Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act
Latest action · Mar 29, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 22, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act
This bill reauthorizes the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study, the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006, the Long Island Sound Grants, and Long Island Sound Stewardship Grants through FY2023.
The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study to include in studies on strengthening the implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Long Island Sound: (1) environmental impacts on the sound watershed; and (2) planning initiatives that identify areas most suitable for various activities in order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce adverse environmental impacts, facilitate compatible uses, or preserve critical ecosystem services.
The office must: (1) develop and implement strategies to increase education and awareness about the ecological health and water quality of the sound; and (2) monitor progress toward meeting the goals, actions, and schedules of the plan.
The limit on the federal share for certain grants for projects and studies to help implement the plan is revised by increasing the limit for grants other than citizen involvement and education grants.
A federal agency that owns or occupies real property, or carries out activities, within the sound watershed must: (1) participate in regional and subwatershed planning, protection, and restoration activities; and (2) ensure that the property and activities are consistent with the plan to the maximum extent practicable.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2017 to Oct 24, 2017, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Mar 22, 2017 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Mar 22, 2017 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Apr 26, 2017 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 26, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Sep 27, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Oct 24, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- Mar 23, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Mar 22, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 22, 2017Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 675 | Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act | Identical bill | May 17, 2017 |
| S 2800 | America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jul 10, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2017Introduced in House
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