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H.R. 4044 — what changed

Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act

From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 3 sections amended between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 3 Purposes of conference

Section 320(b)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(b)(4)) is amended—

(1)
by striking “management plan that recommends” and inserting “management plan that—

“(A) recommends”

(2)
by adding at the end the following:

changed “(B) addresses the effects of recurring extreme weather events on the estuary, including the identification and assessment of vul­ner­a­bil­i­ties vulnerabilities in the estuary and the development and implementation of adaptation strategies; and

“(C) increases public education and awareness of the ecological health and water quality conditions of the estuary;”

Sec. 5 Grants

Section 320(g)(4)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(4)(C)) is amended—

(1)
in the matter preceding clause (i)—
(A)
by inserting “, emerging,” after “urgent”; and
(B)
changed by striking “coastal areas” and inserting “or “the estuaries selected by the Administrator under subsection (a)(2), or that relate to the coastal resiliency” after “coastal areas”;resiliency of such estuaries”;
(2)
by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively, and inserting after clause (v) the following:

“(vi) stormwater runoff;

“(vii) accelerated land loss;”

(3)
in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by inserting “, extreme weather,” after “sea level rise”.

Sec. 6 Authorization of appropriations

changed Section 320(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(i)(1)) is amended by striking “$26,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021” and inserting “$50,000,000 “, and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026”.2026,” after “2021”.