Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act

3.0.0 675 2023-01-11T13:36:14Z 2023-01-11T13:36:14Z Senate S 2017-03-21 115 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing ssev15 Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee Hearings by 2017-03-28T21:13:30Z Reported by 2017-05-17T14:33:44Z Markup by 2017-04-05T14:00:00Z Referred to 2017-03-21T16:21:18Z S. Rept. 115-72 Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act 115 1674 HR 2017-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Identical bill CRS 2017-05-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 90. Calendars 2017-05-17 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. With written report No. 115-72. Committee 2017-05-17 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. With written report No. 115-72. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2017-04-05 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2017-03-28 ssev15 Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-12. Committee 2017-03-21 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2017-03-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2017-03-21 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-03-21 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2017-03-21 True 2017-04-20T15:03:03Z S. 675, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52650 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 5, 2017 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 2017-03-21 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-25T18:19:19Z 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 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.

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80 2017-05-17 Reported to Senate without amendment 2017-09-14T21:09:03Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Office of the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 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.

Grants in support of the plan (other than citizen involvement and education grants) must not exceed 60% (currently 50%) of the cost of research, studies, or work.

The bill establishes a biennial reporting requirement with respect to the office's implementation of the plan. In addition, the President's annual budget must include information about the involvement of each federal department and agency in the protection and restoration of the Long Island Sound watershed, including an interagency crosscut budget and a summary of proposed modifications to the plan for the following year.

The EPA must coordinate the actions of all federal departments and agencies that impact water quality in the Long Island Sound watershed to improve the water quality and living resources of the watershed.

The bill: (1) extends the Long Island Sound Stewardship Advisory Committee through 2023, and (2) exempts the committee from requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

(Sec. 3) The 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.

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Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act Display Title Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act S Senate Reported to Senate 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s675rs/xml/BILLS-115s675rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s675is/xml/BILLS-115s675is.xml 2017-05-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 90. 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.