Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 9, 2021)
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 just happenedDec 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 9, 2021
- Dec 20, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Dec 20, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Dec 9, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Dec 9, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 9, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House