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Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes the Environmental Protection Agency's Long Island Sound programs through FY2029. The programs, which include a stewardship grant program, focus on conserving and restoring the estuary off the coast of New York and Connecticut.
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2025-02-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2025-02-27
Introduced in Senate
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109 S781 IS: Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-02-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 781 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2025 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Schumer , Mr. Blumenthal , and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To reauthorize Long Island Sound programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025 . 2. Reauthorization of Long Island Sound Programs (a) Long island sound grants Section 119(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1269(h) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029 . (b) Long island sound stewardship grants Section 11(a) of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 ( 33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109–359 ) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029 . (c) Technical amendment Section 119(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1269(g) ) is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
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