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HR 6229 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2021

Introduced: December 9, 2021 Introduced by: Mast, Brian J. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3371 Identical bill Land and Water Conservation Fund Amendments Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 1, 2022
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Jan 11, 2022
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Dec 16, 2021
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Dec 14, 2021
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Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Dec 9, 2021
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Dec 9, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6229: Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6229/
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"H.R. 6229: Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6229/.
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H.R. 6229, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6229/.
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