Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act

Bill: 116-hr-4044
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2019-07-25
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality

Alabama

Aquatic ecology

Atmospheric science and weather

California

Caribbean area

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Florida

Lakes and rivers

Land use and conservation

Maine

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Maryland

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Oregon

Puerto Rico

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Texas

U.S. territories and protectorates

Washington State

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2021-01-13
text: Became Public Law No: 116-337.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to coastal resiliency, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss. </p>

action_date: 2019-11-13
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to coastal resiliency, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss. </p>

action_date: 2020-02-05
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to coastal resiliency, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss. </p>

action_date: 2020-12-31
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to coastal resiliency, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss. </p>

action_date: 2021-01-13
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2026 and revises the National Estuary Program, which provides grants to protect or restore estuaries of national significance. Specifically, the bill expands the types of projects that qualify for grants under the program, such as projects that address issues related to coastal resiliency, stormwater runoff, or accelerated land loss. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4044 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Malinowski (for himself, Mrs. Fletcher , and Mr. Graves of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act . 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 . 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 recommends and inserting “management plan that— (A) recommends ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) addresses the effects of recurring extreme weather events on the estuary, including the identification and assessment of vul­ner­a­bil­i­ties in the estuary and the development and implementation of adaptation strategies; and (C) increases public education and awareness of the ecological health and water quality conditions of the estuary; . 4. Members of conference Section 320(c)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(c)(5) ) is amended by inserting nonprofit organizations, after educational institutions, . 5. Grants Section 320(g)(4)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(4)(C) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by inserting , emerging, after urgent ; and (B) by inserting or that relate to coastal resiliency after coastal areas ; (2) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively, and inserting after clause (v) the following: (vi) stormwater runoff; (vii) accelerated land loss; ; and (3) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by inserting , extreme weather, after sea level rise . 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 .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 232 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4044 [Report No. 116–288] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2019 Mr. Malinowski (for himself, Mrs. Fletcher , and Mr. Graves of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure November 13, 2019 Additional sponsors: Mr. Kilmer , Miss González-Colón 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 A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act . 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 . 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 recommends and inserting “management plan that— (A) recommends ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) addresses the effects of recurring extreme weather events on the estuary, including the identification and assessment of vul­ner­a­bil­i­ties in the estuary and the development and implementation of adaptation strategies; and (C) increases public education and awareness of the ecological health and water quality conditions of the estuary; . 4. Members of conference Section 320(c)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(c)(5) ) is amended by inserting nonprofit organizations, after educational institutions, . 5. Grants Section 320(g)(4)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(4)(C) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by inserting , emerging, after urgent ; and (B) by inserting or that relate to coastal resiliency after coastal areas ; (2) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively, and inserting after clause (v) the following: (vi) stormwater runoff; (vii) accelerated land loss; ; and (3) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by inserting , extreme weather, after sea level rise . 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 .

November 13, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 4044 AN ACT To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act . 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 . 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 recommends and inserting “management plan that— (A) recommends ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) addresses the effects of recurring extreme weather events on the estuary, including the identification and assessment of vulnerabilities in the estuary and the development and implementation of adaptation strategies; and (C) increases public education and awareness of the ecological health and water quality conditions of the estuary; . 4. Members of conference Section 320(c)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(c)(5) ) is amended by inserting nonprofit organizations, after educational institutions, . 5. Grants Section 320(g)(4)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(4)(C) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by inserting , emerging, after urgent ; and (B) by striking coastal areas and inserting the estuaries selected by the Administrator under subsection (a)(2), or that relate to the coastal resiliency of such estuaries ; (2) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively, and inserting after clause (v) the following: (vi) stormwater runoff; (vii) accelerated land loss; ; and (3) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by inserting , extreme weather, after sea level rise . 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 inserting , and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, after 2021 .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4044 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act . 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 . 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 recommends and inserting “management plan that— (A) recommends ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) addresses the effects of recurring extreme weather events on the estuary, including the identification and assessment of vulnerabilities in the estuary and the development and implementation of adaptation strategies; and (C) increases public education and awareness of the ecological health and water quality conditions of the estuary; . 4. Members of conference Section 320(c)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(c)(5) ) is amended by inserting nonprofit organizations, after educational institutions, . 5. Grants Section 320(g)(4)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(4)(C) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by inserting , emerging, after urgent ; and (B) by striking coastal areas and inserting the estuaries selected by the Administrator under subsection (a)(2), or that relate to the coastal resiliency of such estuaries ; (2) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively, and inserting after clause (v) the following: (vi) stormwater runoff; (vii) accelerated land loss; ; and (3) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by inserting , extreme weather, after sea level rise . 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 inserting , and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, after 2021 .

Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4044 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 10, 2020 Received AN ACT To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act . 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 . 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 recommends and inserting “management plan that— (A) recommends ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) addresses the effects of recurring extreme weather events on the estuary, including the identification and assessment of vulnerabilities in the estuary and the development and implementation of adaptation strategies; and (C) increases public education and awareness of the ecological health and water quality conditions of the estuary; . 4. Members of conference Section 320(c)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(c)(5) ) is amended by inserting nonprofit organizations, after educational institutions, . 5. Grants Section 320(g)(4)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(4)(C) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by inserting , emerging, after urgent ; and (B) by striking coastal areas and inserting the estuaries selected by the Administrator under subsection (a)(2), or that relate to the coastal resiliency of such estuaries ; (2) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively, and inserting after clause (v) the following: (vi) stormwater runoff; (vii) accelerated land loss; ; and (3) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by inserting , extreme weather, after sea level rise . 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 inserting , and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, after 2021 .

Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk