I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1674 
To amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island Sound 
restoration and stewardship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2017 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. ZELDIN, and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
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 Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
(a) LONG
ISLAND
SOUND
RESTORATION
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1269) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection 
designation and heading and all that follows through 
‘‘The Office shall’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(A) continue to carry out the conference 
study; and 
‘‘(B) establish an office, to be located on 
or near Long Island Sound. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION
AND
STAFFING.—The 
Office shall’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Management Conference of the 
Long Island Sound Study’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
ference study’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in each of subparagraphs (A) 
through (G), by striking the commas at 
the end of the subparagraphs and inserting 
semicolons; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘, and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(J) environmental impacts on the Long 
Island Sound watershed, including— 
‘‘(i) the identification and assessment 
of vulnerabilities in the watershed; 
‘‘(ii) the development and implementa-
tion of adaptation strategies to reduce 
those vulnerabilities; and 
‘‘(iii) the identification and assess-
ment of the impacts of sea level rise on 
water quality, habitat, and infrastructure; 
and 
‘‘(K) planning initiatives for Long Island 
Sound that identify the areas that are most 
suitable for various types or classes of activities 
in order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce 
adverse environmental impacts, facilitate com-
patible uses, or preserve critical ecosystem serv-
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ices to meet economic, environmental, security, 
or social objectives;’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (4) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(4) develop and implement strategies to in-
crease public education and awareness with respect 
to the ecological health and water quality conditions 
of Long Island Sound;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘study’’ 
after ‘‘conference’’; 
(E) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(including on the 
Internet)’’ after ‘‘the public’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘study’’ after ‘‘con-
ference’’; and 
(F) by striking paragraph (7) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(7) monitor the progress made toward meeting 
the identified goals, actions, and schedules of the 
Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, 
including through the implementation and support 
of a monitoring system for the ecological health and 
water quality conditions of Long Island Sound; 
and’’; 
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(3) in subsection (d)(3), in the second sentence, 
by striking ‘‘50 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘60 per-
cent’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (i); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of the Long Island 
Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, and bienni-
ally thereafter, the Director of the Office, in con-
sultation with the Governor of each Long Island 
Sound State, shall submit to Congress a report 
that— 
‘‘(A) summarizes and assesses the progress 
made by the Office and the Long Island Sound 
States in implementing the Long Island Sound 
Comprehensive Conservation and Management 
Plan, including an assessment of the progress 
made toward meeting the performance goals 
and milestones contained in the Plan; 
‘‘(B) assesses the key ecological attributes 
that reflect the health of the ecosystem of the 
Long Island Sound watershed; 
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‘‘(C) describes any substantive modifica-
tions to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive 
Conservation and Management Plan made dur-
ing the 2-year period preceding the date of sub-
mission of the report; 
‘‘(D) provides specific recommendations to 
improve progress in restoring and protecting 
the Long Island Sound watershed, including, as 
appropriate, proposed modifications to the Long 
Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and 
Management Plan; 
‘‘(E) identifies priority actions for imple-
mentation of the Long Island Sound Com-
prehensive Conservation and Management Plan 
for the 2-year period following the date of sub-
mission of the report; and 
‘‘(F) describes the means by which Federal 
funding and actions will be coordinated with the 
actions of the Long Island Sound States and 
other entities. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Adminis-
trator shall make the report described in paragraph 
(1) available to the public, including on the Internet. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN.—The President shall 
submit, together with the annual budget of the United 
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States Government submitted under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, information regarding each 
Federal department and agency involved in the protection 
and restoration of the Long Island Sound watershed, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) an interagency crosscut budget that dis-
plays for each department and agency— 
‘‘(A) the amount obligated during the pre-
ceding fiscal year for protection and restoration 
projects and studies relating to the watershed; 
‘‘(B) the estimated budget for the current 
fiscal year for protection and restoration 
projects and studies relating to the watershed; 
and 
‘‘(C) the proposed budget for succeeding 
fiscal years for protection and restoration 
projects and studies relating to the watershed; 
and 
‘‘(2) a summary of any proposed modifications 
to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conserva-
tion and Management Plan for the following fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall 
coordinate the actions of all Federal departments 
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and agencies that impact water quality in the Long 
Island Sound watershed in order to improve the 
water quality and living resources of the watershed. 
‘‘(2) METHODS.—In carrying out this section, 
the Administrator, acting through the Director of 
the Office, may— 
‘‘(A) enter into interagency agreements; 
and 
‘‘(B) make intergovernmental personnel 
appointments. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN WATERSHED 
PLANNING.—A Federal department or agency that 
owns or occupies real property, or carries out activi-
ties, within the Long Island Sound watershed shall 
participate in regional and subwatershed planning, 
protection, and restoration activities with respect to 
the watershed. 
‘‘(4) CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE CON-
SERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, the head of each Federal 
department and agency that owns or occupies real 
property, or carries out activities, within the Long 
Island Sound watershed shall ensure that the prop-
erty and all activities carried out by the department 
or agency are consistent with the Long Island Sound 
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Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan 
(including any related subsequent agreements and 
plans).’’. 
(b) LONG
ISLAND
SOUND
STEWARDSHIP
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP ADVI-
SORY 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 ‘‘2023’’; 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 es-
tablished under this Act.’’. 
(2) REPORTS.—Section 9(b)(1) of the Long Is-
land 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 ‘‘2023’’. 
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(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), re-
spectively; and 
(C) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘under this section each’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to carry out this Act for a’’. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection take effect on October 1, 2011. 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2023 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 author-
ized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency to carry out section 119(d) 
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of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1269(d)) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2023. 
(c) LONG ISLAND SOUND STEWARDSHIP GRANTS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry 
out the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 
U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109–359) $25,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023. 
Æ 
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