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‘‘(14) Weathersfield Reservoir, Springfield. 
‘‘(15) Burr Pond, Sudbury. 
‘‘(16) Maidstone Lake, Guildhall. 
‘‘(17) Upper and Lower Hurricane Dam. 
‘‘(18) Lake Fairlee. 
‘‘(19) West Charleston Dam. 
‘‘(20) White River, Sharon.’’. 
SEC. 3157. LAKE CHAMPLAIN EURASIAN MILFOIL, WATER CHESTNUT, 
AND OTHER NONNATIVE PLANT CONTROL, VERMONT. 
Under authority of section 104 of the River and Harbor Act 
of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610), the Secretary may revise the existing 
General Design Memorandum to permit the use of chemical means 
of control, when appropriate, of Eurasian milfoil, water chestnuts, 
and other nonnative plants in the Lake Champlain basin, Vermont. 
SEC. 3158. UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN WETLAND RESTORA-
TION, VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the States 
of Vermont and New Hampshire, shall carry out a study and 
develop a strategy for the use of wetland restoration, soil and 
water conservation practices, and nonstructural measures to reduce 
flood damage, improve water quality, and create wildlife habitat 
in the Upper Connecticut River watershed. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In conducting the study and 
developing the strategy under this section, the Secretary may enter 
into one or more cooperative agreements to provide technical assist-
ance to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and nonprofit 
organizations with wetland restoration experience. Such assistance 
may include assistance for the implementation of wetland restora-
tion projects and soil and water conservation measures. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out develop-
ment and implementation of the strategy under this section in 
cooperation with local landowners and local government officials. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 3159. UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN ECOSYSTEM RESTORA-
TION, VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
(a) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
Secretary of Agriculture and in consultation with the States 
of Vermont and New Hampshire and the Connecticut River 
Joint Commission, shall conduct a study and develop a general 
management plan for ecosystem restoration of the Upper Con-
necticut River ecosystem for the purposes of— 
(A) habitat protection and restoration; 
(B) streambank stabilization; 
(C) restoration of stream stability; 
(D) water quality improvement; 
(E) aquatic nuisance species control; 
(F) wetland restoration; 
(G) fish passage; and 
(H) natural flow restoration. 
(2) EXISTING PLANS.—In developing the general manage-
ment plan, the Secretary shall depend heavily on existing plans 
for the restoration of the Upper Connecticut River.
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(b) CRITICAL RESTORATION PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may participate in any 
critical restoration project in the Upper Connecticut River basin 
in accordance with the general management plan developed 
under subsection (a). 
(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A critical restoration project shall 
be eligible for assistance under this section if the project— 
(A) meets the purposes described in the general 
management plan developed under subsection (a); and 
(B) with respect to the Upper Connecticut River and 
Upper Connecticut River watershed, consists of— 
(i) bank stabilization of the main stem, tributaries, 
and streams; 
(ii) wetland restoration and migratory bird habitat 
restoration; 
(iii) soil and water conservation; 
(iv) restoration of natural flows; 
(v) restoration of stream stability; 
(vi) implementation of an intergovernmental agree-
ment for coordinating ecosystem restoration, fish pas-
sage installation, streambank stabilization, wetland 
restoration, habitat protection and restoration, or nat-
ural flow restoration; 
(vii) water quality improvement; 
(viii) aquatic nuisance species control; 
(ix) improvements in fish migration; and 
(x) conduct of any other project or activity deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Secretary. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary may enter into one or more cooperative agreements 
to provide financial assistance to appropriate Federal, State, or 
local governments or nonprofit agencies. Such assistance may 
include assistance for the implementation of projects to be carried 
out under subsection (b). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000. Such 
sums shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 3160. LAKE CHAMPLAIN WATERSHED, VERMONT AND NEW YORK. 
Section 542 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 2671) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (D); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subpara-
graph (G); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: 
‘‘(E) river corridor assessment, protection, manage-
ment, and restoration for the purposes of ecosystem restora-
tion; 
‘‘(F) geographic mapping conducted by the Secretary 
using existing technical capacity to produce a high-resolu-
tion, multispectral satellite imagery-based land use and 
cover data set; or’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The non-Federal’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal’’; and