On the recordApril 9, 2002
H.R. 3480, the Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act of 2001, provides for the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey to supplement, coordinate and manage data collection on sediments and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin and use the data to perform computer modeling to provide the baseline data and modeling tools needed to make scientifically sound and cost-effective river management decisions. The legislation includes a provision requiring landowner permission prior to disseminating information from monitoring stations located on private lands to protect the privacy of individual landowners. Finally, it provides for the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive water resources assessment of the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
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