Sec. 104. Relationship to existing Federal and State laws and international 
agreements. 
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—LAKE CHAMPLAIN 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Lake Champlain basin program. 
Sec. 203. Lake Champlain watershed, Vermont and New York. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 301. Phase II storm water program.
TITLE I—GREAT LAKES 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Great Lakes Legacy 
Act of 2002’’. 
SEC. 102. REPORT ON REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS. 
Section 118(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(3)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(E) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the 
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 
on such actions, time periods, and resources as 
are necessary to fulfill the duties of the Agency 
relating to oversight of Remedial Action Plans 
under—
‘‘(i) this paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) the Great Lakes Water Quality 
Agreement.’’.
SEC. 103. REMEDIATION OF SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION IN 
AREAS OF CONCERN IN THE GREAT LAKES. 
Section 118(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(12) REMEDIATION OF SEDIMENT CONTAMINA-
TION IN AREAS OF CONCERN.—
‘‘(A) 
DEFINITION
OF
QUALIFIED 
PROJECT.—In this paragraph, the term ‘quali-
fied project’ means a project, to be carried out in 
an area of concern located wholly or in part in 
the United States, to—
‘‘(i) monitor or evaluate contaminated 
sediment, including conducting a site char-
acterization; 
‘‘(ii) remediate contaminated sediment 
(including disposal of the contaminated 
sediment); or 
‘‘(iii) prevent further or renewed con-
tamination of sediment. 
‘‘(B) PROJECTS.—The Administrator, act-
ing through the Program Office and in coordina-
tion with the Office of Research and Develop-
ment of the Agency, may carry out qualified 
projects under this paragraph.
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In carrying out this para-
graph, the Administrator shall give priority to a 
qualified project that—
‘‘(i) consists of remedial action for con-
taminated sediment; 
‘‘(ii) has been identified in a Remedial 
Action Plan that is—
‘‘(I) submitted under paragraph 
(3); and 
‘‘(II) ready to be implemented; 
‘‘(iii) will use an innovative approach, 
technology, or technique for remediation; or 
‘‘(iv) includes remediation to be com-
menced not later than 1 year after the re-
ceipt of funds for the project. 
‘‘(D) 
LIMITATIONS.—The 
Administrator 
may not carry out a qualified project described 
in clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) that is located in an area of con-
cern that the Administrator determines is 
likely to suffer significant further or re-
newed sediment contamination from sources 
of pollutants after the completion of the 
qualified project; or
‘‘(ii) at a site that has not had a thor-
ough site characterization. 
‘‘(E) NON-FEDERAL
MATCHING
REQUIRE-
MENT.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost of a qualified project car-
ried out under this paragraph shall be not 
less than 35 percent. 
‘‘(ii) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The 
non-Federal share of the cost of a qualified 
project carried out under this paragraph 
may include the value of in-kind services 
contributed by a non-Federal sponsor. 
‘‘(iii) 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTE-
NANCE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 
of the operation and maintenance of a 
qualified project carried out under this 
paragraph shall be 100 percent. 
‘‘(F) 
COORDINATION.—In 
carrying 
out 
qualified projects under this paragraph, the Ad-
ministrator shall coordinate with the Secretary 
of the Army, and with the Governors of States in 
which qualified projects assisted under this para-
graph are located, to ensure that Federal and
State assistance for remediation in areas of con-
cern is used as efficiently as practicable. 
‘‘(G) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to 
other amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under this section, there is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this 
paragraph $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2004 through 2008. 
‘‘(ii) 
AVAILABILITY.—Funds 
appro-
priated under clause (i) shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(13) RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT
PRO-
GRAM.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in 
coordination with other Federal and local offi-
cials, shall conduct research on the development 
and use of innovative approaches, technologies, 
and techniques for the remediation of sediment 
contamination in areas of concern in the Great 
Lakes. 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to 
amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under other law, there is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this paragraph 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
through 2008. 
