S.Amdt. 3834

SA 3834. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Flake) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr.
Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) to the bill H.R. 2028,
making appropriations for energy and water development and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title II, add the following:
Sec. 2__. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, in
coordination with the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary
of Agriculture, shall enter into an agreement with the
National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy
of Sciences shall conduct a comprehensive study, to be
completed not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, on the effectiveness and environmental impact of
salt cedar control efforts (including biological control) in
increasing water supplies, restoring riparian habitat, and
improving flood management.
(b) Not later than 1 year after the date of completion of
the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture,
shall prepare a plan for the removal of salt cedar from all
Federal land in the Lower Colorado River basin that
includes--
(1) provisions for revegetating Federal land with native
vegetation;
(2) provisions for adapting to the increasing presence of
biological control in the Lower Colorado River basin;
(3) provisions for removing salt cedar from Federal land
during post-wildfire recovery activities;
(4) strategies for developing partnerships with State,
tribal, and local governmental entities in the eradication of
salt cedar; and
(5) budget estimates and completion timelines for the
implementation of plan elements.
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