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HR 455 105th Congress House

Long Island Sound Restoration Act

Official title: To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the States of New York and Connecticut for the purpose of demonstrating… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the States of New York and Connecticut for the purpose of demonstrating methods of improving water quality in Long Island Sound.

Introduced: January 21, 1997 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection CongressCongressional reporting requirementsConnecticutEconomics and Public Finance
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Environmental educationEstuarine area conservationEstuarine ecologyEstuarine fisheriesEstuarine pollutionFederal aid to water pollution controlFishery managementGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHarborsLong Island SoundMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine ecologyMarine pollutionNew York City
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Feb 13, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jan 21, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 21, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Long Island Sound Restoration Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a demonstration program to make annual grants to the States of New York and Connecticut for: (1) demonstrating methods of restoring and maintaining the water quality of designated bays and harbors of Long Island Sound at which water quality standards pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act have not been achieved or at which other significant water quality degradation has occurred; (2) demonstrating the importance of controlling nonpoint sources of pollution in restoring and maintaining water quality; (3) enhancing opportunities for water-dependent recreational activities, maintaining a healthy ecosystem, protecting and enhancing marine life, minimizing health risks associated with human consumption of shellfish and finfish, and ensuring that social and economic benefits to the public associated with the Sound are advanced; and (4) advancing goals and recommendations of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan of the Long Island Sound Study. Requires the States of New York and Connecticut, in order to be eligible for grants, to designate bays and harbors of the Sound at which eligible activities will be carried out.

Requires grants to be used to: (1) carry out eligible activities and monitoring programs at designated bays and harbors; and (2) educate the public on the implementation and results of such activities.

Authorizes appropriations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 455: Long Island Sound Restoration Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-455/
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