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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Essential Air Service Modernization 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 41742(a)(2) is amended by striking ``$15,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$75,000,000''.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION NOTICE.

    Section 41733 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following--
    ``(f) Termination Notice.--If the Secretary decides to terminate 
basic essential service to an eligible place, the Secretary shall 
notify the affected community not less than 90 days before such service 
is to be terminated.''.

SEC. 4. JOINT PROPOSALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 41740 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary shall 
facilitate and assist in establishing negotiations between major and 
national air carriers and air carriers that provide essential air 
service to an eligible place in order to determine equitable joint 
fares.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall transmit a report to Congress regarding the 
progress and effectiveness of implementation of the amendment made by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 5. COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL CHOICE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 41745. Community and regional choice program
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
establish an alternate essential air service program in accordance with 
the requirements of this section.
    ``(b) Compensation to Eligible Places.--In carrying out the 
program, the Secretary, instead of paying compensation to an air 
carrier to provide essential air service to an eligible place, may pay 
compensation directly to a unit of local government having jurisdiction 
over the eligible place or a State within the boundaries of which the 
eligible place is located.
    ``(c) Use of Compensation.--A unit of local government or State 
receiving compensation for an eligible place under the program shall 
use the compensation for any of the following purposes:
            ``(1) To provide assistance to an air carrier to provide 
        scheduled air service to and from the eligible place, without 
        being subject to the requirements of 41732(b).
            ``(2) To provide assistance to a person to provide 
        scheduled or on-demand air taxi service to and from the 
eligible place and a non-hub or a small, medium, or large hub.
            ``(3) To provide assistance to a person to provide 
        scheduled or on-demand surface transportation to and from the 
        eligible place and a non-hub or a small, medium, or large hub.
            ``(4) In combination with other units of local government 
        in the same region, to provide transportation services to and 
        from all the eligible places in that region at an airport or 
        other transportation center that can serve all the eligible 
        places in that region.
    ``(d) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--A unit of local government or State 
        seeking to participate in the program for an eligible place 
        shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form and 
        containing such information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Required information.--At a minimum, the application 
        shall include--
                    ``(A) a statement of the amount of compensation 
                required; and
                    ``(B) a description of how the compensation will be 
                used.
    ``(e) Participation Requirements.--An eligible place for which 
compensation is received under the program in a fiscal year shall not 
be eligible to receive in that fiscal year the essential air service 
that it would otherwise be entitled to under this subchapter.
    ``(f) Subsequent Participation.--A unit of local government 
participating in the program under this section in a fiscal year shall 
not be prohibited from participating in the basic essential air service 
program under this chapter in a subsequent fiscal year if such unit is 
otherwise eligible to participate in such basic program.
    ``(g) Funding.--Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to 
carry out the essential air service program under this subchapter shall 
be available to carry out this section.
``Sec. 41746. Compensation for units of local government
    ``Of the amounts made available under section 41742(a) the 
Secretary shall pay directly to a unit of local government having 
jurisdiction over the eligible place not less than $5,000 for such 
fiscal year to promote public use of the air service or transportation 
for which compensation is being paid.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 41744 the following:

``41745. Community and regional choice program.
``41746. Compensation for units of local government.''.

Output: Essential Air Service Modernization Act of 2003 - Increases the authorization of appropriations to carry out the essential air service program.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) notify an affected community at least 90 days before the basic essential service to that community is terminated: (2) facilitate and assist in negotiations between major and national air carriers and carriers that provide essential air service in order to determine equitable joint fares; (3) establish an alternate essential air service program which would provide compensation directly to local governments, instead of to air carriers, to use to obtain air service, to obtain surface transportation to and from air hubs, or to participate with other local governments in providing regional transportation services to airports; and (4) pay $5,000 to local governments to promote public use of air service or transportation for which compensation is received under the program.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. CLASS SIZE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.

    Subpart 3 of part D of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1109 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

              ``Subpart 3--Class Size Demonstration Grants

``SEC. 561. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this subpart to provide grants to State 
educational agencies to enable such agencies to determine the benefits, 
in various school settings, of reducing class size on the educational 
performance of students and on classroom management and organization.

