445, promulgate a national strategy for mitigating 
the impacts of global warming on wildlife popu-
lations in the United States. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND COMMENT.—In devel-
oping the national strategy, the Secretary shall— 
(A) consult with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, State fish and wildlife agencies, Indian 
tribes, local governments, conservation organi-
zations, scientists, and other interested stake-
holders; and 
(B) provide opportunity for public com-
ment. 
(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall include 
in the national strategy prioritized goals and meas-
ures to— 
(A) identify and monitor wildlife popu-
lations likely to be adversely affected by global 
warming; 
(B) identify and monitor coastal, marine, 
terrestrial, and freshwater resources and habi-
tat at greatest risk of being damaged by global 
warming; 
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(C) assist species in adapting to the im-
pacts of global warming; 
(D) protect, acquire, and restore wildlife 
habitat to build resilience to global warming; 
(E) provide habitat linkages and corridors 
to facilitate wildlife movements in response to 
global warming; 
(F) restore and protect ecological processes 
that sustain wildlife populations vulnerable to 
global warming; and 
(G) incorporate consideration of climate 
change in, and integrate climate change adapta-
tion strategies for wildlife into, the planning 
and management of Federal lands administered 
by the Department of the Interior and lands 
administered by the Forest Service. 
(2) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
PLANS.—In 
developing the national strategy, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) take into consideration research and 
information in State comprehensive wildlife con-
servation plans, the North American Waterfowl 
Management Plan, the National Fish Habitat 
Action Plan, and other relevant wildlife con-
servation plans; and 
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(B) coordinate and integrate, to the extent 
practicable and consistent with the policy set 
forth in section 442, the goals and measures 
identified in the national strategy with goals 
and measures identified in such plans. 
(c) REVISION.—The Secretary shall revise the na-
tional strategy not later than five years after its initial 
promulgation, and not later than every ten years there-
after, to reflect new information on the impacts of global 
warming on wildlife and advances in the development of 
strategies for adapting to or mitigating for such impacts. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION
ON
DEPARTMENT
OF 
THE INTERIOR AND FOREST SERVICE LANDS.—To 
achieve the goals of the national strategy and to im-
plement measures for the conservation of wildlife 
identified in the national strategy— 
(A) the Secretary shall exercise the author-
ity of such Secretary under this and other Acts 
on lands administered by the National Park 
Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, and the Bureau of Land Management; 
and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture shall exer-
cise the authority of such Secretary under this 
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and other Acts on lands administered by the 
Forest Service. 
(2) WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS.— 
Consistent with their authorities under other laws, 
the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
Secretary of Commerce shall administer wildlife con-
servation programs authorized under other laws to 
achieve the goals of the national strategy and to im-
plement measures for the conservation of wildlife 
identified in the national strategy. 
SEC. 445. ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and appoint the members of a science advisory board 
comprised of not less than ten and not more than 
twenty members recommended by the President of 
the National Academy of Sciences with expertise in 
wildlife biology, ecology, climate change and other 
relevant disciplines. The director of the National 
Global Warming and Wildlife Science Center estab-
lished under subsection (b) shall be an ex officio 
member of the science advisory board. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The science advisory board 
shall— 
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(A) provide scientific and technical advice 
and recommendations to the Secretary on the 
impacts of global warming on wildlife and its 
habitat, areas of habitat of particular impor-
tance for the conservation of wildlife popu-
lations affected by global warming, and strate-
gies and mechanisms to mitigate the impacts of 
global warming on wildlife in the management 
of Federal lands and in other Federal programs 
for wildlife conservation; 
(B) advise the National Global Warming 
and Wildlife Science Center established under 
subsection (b) and review the quality of the re-
search programs of the Center; 
(C) advise the Secretary regarding the best 
science available for purposes of section 
444(a)(1). 
(b) NATIONAL GLOBAL WARMING AND WILDLIFE 
SCIENCE CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
the National Global Warming and Wildlife Science 
Center within the United States Geological Survey. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The National Global Warm-
ing and Wildlife Science Center shall— 
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(A) conduct scientific research on national 
issues related to the impacts of global warming 
on wildlife and its habitat and mechanisms for 
adaptation or mitigation of such impacts; and 
(B) provide scientific support to Federal 
land management agencies and Federal wildlife 
agencies regarding such issues. 
(c) DETECTION OF CHANGES.—The Secretary, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce 
shall each exercise authorities under other laws to carry 
out programs to detect changes in wildlife abundance, dis-
tribution, and behavior related to global warming, includ-
ing— 
(1) conducting species inventories on Federal 
lands and in marine areas within the exclusive eco-
nomic zone of the United States; and 
(2) establishing and implementing robust, co-
ordinated monitoring programs. 
