Sec. 11. Accountability and reporting

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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Board shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the progress of— this Act; and the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. Each report submitted under paragraph

(1)shall include— an estimate of the number of acres, stream miles, or acre-feet (or other suitable measure) of fish habitat that was maintained or improved under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan by Federal, State, or local governments, Indian tribes, or other entities in the United States during the 2-year period ending on the date of submission of the report; a description of the public access to fish habitats established or improved under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan during that 2-year period; a description of the opportunities for public recreational fishing established under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan during that period; and an assessment of the status of fish habitat conservation projects carried out with funds provided under this Act during that period, disaggregated by year, including— a description of the fish habitat conservation projects recommended by the Board under section 6(b); a description of each fish habitat conservation project approved by the Secretary under section 6(f), in order of priority for funding; a justification for— the approval of each fish habitat conservation project; and the order of priority for funding of each fish habitat conservation project; a justification for any rejection or reordering of the priority of each fish habitat conservation project recommended by the Board under section 6(b) that was based on a factor other than the criteria described in section 6(c); and an accounting of expenditures by Federal, State, or local governments, Indian tribes, or other entities to carry out fish habitat conservation projects. Not later than December 31, 2015, and every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the status of fish habitats in the United States. Not later than December 31, 2015, and every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall revise the goals and other elements of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, after consideration of each report required by subsection (b).