Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-288
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes the Environmental Protection Agency's Long Island Sound programs through FY2029. The programs, which include&nbsp;a stewardship grant program, focus on conserving and restoring the estuary off the coast of New York and Connecticut.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 288 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Mr. LaLota (for himself and Mr. Courtney ) introduced the following 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 reauthorize Long Island Sound programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025 . 2. Reauthorization of Long Island Sound programs (a) Long island sound grants Section 119(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1269(h) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029 . (b) Long island sound stewardship grants Section 11(a) of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 ( 33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109–359 ) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029 . (c) Technical amendment Section 119(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1269(g) ) is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).