New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act
- Last Action
- 7/27/2023
Actions
- 2023-07-27Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 2023-07-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
- 2023-04-27Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2023-04-27Introduced in House
- 2023-04-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-04-27 (00)
New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act
This bill establishes programs to restore and protect the New York-New Jersey Watershed. The watershed is composed of all land area the surface water of which drains into the New York-New Jersey Harbor, the waters contained within that land area, and associated estuaries.
Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program, a nonregulatory program, to coordinate restoration and protection activities among government entities and conservation partners throughout the watershed.
The bill also establishes the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Grant Program, a voluntary grant and technical assistance program, to provide competitive matching grants to certain entities to implement restoration and protection activities for the watershed. The federal government may not maintain ownership of any land acquired under the bill except for the purpose of promptly transferring ownership to grant recipients.
The bill ceases to have force or effect on October 1, 2030.
Cosponsors (20)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ)
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- Marcus Molinaro (R-NY)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Thomas Kean (R-NJ)
- Patrick Ryan (D-NY)
- Brandon Williams (R-NY)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
- Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
Subjects
- Aquatic ecology
- Congressional oversight
- Due process and equal protection
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental education
- Environmental health
- Environmental technology
- Floods and storm protection
- Intergovernmental relations
- Lakes and rivers
- Land use and conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- New Jersey
- New York State
- Outdoor recreation
- Public-private cooperation
- Seashores and lakeshores
- Water quality
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