3.0.0 2982 2025-12-11T08:13:42Z 2025-12-11T08:13:42Z House H HR 2023-04-27 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2982 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 71 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. TONKO:H.R. 2982.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause IThe single subject of this legislation is:This legislation establishes the New York-New JerseyWatershed Restoration Program to coordinate and fundrestoration activities throughout the Watershed.[Page H2088]</pre> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Referred to 2023-07-21T16:18:50Z Referred To 2023-04-27T13:06:25Z 118 1335 S 2023-04-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS 2023-07-27 hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2023-07-21 hsii13 Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries. Committee 2023-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2023-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 N M000317 Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] Nicole Malliotakis R NY 11 2023-04-27 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2023-04-27 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2023-04-27 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2023-04-27 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2023-04-27 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] JERROLD NADLER D NY 12 2023-04-27 True L000599 Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] Michael Lawler R NY 17 2023-04-27 True P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2023-04-27 True M001221 Rep. Molinaro, Marcus J. [R-NY-19] Marcus Molinaro R NY J. 19 2023-04-27 True O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2023-04-27 True K000398 Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] Thomas Kean R NJ H. 7 2023-04-27 True R000579 Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] Patrick Ryan D NY 18 2023-04-28 False W000828 Rep. Williams, Brandon [R-NY-22] Brandon Williams R NY 22 2023-04-28 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2023-05-15 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2023-07-19 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2023-07-19 False B001223 Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] Jamaal Bowman D NY 16 2023-07-19 False S001207 Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] Mikie Sherrill D NJ 11 2023-07-19 False K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2023-07-25 False T000486 Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] Ritchie Torres D NY 15 2023-07-25 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2023-10-02 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2024-08-09 False M001226 Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] Robert Menendez D NJ 8 2024-12-16 False Environmental Protection Aquatic ecology 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Congressional oversight 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Due process and equal protection 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Environmental assessment, monitoring, research 2023-09-15T20:58:56Z Environmental education 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Environmental health 2023-09-15T20:58:58Z Environmental technology 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Floods and storm protection 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Intergovernmental relations 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Lakes and rivers 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Land use and conservation 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Marine and coastal resources, fisheries 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Navigation, waterways, harbors 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z New Jersey 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z New York State 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Outdoor recreation 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Public-private cooperation 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Seashores and lakeshores 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Water quality 2023-09-15T20:58:57Z Water resources funding 2023-09-15T20:58:56Z Water use and supply 2023-09-15T20:58:56Z Watersheds 2023-09-15T20:58:56Z Wildlife conservation and habitat protection 2023-09-15T20:58:56Z Environmental Protection 2023-05-08T14:45:16Z

00 2023-04-27 Introduced in House 2023-11-29T20:40:35Z <p><b>New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes programs to restore and protect the New York-New Jersey Watershed. The watershed is composed of all land area the surface water of which drains into the New York-New Jersey Harbor, the waters contained within that land area, and associated estuaries.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program, a nonregulatory program, to coordinate restoration and protection activities among government entities and conservation partners throughout the watershed.</p> <p> The bill also establishes the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Grant Program, a voluntary grant and technical assistance program, to provide competitive matching grants to certain entities to implement restoration and protection activities for the watershed. The federal government may not maintain ownership of any land acquired under the bill except for the purpose of promptly transferring ownership to grant recipients.</p> <p>The bill ceases to have force or effect on October 1, 2030.</p>

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