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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 675 

To amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island Sound 

restoration and stewardship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 21, 2017 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. 

MURPHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long 

Island Sound restoration and stewardship. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Long Island Sound 

5 Restoration and Stewardship Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 

7 (a) LONG ISLAND SOUND RESTORATION PRO8 GRAM.—Section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Con9 trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1269) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection 

2 designation and heading and all that follows through 

3 ‘‘The Office shall’’ and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(b) OFFICE.— 

5 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator 

6 shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) continue to carry out the conference 

8 study; and 

9 ‘‘(B) establish an office, to be located on 

10 or near Long Island Sound. 

11 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION AND STAFFING.—The 

12 Office shall’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (c)— 

14 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

15 by striking ‘‘Management Conference of the 

16 Long Island Sound Study’’ and inserting ‘‘con17 ference study’’; 

18 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

19 (i) in each of subparagraphs (A) 

20 through (G), by striking the commas at 

21 the end of the subparagraphs and inserting 

22 semicolons; 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 

24 ‘‘, and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 


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1 (iii) in subparagraph (I), by striking 

2 the period at the end and inserting a semi3 colon; and 

4 (iv) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(J) environmental impacts on the Long 

7 Island Sound watershed, including— 

8 ‘‘(i) the identification and assessment 

9 of vulnerabilities in the watershed; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the development and implementa11 tion of adaptation strategies to reduce 

12 those vulnerabilities; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) the identification and assess14 ment of the impacts of sea level rise on 

15 water quality, habitat, and infrastructure; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(K) planning initiatives for Long Island 

18 Sound that identify the areas that are most 

19 suitable for various types or classes of activities 

20 in order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce 

21 adverse environmental impacts, facilitate com22 patible uses, or preserve critical ecosystem serv23 ices to meet economic, environmental, security, 

24 or social objectives;’’; 


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1 (C) by striking paragraph (4) and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(4) develop and implement strategies to in4 crease public education and awareness with respect 

5 to the ecological health and water quality conditions 

6 of Long Island Sound;’’; 

7 (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘study’’ 

8 after ‘‘conference’’; 

9 (E) in paragraph (6)— 

10 (i) by inserting ‘‘(including on the 

11 Internet)’’ after ‘‘the public’’; and 

12 (ii) by inserting ‘‘study’’ after ‘‘con13 ference’’; and 

14 (F) by striking paragraph (7) and insert15 ing the following: 

16 ‘‘(7) monitor the progress made toward meeting 

17 the identified goals, actions, and schedules of the 

18 Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, 

19 including through the implementation and support 

20 of a monitoring system for the ecological health and 

21 water quality conditions of Long Island Sound; 

22 and’’; 

23 (3) in subsection (d)(3), in the second sentence, 

24 by striking ‘‘50 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘60 per25 cent’’; 


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1 (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub2 section (i); and 

3 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(f) REPORT.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

7 after the date of enactment of the Long Island 

8 Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, and bienni9 ally thereafter, the Director of the Office, in con10 sultation with the Governor of each Long Island 

11 Sound State, shall submit to Congress a report 

12 that— 

13 ‘‘(A) summarizes and assesses the progress 

14 made by the Office and the Long Island Sound 

15 States in implementing the Long Island Sound 

16 Comprehensive Conservation and Management 

17 Plan, including an assessment of the progress 

18 made toward meeting the performance goals 

19 and milestones contained in the Plan; 

20 ‘‘(B) assesses the key ecological attributes 

21 that reflect the health of the ecosystem of the 

22 Long Island Sound watershed; 

23 ‘‘(C) describes any substantive modifica24 tions to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive 

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1 ing the 2-year period preceding the date of sub2 mission of the report; 

3 ‘‘(D) provides specific recommendations to 

4 improve progress in restoring and protecting 

5 the Long Island Sound watershed, including, as 

6 appropriate, proposed modifications to the Long 

7 Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and 

8 Management Plan; 

9 ‘‘(E) identifies priority actions for imple10 mentation of the Long Island Sound Com11 prehensive Conservation and Management Plan 

12 for the 2-year period following the date of sub13 mission of the report; and 

14 ‘‘(F) describes the means by which Federal 

15 funding and actions will be coordinated with the 

16 actions of the Long Island Sound States and 

17 other entities. 