‘‘(ii) 
AVAILABILITY.—Funds 
appro-
priated under clause (i) shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(14) PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, act-
ing through the Program Office and in coordina-
tion with the Office of Research and Develop-
ment of the Agency, States, Indian tribes, local 
governments, and other entities, may carry out 
a public information program to provide—
‘‘(i) information relating to the reme-
diation of contaminated sediment to the 
public in areas of concern that are— 
‘‘(I) located wholly within the 
United States; or 
‘‘(II) shared with Canada; and 
‘‘(ii) local coordination and organiza-
tion in those areas.
‘‘SEC. 120. LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Committee’ means 
the steering committee of the program comprised of 
representatives of Federal, State, and local govern-
ments and other persons, as specified in the Plan. 
‘‘(2) LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘Lake Cham-
plain basin’ means all water and land resources 
in the United States in the drainage basin of 
Lake Champlain. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘Lake Cham-
plain basin’ includes—
‘‘(i) Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Ham-
ilton, Warren, and Washington counties in 
the State of New York; and 
‘‘(ii) Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, 
Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, 
Orange, Orleans, Rutland, and Washington 
counties in the State of Vermont. 
‘‘(3) PLAN.—The term ‘Plan’ means the plan en-
titled ‘Opportunities for Action: An Evolving Plan for 
the Future of the Lake Champlain Basin’, approved 
by Lake Champlain Steering Committee on January 
30, 2002, that describes the actions necessary to pro-
tect and enhance the environmental integrity and the
social and economic benefits of the Lake Champlain 
basin. 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the 
Lake Champlain Basin Program established by sub-
section (b)(1). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a pro-
gram to be known as the ‘Lake Champlain Basin 
Program’. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program 
are—
‘‘(A) to protect and enhance the environ-
mental integrity and social and economic bene-
fits of the Lake Champlain basin; and 
‘‘(B) to achieve the environmental goals de-
scribed in the Plan, including—
‘‘(i) the reduction of phosphorous in-
puts to Lake Champlain from point sources 
and nonpoint sources so as to—
‘‘(I) promote a healthy and di-
verse ecosystem; and 
‘‘(II) 
provide 
for 
sustainable 
human use and enjoyment of Lake 
Champlain;
‘‘(ii) the reduction of toxic contamina-
tion, such as contamination by mercury 
and polychlorinated biphenyls, to protect 
public health and the ecosystem of the Lake 
Champlain basin; 
‘‘(iii) the control of the introduction, 
spread, and impacts of nonnative nuisance 
species to preserve the integrity of the eco-
system of the Lake Champlain basin; 
‘‘(iv) the minimization of risks to hu-
mans from water-related health hazards in 
the 
Lake 
Champlain 
basin, 
including 
through the protection of sources of drinking 
water in the Lake Champlain basin; 
‘‘(v) the restoration and maintenance 
of a healthy and diverse community of fish 
and wildlife in the Lake Champlain basin; 
‘‘(vi) the protection and restoration of 
wetland, streams, and riparian habitat in 
the Lake Champlain basin, including func-
tions and values provided by those areas; 
‘‘(vii) the management of Lake Cham-
plain, including shorelines and tributaries 
of Lake Champlain, to achieve—
‘‘(I) the protection of natural and 
cultural resources of Lake Champlain; 
and 
‘‘(II) the maintenance of rec-
reational uses of Lake Champlain; 
‘‘(viii) the protection of recreation and 
cultural heritage resources of the Lake 
Champlain basin; 
‘‘(ix) the continuance of the Lake 
Champlain long-term water quality and bi-
ological monitoring program; and 
‘‘(x) the promotion of healthy and di-
verse economic activity and sustainable de-
velopment principles in the Lake Cham-
plain basin. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Committee, in consulta-
tion with appropriate heads of Federal agencies, shall im-
plement the program. 
‘‘(d) REVISION OF PLAN.—At least once every 5 years, 
the Committee shall review and, as necessary, revise the 
Plan. 
‘‘(e) GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Administrator may, in consultation with the Com-
mittee, make grants, for the purpose of implementing
the management strategies contained in the Plan, 
to—
‘‘(A) State, interstate, and regional water 
pollution control agencies; and 
‘‘(B) public or nonprofit agencies, institu-
tions, and organizations. 
