; (2) is organized to promote the health of important fish habitats and distinct geographical areas, important fish species, or system types, including reservoirs, natural lakes, coastal and marine environments, and estuaries; (3) identifies strategic fish and fish habitat priorities for the Partnership area in the form of geographical focus areas or key stressors or impairments to facilitate strategic planning and decisionmaking; (4) is able to address issues and priorities on a nationally significant scale; (5) includes a governance structure that— (A) reflects the range of all partners; and (B) promotes joint strategic planning and decisionmaking by the applicant; (6) demonstrates completion of, or significant progress toward the development of, a strategic plan to address the decline in fish populations, rather than simply treating symptoms in accordance with the National Fish Habitat Action Plan; and (7) promotes collaboration in developing a strategic vision and implementation program that is scientifically sound and achievable. 6. Fish habitat conservation projects (a) Submission to Board Not later than March 31 of each calendar year, each Partnership shall submit to the Board a list of fish habitat conservation projects recommended by the Partnership for annual funding under this Act. (b) Recommendations by Board Not later than July 1 of each calendar year, the Board shall submit to the Secretary a description, including estimated costs, of each fish habitat conservation project that the Board recommends that the Secretary approve and fund under this Act, in order of priority, for the following fiscal year. (c) Considerations The Board shall select each fish habitat conservation project to be recommended to the Secretary under subsection (b)— (1) based on a recommendation of the Partnership that is, or will be, participating actively in carrying out the fish habitat conservation project