fis-
cal year.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) USE
OF GIFTS, DEVISES, OR BEQUESTS
OF 
MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY.—Any gifts, devises, or be-
quests of amounts or other property, or any other amounts 
or other property, transferred to, deposited with, or other-
wise in the possession of the Foundation pursuant to this 
Act, may be made available by the Foundation to Federal 
departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be ac-
cepted and expended (or the disposition of the amounts or 
property directed), without further appropriation, by those 
Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, subject 
to the condition that the amounts or property be used for 
purposes that further the conservation and management of 
fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources.’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—Section 11 of the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3710) is amended by inserting ‘‘exclusive’’ before 
‘‘authority’’. 
SEC. 108. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPORT FISH-
ING EQUIPMENT UNDER TOXIC SUBSTANCES 
CONTROL ACT. 
Section 3(2)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)) is amended—
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(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (vi) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: 
‘‘(vii) any sport fishing equipment (as such term 
is defined in section 4162(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) the sale of which is subject to the tax 
imposed by section 4161(a) of such Code (determined 
without regard to any exemptions from such tax pro-
vided by section 4162 or 4221 or any other provision 
of such Code), and sport fishing equipment compo-
nents.’’. 
SEC. 109. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1267) is amended by striking subsection (j) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2020, $90,000,000; 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2021, $90,500,000; 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2022, $91,000,000; 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2023, $91,500,000; and 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2024, $92,000,000.’’.
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SEC. 110. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIA-
TIVE ACT OF 1998. 
Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act 
of 1998 (Public Law 105–312; 112 Stat. 2963; 129 Stat. 
2579; 132 Stat. 691) is amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
SEC. 111. CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED INVESTMENTS FOR 
LANDSCAPE DEFENSE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CHESAPEAKE BAY AGREEMENTS.—The term 
‘‘Chesapeake Bay agreements’’ means the formal, vol-
untary agreements— 
(A) executed to achieve the goal of restoring 
and protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed 
ecosystem and the living resources of the Chesa-
peake Bay watershed ecosystem; and 
(B) signed by the Chesapeake Executive 
Council. 
(2) CHESAPEAKE
BAY
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘Chesapeake Bay program’’ means the program di-
rected by the Chesapeake Executive Council in accord-
ance with the Chesapeake Bay agreements. 
(3) CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED.—The term 
‘‘Chesapeake Bay watershed’’ means the region that 
covers— 
(A) the Chesapeake Bay;
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(B) the portions of the States of Delaware, 
Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 
and West Virginia that drain into the Chesa-
peake Bay; and 
(C) the District of Columbia. 
(4) CHESAPEAKE
EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL.—The 
term ‘‘Chesapeake Executive Council’’ means the 
council comprised of— 
(A) the Governors of each of the States of 
Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, 
Virginia, and West Virginia; 
(B) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Com-
mission; and 
(D) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
(5) CHESAPEAKE
WILD
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘Chesapeake WILD program’’ means the nonregula-
tory program established by the Secretary under sub-
section (b)(1). 
(6) GRANT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘grant pro-
gram’’ means the Chesapeake Watershed Investments 
for Landscape Defense grant program established by 
the Secretary under subsection (c)(1).
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(7) RESTORATION AND PROTECTION ACTIVITY.— 
The term ‘‘restoration and protection activity’’ means 
an activity carried out for the conservation, steward-
ship, and enhancement of habitat for fish and wild-
life— 
(A) to preserve and improve ecosystems and 
ecological processes on which the fish and wild-
life depend; and 
(B) for use and enjoyment by the public. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(b) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish a nonregulatory program, to be known 
as the ‘‘Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Land-
scape Defense program’’. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Chesapeake 
WILD program include— 
(A) coordinating restoration and protection 
activities among Federal, State, local, and re-
gional 
entities 
and 
conservation 
partners 
throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
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(B) engaging other agencies and organiza-
tions to build a broader range of partner sup-
port, capacity, and potential funding for projects 
in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; 
(C) carrying out coordinated restoration 
and protection activities, and providing for tech-
nical assistance, throughout the Chesapeake Bay 
watershed— 
(i) to sustain and enhance restoration 
and protection activities; 
(ii) to improve and maintain water 
quality to support fish and wildlife, habi-
tats of fish and wildlife, and drinking water 
for people; 
(iii) to sustain and enhance water 
management for volume and flood damage 
mitigation improvements to benefit fish and 
wildlife habitat; 
(iv) to improve opportunities for pub-
lic access and recreation in the Chesapeake 
Bay watershed consistent with the ecological 
needs of fish and wildlife habitat; 
(v) to facilitate strategic planning to 
maximize the resilience of natural eco-
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systems and habitats under changing water-
shed conditions; 
(vi) to engage the public through out-
reach, education, and citizen involvement to 
increase capacity and support for coordi-
nated restoration and protection activities 
in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; 
(vii) to sustain and enhance vulnerable 
communities and fish and wildlife habitat; 
(viii) to conserve and restore fish, wild-
life, and plant corridors; and 
(ix) to increase scientific capacity to 
support the planning, monitoring, and re-
search activities necessary to carry out co-
ordinated restoration and protection activi-
ties. 
