HR 6229
117th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Dec 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Dec 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2021
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, remediating, or developing natural hydrological systems, such as wetlands and 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Committees of jurisdiction
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