Summary

Reauthorizes congressional authorization for monitoring, assessment, and research activities in the Great Lakes Basin by amending the specified provision of federal law. The text provided replaces prior language in the cited statute but does not include the new statutory text, funding levels, implementing agencies, or deadlines, so details about amounts and timing are not available in the excerpt.

Key Points

• Authorizes continuation of federal monitoring, assessment, and research activities for the Great Lakes Basin by amending the cited statute (16 U.S.C. 941h(d)).
• The excerpt replaces prior statutory language but does not include the new text or funding amounts.
• Because dollar amounts and implementing details are missing, the scale and timetable of the program cannot be determined from this text alone.
• Intended beneficiaries include Great Lakes communities, fisheries, Tribes, state and local water/resource managers, and researchers.
• Implementation depends on the content of the inserted statutory language and any subsequent appropriations.
• This action is an authorization-level change (reauthorization) rather than an explicit appropriation in the excerpt provided.
• Stakeholders should watch for follow-up appropriation bills or agency guidance that specify funding and program mechanics.