I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5876 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize and im-
prove activities for the protection of the Long Island Sound watershed, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2010 
Mr. BISHOP of New York (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. HIMES, 
Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 
HALL of New York, Mrs. LOWEY, and Mr. OLVER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reau-
thorize and improve activities for the protection of the 
Long Island Sound watershed, and for other purposes. 
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 
Improvement Act Amendments of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
(a) DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.—Section 119(c) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269(c)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (H) by striking the 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (I) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) the impacts of climate change 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 such 
vulnerabilities, and 
‘‘(iii) the identification and assess-
ment of the impacts of sea level rise on 
water quality, habitat, and infrastructure 
in Long Island Sound;’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) develop and implement strategies to in-
crease public education and awareness with respect 
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to the ecological health and water quality conditions 
of Long Island Sound;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6) by inserting after ‘‘the 
public’’ the following: ‘‘, including on the Internet,’’; 
and 
(4) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(7) track the progress made towards 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’’. 
(b) STORMWATER DISCHARGES.—Section 119 of 
such Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 
(f) as subsections (j), (k), and (l), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) STORMWATER DISCHARGES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 
2013, a municipality that owns or operates a munic-
ipal separate storm sewer system shall be required 
to obtain, without regard to the size of the popu-
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lation served by the system, a permit under section 
402(p) 
for 
discharges 
composed 
entirely 
of 
stormwater for any portion of the municipality that 
is located within both— 
‘‘(A) the Long Island Sound watershed; 
and 
‘‘(B) an urbanized area. 
‘‘(2) REGIONAL
STORMWATER
PERMITTING.— 
Notwithstanding 
the 
requirements 
of 
section 
402(p)(3)(B)(i), and at the request of applicable 
municipalities, permits described in paragraph (1) 
may be issued on a regional basis. 
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of the Long Island 
Sound Improvement Act Amendments of 2010, 
and after providing notice and an opportunity 
for public comment, the Administrator shall 
issue regulations to implement this subsection, 
including regulations for permit issuance on a 
regional basis under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS.—In car-
rying out subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
shall ensure that— 
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