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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2018 

To amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island Sound 

restoration and stewardship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 16, 2011 

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

BLUMENTHAL) 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 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Restoration and Stewardship Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 

5 (a) LONG ISLAND SOUND RESTORATION PRO6 GRAM.—Section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Con7 trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1269) is amended— 

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

9 designation and heading and all that follows through 

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


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1 ‘‘(b) OFFICE.— 

2 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator 

3 shall— 

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

5 study; and 

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

7 or near Long Island Sound. 

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

9 Office shall’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (c)— 

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

12 by striking ‘‘Management Conference of the 

13 Long Island Sound Study’’ and inserting ‘‘con14 ference study’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) in each of subparagraphs (A) 

17 through (G), by striking the commas at 

18 the end of the subparagraphs and inserting 

19 semicolons; 

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

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

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

23 the period at the end and inserting a semi24 colon; and 


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1 (iv) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(J) the impacts of changing temperatures 

4 and sea levels on the Long Island Sound water5 shed, including— 

6 ‘‘(i) the identification and assessment 

7 of vulnerabilities in the watershed; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the development and implementa9 tion of adaptation strategies to reduce 

10 those vulnerabilities; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) the identification and assess12 ment of the impacts of sea level rise on 

13 water quality, habitat, and infrastructure 

14 in Long Island Sound; and 

15 ‘‘(K) planning initiatives for Long Island 

16 Sound that identify the areas that are most 

17 suitable for various types or classes of activities 

18 in order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce 

19 environmental impacts, facilitate compatible 

20 uses, or preserve critical ecosystem services to 

21 meet economic, environmental, security, or so22 cial objectives;’’; 

23 (C) by striking paragraph (4) and insert24 ing the following: 


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1 ‘‘(4) develop and implement strategies to in2 crease public education and awareness with respect 

3 to the ecological health and water quality conditions 

4 of Long Island Sound;’’; 

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

6 after ‘‘conference’’; 

7 (E) in paragraph (6)— 

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

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

10 (ii) by inserting ‘‘study’’ after ‘‘con11 ference’’; and 

12 (F) by striking paragraph (7) and insert13 ing the following: 

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

15 the identified goals, actions, and schedules of the 

16 Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, 

17 including through the implementation and support 

18 of a monitoring system for the ecological health and 

19 water quality conditions of Long Island Sound; 

20 and’’; 

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

22 by striking ‘‘50 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘60 per23 cent’’; 

24 (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub25 section (i); and 


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1 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(f) REPORT.— 

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

5 after the date of enactment of the Long Island 

6 Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, and bienni7 ally thereafter, the Director of the Office, in con8 sultation with the Governor of each Long Island 

9 Sound State, shall submit to Congress a report 

10 that— 

11 ‘‘(A) summarizes and assesses the progress 

12 made by the Office and the Long Island Sound 

13 States in implementing the Long Island Sound 

14 Comprehensive Conservation and Management 

15 Plan, including an assessment of the progress 

16 made toward meeting the performance goals 

17 and milestones contained in the Plan; 

18 ‘‘(B) assesses the key ecological attributes 

19 that reflect the health of the ecosystem of the 

20 Long Island Sound watershed; 

21 ‘‘(C) describes any substantive modifica22 tions to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive 

23 Conservation and Management Plan made dur24 ing the 2-year period preceding the date of sub25 mission of the report; 


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1 ‘‘(D) provides specific recommendations to 

2 improve progress in restoring and protecting 

3 the Long Island Sound watershed, including, as 

4 appropriate, proposed modifications to the Long 

5 Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and 

6 Management Plan; 

7 ‘‘(E) identifies priority actions for imple8 mentation of the Long Island Sound Com9 prehensive Conservation and Management Plan 

10 for the 2-year period following the date of sub11 mission of the report; and 

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

13 funding and actions will be coordinated with the 

14 actions of the Long Island Sound States and 

15 other entities. 

16 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Adminis17 trator shall make the report described in paragraph 

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

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

20 submit, together with the annual budget of the United 

21 States Government submitted under section 1105(a) of 

22 title 31, United States Code, information regarding each 

23 Federal department and agency involved in the protection 

24 and restoration of the Long Island Sound watershed, in25 cluding— 


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1 ‘‘(1) an interagency crosscut budget that dis2 plays for each department and agency— 

3 ‘‘(A) the amount obligated during the pre4 ceding fiscal year for protection and restoration 

5 projects and studies relating to the watershed; 

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

7 fiscal year for protection and restoration 

8 projects and studies relating to the watershed; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(C) the proposed budget for succeeding 

11 fiscal years for protection and restoration 

12 projects and studies relating to the watershed; 

13 and 

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

15 to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conserva16 tion and Management Plan for the following fiscal 

17 year. 

18 ‘‘(h) FEDERAL ENTITIES.— 

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

20 coordinate the actions of all Federal departments 

21 and agencies that impact water quality in the Long 

22 Island Sound watershed in order to improve the 

23 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 ‘‘2016’’; 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 ‘‘2016’’. 

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 2012 through 2016 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 subsection (d) 

22 of section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 

23 (33 U.S.C. 1269) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

24 2012 through 2016. 


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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 2012 through 2016. 

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