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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL ZONE AT BRANDON ROAD LOCK AND 
              DAM SITE, JOLIET, ILLINOIS.

    (a) Immediate Actions.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through 
        the Chief of Engineers, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
        through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service and the Director of the United States Geological 
        Survey, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency, and any other applicable Federal agency shall take 
        immediate actions to prevent the upstream transfer of aquatic 
        nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great 
        Lakes basin through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site.
            (2) Focus.--Actions under paragraph (1) shall place a 
        special focus on Asian carp species and other aquatic nuisance 
        species of concern to the Great Lakes as referenced in the 
        Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study of the Army 
        Corps of Engineers issued pursuant to section 1538 of Public 
        Law 112-141 (126 Stat. 586).
    (b) Construction.--
            (1) Required measures.--The Chief of Engineers shall 
        implement measures to improve the Brandon Road Lock and Dam 
        site to prevent the upstream transfer of Asian carp and other 
        swimming aquatic nuisance species through the lock and dam, 
        including--
                    (A) constructing an engineered channel in the 
                approach to the site from the Mississippi River 
                direction, as outlined in the report issued pursuant to 
                section 1538 of Public Law 112-141 (126 Stat. 586); and
                    (B) adding technologies and measures necessary for 
                aquatic nuisance species control, while protecting the 
                area's ecosystem to the greatest extent feasible.
            (2) Cost estimate and schedule.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers 
        shall submit to Congress a cost estimate for, and schedule for 
        completion of, measures to be constructed under this 
        subsection.
    (c) Other Measures.--The Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, in consultation with the Director of the United 
States Geological Survey, the Chief of Engineers, the Commandant of the 
United States Coast Guard, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and the heads of other relevant agencies, shall 
implement all appropriate measures in compliance with applicable State 
and Federal law around the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site on the 
Illinois River to prevent the upstream transfer of swimming and 
floating aquatic nuisance species, with a focus on Asian carp species, 
including--
            (1) implementing existing Asian carp monitoring and control 
        strategies at the Brandon Road site, as applicable, including 
        real-time monitoring for aquatic nuisance species passing 
        through by using relevant technology;
            (2) using the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site to the maximum 
        extent practicable to test new aquatic nuisance species control 
        technologies and measures;
            (3) implementing control strategies identified through that 
        testing necessary to fulfill the objectives of this section, 
        considering those strategies that minimize the negative impact 
        on the river ecosystem and desirable aquatic native species, 
        while maintaining efficient navigation; and
            (4) developing best management practices to mitigate 
        aquatic nuisance species transfer by boat and barge operators 
        on the Illinois River and Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal 
        and working with operators to implement the practices.
    (d) Administration.--
            (1) Acquisition of real estate.--The Chief of Engineers may 
        only acquire real estate that is necessary to carry out this 
        section and shall do so pursuant to the laws (including 
        regulations) in existence at the time of the acquisition.
            (2) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the Chief 
        of Engineers, the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, and the Director of the United States 
        Geological Survey shall coordinate with each other and--
                    (A) the Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 
                Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin;
                    (B) the Chicago Area Waterway System Advisory 
                Committee; and
                    (C) any other applicable State, regional, local, 
                and international government entity.
            (3) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Chief 
        of Engineers, the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, and the Director of the United States 
        Geological Survey shall consult with appropriate entities in 
        the business, commerce, and environmental communities.

