An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-463 to make explicit that collaborative processes should be used to develop the management plan. It would call for the equitable inclusion of all relevant estuary stakeholders; the use of neutral facilitators and processes to resolve conflicts; and the inclusion and use of up-to-date information, among other considerations.

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   Change 1: Rewrites page 6, line 3

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   Inserted: (b) Members of Conference; Collaborative Processes.--

   Inserted: (1) Members of conference.--Section 320(c)(5)

   Original wording

   Page 6, strike line 3, and insert the following:

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   Inserted: (2) Collaborative processes.--Section 320(d) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(d)) is amended--

   Inserted: (A) by striking "(d)" and all that follows through "In developing" and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(d) Utilization of Existing Data and Collaborative Processes.--

   Inserted: "(1) Utilization of existing data.--In developing"; and

   Inserted: (B) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(2) Utilization of collaborative processes.--In updating a plan under subsection (f)(4) or developing a new plan under subsection (b), a management conference shall make use of collaborative processes to--

   Inserted: "(A) ensure equitable inclusion of affected interests;

   Inserted: "(B) engage with members of the management conference, including through--

   Inserted: "(i) the use of consensus-based decision rules; and

   Inserted: "(ii) assistance from impartial facilitators, as appropriate;

   Inserted: "(C) ensure relevant information, including scientific, technical, and cultural information, is accessible to members;

   Inserted: "(D) promote accountability and transparency by ensuring members are informed in a timely manner of--

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   Inserted: "(i) the purposes and objectives of the management conference; and

   Inserted: "(ii) the results of an evaluation conducted under subsection (f)(3);

   Inserted: "(E) identify the roles and responsibilities of members--

   Inserted: "(i) in the management conference proceedings; and

   Inserted: "(ii) in the implementation of the plan; and

   Inserted: "(F) seek resolution of conflicts or disputes as necessary.".

   Original wording

   Page 6, after line 6, insert the following:

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