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HR 1593 118th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2023

Introduced: March 14, 2023 Introduced by: Mast, Brian J. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 14, 2023
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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, remediating, 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.
What's happening now March 14, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 798 Related bill Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1593: Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1593/
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"H.R. 1593: Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1593/.
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H.R. 1593, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1593/.
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