SEC. 3. ACTIONS RELATED TO THE LONG-TERM PREVENTION OF AQUATIC NUISANCE 
              SPECIES TRANSFER BETWEEN THE GREAT LAKES BASIN AND 
              MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the 
Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, and any other applicable Federal 
entity shall take actions for the long-term prevention of aquatic 
nuisance species between the Mississippi River basin and the Great 
Lakes basin, including transfer through the Chicago Area Waterway 
System.
    (b) Construction.--The Chief of Engineers shall coordinate with the 
Governor of Illinois, the City of Chicago, the Metropolitan Water 
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and other relevant entities to 
design, engineer, and construct flood mitigation and water quality 
measures on the Chicago Area Waterway System related to the prevention 
of the transfer of aquatic nuisance species between the Mississippi 
River basin and the Great Lakes basin, including transfer through the 
Chicago Area Waterway System.
    (c) Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (b), the Chief of 
Engineers shall--
            (1) coordinate with the City of Chicago and the 
        Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to 
        combine infrastructure to the maximum extent practicable with 
        the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan of the Metropolitan Water 
        Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and other relevant 
        storm and sewer water infrastructure projects;
            (2) ensure flood mitigation in the vicinity of the Chicago 
        Area Waterway System is improved and strengthen protections 
        against flooding for residential and commercial neighborhoods;
            (3) ensure water quality is protected in the Great Lakes, 
        the Chicago Waterway System, and the Mississippi River basin 
        consistent with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
        U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
            (4) provide for continued commercial and recreational 
        watercraft traffic on the Chicago Area Waterway System, and 
        maintain efficient navigation; and
            (5) prioritize efforts to prevent the upstream and 
        downstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species.
    (d) Administration.--
            (1) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the Chief 
        of Engineers, the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, and the Director of the United States 
        Geological Survey shall coordinate with each other and--
                    (A) the Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 
                Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin;
                    (B) the Chicago Area Waterway System Advisory 
                Committee; and
                    (C) any other applicable State, regional, local, 
                and international government entity.
            (2) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Chief 
        of Engineers, the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, and the Director of the United States 
        Geological Survey shall consult with appropriate entities in 
        the business, commerce, and environmental communities.
            (3) Delegation.--In carrying out this section, the Chief of 
        Engineers may delegate parts of the project to non-Federal 
        entities subject to the availability of funding.
            (4) Identification of partners.--In carrying out this 
        section, the Chief of Engineers shall work to identify non-
        Federal cost-share partners when applicable.
            (5) Acquisition of real estate.--The Chief of Engineers may 
        only acquire real estate that is necessary to carry out this 
        section and shall do so pursuant to the laws (including 
        regulations) in existence at the time of the acquisition.
    (e) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Chief of 
        Engineers shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
        describing the progress made, and a plan for further actions to 
        be taken, under this section.
            (2) Public availability.--Reports under paragraph (1) shall 
        be made available to the public through electronic means, 
        including the Internet.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that there is an ongoing need to 
further examine and protect the tributaries and waterways located in 
other affected areas and States in the Great Lakes region, including at 
a minimum, the St. Croix River, the Minnesota River, the Wisconsin 
River, and the Ohio River, against the transfer of aquatic nuisance 
species.

A: Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015 This bill requires federal agencies to take immediate actions to prevent the upstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site. The actions must place a special focus on Asian carp species and other aquatic nuisance species of concern to the Great Lakes referred to in the Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  The Army Corps must implement measures to improve the site to prevent the upstream transfer of Asian carp and other aquatic nuisance species swimming through the lock and dam, including by constructing an engineered channel in the approach to the site from the Mississippi River direction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must implement all appropriate measures around the site on the Illinois River to prevent the upstream transfer of swimming and floating aquatic nuisance species, with a focus on Asian carp species.  Federal entities must take actions for the long-term prevention of the transfer of aquatic nuisance species between the Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins, including through the Chicago Area Waterway System. The Army Corps must design, engineer, and construct flood mitigation and water quality measures on the Chicago Area Waterway System related to preventing such transfer.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Health Equity Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR QUALIFYING STATES TO USE SCHIP FUNDS FOR MEDICAID 
              EXPENDITURES.

