320(b)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(b)(4)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) develop and submit to the Administrator a 
comprehensive conservation and management plan 
that— 
‘‘(A) identifies the estuary and its associ-
ated upstream waters to be addressed by the 
plan, with consideration given to hydrological 
boundaries; 
‘‘(B) recommends priority corrective ac-
tions and compliance schedules addressing point 
and nonpoint sources of pollution to restore and 
maintain the chemical, physical, and biological 
integrity of the estuary, including restoration 
and maintenance of water quality, a resilient 
and diverse indigenous population of shellfish, 
fish, and wildlife, and recreational activities in 
the estuary, and assure that the designated 
uses of the estuary are protected; 
‘‘(C) considers current and future sustain-
able commercial activities in the estuary; 
‘‘(D) addresses the impacts of climate 
change on the estuary, including— 
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‘‘(i) the identification and assessment 
of vulnerabilities in the estuary; and 
‘‘(ii) the development and implementa-
tion of adaptation strategies; 
‘‘(E) increases public education and aware-
ness of the ecological health and water quality 
conditions of the estuary; 
‘‘(F) identifies and assesses impairments, 
including upstream impairments, coming from 
outside of the area addressed by the plan, and 
the sources of those impairments; and 
‘‘(G) includes performance measures and 
goals to track implementation of the plan.’’. 
(2) MONITORING AND MAKING RESULTS AVAIL-
ABLE.—Section 320(b)(6) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
1330(b)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) monitor (and make results available to the 
public regarding)— 
‘‘(A) water quality conditions in the estu-
ary and its associated upstream waters, as iden-
tified under paragraph (4)(A); 
‘‘(B) habitat conditions that relate to the 
ecological health and water quality conditions of 
the estuary; and 
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‘‘(C) the effectiveness of actions taken pur-
suant to the comprehensive conservation and 
management plan developed for the estuary 
under this subsection;’’. 
(3) INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 320(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
1330(b)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
following: 
‘‘(7) provide information and educational activi-
ties on the ecological health and water quality condi-
tions of the estuary; and’’. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The sentence 
following section 320(b)(8) of such Act (as so redes-
ignated) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (7)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (8)’’. 
(b) MEMBERS OF CONFERENCE.—Section 320(c)(5) 
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(c)(5)) is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘institutions,’’ the following: ‘‘not-for-profit or-
ganizations,’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF PLANS.—Section 320(f) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(f)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATION OF PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date on which a management conference 
submits to the Administrator a comprehensive con-
servation and management plan under this section, 
and after providing for public review and comment, 
the Administrator shall approve the plan if the Ad-
ministrator determines that the plan meets the re-
quirements of this section and the affected Governor 
or Governors concur. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Upon approval of a 
comprehensive conservation and management plan 
under this section, the plan shall be implemented. 
Funds authorized to be appropriated under titles II 
and VI and section 319 may be used in accordance 
with the applicable requirements of this Act to assist 
States with the implementation of the plan. 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
and every 4 years thereafter, the Administrator 
shall complete an evaluation of the implementa-
tion of each comprehensive conservation and 
management plan developed under this section 
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to determine the degree to which the goals of 
the plan have been met. 
‘‘(B) REVIEW AND COMMENT BY MANAGE-
MENT CONFERENCE.—In completing an evalua-
tion under subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
shall submit the results of the evaluation to the 
appropriate management conference for review 
and comment. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In completing an 
evaluation under subparagraph (A), and 
after providing an opportunity for a man-
agement conference to submit comments 
under subparagraph (B), the Adminis-
trator shall issue a report on the results of 
the evaluation, including the findings and 
recommendations of the Administrator and 
any comments received from the manage-
ment conference. 
‘‘(ii) AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC.—The 
Administrator shall make a report issued 
under this subparagraph available to the 
public, including through publication in the 
Federal Register and on the Internet. 
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‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULE FOR NEW PLANS.— 
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if a man-
agement conference submits a new comprehen-
sive conservation and management plan to the 
Administrator after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph, the Administrator shall com-
plete the evaluation of the plan required by sub-
paragraph (A) not later than 4 years after the 
date of such submission and every 4 years 
thereafter. 
‘‘(4) UPDATES.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date on which the Adminis-
trator makes an evaluation of a comprehensive 
conservation and management plan available to 
the public under paragraph (3)(C), a manage-
ment conference convened under this section 
shall submit to the Administrator an update of 
the plan. The updated plan shall reflect, to the 
maximum extent practicable, the results of the 
program evaluation. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL OF UPDATES.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date on which a man-
agement conference submits to the Adminis-
trator an updated comprehensive conservation 
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