(3) DUTIES.—In carrying out the Chesapeake 
WILD program, the Secretary shall— 
(A) draw on existing plans for the Chesa-
peake Bay watershed, or portions of the Chesa-
peake Bay watershed, including the Chesapeake 
Bay agreements, and work in consultation with 
applicable 
management 
entities, 
including 
Chesapeake Bay program partners, such as the 
Federal Government, State and local govern-
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ments, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and 
other regional organizations, as appropriate, to 
identify, prioritize, and implement restoration 
and protection activities within the Chesapeake 
Bay watershed; 
(B) adopt a Chesapeake Bay watershed- 
wide strategy that— 
(i) supports the implementation of a 
shared set of science-based restoration and 
protection activities developed in accordance 
with subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) targets cost-effective projects with 
measurable results; and 
(C) establish the grant program in accord-
ance with subsection (c). 
(4) COORDINATION.—In establishing the Chesa-
peake WILD program, the Secretary shall consult, as 
appropriate, with— 
(A) the heads of Federal agencies, includ-
ing— 
(i) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency; 
(ii) the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
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(iii) the Chief of the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service; 
(iv) the Chief of Engineers; 
(v) the Director of the United States 
Geological Survey; 
(vi) the Secretary of Transportation; 
(vii) the Chief of the Forest Service; 
and 
(viii) the head of any other applicable 
agency; 
(B) the Governors of each of the States of 
Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, 
Virginia, and West Virginia and the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia; 
(C) fish and wildlife joint venture partner-
ships; and 
(D) other public agencies and organizations 
with authority for the planning and implemen-
tation of conservation strategies in the Chesa-
peake Bay watershed. 
(c) GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) CHESAPEAKE
WILD
GRANT
PROGRAM.—To 
the extent that funds are made available to carry out 
this subsection, the Secretary shall establish and carry 
out, as part of the Chesapeake WILD program, a vol-
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untary grant and technical assistance program, to be 
known as the ‘‘Chesapeake Watershed Investments for 
Landscape Defense grant program’’, to provide com-
petitive matching grants of varying amounts and 
technical assistance to eligible entities described in 
paragraph (2) to carry out activities described in sub-
section (b)(2). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The following entities 
are eligible to receive a grant and technical assistance 
under the grant program: 
(A) A State. 
(B) The District of Columbia. 
(C) A unit of local government. 
(D) A nonprofit organization. 
(E) An institution of higher education. 
(F) Any other entity that the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate in accordance with 
the criteria established under paragraph (3). 
(3) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with officials and entities described in subsection 
(b)(4), shall establish criteria for the grant program 
to help ensure that activities funded under this sub-
section— 
(A) accomplish 1 or more of the purposes 
described in subsection (b)(2); and
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(B) advance the implementation of priority 
actions or needs identified in the Chesapeake 
Bay watershed-wide strategy adopted under sub-
section (b)(3)(B). 
(4) COST SHARING.— 
(A) 
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
INTERIOR 
SHARE.—The Department of the Interior share 
of the cost of a project funded under the grant 
program shall not exceed 50 percent of the total 
cost of the project, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(B) NON-DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
INTERIOR 
SHARE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The non-Department 
of the Interior share of the cost of a project 
funded under the grant program may be 
provided in cash or in the form of an in- 
kind contribution of services or materials. 
(ii) OTHER FEDERAL FUNDING.—Non- 
Department of the Interior Federal funds 
may be used for not more than 25 percent 
of the total cost of a project funded under 
the grant program. 
(5) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary may enter 
into an agreement to manage the grant program with
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an organization that offers grant management serv-
ices. 
(d) REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
implementation of this section, including a description of 
each project that has received funding under this section. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
(2) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under paragraph (1) shall supplement, and 
not supplant, funding for other activities conducted 
by the Secretary in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL FISH HABI-
TAT 
CONSERVATION 
THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to encourage partnerships 
among public agencies and other interested persons to pro-
mote fish conservation— 
(1) to achieve measurable habitat conservation 
results through strategic actions of Fish Habitat Part-
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nerships that lead to better fish habitat conditions 
and increased fishing opportunities by— 
(A) improving ecological conditions; 
(B) restoring natural processes; or 
(C) preventing the decline of intact and 
healthy systems; 
(2) to establish a consensus set of national con-
servation strategies as a framework to guide future 
actions and investment by Fish Habitat Partnerships; 
(3) to broaden the community of support for fish 
habitat conservation by— 
(A) increasing fishing opportunities; 
(B) fostering the participation of local com-
munities, especially young people in local com-
munities, in conservation activities; and 
(C) raising public awareness of the role 
healthy fish habitat play in the quality of life 
and economic well-being of local communities; 
(4) to fill gaps in the National Fish Habitat As-
sessment and the associated database of the National 
Fish Habitat Assessment— 
(A) to empower strategic conservation ac-
tions supported by broadly available scientific 
information; and
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(B) to integrate socioeconomic data in the 
analysis to improve the lives of humans in a 
manner consistent with fish habitat conservation 
goals; and 
(5) to communicate to the public and conserva-
tion partners— 
(A) the conservation outcomes produced col-
lectively by Fish Habitat Partnerships; and 
(B) new opportunities and voluntary ap-
proaches for conserving fish habitat. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na-
tional Fish Habitat Board established by section 203. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice.
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(4) ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
AS-
SISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Environmental 
Protection Agency Assistant Administrator’’ means 
the Assistant Administrator for Water of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given to the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(6) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The term 
‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Assistant Administrator’’ means the Assistant Ad-
ministrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration. 
(7) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’ 
means an entity designated by Congress as a Fish 
Habitat Partnership under section 204. 
(8) REAL PROPERTY INTEREST.—The term ‘‘real 
property interest’’ means an ownership interest in— 
(A) land; or 
(B) water (including water rights). 
(9) 
MARINE
FISHERIES
COMMISSIONS.—The 
term ‘‘Marine Fisheries Commissions’’ means—