``SEC. 562. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a 
        competitive basis, to State educational agencies to pay the 
        Federal share of the costs of conducting demonstration projects 
        that demonstrate methods of reducing class size that may 
        provide information meaningful to other State educational 
        agencies and local educational agencies.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share shall be 50 
        percent.
    ``(b) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 
percent of the amount appropriated under section 565A for each fiscal 
year to carry out the activities described in section 565.
    ``(c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall make grants to State 
educational agencies on the basis of--
            ``(1) the need and the ability of a State educational 
        agency to reduce the class size of an elementary school or 
        secondary school served by such agency;
            ``(2) the ability of a State educational agency to furnish 
        the non-Federal share of the costs of the demonstration project 
        for which assistance is sought;
            ``(3) the ability of a State educational agency to continue 
        the project for which assistance is sought after the 
        termination of Federal financial assistance under this subpart; 
        and
            ``(4) the degree to which a State educational agency 
        demonstrates in the application submitted pursuant to section 
        564 consultation in program implementation and design with 
        parents, teachers, school administrators, and local teacher 
        organizations, where applicable.
    ``(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subpart, the 
Secretary shall give priority to demonstration projects that involve 
at-risk students in the earliest grades, including educationally or 
economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and 
limited English proficient students.
    ``(e) Grants Must Supplement Other Funds.--A State educational 
agency shall use the Federal funds received under this subpart to 
supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local funds 
available to the State educational agency to carry out the purpose of 
this subpart.

``SEC. 563. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Annual Competition.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
announce the factors to be examined in a demonstration project assisted 
under this subpart. Such factors may include--
            ``(1) the magnitude of the reduction in class size to be 
        achieved;
            ``(2) the level of education in which the demonstration 
        projects shall occur;
            ``(3) the form of the instructional strategy to be 
        demonstrated; and
            ``(4) the duration of the project.
    ``(b) Random Techniques and Appropriate Comparison Groups.--
Demonstration projects assisted under this subpart shall be designed to 
utilize randomized techniques or appropriate comparison groups.

``SEC. 564. APPLICATION.

    ``(a) In General.--In order to receive a grant under this subpart, 
a State educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary 
that is responsive to the announcement described in section 563(a), at 
such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Duration.--The Secretary shall encourage State educational 
agencies to submit applications under this subpart for a period of 5 
years.
    ``(c) Contents.--Each application submitted under subsection (a) 
shall include--
            ``(1) a description of the objectives to be attained with 
        the grant funds and the manner in which the grant funds will be 
        used to reduce class size;
            ``(2) a description of the steps to be taken to achieve 
        target class sizes, including, where applicable, the 
        acquisition of additional teaching personnel and classroom 
        space;
            ``(3) a statement of the methods for the collection of data 
        necessary for the evaluation of the impact of class size 
        reduction programs on student achievement;
            ``(4) an assurance that the State educational agency will 
        pay, from non-Federal sources, the non-Federal share of the 
        costs of the demonstration project for which assistance is 
        sought; and
            ``(5) such additional assurances as the Secretary may 
        reasonably require.
    ``(d) Sufficient Size and Scope Required.--The Secretary shall 
award grants under this subpart only to State educational agencies 
submitting applications which described projects of sufficient size and 
scope to contribute to carrying out the purpose of this subpart.

``SEC. 565. EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.

    ``(a) National Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct a national 
evaluation of the demonstration projects assisted under this subpart to 
determine the costs incurred in achieving the reduction in class size 
and the effects of the reductions on results, such as student 
performance in the affected subjects or grades, attendance, discipline, 
classroom organization, management, and teacher satisfaction and 
retention.
    ``(b) Cooperation.--Each State educational agency receiving a grant 
under this subpart shall cooperate in the national evaluation described 
in subsection (a) and shall provide such information to the Secretary 
as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Reports.--The Secretary shall report to Congress on the 
results of the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall widely disseminate 
information about the results of the class size demonstration projects 
assisted under this subpart.

``SEC. 565A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart 
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years.''.

SEC. 2. PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY NASA 
              RELATING TO AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE.

    The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration may not carry out research and development activities 
relating to the performance of aircraft (including supersonic aircraft 
and subsonic aircraft) unless the Administrator receives payment in 
full for such activities from the private sector.

Output: Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a competitive Class Size Demonstration Grants program. 
Directs the Secretary of Education to award such grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to pay half of the costs of conducting projects that demonstrate methods of reducing class size that may provide information meaningful to other SEAs and local educational agencies (LEAs).  Authorizes the Secretary to reserve up to five percent of funds for this Act for each fiscal year to carry out national evaluation and dissemination activities. 
Sets forth program requirements for:  (1) grant selection criteria; (2) priority for projects that involve at-risk students in the earliest grades, including educationally or economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and limited English proficient students; (3) annual competitions; (4) random techniques and appropriate comparison groups; (5) applications; and (6) sufficient size and scope of projects. 
Directs the Secretary to:  (1) conduct, and report to the Congress on, a national evaluation of such projects to determine the costs incurred in achieving the reduction in class size and the effects of the reductions on results; and (2) widely disseminate information about the results of such projects. 
Authorizes appropriations. 
(Sec. 2) Prohibits the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from carrying out research and development activities relating to the performance of aircraft (including supersonic aircraft and subsonic aircraft) unless the Administrator receives payment in full for such activities from the private sector.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF PROJECTS AND REMOVAL OF DAMS.

