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S. 781·119th Congress·Introduced Feb 27, 2025

Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025

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Sponsor
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Committees
Environment and Public Works Committee (primary)
Last action
Feb 27, 2025

Bottom line

This bill extends the authorization for federal funding for Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship programs for an additional five fiscal years, ensuring continued support for environmental protection efforts in the region.

What it actually does

This bill reauthorizes federal grant programs dedicated to the Long Island Sound, extending their authorization for appropriations from fiscal years 2019-2023 to 2025-2029. It amends both the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 to update these funding periods. Additionally, the bill includes a minor technical amendment to correct a paragraph numbering within the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Section 2(a)

Reauthorization of Long Island Sound Grants

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This provision updates Section 119(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. It changes the period for which appropriations are authorized for general Long Island Sound programs from fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to fiscal years 2025 through 2029. This ensures that federal funding can continue to be allocated for projects aimed at restoring and protecting the Long Island Sound's ecological health.

Section 2(b)

Reauthorization of Long Island Sound Stewardship Grants

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This section amends Section 11(a) of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006. Similar to Section 2(a), it extends the authorization for appropriations specifically for Long Island Sound Stewardship Grants from fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to fiscal years 2025 through 2029. This ensures the continuation of federal support for stewardship activities, which often involve community engagement, public access, and local conservation efforts around the Sound.

Section 2(c)

Technical Amendment to Federal Water Pollution Control Act

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This provision makes a minor technical correction to Section 119(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. It redesignates paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). This is a clerical change that corrects numbering within the existing statute and does not alter policy or funding allocations.

FOUND

Redesignates paragraph (4) as paragraph (3) within Section 119(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Section 2(c)

Why it matters:This is standard legislative practice for correcting minor numbering errors in existing law. It is a technical fix and not intended to be evasive.

Case for: Ensures statutory accuracy and consistency in legal references, preventing potential confusion in future legislative or regulatory actions.

Case against: There is no discernible case against a purely technical correction that does not alter policy or funding.

Estimated impact: Negligible; this is a clerical correction with no direct programmatic or fiscal impact on the Long Island Sound programs or any affected groups.

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