ESTUARIES Act
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Topic: Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D) - AL
Summary
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 grants provided under the National Estuary Program to protect and restore estuaries of national significance. Estuaries are coastal waterbodies where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with the ocean’s saltwater. Under the existing program, the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants for (1) developing and implementing comprehensive conservation and management plans for estuaries of national significance, and (2) addressing issues that threaten the ecological and economic well-being of such estuaries. The existing program provides grants to states, regional water pollution control agencies and entities, state coastal zone management agencies, interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, organizations, and individuals.
Legislative Subjects
Environmental Protection; Intergovernmental relations; Marine pollution; State and local government operations; Water quality; Wetlands
Latest Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2025-12-16
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