Sec. 5007. Aquatic invasive species prevention and management; Columbia River Basin
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The Secretary may establish a program to prevent and manage aquatic invasive species in the Columbia River Basin in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall establish watercraft inspection stations in the Columbia River Basin to be located in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington at locations, as determined by the Secretary, with the highest likelihood of preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species into reservoirs operated and maintained by the Secretary. Locations identified under paragraph
(1)may include— State border crossings; international border crossings; and highway entry points that are used by owners of watercraft to access boat launch facilities owned or managed by the Secretary. The non-Federal share of the cost of operating and maintaining watercraft inspection stations described in paragraph
(1)(including personnel costs) shall be 50 percent. The Secretary may establish watercraft inspection stations using amounts made available to carry out this section in States other than those described in paragraph
(1)at or near boat launch facilities that the Secretary determines are regularly used by watercraft to enter the States described in paragraph (1). The Secretary shall— carry out risk assessments of each major public and private water resources facility in the Columbia River Basin; establish an aquatic invasive species monitoring program in the Columbia River Basin; establish a Columbia River Basin watershed-wide plan for expedited response to an infestation of aquatic invasive species; and monitor water quality, including sediment cores and fish tissue samples, at facilities owned or managed by the Secretary in the Columbia River Basin. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult and coordinate with— the States described in subsection (a); Indian tribes; and other Federal agencies, including— the Department of Agriculture; the Department of Energy; the Department of Homeland Security; the Department of Commerce; and the Department of the Interior. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $30,000,000, of which $5,000,000 may be used to carry out subsection (c).