S. 798 · 118th Congress · Senate

Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2023

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced
Mar 14, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2023

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, or developing natural hydrological systems, such as wetlands or 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. MAR 14, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 14, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committees

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Mar 14, 2023

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