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New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

Introduced: September 22, 2020 Introduced by: Tonko, Paul Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 22, 2020
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New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program, a nonregulatory program with the purpose of coordinating 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.

What's happening now September 22, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 9, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Sep 29, 2020
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Sep 24, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Sep 22, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Sep 22, 2020
Payne, Donald
· Sep 22, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Sep 22, 2020
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Sep 22, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8348: New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8348/
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"H.R. 8348: New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8348/.
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