Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2004
Latest action · Nov 18, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2004
- Passed SenateOct 11, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2004 - (Sec. 4) Establishes the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative Region in Connecticut and New York.
(Sec. 5) Establishes the Long Island Sound Stewardship Advisory Committee to: (1) evaluate applications from government or nonprofit organizations qualified to hold conservation easements for funds to purchase land or development rights for designated stewardship sites; (2) evaluate applications to develop and implement management plans to address threats; (3) evaluate applications to act on opportunities to protect and enhance stewardship sites; (4) recommend that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency award grants to qualified applicants; (5) recommend guidelines for evaluating information to identify stewardship sites; (6) publish a list of sites that further the purposes of this Act; (7) raise awareness of the values of and threats to these sites; and (8) leverage additional resources for improved stewardship of the Region.
(Sec. 8) Requires the Committee to identify 20 initial Long Island Sound stewardship sites that are natural resource-based recreation areas or exemplary natural areas with ecological value, and that best promote the purposes of this Act. States that such initial sites are exempt from the site identification process established by this Act.
Requires the Committee to use due diligence to recommend an equal distribution of funds between States for the initial sites.
Authorizes owners of sites to submit applications to the Committee to have sites identified as stewardship sites. Sets forth a site identification process and related selection criteria for natural resource-based recreation areas and natural areas with ecological value.
Directs the Committee to publish notice of the list of sites identified pursuant to the site identification process with prior notice to site owners.
Authorizes the Committee to deviate from the site identification process in certain circumstances.
Requires the Committee to use an adaptive management framework to identify the best policy initiatives and actions and to use that framework to update the list of recommended stewardship sites.
(Sec. 9) Requires the Committee to submit annual reports to the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to: (1) review the recommendations contained in such reports and take action on those recommendations (unless the Administrator finds that action is not warranted by the facts) within 90 days; and (2) develop and publish a report within one year of enactment of this Act that provides an assessment of current resources and threats to Long Island Sound and information on various aspects of the Initiative.
(Sec. 10) Protects the existing legal rights of private property owners. States that nothing in this Act requires private property owners located within the Region to participate in the Initiative.
(Sec. 11) Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Administrator to use appropriated funds for land acquisition, development and implementation of site management plans, site enhancements, and administrative expenses of the Committee. Limits the Federal share of costs associated with activities carried out using assistance or grants under this Act to 75 percent of the total.
(Sec. 12) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize appropriations for the Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study and implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan through FY 2009.
(Sec. 13) Provides for the Committee's termination on December 31, 2013.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 20, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Jul 20, 2004 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2004Discharged Oct 11, 2004 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2004 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Nov 18, 2004 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2004 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Nov 16, 2004Received in the House.
- Nov 16, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 16, 2004Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Oct 11, 2004Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 11, 2004Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11327)
- Oct 11, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 20, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jul 20, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11327Amendments S11319 | Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT (amendment), William H. Frist R-TN | Oct 11, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-903 | MEDIA OWNERSHIP94 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jan 30, 2003 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4064 | To provide a complete substitute. | Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT | Amendment SA 4064 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4876 | Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2004 | Related bill | Jul 26, 2004 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2004
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Animals
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Authorization
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Coastal zone
- Commemorations
- Connecticut
- Conservation easements
- Cultural property
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Electronic government information
- Environmental education
- Environmental justice
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Estuaries
- Federal aid to water pollution control
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Grants-in-aid
- Habitat conservation
- Historic sites
- History
- Internet
- Land transfers
- Land use
- Landowners
- Landscape protection
- Long Island Sound
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Natural areas
- Nature conservation
- New York State
- Nonprofit organizations
- Open space lands
- Outdoor recreation
- Performance measurement
- Planning
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Recreation areas
- Research natural areas
- Right of property
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Shore protection
- Social Welfare
- Sports and Recreation
- Wildlife conservation
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2004Referred in House
- Oct 11, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 20, 2004Introduced in Senate
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