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Federal and State laws, affecting water or water
rights in the Rio Grande Basin.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out
this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and each subse-
quent fiscal year.
SEC. 5008. MISSOURI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, MITIGA-
TION, RECOVERY AND RESTORATION, IOWA,
KANSAS, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA,
NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND WYO-
MING.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation with the
Missouri River Recovery and Implementation Committee
established by subsection (b)(1), shall conduct a study of
the Missouri River and its tributaries to determine actions
required—
(1) to mitigate losses of aquatic and terrestrial
habitat;
(2) to recover federally listed species under the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and
(3) to restore the ecosystem to prevent further de-
clines among other native species.
(b) MISSOURI RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION
COMMITTEE.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than June 31,
2006, the Secretary shall establish a committee to be
known as the ‘‘Missouri River Recovery Implementa-
tion Committee’’ (referred to in this section as the
‘‘Committee’’).
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall include
representatives from—
(A) Federal agencies;
(B) States located near the Missouri River
Basin; and
(C) other appropriate entities, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, including—
(i) water management and fish and
wildlife agencies;
(ii) Indian tribes located near the Mis-
souri River Basin; and
(iii) nongovernmental stakeholders.
(3) DUTIES.—The Commission shall—
(A) with respect to the study under sub-
section (a), provide guidance to the Secretary
and any other affected Federal agency, State
agency, or Indian tribe;
(B) provide guidance to the Secretary with
respect to the Missouri River recovery and miti-
gation program in existence on the date of enact-
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ment of this Act, including recommendations re-
lating to—
(i) changes to the implementation
strategy from the use of adaptive manage-
ment; and
(ii) the coordination of the development
of consistent policies, strategies, plans, pro-
grams, projects, activities, and priorities for
the program;
(C) exchange information regarding pro-
grams, projects, and activities of the agencies
and entities represented on the Committee to
promote the goals of the Missouri River recovery
and mitigation program;
(D) establish such working groups as the
Committee determines to be necessary to assist in
carrying out the duties of the Committee, includ-
ing duties relating to public policy and scientific
issues;
(E) facilitate the resolution of interagency
and intergovernmental conflicts between entities
represented on the Committee associated with the
Missouri River recovery and mitigation pro-
gram;
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(F) coordinate scientific and other research
associated with the Missouri River recovery and
mitigation program; and
(G) annually prepare a work plan and as-
sociated budget requests.
(4) COMPENSATION; TRAVEL EXPENSES.—
(A) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall not receive compensation from the
Secretary in carrying out the duties of the Com-
mittee under this section.
(B) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Travel expenses
incurred by a member of the Committee in car-
rying out the duties of the Committee under this
section shall be paid by the agency, Indian tribe,
or unit of government represented by the mem-
ber.
(c) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee.
SEC. 5009. LOWER PLATTE RIVER WATERSHED RESTORA-
TION, NEBRASKA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, may cooperate with and provide assist-
ance to the Lower Platte River natural resources districts
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in the State of Nebraska to serve as local sponsors with re-
spect to—
(1) conducting comprehensive watershed plan-
ning in the natural resource districts;
(2) assessing water resources in the natural re-
source districts; and
(3) providing project feasibility planning, de-
sign, and construction assistance for water resource
and watershed management in the natural resource
districts, including projects for environmental restora-
tion and flood damage reduction.
(b) FUNDING.—
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the
cost of carrying out an activity described in sub-
section (a) shall be 65 percent.
(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal
share of the cost of carrying out an activity described
in subsection (a)—
(A) shall be 35 percent; and
(B) may be provided in cash or in-kind.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out
this section $12,000,000.
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SEC. 5010. CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE, LOWER BRULE
SIOUX TRIBE, AND TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE
HABITAT RESTORATION, SOUTH DAKOTA.
(a) DISBURSEMENT PROVISIONS OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE
AND
THE LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE TERRESTRIAL
WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION TRUST FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 602(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1999 (113 Stat. 386) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and the Sec-
retary of the Treasury’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and
(B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(ii) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—On
notification in accordance with clause (i),
the Secretary of the Treasury shall make
available to the State of South Dakota
funds from the State of South Dakota Ter-
restrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust
Fund established under section 603, to be
used to carry out the plan for terrestrial
wildlife habitat restoration submitted by the
State of South Dakota after the State cer-
tifies to the Secretary of the Treasury that
the funds to be disbursed will be used in ac-