Sec. 4. Identification of salmon conservation areas and salmon strongholds
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service shall jointly issue guidance on the process and biological criteria required to identify salmon conservation areas and salmon strongholds. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with relevant Federal agencies shall publish a list of salmon conservation areas and salmon strongholds.
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with each relevant Federal agency shall not less frequently than once every 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, revise the list under paragraph (1)— to add subsequently identified salmon conservation areas and salmon strongholds in accordance with subsection (d); and to remove from such list any areas that no longer qualify as salmon conservation areas or salmon strongholds.
In identifying salmon conservation areas and salmon strongholds under subsection (b), the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with each relevant Federal agency— shall consult with— the State in which such a salmon conservation area or salmon stronghold under consideration are located; and Indian tribes that have land, fishing rights, or cultural ties to the area in which the salmon conservation area or salmon strongholds will be prospectively located; and may consult with— nongovernmental organizations; non-Federal scientists; and members of the public.
Not later than 90 days after the date described in subsection (b)(1), an entity described in paragraph
(1)or paragraph
(2)subsection
(c)may nominate to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service a salmon conservation area or salmon stronghold for identification under subsection (b). In the case of a nomination described in paragraph (1), not later than 180 days after receiving such nomination, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service shall jointly determine if the nominated watershed is a salmon conservation area or salmon stronghold and provide to the entity that provided the nomination under paragraph
(1)a written explanation with respect to such determination. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture shall use watershed evaluations conducted under the Watershed Condition Framework under section 304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6543 ) and other relevant watershed analyses to support the identification of salmon conservation areas and salmon strongholds under this section. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service shall use the analyses conducted by the Administrator under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1855(b) ) to identify, map, and designate essential fish habitat to support the identification of salmon conservation areas and salmon strongholds under this section.
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