    The Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act (106 Stat. 
3173) is amended by striking section 3 and inserting the following:

``SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF PROJECTS.

    ``(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after sums are 
appropriated for the purpose, the Secretary shall acquire the Elwha 
Project and Glines Project for a purchase price of $29,500,000.
    ``(b) Release From Liability.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        acquisition of the Projects shall be conditioned on a release 
        from liability providing that all obligations and liabilities 
        of the owner and the local industrial consumer to the United 
        States arising from the Projects, based on ownership or on a 
        license, permit, contract, or other authority (including 
        Project removal and any ecosystem, fish and wildlife 
        mitigation, and restoration obligations), shall, from the 
        moment of title transfer, be deemed to have been satisfied.
            ``(2) Liability to indian tribes.--The United States may 
        not assume or satisfy the liability, if any, of the owner or 
        local industrial consumer to any federally recognized Indian 
        tribe, nor shall any such liability be deemed satisfied without 
        the consent of the Indian tribe.
    ``(c) Elwha Project.--
            ``(1) Removal of dam.--
                    ``(A) In general.--After acquiring the Elwha 
                Project, the Secretary as soon as practicable after 
                sums are appropriated for the purpose, shall remove the 
                Elwha dam.
                    ``(B) Protection of water supply.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Before commencing 
                        removal of the Elwha dam or taking any steps to 
                        breach, bypass, or otherwise alter the water 
                        flow from the Elwha dam, the Secretary shall 
                        take all such actions as are necessary to 
                        ensure the continued availability, after 
                        removal of the dam, of the quantity and quality 
                        of water that is available, as of the date of 
                        enactment of this paragraph, to the city of 
                        Port Angeles, Washington, the Dry Creek Water 
                        Association, current (as of the date of 
                        enactment of this paragraph) and future 
                        industrial water users, and other current users 
                        of water from the Elwha River.
                            ``(ii) Actions included.--The actions that 
                        the Secretary shall, subject to the 
                        availability of appropriations, take under 
                        clause (i) include--
                                    ``(I) the design, construction, 
                                operation, and maintenance of new or 
                                improved water treatment or storage 
                                facilities; and
                                    ``(II) the mitigation of any injury 
                                to fisheries and remediation of any 
                                degradation in water quality that may 
                                result from the removal of or any other 
                                change in the water flow from the Elwha 
                                dam.
                            ``(iii) Payment of costs.--The cost of each 
                        action taken under clause (i), subject to the 
                        availability of appropriations, shall be borne 
                        by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Evaluation of effect of removal.--During the removal 
        phase of the Elwha dam, the Secretary shall make a thorough 
        evaluation of the impact of removal of the dam on fish runs, 
        and submit his findings to Congress.
            ``(3) Compensation for lost revenue.--After the acquisition 
        of the Projects, the Secretary shall pay the Clallam County 
        Board of Commissioners $150,000 per year for a period of 12 
        years, subject to the availability of annual appropriations, 
        for the purposes of recovering lost revenue under the condition 
that the county dedicate at least 50 percent of each payment to 
studying the river system before, during, and after dam removal.
            ``(4) Prior efforts.--Efforts by the Secretary prior to 
        enactment of this paragraph to evaluate the environmental 
        impacts of dam removal are declared to meet and fully comply 
        with any otherwise applicable provisions of section 7 of the 
        Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) and the 
        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) for 
        purposes of removing the Elwha Dam as provided under this Act.
    ``(d) Glines Project.--
            ``(1) Glines canyon dam operations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
                (2), the Secretary shall continue operation of the 
                Glines Canyon dam after the Elwha dam has been removed 
                subject to the availability of funds for that purpose.
                    ``(B) Engineering, design, and evaluation.--As soon 
                as practicable after the date of enactment of this 
                paragraph, the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) complete an engineering and design 
                        study to determine the most cost-effective 
                        manner in which transmission lines and 
                        operational controls can be reconfigured to 
                        permit continued operation of the Glines Canyon 
                        dam as provided in subparagraph (A); and
                            ``(ii) evaluate the impact that managing 
                        the Glines Canyon Project for fisheries 
                        restoration will have on future hydropower 
                        operations.
            ``(2) Fisheries restoration enhancement efforts.--
                    ``(A) Annual restoration work plan.--As soon as 
                practicable after the date of enactment of this 
                paragraph and each year thereafter, the Secretary 
                shall, in consultation with the appropriate Federal, 
                State, tribal, and local entities, develop an annual 
                work plan that clearly defines all requirements 
                necessary to achieve the ecosystem restoration 
                objectives of this Act. The Secretary's annual work 
                plan shall include, but is not limited to, specific 
                details on engineering and environmental studies 
                (including plans and specifications) for dam removal, 
                water supply, reconfiguration of power, and river 
                restoration measures. The work plan shall include a 
                schedule of yearly activities, major milestones, and 
                performance measurement criteria.
