Sec. 110. Saline Lake ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and Monitoring Program
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In this section: The term Program means the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and Monitoring Program established under subsection (b). The term coordinating entities includes— Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies; institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations; and local stakeholders. The term saline lake ecosystems means the ecosystems associated with the following lakes: Lake Abert in Oregon. Eagle Lake in California. Franklin Lake in Nevada.
Goose Lake in California and Oregon. Great Salt Lake in Utah. Harney Lake in Oregon. Honey Lake in California. Lahontan Valley wetlands, including Carson Lake, Carson Sink, and Stillwater Marsh in Nevada. Malheur Lake in Oregon. Mono Lake in California. Owens Lake in California. Pyramid Lake in Nevada. Ruby Lake in Nevada. Sevier Lake in Utah. Silver Lake in Oregon. Summer Lake in Oregon. Walker Lake in Nevada. Warner Lake in Oregon. Winnemucca Lake in Nevada. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey.
The term work and implementation plan means the multiyear work and implementation plan established under subsection (c)(1). The Secretary shall establish a program to be known as the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and Monitoring Program to— assess and monitor the hydrology of saline lake ecosystems and the migratory birds and other wildlife that depend on saline lake ecosystems; and inform and support coordinated management and conservation actions to benefit saline lake ecosystems, migratory birds, and other wildlife.
In carrying out the Program, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and coordinating entities, shall establish a multiyear work and implementation plan to assess, monitor, and conserve saline lake ecosystems and migratory birds and other wildlife that depend on saline lake ecosystems. The work and implementation plan shall include— a synthesis of available information, literature, and data, and an assessment of scientific and informational needs, relating to saline lake ecosystems with respect to— water quantity, water quality, water use, and water demand; migratory bird and other wildlife populations, habitats, and ecology; annual lifecycle needs of migratory birds; and environmental changes and other stressors, including climatic stressors; a description of how the work and implementation plan will address the scientific and informational needs described in subparagraph (A), including monitoring activities, data infrastructure needs, and development of tools necessary to implement the Program; recommendations and a cost assessment for the work and implementation plan; and other matters, as determined necessary by the Secretary.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the work and implementation plan. The Secretary shall implement the Program based on the information, findings, and recommendations contained in the work and implementation plan. The Secretary may use funds made available pursuant to subsection
(g)to enter into cooperative funding agreements with, or provide grants to, coordinating entities for the purposes of— participating in developing, or providing information to inform the development of, the work and implementation plan; carrying out assessments and monitoring of water quality, quantity, use, and demand under the Program; and carrying out ecological, biological, and avian assessments and monitoring under the Program. The work and implementation plan shall not affect— any interstate water compacts in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act, including full development of any apportionment made in accordance with those compacts; valid and existing water rights in any State located wholly or partially within the Great Basin; water rights held by the United States in the Great Basin; or the management and operation of Bear Lake or Stewart Dam, including the storage, management, and release of water. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out the Program. In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to the following saline lake ecosystems: Lake Abert in Oregon. Great Salt Lake in Utah. Lahontan Valley Wetlands, including Carson Sink, Carson Lake, and Stillwater Marsh in Nevada. Ruby Lake in Nevada. Walker Lake in Nevada. Mono Lake in California. Owens Lake in California. Summer Lake in Oregon.