and local governmental entities, and all other 
entities that may be affected by activities under 
this section. 
‘‘(b) ONONDAGA LAKE WATERSHED COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(1) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT
OF
ADAPTIVE
MAN-
AGEMENT PLAN.—The Onondaga Lake Water-
shed Council shall develop and (as necessary to 
achieve the goals identified under subsection 
(c)(1)) periodically revise the Adaptive Manage-
ment Plan in consultation with the Onondaga 
Lake Scientific Center. 
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM FOR 
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The Onondaga Lake 
Watershed Council shall establish and carry out 
a comprehensive, inclusive, and ongoing pro-
gram for participation of the public, including 
the Onondaga Nation, Federal, State, and local 
governmental entities, and all other entities 
that may be affected by activities under this 
section, in the development and revision of the 
Adaptive Management Plan under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Onondaga Lake 
Watershed Council shall consist of the following 
members: 
‘‘(i) The Administrator. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary of the Army. 
‘‘(iii) The head of any other interested 
Federal department or agency, as deter-
mined by the Administrator. 
‘‘(iv) The Governor of the State of 
New York. 
‘‘(v) A representative designated by 
the Onondaga Nation Council of Chiefs. 
‘‘(vi) A representative designated by 
the mayor of the City of Syracuse, New 
York. 
‘‘(vii) A representative designated by 
the County Executive of Onondaga County, 
New York. 
‘‘(B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP.—The On-
ondaga Lake Watershed Council shall consist of 
the following ex officio, non-voting members: 
‘‘(i) The Senators from the State of 
New York. 
‘‘(ii) Each Member of the House of 
Representatives whose congressional dis-
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trict is located all or partially within the 
Onondaga Lake watershed. 
‘‘(iii) Each member of the New York 
State Legislature whose district is located 
all or partially within the Onondaga Lake 
watershed. 
‘‘(iv) Such other members as the Ad-
ministrator determines appropriate. 
‘‘(C) DESIGNEES.—Any member of the 
Onondaga Lake Watershed Council described in 
clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) or 
in subparagraph (B) may appoint a designee to 
serve in place of the member on the Council. 
‘‘(3) COMMITTEES.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Onondaga 
Lake Watershed Council shall adopt bylaws 
providing for the establishment of standing 
committees including the following: 
‘‘(i) A Public Outreach and Participa-
tion Committee. 
‘‘(ii) A Science and Engineering Com-
mittee. 
‘‘(B) 
APPOINTMENT.—The 
Onondaga 
Lake Watershed Council shall appoint members 
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to each committee described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(c) ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION OF GOALS.—The Adapt-
ive Management Plan shall identify measurable goals 
for— 
‘‘(A) the restoration, conservation, and 
management of Onondaga Lake; and 
‘‘(B) compliance with all laws affecting the 
restoration and conservation of Onondaga Lake, 
including the water quality standards estab-
lished for Onondaga Lake (including total max-
imum daily loads established under section 
303(d)(C)), the Amended Consent Judgment 
and all effluent limitations therein (or otherwise 
promulgated under this Act), and the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.). 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATION OF STRATEGIES.—To 
achieve the goals identified under paragraph (1), the 
Adaptive Management Plan shall incorporate and 
update the recommendations of the Onondaga Lake 
Management Plan to recommend strategies for— 
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‘‘(A) management of the biological makeup 
of Onondaga Lake; 
‘‘(B) management of the physical develop-
ment of Onondaga Lake and its surroundings; 
‘‘(C) management of the use of Onondaga 
Lake for recreational and other purposes; and 
‘‘(D) coordination of all other activities to 
restore or conserve, or otherwise affecting the 
restoration or conservation of, Onondaga Lake. 
‘‘(3) ONGOING EVALUATION OF STRATEGIES.— 
To evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies rec-
ommended under paragraph (2) in achieving the 
goals identified under paragraph (1), the Adaptive 
Management Plan shall— 
‘‘(A) identify specific monitoring param-
eters by which to make such evaluation, and 
provide for the periodic revision of the moni-
toring parameters to achieve such goals; 
‘‘(B) establish a monitoring program to 
measure the monitoring parameters identified 
under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) provide for the periodic evaluation of 
the data collected pursuant to subparagraph 
(B). 
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‘‘(4) APPROVAL.—The recommendations of the 
Adaptive Management Plan shall not be carried out 
under subsection (a)(2) before the date on which the 
the plan is approved by the Administrator and the 
Governor of the State of New York. The Adminis-
trator, after providing an opportunity for public re-
view and comment, shall approve the plan not later 
than 120 days after the date of its development 
under subsection (b)(1)(A) if the Adaptive Manage-
ment Plan meets the requirements of this section 
and the Governor of the State of New York concurs 
in such approval. 
‘‘(5) EFFECT
ON
ONONDAGA
LAKE
MANAGE-
MENT PLAN.—This section shall not be construed to 
interfere with any activity carried out under the On-
ondaga Lake Management Plan, or any other activ-
ity affecting the restoration, conservation, or man-
agement of Onondaga Lake, before the date of ap-
proval of the Adaptive Management Plan under 
paragraph (4). 
‘‘(d) ONONDAGA LAKE SCIENTIFIC CENTER.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Onondaga Lake 
Watershed Council shall establish and direct a cen-
ter to be known as the ‘Onondaga Lake Scientific 
Center’. 
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