    Section 2105 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Authority for Qualifying States To Use Certain Funds for 
Medicaid Expenditures.--
            ``(1) State option.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, with respect to fiscal years in which 
                allotments for a fiscal year under section 2104 
                (beginning with fiscal year 1998) are available under 
                subsections (e) and (g) of that section, a qualifying 
                State (as defined in paragraph (2)) may elect to use 
                such allotments (instead of for expenditures under this 
                title) for payments for such fiscal year under title 
                XIX in accordance with subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Payments to states.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of a 
                        qualifying State that has elected the option 
                        described in subparagraph (A), subject to the 
                        total amount of funds described with respect to 
                        the State in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                        shall pay the State an amount each quarter 
                        equal to the additional amount that would have 
                        been paid to the State under title XIX for 
                        expenditures of the State for the fiscal year 
                        described in clause (ii) if the enhanced FMAP 
                        (as determined under subsection (b)) had been 
                        substituted for the Federal medical assistance 
                        percentage (as defined in section 1905(b)) of 
                        such expenditures.
                            ``(ii) Expenditures described.--For 
                        purposes of clause (i), the expenditures 
                        described in this clause are expenditures for 
                        such fiscal years for providing medical 
                        assistance under title XIX to individuals who 
                        have not attained age 19 and whose family 
                        income exceeds 133 percent of the poverty line.
                            ``(iii) No impact on determination of 
                        budget neutrality for waivers.--In the case of 
                        a qualifying State that uses amounts paid under 
                        this subsection for expenditures described in 
                        clause (ii) that are incurred under a waiver 
                        approved for the State, any budget neutrality 
                        determinations with respect to such waiver 
                        shall be determined without regard to such 
                        amounts paid.
            ``(2) Qualifying state.--In this subsection, the term 
        `qualifying State' means a State that--
                    ``(A) as of April 15, 1997, has an income 
                eligibility standard with respect to any 1 or more 
                categories of children (other than infants) who are 
                eligible for medical assistance under section 
                1902(a)(10)(A) or under a waiver under section 1115 
                implemented on January 1, 1994, that is up to 185 
                percent of the poverty line or above; and
                    ``(B) satisfies the requirements described in 
                paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Requirements.--The requirements described in this 
        paragraph are the following:
                    ``(A) SCHIP income eligibility.--The State has a 
                State child health plan that (whether implemented under 
                title XIX or this title)--
                            ``(i) as of January 1, 2001, has an income 
                        eligibility standard that is at least 200 
                        percent of the poverty line or has an income 
                        eligibility standard that exceeds 200 percent 
                        of the poverty line under a waiver under 
                        section 1115 that is based on a child's lack of 
                        health insurance;
                            ``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), does 
                        not limit the acceptance of applications for 
                        children; and
                            ``(iii) provides benefits to all children 
                        in the State who apply for and meet eligibility 
                        standards on a statewide basis.
                    ``(B) No waiting list imposed.--With respect to 
                children whose family income is at or below 200 percent 
                of the poverty line, the State does not impose any 
                numerical limitation, waiting list, or similar 
                limitation on the eligibility of such children for 
                child health assistance under such State plan.
                    ``(C) Additional requirements.--The State has 
                implemented at least 3 of the following policies and 
                procedures (relating to coverage of children under 
                title XIX and this title):
                            ``(i) Uniform, simplified application 
                        form.--With respect to children who are 
                        eligible for medical assistance under section 
                        1902(a)(10)(A), the State uses the same 
                        uniform, simplified application form 
                        (including, if applicable, permitting 
                        application other than in person) for purposes 
                        of establishing eligibility for benefits under 
                        title XIX and this title.
                            ``(ii) Elimination of asset test.--The 
                        State does not apply any asset test for 
                        eligibility under section 1902(l) or this title 
                        with respect to children.
                            ``(iii) Adoption of 12-month continuous 
                        enrollment.--The State provides that 
                        eligibility shall not be regularly redetermined 
                        more often than once every year under this 
                        title or for children described in section 
                        1902(a)(10)(A).
                            ``(iv) Same verification and 
                        redetermination policies; automatic 
                        reassessment of eligibility.--With respect to 
                        children who are eligible for medical 
                        assistance under section 1902(a)(10)(A), the 
                        State provides for initial eligibility 
                        determinations and redeterminations of 
                        eligibility using the same verification 
                        policies (including with respect to face-to-
                        face interviews), forms, and frequency as the 
                        State uses for such purposes under this title, 
                        and, as part of such redeterminations, provides 
                        for the automatic reassessment of the 
                        eligibility of such children for assistance 
                        under title XIX and this title.
                            ``(v) Outstationing enrollment staff.--The 
                        State provides for the receipt and initial 
                        processing of applications for benefits under 
                        this title and for children under title XIX at 
                        facilities defined as disproportionate share 
                        hospitals under section 1923(a)(1)(A) and 
                        Federally-qualified health centers described in 
                        section 1905(l)(2)(B) consistent with section 
                        1902(a)(55).''.

