This bill reauthorizes two Long Island Sound grant programs by updating their authorized years from 2019–2023 to 2025–2029. It amends Section 119(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend Long Island Sound grants and amends Section 11(a) of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 to extend stewardship grants. The bill also makes a technical change that redesignates paragraph (4) as paragraph (3) in Section 119(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
The bill keeps the Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship grant programs authorized through 2029. That means organizations, towns, and groups working on the Sound may continue to be eligible for grants under these programs. The bill text does not list specific funding amounts, new activities, or changes to who can apply.
No publicly available information on funding amounts, budget authorizations, or costs is included in the bill text.
No publicly available information on proponents' stated reasons or detailed views appears in the bill text. The bill was introduced by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Charles Schumer, Richard Blumenthal, and Christopher Murphy.
No publicly available information on opponents' stated reasons or objections appears in the bill text.