                    ``(B) Independent scientific review panel.--
                            ``(i) The Secretary shall appoint an 
                        Independent Scientific Review Panel (Panel), 
                        which shall be comprised of eleven members, to 
                        review progress toward restoration of the Elwha 
                        River ecosystem and the contribution of removal 
                        of the Elwha River Dam toward restoration. 
                        Members shall be appointed from a list of no 
                        fewer than 20 scientists submitted by the 
                        National Academy of Sciences (Academy): 
                        Provided, That Pacific Northwest scientists 
                        with expertise in anadromous and non-anadromous 
                        fish and wildlife and ocean experts shall be 
                        among those represented on the Panel. If 
                        appointments are required in subsequent years, 
                        the Secretary shall request nominations from 
                        the Academy and the Academy shall provide 
                        nominations not later than 90 days after the 
                        date of this request. If the Academy does not 
                        provide nominations within 90 days of enactment 
                        of this Act, the Secretary may appoint such 
                        members as the Secretary deems appropriate.
                            ``(ii) Conflict of interest and 
                        compensation.--Panel members may be compensated 
                        and shall be considered subject to the conflict 
                        of interest standards that apply to scientists 
                        performing comparable work for the National 
                        Academy of Sciences. All expenses of the Panel 
                        shall be paid by the Secretary as provided for 
                        under clause (vii). The Panel shall not be 
                        deemed an advisory committee within the meaning 
                        of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
                            ``(iii) Project criteria and review.--The 
                        Panel shall, in consultation with the 
                        Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the 
                        National Marine Fisheries Service, the Lower 
                        Elwha Klallam Indian Tribe and the Elwha 
                        Citizens' Advisory Committee, review the 
                        Secretary's annual work plan for Elwha 
                        Ecosystem Restoration and make recommendations 
                        on matters related to such work plan to the 
Secretary no later than June 15 of each year. If the Secretary does not 
receive the recommendations by this date, the Secretary may proceed to 
implement the work plan, relying on the best information available. The 
Panel shall base its recommendations on a determination that the work 
plan is based on sound science principles; benefit fish and wildlife; 
and have a clearly defined objective and outcome with provisions for 
monitoring and evaluation of results. In making its recommendations to 
the Secretary, the Panel shall determine whether the work plan employs 
cost-effective measures to achieve the objectives of this Act. The 
Panel, with assistance from the Washington Department of Fish and 
Wildlife, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Lower Elwha 
Klallam Indian Tribe and the Elwha Citizens' Advisory Committee, shall 
review, on an annual basis, the results of prior year expenditures 
based upon these criteria and submit its findings to the Secretary for 
its review.
                            ``(iv) Evaluation of elwha dam removal.--
                        Each year following removal of the Elwha Dam, 
                        the Panel shall, in consultation with the 
                        Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the 
                        National Marine Fisheries Service, the Lower 
                        Elwha Klallam Indian Tribe and the Elwha 
                        Citizens' Advisory Committee, evaluate the 
                        contribution of removal of the Elwha River Dam 
                        toward restoration of the Elwha River 
                        ecosystem. Based in its evaluation under this 
                        subparagraph, the Panel shall provide 
                        recommendations to the Secretary with regard to 
                        removal of the Glines Canyon Dam.
                            ``(v) Public review.--Upon completion of 
                        the review of the Secretary's annual work plan 
                        and its evaluation of the removal of the Elwha 
                        Dam, the Panel shall submit recommendations on 
                        the work plan and removal of the Glines Canyon 
                        Dam to the Secretary. The Secretary shall make 
                        the Panel's findings available to the public 
                        and subject to public comment.
                            ``(vi) Responsibilities of the secretary.--
                                    ``(I) The Secretary shall fully 
                                consider the recommendations of the 
                                Panel when implementing the Secretary's 
                                annual work plan, and if the Secretary 
                                does not incorporate a recommendation 
                                of the Panel, the Secretary shall 
                                explain in writing its reasons for not 
                                accepting Panel recommendations. If the 
                                Secretary finds the recommendations 
                                inconsistent with this Act, he must 
                                notify the Panel, in writing, within 30 
                                days of receiving their 
                                recommendations. The Secretary, after 
                                consideration of the recommendations of 
                                the Panel and other appropriate 
                                entities, shall be responsible for 
                                making the final recommendations to 
                                Congress for appropriations to 
                                implement the work plan.
                                    ``(II) The Secretary shall take 
                                steps to remove the Glines Canyon Dam 
                                after receiving a recommendation from 
                                the Panel to do so.
                            ``(vii) Cost limitation.--The cost of this 
                        provision shall not exceed $1,000,000 in 1998 
                        dollars.
                            ``(viii) Expiration.--This paragraph shall 
                        expire 20 years after the date of the enactment 
                        of his paragraph.''.

