H.R. 6229 · 117th Congress · House

Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Introduced
Dec 9, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. DEC 20, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

  2. DEC 20, 2021•Committee

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

  3. DEC 09, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. DEC 09, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. DEC 09, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Committees

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Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

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Referred: Dec 20, 2021

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Federal Lands Subcommittee

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Referred: Dec 20, 2021

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Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Dec 9, 2021

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