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Replaces the authorization period '2019 through 2023' with '2025 through 2029' in subsection (h) concerning Long Island Sound grants.
Amends the matter preceding paragraph (1) of Section 11(a) of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (codified at 33 U.S.C. 1269 (note)) by replacing '2019 through 2023' with '2025 through 2029'.
Redesignates paragraph (4) of subsection (g) as paragraph (3).
Reauthorizes the Long Island Sound grant programs by updating the authorized funding years: it replaces the prior 2019–2023 authorization window with a new 2025–2029 window for both the Long Island Sound grants and the Long Island Sound stewardship grants. It also makes a small technical change that redesignates a paragraph in the statute to correct numbering. The change is a narrow, administrative update that extends the statutory authorization period for those grant programs and clarifies a paragraph designation; it does not itself appropriate new funding or change program goals or eligibility criteria.
Amends Section 119(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act by striking the phrase "2019 through 2023" and inserting "2025 through 2029", thereby updating the authorization period for Long Island Sound grants.
Amends Section 11(a) of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (the matter preceding paragraph (1)) by striking the phrase "2019 through 2023" and inserting "2025 through 2029", thereby updating the authorization period for Long Island Sound stewardship grants.
Makes a technical amendment to Section 119(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
Who is affected and how:
Eligible grant applicants (state agencies, local governments, eligible non‑profit organizations, research institutions) in the Long Island Sound region: Benefit from an extended authorization window through 2029 that preserves the legal basis for grant funding applications and program continuity. This makes future appropriations for these programs possible but does not guarantee funding.
Coastal and watershed communities around Long Island Sound: Indirect beneficiaries because the continuation of grant authority keeps restoration, stewardship, and resilience activities eligible for federal grant support pending appropriations.
Federal program administrators: Minor administrative update required to reflect the new authorized years in program materials and statutory references; no change to program operations or selection criteria.
Environmental organizations and users of the Sound (fisheries, recreation, maritime businesses): Stand to gain if appropriations follow authorization, since restoration and stewardship projects could continue under the extended timeframe.
Overall effect: Narrow and technical—preserves and extends the statutory authorization period for existing Long Island Sound grant programs and corrects a paragraph designation. It sustains the potential for federal support through 2029 but does not itself allocate funds or alter program substance.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced February 27, 2025 by Kirsten Gillibrand · Last progress February 27, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate