Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB781 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/21/2025

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119THCONGRESS 
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STSESSION S. 781 
To reauthorize Long Island Sound programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY27, 2025 
Mrs. G
ILLIBRAND(for herself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. 
M
URPHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
A BILL 
To reauthorize Long Island Sound programs, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Long Island Sound 4
Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 5
2025’’. 6
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF LONG ISLAND SOUND PRO-7
GRAMS. 8
(a) L
ONGISLANDSOUNDGRANTS.—Section 119(h) 9
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 10
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1269(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ 1
and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 2
(b) L
ONGISLANDSOUNDSTEWARDSHIPGRANTS.— 3
Section 11(a) of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act 4
of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109–359) is 5
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by strik-6
ing ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 7
2029’’. 8
(c) T
ECHNICALAMENDMENT.—Section 119(g) of the 9
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269(g)) 10
is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 11
(3). 12
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