A: Children's Health Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to grant authority for qualifying States to use SCHIP funds for Medicaid (SSA title XIX) expenditures.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Ice Age Floods National Geologic 
Trail Designation Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) At the end of the last Ice Age, some 12,000 to 17,000 
        years ago, a series of cataclysmic floods occurred in what is 
        now the northwest region of the United States, leaving a 
        lasting mark of dramatic and distinguishing features on the 
        landscape of parts of Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
            (2) Geological features that have exceptional value and 
        quality to illustrate and interpret this extraordinary natural 
        phenomenon are present on many Federal, State, tribal, county, 
        municipal, and non-governmental lands in the region.
            (3) In 2001, a joint study team headed by the National Park 
        Service that included about 70 members from public and private 
        entities completed a study endorsing the establishment of an 
        Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail to recognize the 
        national significance of this phenomenon and to coordinate 
        public and private sector entities in the presentation of the 
        story of the Ice Age Floods.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to designate the Ice Age 
Floods National Geologic Trail in the States of Montana, Idaho, 
Washington, and Oregon, enabling the public to view, experience, and 
learn about the Ice Age Floods' features and story through the 
collaborative efforts of public and private entities.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

     As used in this Act:
            (1) Trail.--The term ``Trail'' means the Ice Age Floods 
        National Geologic Trail designated in section 4.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Floods.--The term ``Ice Age Floods'' or ``floods'' 
        means the cataclysmic floods that occurred in what is now the 
        northwestern United States during the last Ice Age primarily 
        from massive, rapid and recurring drainage of Glacial Lake 
        Missoula.

SEC. 4. ICE AGE FLOODS NATIONAL GEOLOGIC TRAIL.