SEC. 446. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Of 
the amounts appropriated to carry out this chapter for 
each fiscal year— 
(1) 45 percent are authorized to be made avail-
able to Federal agencies to develop and implement 
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the national strategy promulgated under section 444 
on Federal lands, of which— 
(A) 35 percent shall be allocated to the 
Department of the Interior to— 
(i) operate the National Global Warm-
ing and Wildlife Science Center established 
under section 445; and 
(ii) carry out the policy set forth in 
section 442 and implement the national 
strategy on lands within the National Park 
System, lands within the National Wildlife 
Refuge System, and public lands adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Land Management; 
and 
(B) 10 percent shall be allocated to the 
Department of Agriculture to carry out the pol-
icy set forth in section 442 and implement the 
national strategy on lands within the National 
Forest System; 
(2) 25 percent are authorized to be made avail-
able to Federal agencies to carry out the policy set 
forth in section 442 and to implement the national 
strategy through fish and wildlife programs, other 
than for the operation and maintenance of Federal 
lands, of which— 
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(A) 10 percent shall be allocated to the 
Department of the Interior to fund endangered 
species, migratory bird, and other fish and wild-
life programs administered by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, other than op-
erations and maintenance of the national wild-
life refuges; 
(B) 8 percent shall be allocated to the De-
partment of the Interior for implementation of 
cooperative grant programs benefitting wildlife 
including the Cooperative Endangered Species 
Fund, Private Stewardship Grants, the North 
American Wetlands Conservation Act, the 
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, 
and the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, 
and used exclusively for activities that address 
the impacts of global warming on wildlife and 
its habitat; and 
(C) 7 percent shall be allocated to the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
to carry out the policy set forth in section 442 
and to implement the national strategy through 
Federal programs for conservation of fish and 
wildlife under its jurisdiction; and 
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(3) 30 percent are authorized to be made avail-
able for grants to States and Indian tribes through 
the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program au-
thorized under section 451, to— 
(A) be used exclusively to carry out activi-
ties that address the impacts of global warming 
on wildlife in accordance with State comprehen-
sive wildlife conservation plans developed and 
approved under that program that contain ex-
plicit strategies for addressing the impacts of 
global warming on wildlife; and 
(B) revise existing State comprehensive 
wildlife conservation plans as necessary to in-
clude specific strategies for addressing the im-
pacts of global warming on wildlife. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.— 
(c) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of Con-
gress that funding provided to Federal agencies and 
States pursuant to this chapter supplement, and not re-
place, existing sources of funding for wildlife conservation. 
CHAPTER 2—STATE AND TRIBAL 
WILDLIFE GRANTS PROGRAM 
SEC. 451. STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—There is author-
ized to be established a State and Tribal Wildlife Grants 
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Program to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and to provide wildlife conservation grants to States 
and to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the 
United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, American Samoa, and federally recognized Indian 
tribes for the planning, development, and implementation 
of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, 
including species that are not hunted or fished. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section for each fiscal year— 
(A) 10 percent shall be for a competitive 
grant program for Indian tribes that are not 
subject to the remaining provisions of this sec-
tion; 
(B) of the amounts remaining after the ap-
plication of subparagraph (A), and after the de-
duction of the Secretary’s administrative ex-
penses to carry out this section— 
(i) not more than one-half of 1 per-
cent shall be allocated to each of the Dis-
trict of Columbia and to the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico; and 
(ii) not more than one-fourth of 1 per-
cent shall be allocated to each of Guam, 
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American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands; 
(C) of the amount remaining after the ap-
plication of subparagraphs (B) and (C), the 
Secretary shall apportion among the States— 
(i) one-third based on the ratio that 
the land area of each State bears to the 
total land area of all States; and 
(ii) two-thirds based on the ratio that 
the population of each State bears to the 
total population of all States. 
(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—The amounts apportioned 
under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) for a fis-
cal year shall be adjusted equitably so that no State 
is apportioned under such subparagraph a sum that 
is— 
(A) less than 1 percent of the amount 
available for apportionment under that subpara-
graph that fiscal year; or 
(B) more than 5 percent of such amount. 
(c) COST SHARING.— 
(1) PLAN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.—The Fed-
eral share of the costs of developing a comprehensive 
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wildlife conservation plan shall not exceed 75 per-
cent of the total costs of developing such plan. 
(2) PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS.—The 
Federal share of the costs of implementing an activ-
ity in an approved comprehensive wildlife conserva-
tion plan carried out with a grant under this section 
shall not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of such 
activities. 
(3) 
PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
FEDERAL 
FUNDS.—The non-Federal share of costs of an activ-
ity carried out under this section shall not be paid 
with amounts derived from any Federal grant pro-
gram. 
