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1 sistance to management entities conducting aquatic 



2 ecosystem restoration. 



3 (3) Contents. — The Strategy shall contain the 



4 following: 



5 (A) Guidelines for coordination of aquatic 



6 ecosystem restoration projects within water- 



7 sheds and ecoregions. 



8 (B) National restoration milestones to 



9 meet the national policy set forth in section 



10 2(c). 



1 1 (C) Standards for identifying the most eco- 



12 logically sound restoration projects possible 



13 through the utilization of available information. 



14 To the extent possible, such standards should 



15 be ecoregional. 



16 (D) Measurable standards for each 



17 ecoregion for monitoring the success of aquatic 



18 ecosystem restoration projects. 



19 (E) Guidelines for maintaining pristine 



20 and successfully restored aquatic ecosystems. 



21 (F) Identification of riparian, floodplain, 



22 wetlands, and other aquatic habitats that re- 



23 tain, or could easily be restored to support, sig- 



24 nificant indigenous fish, wildlife, and plant pop- 



25 ulations, by coordinating existing surveys of wa- 



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