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1 on tributaries and basin-wide water management, and 



2 shall account for the physical and ecological 



3 interdependency within the watershed. This project will 



4 only be completed with willing landowners. The Adminis- 



5 trator may contract with the California State Coastal Con- 



6 servancy to carry out the pilot projects. 



7 (b) Fish Habitat Restoration Project. — The 



8 Chief, working through the Resource Conservation Dis- 



9 tricts and with the California Department of Fish and 



10 Game, shall carry out high priority fish habitat restoration 



1 1 projects on the River's tributaries or watershed restoration 



12 projects that are identified in and are consistent with the 



13 objectives of the Program Plan. 



14 (c) Cooperation With Other Agencies. — The 



15 Administrator and the Chief shall work with the United 



16 States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fish- 



17 eries Service, Army Corps of Engineers, and the State of 



18 California in carrying out activities under this section. 



19 (d) Grants to States. — The Administrator and the 



20 Chief shall use their existing authorities to award grants 



21 or contracts (or both) to State or local agencies (or both) 



22 to carry out this section and for monitoring activities 



23 under this section. 



24 (e) Report. — Not later than September 30, 1996, 



25 the Administrator and the Chief shall each report to the 



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