This bill adds a new section (6A) to the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956. It authorizes the United States Section of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to develop efforts to combat invasive species of mussels. The Commission may work with federal agencies, interstate compacts, and Tribal, State, and local governments. The Secretary of the Interior (through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey) and the Secretary of Commerce (through NOAA) must assist the Commission. The bill authorizes $500,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2035 to carry out this section. Those amounts may be made available to the Commission and are in addition to other amounts under section 13.
If you live, work, fish, or manage water resources in the Great Lakes region, this bill would give the Great Lakes Fishery Commission authority and federal agency support to develop programs to address invasive mussels. The bill names agencies that must assist and provides funding authority. No publicly available information on specific programs, rules, or direct individual impacts beyond these authorities and funding.
The bill authorizes $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2035 to carry out the new section. The text says amounts may be made available to the Commission and that the funding is additional to amounts under section 13. No publicly available information on yearly breakdowns or specific spending plans.
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