H.R. 3962 — what changed
Enhancing Science, Treatment, and Upkeep of America’s Resilient and Important Estuarine Systems Act
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Sec. 2 National estuary program
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Section 320(i)(1) 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(i)(1)), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 1330) is amended by striking “2026” and inserting “2031”.amended—
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in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking “and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida” and inserting “Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida; and Mississippi Sound, Mississippi”; and
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in subsection (i)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “2026” and inserting “2031”.
Sec. 3 Ineligibility with respect to fiscal years 2025 and 2026
addedadded With respect to the amendment made by section 2(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not use for the implementation of that amendment, including, with respect to Mississippi Sound, Mississippi, convening a management conference, developing or carrying out a comprehensive conservation and management plan, or providing grants under section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330)—
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any amounts appropriated to carry out the national estuary program under that section for fiscal year 2025; or
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unless the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2026 is at least $850,000 more than the total amount appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2024, any amounts appropriated to carry out that program for fiscal year 2026.