3.0.0 2174 2020-02-14T19:14:05Z 2020-02-14T19:14:05Z House H HR 2013-05-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ISRAEL:H.R. 2174.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the powers granted to theCongress by Article 1, Sec. 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H2957]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-03T20:02:26Z Referred to 2013-05-23T13:07:00Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2013-05-24T13:41:29Z Referred to 2013-05-23T13:06:50Z Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act 113 1080 S 2014-06-05 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 421. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2013-06-03 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Committee 2013-05-24 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2013-05-23 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-05-23 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2013-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 3 N D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2013-05-23 True L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2013-05-23 True H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2013-05-23 True E000293 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] Elizabeth Esty D CT H. 5 2013-05-23 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2013-05-23 True B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2013-05-23 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 14 2013-05-23 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2013-05-23 True M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2013-05-23 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2013-05-23 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2013-05-23 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2013-05-23 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2013-06-03 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 17 2013-06-05 False O000169 Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21] William Owens D NY L. 21 2013-09-11 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2013-10-22 False Environmental Protection Congressional oversight Connecticut Ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Long Island Sound Marine and coastal resources, fisheries New York State Water quality Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2013-05-23 Introduced in House 2013-06-06T21:31:58Z Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to expand the duties of the Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study by requiring the Office to: (1) conduct or commission studies to strengthen the implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the Long Island Sound, including studies on environmental impacts on the Sound watershed and studies on planning initiatives for the Sound that identify the areas that are most suitable for various types of activities in order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce environmental impacts, facilitate compatible uses, or preserve critical ecosystem services to meet economic, environmental, security, or social objectives; (2) develop and implement strategies to increase public education and awareness with respect to the ecological health and water quality conditions of the Sound; (3) make publicly available on the Internet information relating to the environmental quality of the Sound; and (4) monitor the progress made toward meeting the identified goals, actions, and schedules of the Plan.

Limits the federal share for grants for projects and studies which will help implement the Plan, other than citizen involvement and citizen involvement grants, to 60%.

Requires the Office's Director to submit a report that includes: (1) an assessment of the progress made by the Office and the Long Island Sound states in implementing the plan, (2) an assessment of the key ecological attributes that reflect the health of the ecosystem of the Sound watershed, (3) a description of any substantive modifications to the Plan made during the preceding two years, (4) recommendations to improve progress in restoring and protecting the Sound watershed, (5) priority actions for implementation of the Plan for the next two years, and (6) a description of the means by which federal funding and actions will be coordinated with the actions of the Long Island Sound states and other entities.

Requires the President to submit, together with the annual U.S. budget, information regarding each federal agency involved in the protection and restoration of the Sound watershed.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Act (EPA) to coordinate the actions of federal agencies that impact water quality in the Sound watershed to improve the water quality and living resources of the watershed.

Requires a federal agency that owns or occupies real property, or carries out activities, within the Sound watershed to: (1) participate in regional and subwatershed planning, protection, and restoration activities with respect to the watershed; and (2) ensure that the property and activities carried out by the agency are consistent with the Plan.

Amends the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 to terminate the Long Island Sound Stewardship Advisory Committee on December 31, 2018 (currently 2011). Extends reporting requirements by requiring the Advisory Committee to submit to the Administrator and the decision making body of the Long Island Sound Study Management Conference an annual report through FY2018 on stewardship sites. Makes the amendments to such Act become effective on October 1, 2011.

Extends through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations to the Administrator for the implementation of 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.

]]> Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act Short Titles as Introduced Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act Display Title Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act Official Title as Introduced To amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship. Introduced in House 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2174ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2174ih.xml 2013-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.