Sec. 1. Estuary habitat restoration
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Section 104(d) of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 ( 33 U.S.C. 2903(d) ) is amended— in paragraph (3)— by striking The non-Federal share and inserting the following: The non-Federal share ; and by adding at the end the following: A nongovernmental organization allowed to serve as a non-Federal interest for a project under subsection (f)(2) may provide lands owned and managed by a legally constituted public body (including a federally recognized Indian tribe) for habitat or fish and wildlife conservation if the public body responsible for the lands executes a legally binding agreement with the nongovernmental interest under which the public body agrees to— operate and maintain the project, or allow the nongovernmental organization to operate and maintain the project; and retain the land in public ownership for uses compatible with the project. .
Section 104(f) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2903(f) ) is amended— by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting the following: provide for operation, maintenance, and monitoring of the project. ; and by adding at the end the following: For a project carried out under this title, the requirements of section 103(j)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2213(j)(1) ) may be fulfilled by a nongovernmental organization serving as the non-Federal interest for the project under paragraph (2). .
Section 104 of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2903 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue guidelines for implementing estuary habitat restoration projects under this title. In issuing the guidelines, the Secretary shall make every effort to streamline implementation requirements and reduce overhead costs of estuary habitat restoration projects under this title, including by maximizing consistency with the requirements of restoration programs administered by other Federal agencies, including the Community Restoration Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the North American Wetlands Conservation Act grant program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Secretary shall develop and revise the guidelines through a public process, with the frequency of revision to be determined by the Secretary. .
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