or natural resource management may receive funds under 
this Act to implement activities authorized under this 
Act.’’. 
(e) STATE AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGE-
MENT PLANS.—Section 1204(a) of the Nonindigenous 
Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 
U.S.C. 4724(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) identify and describe State and local 
programs for environmentally sound prevention 
and control of the target aquatic invasive spe-
cies in accordance with guidelines issued by the 
Task Force under paragraph (5), including— 
‘‘(i) rapid response contingency strate-
gies under section 1211; 
‘‘(ii) early detection strategies under 
section 1211(a)(2)(D); and 
‘‘(iii) aquatic plant control programs 
pursuant to other law.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(D) by inserting ‘‘include’’ 
after ‘‘(D)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) GUIDELINES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Prevention of 
Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007, the Task 
Force shall publish in the Federal Register 
guidelines for the development of plans under 
this subsection, including guidelines for report-
ing progress in implementing the plans, to en-
courage consistency in implementation of and 
reporting under those plans. 
‘‘(B) GUIDELINES.—The guidelines pub-
lished under subparagraph (A) shall include, for 
the purpose of paragraph (2)(A), guidelines 
concerning— 
‘‘(i) aquatic plant control programs; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the review and revision of re-
quirements of this subsection and the re-
approval process under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A plan approved 
under paragraph (4) shall be deemed to meet 
any State planning requirement of the program 
established under section 104 of the River and 
Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610) for a plan 
to control noxious aquatic plant growths. 
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‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT.—Funds provided to 
States for implementation of plans pursuant to 
section 1204 may be used by States to enforce 
requirements relating to aquatic invasive species 
under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.) (including regulations promulgated 
under that Act contained in part 360 of title 7, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulations)). 
‘‘(7) REVIEW AND REVISION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall peri-
odically review and, as necessary and subject to 
subparagraph (B), revise the management plan 
of the State in accordance with guidelines of 
the Task Force under paragraph (5). 
‘‘(B) UPDATE
OF
EXISTING
PLANS.—A 
State plan approved under the section before 
the date of the enactment of the Prevention of 
Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2007 shall be 
revised by the State under guidelines issued by 
the Director to conform to the guidelines pub-
lished under paragraph (5), but shall be treated 
as a plan approved under this subsection for 
purposes of grants under this section. 
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‘‘(8) OTHER STATE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—In 
addition to the management plans required under 
this subsection, the Director shall encourage each 
State to develop and implement new, and expand ex-
isting, State management plans to improve State ac-
tions to prevent and control aquatic invasive spe-
cies.’’. 
(f) GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 1204(b)(1) of the 
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control 
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4724(b)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (a) for the implementation of those 
plans.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘subsection (a) to de-
velop and implement those plans.’’. 
SEC. 302. INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION. 
Subtitle E of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4751 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking the subtitle heading and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘Subtitle E—Administration’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1402. COORDINATION WITH NEIGHBORING COUN-
TRIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall include in the report re-
quired by section 1202(l) a description of the means by 
which international agreements and regulations with coun-
tries that share a border with the United States will be 
implemented and enforced by Federal agencies (including 
a clarification of the roles and responsibilities of those 
agencies). 
‘‘(b) NEGOTIATIONS.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of the Prevention of Aquatic 
Invasive Species Act of 2007, the Secretary of State may 
enter into negotiations with— 
‘‘(1) Canada to issue a request that the Inter-
national Joint Commission, by not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of that Act, re-
view, research, conduct hearings on, and submit to 
the parties represented on the International Joint 
Commission a report that describes the success of 
current policies of governments in the United States 
and Canada having jurisdiction over the Great 
Lakes in anticipating and preventing biological inva-
sions of the aquatic ecosystem in the Great Lakes, 
including— 
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‘‘(A) an analysis of current Federal, State 
or Provincial, local, and international laws, en-
forcement practices, and agreements; 
‘‘(B) an analysis of prevention efforts re-
lated to all likely pathways for biological inva-
sions of the aquatic ecosystem in the Great 
Lakes; and 
‘‘(C) recommendations of the International 
Joint Commission for means by which to im-
prove and harmonize the policies and enforce-
ment practices referred to in clause (i); and 
‘‘(2) Mexico, to ensure coordination of efforts of 
the United States with efforts of Mexico to manage 
invasive species established in the United States- 
Mexico border region.’’. 
TITLE IV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 1301 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4741) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012.’’. 
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