118 STAT. 1690 PUBLIC LAW 108–361—OCT. 25, 2004 regional communities in the State in developing and imple menting integrated regional water management plans to carry out projects and programs that improve water supply reliability, water quality, ecosystem restoration, and flood protection, or meet other local and regional needs, in a manner that is con sistent with, and makes a significant contribution to, the Calfed Bay Delta Program. (6) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Activities under this paragraph con sist of— (i) implementation of large scale restoration projects in San Francisco Bay and the Delta and its tributaries; (ii) restoration of habitat in the Delta, San Pablo Bay, and Suisun Bay and Marsh, including tidal wet land and riparian habitat; (iii) fish screen and fish passage improvement projects, including the Sacramento River Small Diver sion Fish Screen Program; (iv) implementation of an invasive species pro gram, including prevention, control, and eradication; (v) development and integration of Federal and State agricultural programs that benefit wildlife into the Ecosystem Restoration Program; (vi) financial and technical support for locally based collaborative programs to restore habitat while addressing the concerns of local communities; (vii) water quality improvement projects to manage or reduce concentrations of salinity, selenium, mercury, pesticides, trace metals, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, sediment, and other pollutants; (viii) land and water acquisitions to improve habitat and fish spawning and survival in the Delta and its tributaries; (ix) integrated flood management, ecosystem res toration, and levee protection projects; (x) scientific evaluations and targeted research on Program activities; and (xi) strategic planning and tracking of Program performance. (B) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary or the head of the relevant Federal agency (as appropriate under clause (ii)) shall provide to the appropriate authorizing committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives and other appropriate parties in accordance with this subparagraph— (i) an annual ecosystem program plan report in accordance with subparagraph (C); and (ii) detailed project reports in accordance with subparagraph (D). (C) ANNUAL ECOSYSTEM PROGRAM PLAN.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1 of each year, with respect to each ecosystem restoration action carried out using Federal funds under this title, the Secretary, in consultation with the Governor, shall submit to the appropriate authorizing committees of Reports. Deadlines.
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