Sec. 6. PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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## SEC. 6 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY ###

(a)Program Performance and Accountability ####

(1)In general Of the amounts made available under section 10(a), not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out this section. ####

(2)Planning agency Of the amounts described in paragraph (1), not less than 50 percent shall be made available to the Planning Agency to carry out the program oversight and coordination activities established under subsection (d). ###

(b)Consultation In carrying out this Act, the Secretary, the Administrator, and the Directors shall, as appropriate and in a timely manner, consult with the heads of the Washoe Tribe, applicable Federal, State, regional, and local governmental agencies, and the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee. ###

(c)Corps of Engineers; Interagency Agreements ####

(1)In general The Assistant Secretary may enter into interagency agreements with non-Federal interests in the Lake Tahoe Basin to use Lake Tahoe Partnership-Miscellaneous General Investigations funds to provide programmatic technical assistance for the Environmental Improvement Program. ####

(2)Local cooperation agreements #####

(A)In general Before providing technical assistance under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for the technical assistance. #####

(B)Components The agreement entered into under subparagraph

(A)shall— ######

(i)describe the nature of the technical assistance; ######

(ii)describe any legal and institutional structures necessary to ensure the effective long-term viability of the end products by the non-Federal interest; and ######

(iii)include cost-sharing provisions in accordance with subparagraph (C). #####

(C)Federal share ######

(i)In general The Federal share of program costs under each local cooperation agreement under this paragraph shall be 65 percent. ######

(ii)Form The Federal share may be in the form of reimbursements of program costs. ######

(iii)Credit The non-Federal interest may receive credit toward the non-Federal share for the reasonable costs of related technical activities completed by the non-Federal interest before entering into a local cooperation agreement with the Assistant Secretary under this paragraph. ###

(d)Effectiveness Evaluation and Monitoring In carrying out this Act, the Secretary, the Administrator, and the Directors, in coordination with the Planning Agency and the States of California and Nevada, shall— ####

(1)develop and implement a plan for integrated monitoring, assessment, and applied research to evaluate the effectiveness of the Environmental Improvement Program; ####

(2)include funds in each program funded under this section for monitoring and assessment of results at the program level; and ####

(3)use the integrated multiagency performance measures established under this section. ###

(e)Reporting Requirements Not later than March 15 of each year, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Chair, the Administrator, the Directors, the Planning Agency, and the States of California and Nevada, consistent with subsection (a), shall submit to Congress a report that describes— ####

(1)the status of all Federal, State, local, and private programs authorized under this Act, including to the maximum extent practicable, for programs that will receive Federal funds under this Act during the current or subsequent fiscal year— #####

(A)the program scope; #####

(B)the budget for the program; and #####

(C)the justification for the program, consistent with the criteria established in section 5(b)(2); ####

(2)Federal, State, local, and private expenditures in the preceding fiscal year to implement the Environmental Improvement Program; ####

(3)accomplishments in the preceding fiscal year in implementing this Act in accordance with the performance measures and other monitoring and assessment activities; and ####

(4)public education and outreach efforts undertaken to implement programs authorized under this Act. ###

(f)Annual Budget Plan As part of the annual budget of the President, the President shall submit information regarding each Federal agency involved in the Environmental Improvement Program (including the Forest Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Geological Survey, and the Corps of Engineers), including— ####

(1)an interagency crosscut budget that displays the proposed budget for use by each Federal agency in carrying out restoration activities relating to the Environmental Improvement Program for the following fiscal year; ####

(2)a detailed accounting of all amounts received and obligated by Federal agencies to achieve the goals of the Environmental Improvement Program during the preceding fiscal year; and ####

(3)a description of the Federal role in the Environmental Improvement Program, including the specific role of each agency involved in the restoration of the Lake Tahoe Basin.