Sec. 11403. Restoration through adaptive management
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with other Federal and State agencies, and with the participation of stakeholders, shall develop a plan to provide technical and financial assistance to Chesapeake Bay States to employ adaptive management in carrying out restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The plan referred to in subsection
(a)shall include— specific and measurable objectives to improve water quality, habitat, and fisheries identified by Chesapeake Bay States; a process for stakeholder participation; monitoring, modeling, experimentation, and other research and evaluation technical assistance requested by Chesapeake Bay States; identification of State restoration activities planned by Chesapeake Bay States to attain the State’s objectives under paragraph (1); identification of Federal restoration activities that could help a Chesapeake Bay State to attain the State’s objectives under paragraph (1); recommendations for a process for modification of State and Federal restoration activities that have not attained or will not attain the specific and measurable objectives set forth under paragraph (1); and recommendations for a process for integrating and prioritizing State and Federal restoration activities and programs to which adaptive management can be applied. In addition to carrying out Federal restoration activities under existing authorities and funding, the Administrator shall implement the plan developed under subsection
(a)by providing technical and financial assistance to Chesapeake Bay States using resources available for such purposes that are identified by the Director under section 11402. The Administrator shall update the plan developed under subsection
(a)every 2 years. Not later than 60 days after the end of a fiscal year, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress an annual report on the implementation of the plan required under this section for such fiscal year. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall contain information about the application of adaptive management to restoration activities and programs, including level changes implemented through the process of adaptive management. Paragraph
(1)shall apply to the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. The Administrator shall ensure that the Annual Action Plan and Annual Progress Report required by section 205 of Executive Order 13508 includes the adaptive management plan outlined in subsection (a).
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Restoration through adaptive management
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