To provide a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries.

SA 813. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Casey) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 601, to
provide for the conservation and development of water and related
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various
projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of title V, add the following:

SEC. 50___. MULTIAGENCY EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF ASIAN
CARP IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND OHIO
RIVER BASINS AND TRIBUTARIES.

(a) Multiagency Effort To Slow the Spread of Asian Carp in
the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River Basins and
Tributaries.--
(1) In general.--The Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Chief of
Engineers, the Director of the National Park Service, and the
Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall lead a
multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the
Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by
providing high-level technical assistance, coordination, best
practices, and support to State and local governments in
carrying out activities designed to slow, and eventually
eliminate, the threat posed by Asian carp.
(2) Best practices.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
multiagency effort shall apply lessons learned and best
practices such as those described in the document prepared by
the Asian Carp Working Group entitled ``Management and
Control Plan for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carps in
the United States'', and dated November 2007, and the
document prepared by the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating
Committee entitled ``FY 2012 Asian Carp Control Strategy
Framework'' and dated February 2012.
(b) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 31 of each year,
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
in coordination with the Chief of Engineers, shall submit to
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Appropriations and the Committee on Environmental and
Public Works of the Senate a report describing the
coordinated strategies established and progress made toward
goals to control and eliminate Asian carp in the Upper
Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries.
(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) any observed changes in the range of Asian carp in the
Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries
during the 2-year period preceding submission of the report;
(B) a summary of Federal agency efforts, including
cooperative efforts with non-Federal partners, to control the
spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River
basins and tributaries;
(C) any research that the Director determines could improve
the ability to control the spread of Asian carp;
(D) any quantitative measures that Director intends to use
to document progress in controlling the spread of Asian carp;
and
(E) a cross-cut accounting of Federal and non-Federal
expenditures to control the spread of Asian carp.

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