    (a) Designation.--In order to provide for public appreciation, 
understanding, and enjoyment of the nationally significant natural and 
cultural features of the Ice Age Floods, and to promote collaborative 
efforts for interpretation and education among public and private 
entities located along the pathways of the floods, there is designated 
the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail.
    (b) Location.--The route of the Trail shall generally follow public 
roads and highways from the vicinity of Missoula in western Montana, 
across northern Idaho, through eastern and southern sections of 
Washington, and across northern Oregon in the vicinity of the 
Willamette Valley and the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Ice Age Floods National 
Geologic Trail,'' numbered_______, and dated______.
    (c) Maps.--
            (1) Revisions.--The Secretary may revise the map by 
        publication in the Federal Register of a notice of availability 
        of a new map as part of the Cooperative Management and 
        Interpretation Plan for the Trail required under section 5(f).
            (2) Availability.--Any map referred to in paragraph (1) 
        shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
        appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
National Park Service, shall administer the Trail in accordance with 
this Act.
    (b) Trail Management Office.--In order for the National Park 
Service to manage the Trail and coordinate Trail activities with other 
public agencies and private entities, the Secretary may establish and 
operate a Trail management office within the vicinity of the Trail.
    (c) Interagency Technical Committee.--The Secretary shall establish 
an interagency technical committee to advise the trail management 
office in technical planning for the development of the Cooperative 
Management and Interpretation Plan. The interagency technical 
committee--
            (1) shall include representation from the local, State, 
        tribal, and Federal governments with interests in the floods 
        and representation from the Ice Age Floods Institute; and
            (2) may include private property owners, business owners, 
        and nonprofit organizations.
    (d) Trail Advisory Committee.--The Secretary shall establish and 
maintain a trail advisory committee comprised of individuals appointed 
by public land management agencies, local, State, and tribal 
governments, private citizens, and interested nonprofit organizations, 
including the Ice Age Floods Institute. The trail advisory committee 
shall assist the Trail manager and staff with the operation of the 
Trail.
    (e) Management Plan.--Not later than 3 years after funds are made 
available for this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a Cooperative 
Management and Interpretation Plan for the Trail in consultation with 
State, local, and tribal governments, the Ice Age Floods Institute, 
private property owners, and other interested parties. The Cooperative 
Management and Interpretation Plan shall--
            (1) describe strategies for the coordinated development of 
        the Trail, including an interpretive plan for facilities, 
        waysides, roadside pullouts, exhibits, media, and programs that 
        would present the floods' story to the public effectively;
            (2) identify potential partnering opportunities in the 
        development of interpretive facilities and educational programs 
        to educate the public about the story of the flood;
            (3) confirm and, if appropriate, expand upon the inventory 
        of floods' features contained in the National Park Service 
        study entitled ``Ice Age Floods, Study of Alternatives and 
        Environmental Assessment'' (February, 2001) by locating 
        features more accurately, improving the description of 
        features, and reevaluating the features in terms of their 
        interpretive potential; and
            (4) review and, if appropriate, modify the map of the Trail 
        referred to in section 4(b)(1).
    (f) Land Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire not more than 25 
acres of land for public information and administrative purposes to 
facilitate the geographic diversity of the entire trail throughout 
Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Such acquisitions shall be 
consistent with the Cooperative Management and Interpretation Plan. Of 
these 25 acres, private land may be acquired from willing sellers only 
by exchange, donation, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds. 
Non-Federal public lands may be acquired from willing sellers only by 
donation or exchange and only after consultation with the affected 
local governments.
    (g) Interpretive Facilities.--The Secretary may plan, design, and 
construct interpretive facilities for sites associated with the Trail 
if the facilities are constructed in partnership with State, local, 
tribal, or non-profit entities and are consistent with the Cooperative 
Management and Interpretation Plan.
    (h) Private Property Rights.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to require any private property owner to allow public access 
(including Federal, State or local government access) to such private 
property or to modify any provision of Federal, State or local law with 
regard to public access to or use of private lands.
    (i) Liability.--Designation of the trail shall not be considered to 
create any liability or to have any effect on any liability under any 
law of any private property owner with respect to any persons injured 
on such private property.
    (j) Cooperative Management.--In order to facilitate the development 
of coordinated interpretation, education, resource stewardship, visitor 
facility development and operation, and scientific research associated 
with the Trail, and to promote more efficient administration of the 
sites associated with the Trail, the Secretary may enter into 
cooperative management agreements with appropriate officials in 
Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon in accordance with the authority 
provided for units of the National Park System under section 3(l) of 
Public Law 91-383 (112 Stat. 3522; 16 U.S.C. 1a-2). For purposes of 
this subsection only, the Trail shall be considered a unit of the 
National Park System.
    (k) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary is authorized to enter 
into cooperative agreements with public or private entities to further 
the purposes of this Act.
    (l) United States Geological Survey.--The Secretary shall use the 
United States Geological Survey to assist the Interagency Technical 
Committee and the National Park Service carry out this Act.
    (m) Regulations Prohibited.--The Secretary may not promulgate 
regulations specifically for management of the Trail.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

     There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act. Not more than $500,000 of funds 
appropriated for this Act may be used in each fiscal year for 
administration of the Trail.

A:
Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation Act of 2004 - Designates the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, a trail from Missoula, Montana to the Pacific Ocean, to provide for the public appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the nationally significant natural and cultural features of the Ice Age Floods, and to promote efforts to interpret and educate along the pathways of the floods.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer the Trail. Allows the Secretary to establish and operate a Trail management office within the vicinity of the Trail. Requires the Secretary to establish and maintain a trail advisory committee to assist the Trail manager and staff with the operation of the Trail.

Requires the Secretary to prepare a Cooperative Management and Interpretation Plan for the Trail to: (1) describe strategies for the coordinated development of the Trail; (2) identify potential partnering opportunities to develop interpretative facilities and educational programs; (3) confirm and expand upon the inventory of floods' features contained in a specified National Park Service study; and (4) review and modify the map of the Trail.

Allows the Secretary to acquire not more than 25 acres of land for public information and administrative purposes to facilitate the geographic diversity of the Trail.
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