Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3540 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Estuaries Act of 2010''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM AMENDMENTS. (a) Purposes of Conference.-- (1) Development of comprehensive conservation and management plans.--Section 320(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: ``(4) develop and submit to the Administrator a comprehensive conservation and management plan that-- ``(A) identifies the estuary and the associated upstream waters of the estuary to be addressed by the plan, with consideration given to hydrological boundaries; ``(B) recommends priority corrective actions and compliance schedules addressing-- ``(i) point and nonpoint sources of pollution; and ``(ii) protection and conservation actions-- ``(I) to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the estuary, including-- ``(aa) restoration and maintenance of water quality, wetlands, and natural hydrologic flows; ``(bb) a resilient and diverse indigenous population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife; and ``(cc) recreational activities in the estuary; and ``(II) to ensure that the desig…
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