(d) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No State, territory, or other 
jurisdiction shall be eligible for a grant under this 
section unless it submits to the Secretary a com-
prehensive wildlife conservation plan that— 
(A) complies with paragraph (2); and 
(B) considers the broad range of the State, 
territory, or other jurisdiction’s wildlife and as-
sociated habitats, with appropriate priority 
placed on those species with the greatest con-
servation need and taking into consideration the 
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relative level of funding available for the con-
servation of those species. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The comprehensive wildlife 
conservation plan must contain— 
(A) information on the distribution and 
abundance of species of wildlife, including low 
and declining populations as the State , terri-
tory, or other jurisdiction’s fish and wildlife 
agency considers appropriate, that are indic-
ative of the diversity and health of the jurisdic-
tion’s wildlife; 
(B) the location and relative condition of 
key habitats and community types essential to 
conservation of species identified in subpara-
graph (A); 
(C) descriptions of problems which may 
adversely affect species identified in subpara-
graph (A) or their habitats, and priority re-
search and survey efforts needed to identify fac-
tors that may assist in restoration and im-
proved conservation of these species and habi-
tats; 
(D) descriptions of conservation actions 
proposed to conserve the identified species and 
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habitats and priorities for implementing such 
actions; 
(E) proposed plans for monitoring species 
identified in subparagraph (A) and their habi-
tats, for monitoring the effectiveness of the con-
servation actions proposed in subparagraph 
(D), and for adapting these conservation ac-
tions to respond appropriately to new informa-
tion or changing conditions; 
(F) descriptions of procedures to review 
the comprehensive wildlife conservation plan at 
intervals not to exceed ten years; 
(G) plans for coordinating the develop-
ment, implementation, review, and revision of 
the comprehensive wildlife conservation plan 
with Federal, State, and local agencies and In-
dian tribes that manage significant land and 
water areas within the jurisdiction or admin-
ister programs that significantly affect the con-
servation of identified species and habitats; and 
(H) provisions for broad public participa-
tion as an essential element of the development, 
revision, and implementation of the comprehen-
sive wildlife conservation plan. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 461. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTABILITY INTRA-GOV-
ERNMENTAL PANEL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall establish a Climate Change Adaptability Intra-Gov-
ernmental Panel to address the impacts of climate change 
on Federal lands, the ocean environment, and the Federal 
water infrastructure under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary. The panel shall include the agency heads from the 
following: 
(1) The Bureau of Land Management. 
(2) The National Park Service. 
(3) United States Geological Survey. 
(4) The Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(5) The Forest Service. 
(6) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration. 
(7) The Bureau of Reclamation. 
(8) The Council on Environmental Quality. 
(b) PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall submit a plan to Congress describing what each 
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agency listed in subsection (a) shall do to accomplish the 
following: 
(1) Working in cooperation with the United 
States Geological Survey, develop an intra-agency in-
ventory and Geographic Information System data-
base of United States ecosystems, water supplies, 
and water infrastructure vulnerable to climate 
change. 
(2) Request that the United States Geological 
Survey examine impacts of climate change on wild-
life through the GAP analysis program to develop 
better information land acquisition strategies. 
(3) Manage land, water, and ocean resources 
during prolonged periods of drought, changing hy-
drology, and in the case of oceans, increasing ocean 
acidification. 
(4) Proactively address and mitigate the im-
pacts of climate change on key ecosystems that are 
critical wildlife habitat and watersheds. 
(5) Develop consistent protocols to incorporate 
climate change impacts in land and water manage-
ment decisions across land and water resources 
under the jurisdiction of those agencies listed in sub-
section (a). 
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(6) Incorporate the most current, peer-reviewed 
science on climate change and the economic, social, 
and ecological impacts of climate change into the de-
cision making process of those agencies listed in sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 462. OCEAN POLICY AND GLOBAL WARMING PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be estab-
lished an Ocean Policy and Global Warming Program to 
be administered by the Secretary of Commerce. The pur-
pose of the program is to support coastal state and Fed-
eral agency efforts to— 
(1) plan for and mitigate the impacts to the 
marine and coastal environment from global warm-
ing and the development of offshore alternative en-
ergy resources; and 
(2) cooperate and collaborate to support im-
proved and enhanced ocean and coastal management 
in the United States. 
(b) ALLOCATION
OF FUNDING.—Of the amounts 
made available for each fiscal year to carry out the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall allocate, for the exclusive pur-
pose of carrying out the activities specified in subsection 
(a)— 
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(1) 40 percent to the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration for allocation to coastal 
states based on the formula established in subsection 
(c); 
(2) 40 percent to the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration; and 
(3) 20 percent to support regional collaboratives 
intended to improve and enhance ocean and coastal 
management and that include Federal, State, and 
local entities. 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under subsection (b)(1) shall be allocated according to the 
formula established in regulation pursuant to section 
306(c) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1455(c)). 
