(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall a report 
to the Committee on Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate evaluating and making recommenda-
tions regarding the pilot projects. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$150,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011. 
SEC. 5. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ENHANCEMENT. 
(a) PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.—Subject to the re-
quirements of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 
U.S.C. 661 et seq.) and other applicable law, and such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior de-
termines to be appropriate, the Secretary may approve 
projects and programs for a facility of the System that— 
(1) promote the stewardship of resources of the 
hatchery through habitat maintenance, restoration, 
and improvement, biological monitoring, or research; 
(2) support the operation and maintenance of 
the hatchery through constructing, operating, main-
taining, or improving the facilities and services of 
the hatchery; 
(3) increase the awareness and understanding 
of the hatchery and the System, through the devel-
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opment, publication, or distribution of educational 
materials and products; 
(4) advance education concerning the purposes 
of the hatchery and the mission of the System, 
through the use of the hatchery as an outdoor class-
room and development of other educational pro-
grams; or 
(5) contribute financial resources to the hatch-
ery, under the terms that require that the net reve-
nues be used exclusively for the benefit of the hatch-
ery, through donation of net revenues from the sale 
of educational materials and products and through 
encouragement of gifts, devises, and bequests. 
(b) TREASURY ACCOUNT.—Amounts received by the 
Secretary of the Interior as a result of projects and pro-
grams under subsection (a) shall be deposited in a sepa-
rate account in the Treasury. Amounts in the account that 
are attributable to activities at a particular facility of the 
System shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior, 
without further appropriation, to pay the costs of inci-
dental expenses related to volunteer activities, and to carry 
out cooperative agreements for the hatchery facility. 
SEC. 6. HATCHERY EDUCATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
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shall develop guidance for the hatchery education pro-
grams to further the mission of the System and the pur-
poses of individual hatcheries through— 
(1) providing outdoor classroom opportunities 
for students on fish hatcheries that combine edu-
cational curricula with the personal experiences of 
students relating to fish, aquatic species, and their 
habitat, and to the cultural and historical resources 
of the hatcheries; 
(2) promoting understanding and conservation 
of fish, aquatic species, and the cultural and histor-
ical resources of the hatcheries; and 
(3) improving scientific literacy in conjunction 
with both formal and nonformal education programs. 
(b) HATCHERY PROGRAMS.—Based on the guidance 
developed under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Inte-
rior may, with assistance from the Fish and Wildlife Man-
agement Assistance Program, develop or enhance hatchery 
educational programs as appropriate, based on the re-
sources of individual hatcheries and the opportunities 
available for such programs in State, local, and private 
schools. In developing and implementing each program, 
the Secretary should cooperate with State and local edu-
cation authorities, and may cooperate with partner organi-
zations in accordance with subsection (d). 
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SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Interior to carry out this Act $200,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010. 
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Union Calendar No. 378 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5381 
[Report No. 109–638] 
A BILL 
To establish a volunteer program and promote com-
munity partnerships for the benefit of national 
fish hatcheries and fisheries program offices. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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