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Union Calendar No. 232 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4044 
[Report No. 116–288] 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the 
National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself, Mrs. FLETCHER, and Mr. GRAVES of Lou-
isiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
NOVEMBER 13, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KILMER, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. TONKO, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
ROUDA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. MAST, Mr. KIM, Ms. 
BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. CRIST, Mr. BYRNE, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. POSEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, and Mr. PALLONE 
NOVEMBER 13, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reau-
thorize the National Estuary Program, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect and Restore 
America’s Estuaries Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. 
Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and Peconic Bay, New York’’ and inserting 
‘‘Peconic Bay, New York; Casco Bay, Maine; Tampa Bay, 
Florida; Coastal Bend, Texas; San Juan Bay, Puerto 
Rico; Tillamook Bay, Oregon; Piscataqua Region, New 
Hampshire; Barnegat Bay, New Jersey; Maryland Coastal 
Bays, Maryland; Charlotte Harbor, Florida; Mobile Bay, 
Alabama; Morro Bay, California; and Lower Columbia 
River, Oregon and Washington’’. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES OF CONFERENCE. 
Section 320(b)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘management plan that rec-
ommends’’ and inserting ‘‘management plan that— 
‘‘(A) recommends’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) addresses the effects of recurring ex-
treme weather events on the estuary, including 
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(3) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by in-
serting ‘‘, extreme weather,’’ after ‘‘sea level rise’’. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 320(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(i)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$26,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 232 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4044 
[Report No. 116–288] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, 
and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 13, 2019 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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