projects and studies relating to the watershed; 
and 
‘‘(C) the proposed budget for succeeding 
fiscal years for protection and restoration 
projects and studies relating to the watershed; 
and 
‘‘(2) a summary of any proposed modifications 
to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conserva-
tion and Management Plan for the succeeding fiscal 
year.’’. 
(d) FEDERAL ENTITIES.—Section 119 of such Act 
(as amended by this section) is further amended by insert-
ing after subsection (f) the following: 
‘‘(g) FEDERAL ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall 
coordinate the actions of all Federal agencies that 
impact water quality in the Long Island Sound wa-
tershed in order to improve the water quality and 
living resources of the watershed. 
‘‘(2) METHODS.—The Administrator, acting 
through the Director of the Office, may enter into 
interagency agreements and make intergovernmental 
personnel appointments in carrying out the duties of 
this section. 
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‘‘(3) FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN WATERSHED 
PLANNING.—A Federal agency that owns or occupies 
real property, or carries out activities, within the 
Long Island Sound watershed shall participate in re-
gional and subwatershed planning, protection, and 
restoration activities with respect to the watershed. 
‘‘(4) CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE CON-
SERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, the head of each Federal agen-
cy that owns or occupies real property, or car-
ries out activities, within the Long Island 
Sound watershed shall ensure that the property, 
the actions taken by the agency with respect to 
the property, and the activities of the agency 
are consistent with the Long Island Sound 
Comprehensive Conservation and Management 
Plan, and any related subsequent agreements 
and plans. 
‘‘(B) FORESTED
LANDS
AND
RIPARIAN 
HABITAT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Long Island Sound 
Improvement Act Amendments of 2010, the 
Administrator shall coordinate with the head of 
each Federal agency that owns or occupies real 
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property within the Long Island Sound water-
shed to develop and implement— 
‘‘(i) a plan to maximize, to the extent 
practicable, forest cover and riparian habi-
tat on the property; and 
‘‘(ii) a plan for reforestation and ri-
parian habitat recovery, if necessary, on 
the property. 
‘‘(C) STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT
PRAC-
TICES.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of the Long Island Sound Im-
provement Act Amendments of 2010, the Ad-
ministrator shall coordinate with the head of 
each Federal agency that owns or occupies real 
property within the Long Island Sound water-
shed to develop and implement a plan to mini-
mize or eliminate the discharge of stormwater 
from the property.’’. 
(e) TRADING PROGRAM.—Section 119 of such Act (as 
amended by this section) is further amended by inserting 
after subsection (g) the following: 
‘‘(h) TRADING PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Administrator 
shall, in consultation with the Governor of each 
Long Island Sound State— 
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‘‘(A) not later than September 30, 2011, 
publish a proposal for a voluntary interstate ni-
trogen trading program with respect to Long 
Island Sound that includes the generation, trad-
ing, and use of nitrogen credits to facilitate the 
attainment and maintenance of the Long Island 
Sound TMDL; and 
‘‘(B) not later than March 1, 2012, estab-
lish a voluntary interstate nitrogen trading pro-
gram with respect to Long Island Sound that 
includes the generation, trading, and use of ni-
trogen credits to facilitate the attainment and 
maintenance of the Long Island Sound TMDL. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The trading program 
established under paragraph (1) shall, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(A) establish procedures or standards for 
certifying, verifying, and enforcing nitrogen 
credits to ensure that credit-generating prac-
tices from both point sources and nonpoint 
sources are achieving actual reductions in nitro-
gen; and 
‘‘(B) establish procedures or standards for 
providing public transparency with respect to 
trading activity.’’. 
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(f) ANNUAL PRIORITY LIST.—Section 119 of such 
Act (as amended by this section) is further amended by 
inserting after subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) ANNUAL PRIORITY LIST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of the Long Island 
Sound Improvement Act Amendments of 2010, and 
annually thereafter, the Director of the Office, in 
consultation with the Governor of each Long Island 
Sound State, shall compile, after providing notice, a 
list identifying and prioritizing the activities, 
projects, programs, and studies intended to be fund-
ed with amounts made available for grants under 
subsection (j) during the succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) LIST
COMPONENTS.—The list compiled 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a specification, in order of priority, of 
activities, projects, programs, and studies that 
will assist in meeting the goals and objectives of 
the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Con-
servation and Management Plan; 
‘‘(B) information on the activities, projects, 
programs, and studies specified in subpara-
graph (A), including the potential terms of fi-
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nancial assistance and communities to be 
served; and 
‘‘(C) the criteria and methods established 
by the Director of the Office, in consultation 
with the Governor of each Long Island Sound 
State, for selecting activities, projects, pro-
grams, and studies for grants under subsection 
(j). 
‘‘(3) APPROVAL OF LIST.— 
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 15 
days after compiling a list under paragraph (1), 
the Director of the Office shall submit the list 
to the Administrator for approval. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—The Administrator shall 
approve or disapprove a list submitted under 
subparagraph (A) based on a determination of 
whether the activities, projects, programs, and 
studies specified in the list are consistent with 
the goals and objectives of the Long Island 
Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Man-
agement Plan. 
‘‘(C) EFFECT
OF
DISAPPROVAL.—If the 
Administrator disapproves a list submitted 
under subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
shall provide the Director of the Office, in writ-
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