18 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Adminis19 trator shall make the report described in paragraph 

20 (1) available to the public, including on the Internet. 

21 ‘‘(g) ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN.—The President shall 

22 submit, together with the annual budget of the United 

23 States Government submitted under section 1105(a) of 

24 title 31, United States Code, information regarding each 

25 Federal department and agency involved in the protection 


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1 and restoration of the Long Island Sound watershed, in2 cluding— 

3 ‘‘(1) an interagency crosscut budget that dis4 plays for each department and agency— 

5 ‘‘(A) the amount obligated during the pre6 ceding fiscal year for protection and restoration 

7 projects and studies relating to the watershed; 

8 ‘‘(B) the estimated budget for the current 

9 fiscal year for protection and restoration 

10 projects and studies relating to the watershed; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(C) the proposed budget for succeeding 

13 fiscal years for protection and restoration 

14 projects and studies relating to the watershed; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(2) a summary of any proposed modifications 

17 to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conserva18 tion and Management Plan for the following fiscal 

19 year. 

20 ‘‘(h) FEDERAL ENTITIES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall 

22 coordinate the actions of all Federal departments 

23 and agencies that impact water quality in the Long 

24 Island Sound watershed in order to improve the 

25 water quality and living resources of the watershed. 


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1 ‘‘(2) METHODS.—In carrying out this section, 

2 the Administrator, acting through the Director of 

3 the Office, may— 

4 ‘‘(A) enter into interagency agreements; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(B) make intergovernmental personnel 

7 appointments. 

8 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN WATERSHED

9 PLANNING.—A Federal department or agency that 

10 owns or occupies real property, or carries out activi11 ties, within the Long Island Sound watershed shall 

12 participate in regional and subwatershed planning, 

13 protection, and restoration activities with respect to 

14 the watershed. 

15 ‘‘(4) CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE CON16 SERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN.—To the max17 imum extent practicable, the head of each Federal 

18 department and agency that owns or occupies real 

19 property, or carries out activities, within the Long 

20 Island Sound watershed shall ensure that the prop21 erty and all activities carried out by the department 

22 or agency are consistent with the Long Island Sound 

23 Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan 

24 (including any related subsequent agreements and 

25 plans).’’. 


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1 (b) LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP PRO2 GRAM.— 

3 (1) LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP ADVI4 SORY COMMITTEE.—Section 8 of the Long Island 

5 Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1269 

6 note; Public Law 109–359) is amended— 

7 (A) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2011’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 

9 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(h) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal 

11 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 

12 to— 

13 ‘‘(1) the Advisory Committee; or 

14 ‘‘(2) any board, committee, or other group es15 tablished under this Act.’’. 

16 (2) REPORTS.—Section 9(b)(1) of the Long Is17 land Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 

18 1269 note; Public Law 109–359) is amended in the 

19 matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 

20 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 

21 (3) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 11 of the Long 

22 Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 

23 1269 note; Public Law 109–359) is amended— 

24 (A) by striking subsection (a); 


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1 (B) by redesignating subsections (b) 

2 through (d) as subsections (a) through (c), re3 spectively; and 

4 (C) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated), 

5 by striking ‘‘under this section each’’ and in6 serting ‘‘to carry out this Act for a’’. 

7 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

8 by this subsection take effect on October 1, 2011. 

9 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro11 priated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protec12 tion Agency such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

13 years 2018 through 2023 for the implementation of— 

14 (1) section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution 

15 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269), other than subsection 

16 (d) of that section; and 

17 (2) the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 

18 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109–359). 

19 (b) LONG ISLAND SOUND GRANTS.—There is author20 ized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Envi21 ronmental Protection Agency to carry out section 119(d) 

22 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

23 1269(d)) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 

24 through 2023. 


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1 (c) LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP GRANTS.— 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Adminis3 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry 

4 out the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 

5 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109–359) $25,000,000 for 

6 each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023. 

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