119 HR 2959 IH: Hudson River Protection Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-04-17 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.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2959IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 17, 2025Mr. Ryan (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to prohibit anchoring in certain locations of the Hudson River, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Hudson River Protection Act.

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Anchorages

Section 8437 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended— (1)by striking subsections (d) and (e); (2)by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (3)by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c)

Prohibition

The Commandant shall prohibit any vessel anchoring on the reach of the Hudson River described in subsection (a) unless such anchoring is within anchorage grounds established before January 1, 2021. .