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Introduced
10/31/2019
10/31/2019
In Committee
11/20/2019
11/20/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense program. Among other duties, the program must establish and carry out a grant and technical assistance program to restore and protect habitat for fish and wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
AI Summary
This bill, the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Act of 2019, would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The bill requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to create the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) program, which would coordinate restoration and protection activities among various federal, state, local, and regional entities and conservation partners in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Chesapeake WILD program would also establish a voluntary grant and technical assistance program to provide funding for projects that support the purposes of the program, such as improving water quality, habitat, and public access in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The bill authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out these activities, with the funds intended to supplement, not supplant, existing funding for the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (22)
Bobby Scott (D)*,
Don Beyer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Anthony Brindisi (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Antonio Delgado (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Steny Hoyer (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Elaine Luria (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Denver Riggleman (R),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
David Trone (D),
Jennifer Wexton (D),
Rob Wittman (R),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. (on 11/20/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4967/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4967/BILLS-116hr4967ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4967/BILLS-116hr4967ih.pdf.pdf |
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