(b) ROLE.—Computer modeling shall be used to iden-
tify subwatersheds which are significant sources of sedi-
ment and nutrient loss and shall be made available for
the purposes of targeting public and private sediment and
nutrient reduction efforts.
(c) COMPONENTS.—Sediment and nutrient models
for the Upper Mississippi River Basin shall include the
following:
(1) Models to relate nutrient loss to landscape,
land use, and land management practices.
(2) Models to relate sediment loss to landscape,
land use, and land management practices.
(3) Models to define river channel nutrient
transformation processes.
(d) COLLECTION
OF ANCILLARY INFORMATION.—
Ancillary information shall be collected in a GIS format
to support modeling and management use of modeling re-
sults, including the following:
(1) Land use data.
(2) Soils data.
(3) Elevation data.
(4) Information on sediment and nutrient re-
duction improvement actions.
(5) Remotely sense data.
SEC. 202. USE OF ELECTRONIC MEANS TO DISTRIBUTE IN-
FORMATION.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the United States Geo-
logical Survey shall establish a system that uses the tele-
communications medium known as the Internet to provide
information regarding the following:
(1) Public and private programs designed to re-
duce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mis-
sissippi River Basin.
(2) Information on sediment and nutrient levels
in the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries.
(3) Successful sediment and nutrient reduction
projects.
SEC. 203. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) MONITORING
ACTIVITIES.—Commencing one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of the United States Geological Survey shall provide
to Congress and make available to the public an annual
report regarding monitoring activities conducted in the
Upper Mississippi River Basin.
(b) MODELING ACTIVITIES.—Every three years, the
Director of the United States Geological Survey shall pro-
vide to Congress and make available to the public a
progress report regarding modeling activities.
TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS 
AND 
RE-
LATED MATTERS
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ACTIVI-
TIES.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the
United States Geological Survey $6,250,000 each fiscal
year to carry out this Act (other than section 106). Of
the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to
this authorization of appropriations, one-third shall be
made available for the United States Geological Survey
Cooperative Water Program and the remainder shall be
made available for the United States Geological Survey
Hydrologic Networks and Analysis Program.
(b) WATER RESOURCE AND WATER QUALITY MAN-
AGEMENT ASSESSMENT.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $650,000 to allow the National Research Coun-
cil to perform the assessment required by section 106.
SEC. 302. COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.
Funds made available for the United States Geologi-
cal Survey Cooperative Water Program under section
301(a) shall be subject to the same cost sharing require-
ments as specified in the last proviso under the heading
‘‘UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-SURVEYS, INVES-
TIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH’’ of the Department of the In-
terior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
(Public Law 107–63; 115 Stat. 427; 43 U.S.C. 50).
Passed the House of Representatives March 25,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.