‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Onondaga Lake Scientific 
Center shall advise the Onondaga Lake Watershed 
Council on— 
‘‘(A) development of benchmarks to accom-
plish the goals identified under subsection 
(c)(1); 
‘‘(B) implementation of the strategies rec-
ommended under subsection (c)(2); 
‘‘(C) implementaton of the monitoring pro-
gram under subsection (c)(3)(B); 
‘‘(D) establishment of the program for 
public involvement described in subsection 
(b)(1)(B); and 
‘‘(E) other matters concerning the develop-
ment and implementation of the Adaptive Man-
agement Plan. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Onondaga Lake Sci-
entific Center shall consist of the following members: 
‘‘(A) The Administrator. 
‘‘(B) Non-Federal entities appointed by the 
Onondaga Lake Watershed Council, which may 
include— 
‘‘(i) Syracuse University; 
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‘‘(ii) the State University of New 
York College of Environmental Science and 
Forestry; 
‘‘(iii) the Upstate Freshwater Insti-
tute; and 
‘‘(iv) the Onondaga Environmental In-
stitute. 
‘‘(4) REPORTING.—The Onondaga Lake Sci-
entific Center shall submit to the Onondaga Lake 
Watershed Council an annual report— 
‘‘(A) assessing the effectiveness of the 
strategies recommended under subsection (c)(2) 
in accomplishing the goals identified under sub-
section (c)(1); 
‘‘(B) recommending changes to manage-
ment and monitoring activities to accomplish 
the goals identified under subsection (c)(1); and 
‘‘(C) recommending means for implementa-
tion of such changes. 
‘‘(e) ONONDAGA ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE.—The 
Onondaga Environmental Institute, as a condition of re-
ceiving grants under subsection (f)(2), shall provide ad-
ministrative services for the development and implementa-
tion of the Adaptive Management Plan. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator may 
make funds available to members of the Onondaga 
Lake Watershed Council and Onondaga Lake Sci-
entific Center to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Onondaga Lake Watershed Council, 
may make grants on a noncompetitive basis to the 
Governor of the State of New York, the mayor of 
the City of Syracuse, New York, the County Execu-
tive of Onondaga County, New York, and members 
of the Onondaga Lake Scientific Center described in 
subsection (d)(3)(B)— 
‘‘(A) to implement the strategies rec-
ommended under section (c)(2); 
‘‘(B) for research, surveys, administrative 
services, and studies; and 
‘‘(C) to gather data in support of litigation 
undertaken by the State of New York or the 
Onondaga Nation to compel cleanup or obtain 
cleanup and damage costs from parties respon-
sible for the pollution of Onondaga Lake. 
‘‘(3) NO
RELIEF
FROM
LIABILITY.—Grants 
made under this subsection shall not relieve from li-
ability any person that would otherwise be liable 
under Federal or State law for damages, response 
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costs, natural resource damages, restitution, equi-
table relief, or any other relief. 
‘‘(4) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Federal funds 
expended for activities to carry out this section, in-
cluding funds made available under paragraph (1), 
grants made under paragraph (2), and funds used 
for administrative expenses for such activities under 
subsection (i)(2) shall not exceed 65 percent of the 
costs of such activities. The non-Federal share of 
such costs shall be provided from non-Federal 
sources, and may be provided through the provision 
of in-kind services. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) AMENDED
CONSENT
JUDGMENT.—The 
term ‘Amended Consent Judgment’ means the 
Amended Consent Judgment entered January 20, 
1998, in the case of ‘Atlantic States Legal Founda-
tion v. The Onondaga County Department of Drain-
age and Sanitation’, Civil Action No. 88–CV–0066, 
in the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of New York, as amended. 
‘‘(2) 
ONONDAGA
ENVIRONMENTAL
INSTI-
TUTE.—The term ‘Onondaga Environmental Insti-
tute’ means the not-for-profit corporation established 
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pursuant to section 401(d)(1) of the Great Lakes 
Critical Programs Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 3010) and 
section 411(d)(1) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4648). 
‘‘(3) ONONDAGA LAKE.—The term ‘Onondaga 
Lake’ means Onondaga Lake, New York, and its 
watershed. 
‘‘(4) ONONDAGA LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
The term ‘Onondaga Lake Management Plan’ 
means the plan— 
‘‘(A) 
developed 
pursuant 
to 
section 
401(a)(1) of the Great Lakes Critical Programs 
Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 3010) and 411(a)(1) of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
(104 Stat. 4648); 
‘‘(B) modified by the Amended Consent 
Judgment; and 
‘‘(C) revised under section 573(c)(1) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
(113 Stat. 372). 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out this section, to remain 
available until expended. 
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‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Ad-
ministrator may use amounts appropriated under 
paragraph (1) for administrative expenses associated 
with carrying out this section.’’. 
(b) WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT
OF 
1999.—Section 573 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 372) is repealed. 
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