3.0.0 921 2023-01-11T13:27:24Z 2023-01-11T13:27:24Z Senate S 2015-04-14 114 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2016-07-07T16:30:59Z Markup by 2016-05-18T14:00:00Z Referred to 2015-04-14T15:59:17Z S. Rept. 114-294 Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 114 1772 HR 2015-07-23 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS Water Resources Development Act of 2016 114 2848 S 2016-09-19 Held at the desk. 16:11:15 Related bill CRS WIIN Act 114 612 S 2016-12-16 Became Public Law No: 114-322. Related bill CRS 2016-07-07 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 548. Calendars 2016-07-07 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. With written report No. 114-294. Committee 2016-07-07 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. With written report No. 114-294. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2016-05-18 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2015-04-14 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2015-04-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-04-14 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2015-04-14 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2015-04-14 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2015-04-14 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-04-14 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-04-14 True 2016-06-13T14:43:17Z S. 921, Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51687 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on May 18, 2016 Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology Delaware Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Floods and storm protection Intergovernmental relations Lakes and rivers Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries New Jersey New York State Pennsylvania Water quality Water resources funding Water use and supply Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Water Resources Development 00 2015-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2015-06-29T22:17:01Z Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015

Requires the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish a nonregulatory Delaware River Basin restoration program, under which it shall: (1) draw on management plans for the Basin or portions of the Basin and work in consultation with applicable management entities, including representatives of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the federal government, other state and local governments, and regional and nonprofit organizations, to identify, prioritize, and implement restoration and protection activities within the Basin; (2) adopt a Basin-wide strategy that supports the implementation of a shared set of science-based restoration and protection activities, targets cost-effective projects with measurable results, and maximizes conservation outcomes with no net gain of federal full-time equivalent employees; and (3) establish the voluntary grant and technical assistance programs in accordance with this Act.

Defines "Basin" as the four-state Delaware Basin region, including all of Delaware Bay and portions of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania located in the Delaware River watershed.

Requires the USFWS to: (1) establish the Delaware River Basin restoration grant program to provide competitive matching grants to carry out restoration and protection activities within the Basin, and (2) develop criteria to ensure that funded activities accomplish specified purposes and advance the implementation of priority actions or needs identified in the strategy adopted under this Act.

Authorizes the USFWS to contract with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation or another organization that offers grant management services.

]]> 80 2016-07-07 Reported to Senate without amendment 2016-08-03T22:16:17Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015

(Sec. 4) This bill requires the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish a nonregulatory Delaware River Basin restoration program, under which it shall: (1) draw on management plans for the basin or portions of the basin and work in consultation with applicable management entities, including representatives of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the federal government, other state and local governments, and regional and nonprofit organizations, to identify, prioritize, and implement restoration and protection activities within the basin; (2) adopt a basin-wide strategy that supports the implementation of a shared set of science-based restoration and protection activities, targets cost-effective projects with measurable results, and maximizes conservation outcomes with no net gain of federal full-time equivalent employees; and (3) establish the voluntary grant and technical assistance programs in accordance with this bill.

"Basin" is defined as the four-state Delaware Basin region, including all of Delaware Bay and portions of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania located in the Delaware River watershed.

(Sec. 5) The USFWS shall: (1) establish the Delaware River Basin restoration grant program to provide competitive matching grants to carry out restoration and protection activities within the basin, and (2) develop criteria to ensure that funded activities accomplish specified purposes and advance the implementation of priority actions or needs identified in the strategy adopted under this bill.

The USFWS may contract with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation or another organization that offers grant management services.

(Sec. 6) The USFWS shall submit to Congress annually a report on the implementation of this bill, including a description of each project that has received funding.

(Sec. 7) Appropriations are authorized to carry out this bill for FY2016-FY2021. The USFWS shall use at least 75% of any amount made available for each fiscal year to carry out the grant program and to provide or provide for technical assistance under such program.

]]> Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 Display Title Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015 S Senate Reported to Senate 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s921rs/xml/BILLS-114s921rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s921is/xml/BILLS-114s921is.xml 2016-07-07 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 548. 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.