Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/14/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-14Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2023-03-14Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-14 (00)
Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2023
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for water quality improvement projects from amounts made available under the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Interior shall only provide such financial assistance to projects that seek to improve water quality by improving, restoring, or developing natural hydrological systems, such as wetlands or living shorelines.
To be eligible for assistance, a state's comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan shall identify
- any body of water within the state for which a water quality control plan has been developed pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and
- any proposed water quality project to be conducted with respect to such body of water.
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