(C) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(D) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(E) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(F) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
(b) LOWER GREAT LAKES FISHERIES RESEARCH.— 
To coordinate and fund programs for research on fisheries 
and ecosystems in the Lower Great Lakes under the Great 
Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 
U.S.C. 941 et seq.), there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Interior— 
(1) for the activities of the Great Lakes Coordi-
nation Office, the Upper Great Lakes Fishery Re-
sources Office, and the Lower Great Lakes Fishery 
Resources Office— 
(A) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2006 and 2007; 
(B) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 and 2009; and 
(C) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2010 and 2011; and 
(2) for implementation of fish and wildlife res-
toration research— 
(A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
(C) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(D) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
(E) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2010 and 2011. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH PROGRAM 
SEC. 201. RESEARCH REAUTHORIZATIONS. 
Section 118(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) RESEARCH
AND
MANAGEMENT
COORDINA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) JOINT PLAN.—Before October 1 of each 
year, the Program Office and the Research Office 
shall prepare and submit to the Executive Com-
mittee of the Regional Collaboration a joint research 
plan for the fiscal year which begins in the following 
calendar year. The plan shall be transmitted to Con-
gress at the time of transmission of the President’s 
annual budget request. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—Each plan prepared 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) identify all proposed research dedi-
cated to activities conducted under the Great 
Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978, as 
amended by the Water Quality Agreement of
1987, and any other agreements and amend-
ments; 
‘‘(B) include the Regional Collaboration’s 
assessment of priorities for research needed to 
fulfill the terms of such Agreement; and 
‘‘(C) identify all proposed research that 
may be used to develop a comprehensive envi-
ronmental data base for the Great Lakes Sys-
tem and establish priorities for development of 
such data base. ’’. 
SEC. 202. GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Direc-
tor of the United States Geological Survey, for use by the 
Great Lakes Science Center, to carry out research activi-
ties that advance scientific knowledge and provide sci-
entific information for restoring, enhancing, managing, 
and protecting the living marine resources and habitats 
in the Great Lakes basin ecosystem the following: 
(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 
(2) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 
(3) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2011.
SEC. 203. GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LAB-
ORATORY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 118(h) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(h)) is 
amended — 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, for use by the Research Of-
fice,’’ after ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
‘‘(4) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
‘‘(5) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(6) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(7) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(8) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(9) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’. 
(b) GRANTS.—Section 118(d)(6) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Laboratory may 
provide grants for such research and monitoring activi-
ties.’’.