Sec. 5056. RIO GRANDE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS
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## SEC. 5056 RIO GRANDE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS ###
(a)Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: ####
(1)Rio grande compact The term “**Rio Grande Compact**” means the compact approved by Congress under the Act of May 31, 1939 (53 Stat. 785), and ratified by the States. ####
(2)Rio grande basin The term “**Rio Grande Basin**” means the Rio Grande (including all tributaries and their headwaters) located— #####
(A)in the State of Colorado, from the Rio Grande Reservoir, near Creede, Colorado, to the New Mexico State border; #####
(B)in the State of New Mexico, from the Colorado State border downstream to the Texas State border; and #####
(C)in the State of Texas, from the New Mexico State border to the southern terminus of the Rio Grande at the Gulf of Mexico. ####
(3)States The term “**States**” means the States of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. ###
(b)Program Authority ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall carry out, in the Rio Grande Basin— #####
(A)a program for the planning, construction, and evaluation of measures for fish and wildlife habitat rehabilitation and enhancement; and #####
(B)implementation of a long-term monitoring, computerized data inventory and analysis, applied research, and adaptive management program. ####
(2)Reports Not later than December 31, 2014, and not later than December 31 of every sixth year thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the States, shall submit to Congress a report that— #####
(A)contains an evaluation of the programs described in paragraph (1); #####
(B)describes the accomplishments of each program; #####
(C)provides updates of a systemic habitat needs assessment and an assessment of needs for other related purposes in the Rio Grande Basin, including flood damage reduction; and #####
(D)identifies any needed adjustments in the authorization of the programs. ###
(c)State and Local Consultation and Cooperative Effort For the purpose of ensuring the coordinated planning and implementation of the programs described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall— ####
(1)consult with the States, and other appropriate entities in the States, the rights and interests of which might be affected by specific program activities; and ####
(2)enter into 1 or more interagency agreements with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the direct participation of, and transfer of funds to, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and any other agency or bureau of the Department of the Interior or the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of those programs. ###
(d)Operation and Maintenance The costs of operation and maintenance of a project located on Federal land, or land owned or operated by a State or local government, shall be borne by the Federal, State, or local agency that has jurisdiction over fish and wildlife activities on the land. ###
(e)Effect on Other Law ####
(1)Water law Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt any State water law. ####
(2)Compacts and decrees In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall comply with the Rio Grande Compact, and any applicable court decrees or Federal and State laws, affecting water or water rights in the Rio Grande Basin. ###
(f)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2029.
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Sec. 5056
RIO GRANDE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS
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