Interagency team

(a) Establishment The Secretaries concerned shall jointly establish an interagency team, containing an equal number of participants from the public and private sectors, to monitor, evaluate, and make recommendations to ensure achievement of the long-term results required by this Act. (b) Geographic information system (1) Development (A) In general The interagency team established under subsection (a) shall develop a geographic information system for monitoring the Northern Rockies Bioregion. (B) Requirement The geographic information system under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) be based on satellite-gathered data; and (ii) include comprehensive maps and databases to assist in the detection of changes in the Northern Rockies Bioregion. (2) Types of information The maps and databases included in the geographic information system under paragraph (1) shall be updated periodically to record the following: (A) Vegetation cover (including a description of species occurrence and densities). (B) Human impacts. (C) Water and air quality. (D) Activities that impact forest husbandry and restoration. (3) Status reports The geographic information system under paragraph (1) shall include status reports regarding— (A) the progress of relevant ecosystem protection, corridor consolidation, and forest recovery efforts; and (B) relevant threatened and endangered species, which are primary indicators of ecosystem health. (c) Wildlife movements (1) In general The interagency team established under subsection (a) shall assess the potential for facilitating wildlife movement across or under major highways and rail lines within the biological corridors established under title II. (2) Requirement The assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an identification of major crossing points and practicable management actions to enhance the suitability of the crossing points as movement corridors, including underpasses, overpasses, and other methods for reducing the danger to native wildlife while facilitating movements within the Northern Rockies Bioregion.