New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

Summary

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act This bill establishes programs to restore and protect the New York-New Jersey Watershed. The watershed is composed of all land area the surface water of which drains into the New York-New Jersey Harbor, the waters contained within that land area, and associated estuaries. Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Program, a nonregulatory program, to coordinate restoration and protection activities among government entities and conservation partners throughout the watershed. The bill also establishes the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration Grant Program, a voluntary grant and technical assistance program, to provide competitive matching grants to certain entities to implement restoration and protection activities for the watershed. The federal government may not maintain ownership of any land acquired under the bill except for the purpose of promptly transferring ownership to grant recipients. The bill ceases to have force or effect on October 1, 2030.

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Timeline

1. 27 April 2023

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 April 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 April 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 21 July 2023

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

5. 27 July 2023

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 27 April 2023 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 April 2023

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 April 2023

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 April 2023

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Sponsors

• Paul Tonko · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Smith · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
• Jefferson Van Drew · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] · R · Sponsor
• Donald Payne · D · Sponsor
• Marcus Molinaro · R · Sponsor
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Brandon Williams · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Bill Pascrell · D · Cosponsor
• Jamaal Bowman · D · Cosponsor
• Mikie Sherrill · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] · D · Cosponsor
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