H.R. 4876: Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-20 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2004

Plain summary

Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2004 - Establishes the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative Region in Connecticut and New York. Establishes the Long Island Sound Stewardship Advisory Committee to: (1) evaluate applications from government or nonprofit organizations qualified to hold conservation easements for funds to purchase land or development rights for designated stewardship sites; (2) evaluate applications to develop and implement management plans to address threats; (3) evaluate applications to act on opportunities to protect and enhance stewardship sites; (4) recommend that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency award grants to qualified applicants; (5) recommend guidelines for evaluating information to identify stewardship sites; (6) publish a list of sites that further the purposes of this Act; (7) raise awareness of the values of and threats to these sites; and (8) leverage additional resources for improved stewardship of the Region. Requires the Committee to submit annual reports to the Administrator. Protects the existing legal rights of private property owners. States that nothing in this Act requires private property owners located within the Region to participate in the Initiative. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize appropriations for the Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study and implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan through FY 2009.

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Official text

Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · 13 cosponsors

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Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), John B. Larson (D-CT)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4876.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4876 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108