; and (6) it is imperative to establish a program similar to the program established by the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 ( 16 U.S.C. 941 et seq.) that is dedicated to collaboratively and strategically seeking opportunities to modernize Great Lakes infrastructure while conserving the aquatic ecosystem. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Committee The term Committee means the Great Lakes Aquatic Connectivity and Infrastructure Committee established by section 5(a). (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (3) Great Lakes States The term Great Lakes States means each of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Wisconsin. (4) Program The term Program means the Great Lakes Aquatic Connectivity and Infrastructure Program established by section 4(a). (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation. (6) Strategic plan The term strategic plan means the strategic plan developed under section 4(d)(1). 4. Great Lakes Aquatic Connectivity and Infrastructure Program (a) Establishment There is established within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service a program for the removal or selective bypass of barriers to aquatic connectivity in tributaries of the Great Lakes, to be known as the Great Lakes Aquatic Connectivity and Infrastructure Program . (b) Goal (1) In general The goal of the Program is to identify and implement voluntary measures that restore aquatic species to self-sustaining levels by reconnecting aquatic habitats in the Great Lakes basin while maintaining and modernizing needed infrastructure, particularly in locations where roads, tributaries, or dams intersect. (2) Approach The goal under paragraph (1) shall be achieved by using a proactive science-based approach that— (A) balances infrastructure modernization while enhancing aquatic connectivity though the removal or bypass of barriers to the movement of aquatic organisms