HR6053-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Great Lakes Fish Act of 2025 or the SGLF Act of 2025.

2. Development by Great Lakes Fishery Commission of efforts to combat invasive species of mussels The Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 931 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 6 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 935) the following: In carrying out the obligations of the United States under the Convention, the United States Section is authorized to develop, in coordination with Federal agencies, interstate compacts, and Tribal, State, and local governments, efforts to combat invasive species of mussels. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall assist the United States Section with the development of efforts to combat invasive species of mussels under subsection (a). There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2035 to carry out this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1)— are authorized to be made available to the Commission; and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated pursuant to section 13. 6A.Invasive species of mussels (a)In generalIn carrying out the obligations of the United States under the Convention, the United States Section is authorized to develop, in coordination with Federal agencies, interstate compacts, and Tribal, State, and local governments, efforts to combat invasive species of mussels. (b)Assistance by certain Federal agenciesThe Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall assist the United States Section with the development of efforts to combat invasive species of mussels under subsection (a). (c)Authorization of appropriations (1)In generalThere is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2035 to carry out this section. (2)AvailabilityAmounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A)are authorized to be made available to the Commission; and (B)shall be in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated pursuant to section 13..