104 STAT. 4770 PUBLIC LAW 101-646-NOV. 29, 1990 "(c) CANADIAN PARTICIPATION. —The panel convened under this section is encourage to invite representatives from the Federal, provincial or territorial governments of Canada to participate as observers. 16 USC 4724. "SEC. 1204. STATE AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLANS. " (a) STATE PLAN.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Governor of each State may, after notice and opportunity for public comment, prepare and submit— "(A) a comprehensive management plan to the Task Force for approval which identifies those areas or activities within the State, other than those related to public facilities, for which technical and financial assistance is needed to eliminate or reduce the environmental, public health, and safety risks associated with aquatic nuisance species, particularly the zebra mussel; and "(B) a public facility management plan to the Assistant Secretary for approval which is limited solely to identifying those public facilities within the State for which technical and financial assistance is needed to reduce infestations of zebra mussels. "(2) CONTENT. —Each plan shall, to the extent possible, identify the management practices and measures that will be undertaken to reduce infestations of aquatic nuisance species. Each plan shall— "(A) identify and describe State and local programs for environmentally sound prevention and control of the target aquatic nuisance species; "(B) identify Federal activities that may be needed for environmentally sound prevention and control of aquatic nuisance species and a description of the manner in which those activities should be coordinated with State and local government activities; and "(C) a schedule of implementing the plan, including a schedule of annual objectives. "(3) CONSULTATION.— "(A) In developing and implementing a management plan, the State should, to the maximum extent practicable, involve local governments and regional entities, and public and private organizations that have expertise in the control of aquatic nuisance species. "(B) Upon the request of a State, the Task Force or the Assistant Secretary, as appropriate under paragraph (1), may provide technical assistance in developing and implementing a management plan. "(4) PLAN APPROVAL.— Within 90 days after the submission of a management plan, the Task Force or the Assistant Secretary in consultation with the Task Force, as appropriate under paragraph (1), shall review the proposed plan and approve it if it meets the requirements of this subsection or return the plan to the Governor with recommended modifications. "(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— "(1) STATE GRANTS. —The Director or the Assistant Secretary, as appropriate under subsection (a), may, at the recommendation of the Task Force, make grants to States with approved management plans for the implementation of those plans.
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