42 USC 1962d-21 - John Glenn Great Lakes basin program

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 04, 2024

§ 1962d–21.

John Glenn Great Lakes basin program

(a)

Strategic plans

(1)

Study

(2)

Report

(A)

In general

(B)

Contents

The plan shall include—

(i)

details of projects in the Great Lakes region relating to—

(I)

navigation improvements, maintenance, and operations for commercial and recreational vessels;

(II)

environmental restoration activities;

(III)

water level maintenance activities;

(IV)

technical and planning assistance to States and remedial action planning committees;

(V)

sediment transport analysis, sediment management planning, and activities to support prevention of excess sediment loadings;

(VI)

flood damage reduction and shoreline erosion prevention; and

(VII)

all other relevant activities of the Corps of Engineers; and

(ii)

an analysis of factors limiting use of programs and authorities of the Corps of Engineers in existence on August 17, 1999, in the Great Lakes basin, including the need for new or modified authorities.

(3)

Authorization of appropriations

(b)

Great Lakes biohydrological information

(1)

Inventory

(A)

In general

(B)

Relevant information

For the purpose of subparagraph (A), relevant information includes information on—

(i)

ground and surface water hydrology;

(ii)

natural and altered tributary dynamics;

(iii)

biological aspects of the system influenced by and influencing water quantity and water movement;

(iv)

meteorological projections and the impacts of weather conditions on Great Lakes water levels; and

(v)

other Great Lakes biohydrological system data relevant to sustainable water use management.

(2)

Report

(A)

In general

Not later than 18 months after August 17, 1999, the Secretary, in consultation with the States, Indian tribes, and Federal agencies, and after requesting information from the provinces and the federal government of Canada, shall—

(i)

compile the inventories of information;

(ii)

analyze the information for consistency and gaps; and

(iii)

submit to Congress, the International Joint Commission, and the Great Lakes States a report that includes recommendations on ways to improve the information base on the biohydrological dynamics of the Great Lakes ecosystem as a whole, so as to support environmentally sound decisions regarding diversions and consumptive uses of Great Lakes water.

(B)

Recommendations

(C)

Considerations

In developing the report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Transportation, and the heads of other agencies as appropriate, shall consider and report on the status of the issues described and recommendations made in—

(i)

the Report of the International Joint Commission to the Governments of the United States and Canada under the 1977 reference issued in 1985; and

(ii)

the 1993 Report of the International Joint Commission to the Governments of Canada and the United States on Methods of Alleviating Adverse Consequences of Fluctuating Water Levels in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Basin.

(c)

Great Lakes recreational boating

(d)

Cooperation

In undertaking activities under this section, the Secretary shall—

(1)

encourage public participation; and

(2)

cooperate, and, as appropriate, collaborate, with Great Lakes States, tribal governments, and Canadian federal, provincial, and tribal governments.

(e)

Water use activities and policies

(f)

Cost sharing

(g)

In-kind contributions for study

(Pub. L. 106–53, title IV, § 455, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 330; Pub. L. 110–114, title IV, § 4001, Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1173.)

cite as: 42 USC 1962d-21