SEC. 2. CONTRACTING OUT PROVISIONS.

    The Secretary shall, to the fullest extent practicable, obtain by 
procurement from private sources all services necessary to execute the 
planning, engineering, design, and construction requirements necessary 
to comply with the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act (106 Stat. 
3173) is amended--
            (1) in section 4--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by striking ``Effective'' and all that follows 
                        through ``implement'' and inserting ``Effective 
                        60 days after date of conveyance of the 
                        Projects, the Secretary shall, subject to the 
                        availability of appropriated funds, take such 
                        actions as are necessary to implement''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``referred to in section 3(c)(2) for the 
                        removal of the dams and full;'' and inserting 
                        ``for the removal of the Elwha dam and''; and
                    (B) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by 
                striking ``referred to in section 3(c)(2)'';
            (2) in section 5(a), by striking ``as provided in section 
        3(e)'';
            (3) in section 6--
                    (A) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 
                striking ``makes the determination to remove the dams 
                and''; and
                    (B) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1)--
                            (i) by striking ``makes the determination 
                        to remove the dams and''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``of the Elwha Project'' 
                        after ``removal''; and
            (4) in section 7(a)--
                    (A) by striking ``makes the determination to remove 
                the dams and''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``of the Elwha Project'' after 
                ``removal''.

SEC. 4. COLUMBIA-SNAKE RIVER HYDROELECTRIC SYSTEM PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--Under no circumstances shall removal of dams on 
the Elwha River be considered a precedent of any kind for removal of 
dams on other rivers.
    (b) Congressional Authorization Required.--Except as otherwise 
provided in this Act, no dam, impoundment, or other facility on the 
Columbia River or Snake River or their tributaries that is owned or 
operated by an agency of the United States for flood control, 
hydroelectric power generation, irrigation, navigation, or other 
congressionally authorized purpose may be removed or significantly 
modified structurally, except for reasons of safety or necessary 
repairs, unless specifically approved by an authorization or 
appropriation by Congress.


Output: Amends the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, as soon as sums are appropriated, to acquire the Elwha and Glines Projects (Clallam County, Washington, hydroelectric power projects) for a purchase price of $29.5 million.  Conditions such acquisition on a release of the owner and local industrial consumer from liability to the United States arising from such Projects.  Prohibits the United States from assuming or satisfying the liability of such owner or consumer to any federally recognized Indian tribe. 
Directs the Secretary:  (1) after acquiring the Elwha Project and as soon as sums are appropriated for such purpose, to remove the Elwha dam, taking necessary action to ensure the continued availability of current water quality and quantity to specified areas and users; (2) during the removal phase, to thoroughly evaluate the removal's impact on fish runs and submit findings to the Congress; and (3) subject to appropriations, to pay specified compensation for a period of 12 years to the Clallam County Board of Commissioners for revenues lost due to such removal (with a specified condition). 
Directs the Secretary to continue operation of the Glines Canyon dam after the Elwha dam has been removed, subject to appropriations. 
Requires the Secretary to:  (1) complete a Glines Canyon engineering and design study concerning the reconfiguration of transmission lines and dam operational controls; and (2) evaluate the impact that managing such Project for fisheries restoration will have on future hydropower operations. 
Directs the Secretary to:  (1) develop an annual work plan that defines all requirements necessary to achieve the ecosystem restoration objectives of the Act; and (2) appoint an Independent Scientific Review Panel to review progress toward restoration of the Elwha River ecosystem and the contribution of removal of the dam toward restoration.  Requires the Panel to make recommendations to the Secretary on the work plan and removal of the Glines Canyon dam. Directs the Secretary to take steps to remove the Glines Canyon dam after receiving a Panel recommendation to do so. 
Prohibits, except as otherwise provided in this Act and for safety or necessary repairs, the removal or significant modification of any U.S.-owned or -operated dam or other facility on the Columbia or Snake Rivers without specific congressional approval.