118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1593Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2023

To amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make financial assistance to States under the Land and Water Conservation Fund available for water quality projects, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Mar 14, 2023
Last action Mar 14, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
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Referred
Mar 14, 2023
Natural Resources
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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, remediating, 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 qualit...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.