I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4406 
To compel the Secretary of the Army to complete the Great Lakes Mississippi 
River Interbasin Study within 18 months and to focus particular atten-
tion on the permanent prevention of the spread of aquatic nuisance 
species between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2012 
Mr. CAMP (for himself and Ms. SLAUGHTER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To compel the Secretary of the Army to complete the Great 
Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study within 18 
months and to focus particular attention on the perma-
nent prevention of the spread of aquatic nuisance species 
between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Ba-
sins. 
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 ‘‘Stop Invasive Species 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ASIAN CARP. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HYDROLOGICAL
SEPARATION.—The term 
‘‘hydrological separation’’ means a physical separa-
tion on the Chicago Area Waterway System that— 
(A) would disconnect the Mississippi River 
watershed from the Lake Michigan watershed; 
and 
(B) shall be designed to be adequate in 
scope to prevent the transfer of all aquatic spe-
cies between each of those bodies of water. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
of Engineers. 
(b) EXPEDITED STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) expedite completion of the report for 
the study authorized by section 3061(d) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1121); and 
(B) if the Secretary determines a project is 
justified in the completed report, proceed di-
rectly to project preconstruction engineering 
and design. 
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(2) FOCUS.—In expediting the completion of 
the study and report under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall focus on— 
(A) the prevention of the spread of aquatic 
nuisance species between the Great Lakes and 
Mississippi River Basins, such as through the 
permanent hydrological separation of the Great 
Lakes and Mississippi River Basins; and 
(B) the watersheds of the following rivers 
and tributaries associated with the Chicago 
Area Waterway System: 
(i) The Illinois River, at and in the vi-
cinity of Chicago, Illinois. 
(ii) The Chicago River, Calumet 
River, North Shore Channel, Chicago Sani-
tary and Ship Canal, and Cal-Sag Channel 
in the State of Illinois. 
(iii) The Grand Calumet River and 
Little Calumet River in the States of Illi-
nois and Indiana. 
(3) EFFICIENT USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure the efficient use of funds to maximize 
the timely completion of the study and report under 
paragraph (1). 
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(4) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall complete 
the report under paragraph (1) by not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(5) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate, 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
a report describing— 
(A) interim milestones that will be met 
prior to final completion of the study and re-
port under paragraph (1); and 
(B) funding necessary for completion of 
the study and report under paragraph (1), in-
cluding funding necessary for completion of 
each interim milestone identified under sub-
paragraph (A). 
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