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(F) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.); 
(G) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(H) the Marine Protection, Research, and 
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1401 et 
seq.); 
(I) the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.); and 
(J) the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 
(33 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.). 
(5) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.— 
Of the amounts made available each fiscal year to 
carry out this section, 12.2 percent shall be allocated 
to the Administrator for use in natural resources ad-
aptation activities restoring and protecting— 
(A) large-scale freshwater aquatic eco-
systems, such as the Everglades, the Great 
Lakes, Flathead Lake, the Missouri River, the 
Mississippi River, the Colorado River, the Sac-
ramento-San Joaquin Rivers, the Ohio River, 
the Columbia-Snake River System, the Apa-
lachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint River Sys-
tem, the Connecticut River, and the Yellowstone 
River; 
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(B) large-scale estuarine ecosystems, such 
as Chesapeake Bay, Long Island Sound, Puget 
Sound, the Mississippi River Delta, the San 
Francisco Bay Delta, Narragansett Bay, and 
Albemarle-Pamlico Sound; and 
(C) freshwater and estuarine ecosystems, 
watersheds, and basins identified as priorities 
by the Administrator, working in cooperation 
with other Federal agencies, States, Indian 
tribes, local governments, scientists, and other 
conservation partners. 
(6) CORPS
OF
ENGINEERS.—Of the amounts 
made available each fiscal year to carry out this sec-
tion, 8.1 percent shall be available to the Secretary 
of the Army for use by the Corps of Engineers to 
carry out natural resources adaptation activities re-
storing— 
(A) large-scale freshwater aquatic eco-
systems, such as the ecosystems described in 
paragraph (5)(A); 
(B) large-scale estuarine ecosystems, such 
as the ecosystems described in paragraph 
(5)(B); 
(C) freshwater and estuarine ecosystems, 
watersheds, and basins identified as priorities 
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by the Corps of Engineers, working in coopera-
tion with other Federal agencies, States, Indian 
tribes, local governments, scientists, and other 
conservation partners; and 
(D) habitats and ecosystems through the 
implementation of estuary habitat restoration 
projects authorized by the Estuary Restoration 
Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.), project 
modifications for improvement of the environ-
ment, 
aquatic 
restoration 
and 
protection 
projects authorized by section 206 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 
2330), and other appropriate programs and ac-
tivities. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND 
AGENCIES.—Funds allocated to Federal departments and 
agencies under this section shall only be used for natural 
resources adaptation activities that are consistent with an 
adaptation plan developed and approved by the President 
under section 478. 
(e) STATE COST SHARING.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a State that receives a grant with 
amounts allocated under this section shall use funds from 
non-Federal sources to pay at least 10 percent of the costs 
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of each activity carried out using amounts provided under 
the grant. 
SEC. 481. NATIONAL WILDLIFE HABITAT AND CORRIDORS 
INFORMATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 6 months of the date 
of enactment of this subpart, the Secretary of the Interior, 
in cooperation with the States and Indian tribes, shall es-
tablish a National Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Cor-
ridors Information Program in accordance with the re-
quirements of this section. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this program is to— 
(1) support States and Indian tribes in the de-
velopment of a geographic information system data-
base of fish and wildlife habitat and corridors that 
would inform planning and development decisions 
within each State and Indian tribe, enable each 
State and Indian tribe to model climate impacts and 
adaptation, and provide geographically specific en-
hancements of State and tribal wildlife action plans; 
(2) ensure the collaborative development, with 
the States and Indian tribes, of a comprehensive, 
national geographic information system database of 
maps, models, data, surveys, informational products, 
and other geospatial information regarding fish and 
wildlife habitat and corridors, that— 
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(A) is based on consistent protocols for 
sampling and mapping across landscapes that 
take into account regional differences; and 
(B) that utilizes— 
(i) existing and planned State- and 
tribal-based geographic information system 
databases; and 
(ii) 
existing 
databases, 
analytical 
tools, metadata activities, and other infor-
mation products available through the Na-
tional Biological Information Infrastruc-
ture maintained by the Secretary and non-
governmental organizations; and 
(3) facilitate the use of such databases by Fed-
eral, State, local, and tribal decisionmakers to incor-
porate qualitative information on fish and wildlife 
habitat and corridors at the earliest possible stage 
to— 
(A) prioritize and target natural resources 
adaptation strategies and activities; 
(B) avoid, minimize, and mitigate the im-
pacts on fish and wildlife habitat and corridors 
in siting energy development, water, trans-
mission, transportation, and other land use 
projects; 
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