(d) INTENT OF CONGRESS TO SUPPLEMENT ANNUAL 
APPROPRIATIONS.—Amounts appropriated under this sec-
tion are intended by Congress to supplement, not detract 
from or replace, other annual appropriations for Federal 
agencies and coastal states receiving funding under this 
section. 
(e) DEFINITION
OF COASTAL STATE.—The term 
‘‘coastal state’’ has the meaning it has in section 304(4) 
(c) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1453(4)). 
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SEC. 463. PLANNING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE COAST-
AL ZONE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Coastal Zone Management 
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY PLANNING 
‘‘SEC. 320. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish consistent with the national policies set forth in 
section 303 a coastal climate change resiliency planning 
and response program to 
‘‘(1) provide assistance to coastal states to vol-
untarily develop coastal climate change resiliency 
plans as amendments to management programs ap-
proved under section 306, to prepare for and reduce 
the negative consequences that may result from cli-
mate change in the coastal zone; and 
‘‘(2) provide financial and technical assistance 
to enable coastal states to implement plans devel-
oped pursuant to this section through coastal states’ 
enforceable policies. 
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—Within 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the coastal states, shall issue guidelines for the imple-
mentation of the grant program established under sub-
section (c). 
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‘‘(c) CLIMATE
CHANGE
RESILIENCY
PLANNING 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, may make a grant 
to any coastal state for the purpose of developing cli-
mate change resiliency plans pursuant to guidelines 
issued by the Secretary under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) PLAN CONTENT.—A plan developed with a 
grant under this section shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Identification of public facilities and 
public services, coastal resources of national 
significance, coastal waters, energy facilities, or 
other water uses located in the coastal zone 
that are likely to be impacted by climate 
change. 
‘‘(B) Adaptive management strategies for 
land use to address non-climate change stresses 
that inhibit the ability of the coastal zone to re-
spond or adapt to changing environmental con-
ditions, including strategies to protect biodiver-
sity and establish habitat buffer zones, migra-
tion corridors, and climate refugia. 
‘‘(C) Requirements to initiate and main-
tain long-term monitoring of environmental 
change to assess coastal zone resiliency and to 
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adjust when necessary adaptive management 
strategies to attain the policies under section 
303. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION.—Grants under this section 
shall be available only to coastal states with manage-
ment programs approved by the Secretary under sec-
tion 306 and shall be allocated among such coastal 
states in a manner consistent with regulations pro-
mulgated pursuant to section 306(c). 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In the awarding of grants 
under this subsection the Secretary may give priority 
to any coastal state that has received grant funding 
to develop program changes pursuant to paragraphs 
(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of section 309(a). 
‘‘(5) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may provide technical assistance to a coastal state 
consistent with section 310 to ensure the timely de-
velopment of plans supported by grants awarded 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) FEDERAL APPROVAL.—In order to be eligi-
ble for a grant under subsection (d), a coastal state 
must have its plan developed under this section ap-
proved by the Secretary under regulations adopted 
pursuant to section 306(e). 
‘‘(d) COASTAL RESILIANCY PROJECT GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, may make grants 
to any coastal state that has a climate change resil-
iency plan approved under subsection (c)(6), in 
order to support projects that implement strategies 
contained within such plans. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary within 90 days after approval of the first plan 
approved under subsection (c)(6), shall publish in 
the Federal Register requirements regarding appli-
cations, eligible activities and all terms and condi-
tions for grants awarded under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITES.—The Secretary may 
award grants to coastal states to implement projects 
in the coastal zone to address stress factors in order 
to improve coastal climate change resiliency, includ-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) Physical disturbances within the 
coastal zone, especially activities related to pub-
lic facilities and public services, tourism, sedi-
mentation, and other factors negatively impact-
ing coastal waters, and fisheries-associated 
habitat destruction or alteration. 
‘‘(B) Monitoring, control, or eradication of 
disease organisms and invasive species. 
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‘‘(C) Activities to address the loss, deg-
radation or fragmentation of wildlife habitat 
through projects to establish marine and terres-
trial habitat buffers, wildlife refugia or net-
works thereof, and preservation of migratory 
wildlife corridors and other transition zones. 
‘‘(D) Implementation of projects to reduce, 
mitigate, or otherwise address likely impacts 
caused by natural hazards in the coastal zone, 
including sea level rise, coastal inundation, 
coastal erosion and subsidence, severe weather 
events such as cyclonic storms, tsunamis and 
other seismic threats, and fluctuating Great 
Lake water levels.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
318(a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1464) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) for grants under section 320 (c) and (d), 
such sums as are necessary.’’. 
SEC. 464. ENHANCING CLIMATE CHANGE PREDICTIONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act 
of 2007’’. 
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H2337
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS