Sec. 1607. Asian carp prevention and control pilot program
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The Secretary shall carry out an Asian carp prevention and control pilot program (referred to in this section as the pilot program ) to carry out projects to manage and prevent the spread of, reduce the population of, or eradicate Asian carp using innovative technologies, methods, and measures. Each project under the pilot program shall be carried out in a river system or reservoir in which Asian carp populations are expanding or have been documented. Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary shall carry out and complete not more than 20 projects under the pilot program. Not fewer than 5 of the projects under subparagraph
(A)shall be carried out at reservoirs of the Corps of Engineers or the Tennessee Valley Authority that are located in— the Cumberland River watershed; or the Tennessee River watershed. In selecting projects to carry out under the pilot program, the Secretary shall consult with— the Director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; the Director of the United States Geological Survey; other applicable Federal, State, and local agencies; the Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association and associated sub-basin partnerships of the Mississippi River; institutions of higher education; and relevant private organizations, including nonprofit organizations. If the Secretary determines that a project carried out under this section does not achieve the goals of the pilot program described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall remove the project. Subject to paragraphs
(2)and (3), the Federal share of the costs of a project carried out under the pilot program shall be 80 percent. After the completion of a project under the pilot program, the Federal share of the costs for operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, and repair of the project shall be 100 percent. The Federal share of the costs of the removal of a project under subsection
(c)shall be 100 percent. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the pilot program, including an analysis of the effectiveness of the innovative technologies, methods, and measures used in projects of the pilot program at preventing the spread of, managing the spread of, reducing the population of, or eradicating Asian carp. The Secretary may transfer projects carried out under the pilot program at reservoirs of the Tennessee Valley Authority to the Tennessee Valley Authority. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pilot program $35,000,000, to remain available until expended. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the authority provided under the pilot program shall terminate on September 30, 2024. The authority under subsection
(f)does not terminate on the date described in paragraph (1).