Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill keeps federal programs going to protect and restore the Long Island Sound—the estuary along New York and Connecticut—by extending them through 2025 to 2029. It continues grant funding, including stewardship grants, to support conservation and cleanup work led by the Environmental Protection Agency and local partners in the region . It also makes a small technical fix to how one section is numbered in the law.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Communities around the Long Island Sound in New York and Connecticut, along with local governments, nonprofits, and other groups working on water quality and habitat projects.
• What changes: Existing EPA Long Island Sound programs and stewardship grants are reauthorized to keep funding and support flowing for conservation and restoration work .
• When: The programs are extended for 2025 through 2029.