; and (B) the development, operation, and long-term success of fish habitat partnerships and project implementation; and (15) many of the programs for conservation on private farmland, ranchland, and forestland that are carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture, including the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the State and Private Forestry programs of the Forest Service, are able to significantly contribute to the implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan through the engagement of private landowners. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested parties consistent with the mission and goals of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan— (1) to promote intact and healthy fish habitats; (2) to improve the quality and quantity of fish habitats and overall health of fish species; (3) to increase the quality and quantity of fish habitats that support a broad natural diversity of fish and other aquatic species; (4) to improve fish habitats in a manner that leads to improvement of the annual economic output from recreational, subsistence, and commercial fishing; (5) to enhance fish and wildlife-dependent recreation; (6) to coordinate and facilitate activities carried out by Federal departments and agencies under the leadership of— (A) the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (B) the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the Director of the United States Geological Survey; and (7) to achieve other purposes in accordance with the mission and goals of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate