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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Water Resources Development Act of 2007 · Sec. 3159

Sec. 3159. UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE

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## SEC. 3159 UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE ###
(a)General Management Plan Development ####
(1)In general The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture and in consultation with the States of Vermont and New Hampshire and the Connecticut River Joint Commission, shall conduct a study and develop a general management plan for ecosystem restoration of the Upper Connecticut River ecosystem for the purposes of— #####
(A)habitat protection and restoration; #####
(B)streambank stabilization; #####
(C)restoration of stream stability; #####
(D)water quality improvement; #####
(E)aquatic nuisance species control; #####
(F)wetland restoration; #####
(G)fish passage; and #####
(H)natural flow restoration. ####
(2)Existing plans In developing the general management plan, the Secretary shall depend heavily on existing plans for the restoration of the Upper Connecticut River. ###
(b)Critical Restoration Projects ####
(1)In general The Secretary may participate in any critical restoration project in the Upper Connecticut River basin in accordance with the general management plan developed under subsection (a). ####
(2)Eligible projects A critical restoration project shall be eligible for assistance under this section if the project— #####
(A)meets the purposes described in the general management plan developed under subsection (a); and #####
(B)with respect to the Upper Connecticut River and Upper Connecticut River watershed, consists of— ######
(i)bank stabilization of the main stem, tributaries, and streams; ######
(ii)wetland restoration and migratory bird habitat restoration; ######
(iii)soil and water conservation; ######
(iv)restoration of natural flows; ######
(v)restoration of stream stability; ######
(vi)implementation of an intergovernmental agreement for coordinating ecosystem restoration, fish passage installation, streambank stabilization, wetland restoration, habitat protection and restoration, or natural flow restoration; ######
(vii)water quality improvement; ######
(viii)aquatic nuisance species control; ######
(ix)improvements in fish migration; and ######
(x)conduct of any other project or activity determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. ###
(c)Cooperative Agreements In carrying out this section, the Secretary may enter into one or more cooperative agreements to provide financial assistance to appropriate Federal, State, or local governments or nonprofit agencies. Such assistance may include assistance for the implementation of projects to be carried out under subsection (b). ###
(d)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
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