SECTION 5018: MISSOURI RIVER AND
TRIBUTARIES, MITIGATION, RECOVERY, AND
RESTORATION, IOWA, KANSAS, MISSOURI,
MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH
DAKOTA, AND WYOMING
(a) Study-
(1) IN GENERAL - The Secretary, in
consultation with the Missouri River Recovery
Implementation Committee to be established
under subsection (b)(1), shall conduct a study
of the Missouri River and its tributaries to
determine actions required -
(A) to mitigate losses of aquatic
and terrestrial habitat;
(B) to recover federally listed
species under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 USC 1531
et seq.); and
(c) to restore the ecosystem to
prevent further declines among
other native species.
(2) FUNDING - The study to be conducted
under paragraph (1) shall be funded using
amounts made available to carry out the
Missouri River recovery and restoration plan
authorized by section 601(a) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100
Stat. 4143).
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| Common Scouring Rush (Equisetum hyemale L.) Along Missouri National
Recreation River - Yankton, SD
Photo: Joe Riis Photography
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