HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

SEC. 128. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.(a) In General.—The Secretary shall carry out a demonstration program to determine the causes of, and implement measures to effectively detect, prevent, treat, and eliminate, harmful algal blooms associated with water resources development projects.(b) Consultation; Use of Existing Data and Program Authorities.—In carrying out the demonstration program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—(1) consult with the heads of appropriate Federal and State agencies; and(2) make maximum use of existing Federal and State data and ongoing programs and activities of Federal and State agencies, including the activities of the Secretary carried out through the Engineer Research and Development Center pursuant to section 1109 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 610 note).(c) Focus Areas.—In carrying out the demonstration program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall undertake program activities related to harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes, the tidal and inland waters of the State of New Jersey, the coastal and tidal waters of the State of Louisiana, the waterways of the counties that comprise the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, the Allegheny Reservoir Watershed, New York, and Lake Okeechobee, Florida.(d) Additional Focus Areas.—In addition to the areas described in subsection (c), in carrying out the demonstration program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall undertake program activities related to harmful algal blooms at any Federal reservoir located in the Upper Missouri River Basin or the North Platte River Basin, at the request and expense of another Federal agency.134 STAT. 2643(e) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $25,000,000 to carry out this section. Such sums shall remain available until expended.