[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 3119 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3119

  To amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island 
                   Sound restoration and stewardship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 16, 2010

Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Schumer) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island 
                   Sound restoration and stewardship.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Long Island Sound Restoration and 
Stewardship Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Long Island Sound Restoration Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution 
        Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(4), by inserting ``cooperate 
                and'' before ``coordinate''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (f).
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        takes effect on October 1, 2010.
    (b) Long Island Sound Stewardship Program.--
            (1) Long island sound stewardship advisory committee.--
        Section 8 of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 
        U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109-359) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (g), by striking ``2011'' and 
                inserting ``2015''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to--
            ``(1) the Advisory Committee; or
            ``(2) any board, committee, or other group established 
        under this Act.''.
            (2) Reports.--Section 9(b)(1) of the Long Island Sound 
        Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109-
        359) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
        striking ``2011'' and inserting ``2015''.
            (3) Authorization.--Section 11 of the Long Island Sound 
        Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109-
        359) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (a);
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as 
                subsections (a) through (c), respectively; and
                    (C) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``under this section each'' and inserting ``to 
                carry out this Act for a''.
            (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        take effect on October 1, 2010.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency such sums as are 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015 for the 
implementation of--
            (1) section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        (33 U.S.C. 1269), other than subsection (d) of that section; 
        and
            (2) the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 
        U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109-359).
    (b) Long Island Sound Grants.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to carry out subsection (d) of section 119 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269) $65,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2015.
    (c) Reports.--For each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to 
Congress a report describing--
            (1) the amounts used during the fiscal year to carry out 
        each of--
                    (A) section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution 
                Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269), other than subsection (d) 
                of that section; and
                    (B) the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 
                (33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109-359); and
            (2) the method used by the Administrator to allocate the 
        amounts made available under this section between that section 
        (33 U.S.C. 1269) and that Act (33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 
        109-359) for the fiscal year.
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