‘‘(2) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out using funds from a 
grant provided under this subsection shall not exceed 
75 percent. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Admin-
istrator may establish such additional requirements 
for the administration of grants provided under this 
subsection as the Administrator determines to be ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) AGRICULTURE.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall support the implementation of the pro-
gram by providing financial and technical assistance 
relating to best management practices for controlling 
nonpoint source pollution, particularly with respect 
to preventing pollution from agricultural activities. 
‘‘(2) INTERIOR.—
‘‘(A) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—The Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the United States
Geological Survey, shall support the implementa-
tion of the program by providing financial, sci-
entific, and technical assistance and applicable 
watershed research, such as—
‘‘(i) stream flow monitoring; 
‘‘(ii) water quality monitoring; 
‘‘(iii) evaluation of effectiveness of best 
management practices; 
‘‘(iv) research on the transport and 
final destination of toxic chemicals in the 
environment; and 
‘‘(v) development of an integrated geo-
graphic information system for the Lake 
Champlain basin.
‘‘(B) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—The Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and in 
cooperation with the Committee, shall support 
the implementation of the program by—
‘‘(i) supporting the protection and res-
toration of wetland, streams, aquatic, and 
riparian habitat; 
‘‘(ii) supporting restoration of inter-
jurisdictional fisheries and declining aquat-
ic species in the Lake Champlain watershed 
through—
‘‘(I) propagation of fish in hatch-
eries; and 
‘‘(II) continued advancement in 
fish culture and aquatic species man-
agement technology; 
‘‘(iii) supporting the control and man-
agement of aquatic nuisance species that 
have adverse effects on—
‘‘(I) fisheries; or 
‘‘(II) the form, function, or struc-
ture of the ecosystem of the Lake 
Champlain basin; 
‘‘(iv) providing financial and technical 
assistance in accordance with the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et 
seq.) to private landowners seeking to im-
prove fish and wildlife habitat, a goal of 
which is—
‘‘(I) restoration of full function to 
degraded habitat; 
‘‘(II) 
enhancement 
of 
specific 
habitat functions; or
‘‘(III) establishment of valuable 
fish and wildlife habitat that did not 
previously exist on a particular parcel 
of real property; and 
‘‘(v) taking other appropriate action to 
assist in implementation of the Plan. 
‘‘(C) NATIONAL PARKS.—The Secretary of 
the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
National Park Service, shall support the imple-
mentation of the program by providing, through 
the use of funds in the National Recreation and 
Preservation Appropriation account of the Na-
tional Park Service, financial and technical as-
sistance for programs concerning cultural herit-
age, natural resources, recreational resources, or 
other programs consistent with the mission of the 
National Park Service that are associated with 
the Lake Champlain basin, as identified in the 
Plan. 
‘‘(3) COMMERCE.—The Secretary of Commerce, 
acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, shall support the implementation of the 
program by providing financial and technical assist-
ance, through the national sea grant program of the 
Department of Commerce, for—
‘‘(A) research; 
‘‘(B) management of fisheries and other 
aquatic resources; 
‘‘(C) related watershed programs; and 
‘‘(D) other appropriate action to assist in 
implementation of the Plan. 
‘‘(g) NO EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITY.—Nothing in 
this section affects the authority of—
‘‘(1) any Federal or State agency; or 
‘‘(2) any international entity relating to Lake 
Champlain established by an international agreement 
to which the United States is a party. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, of 
which—
‘‘(1) $5,000,000 shall be made available to the 
Administrator; 
‘‘(2) $3,000,000 shall be made available to the 
Secretary of the Interior; 
‘‘(3) $1,000,000 shall be made available to the 
Secretary of Commerce; and 
‘‘(4) $2,000,000 shall be made available to the 
Secretary of Agriculture.’’.
SEC. 203. 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 (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(A) the land areas’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION
OF
LAKE
CHAMPLAIN
WATER-
SHED.—In this section, the term ‘Lake Champlain water-
shed’ means—
‘‘(1) the land areas’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(B)(i) the’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) the’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘(ii) the’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(B) the’’; 
(D) in paragraph (2)(A) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B)), by inserting ‘‘Hamilton,’’ 
after ‘‘Franklin,’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (2)(B) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (C)), by striking ‘‘clause (i)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’;