S. 2495: A bill to strike limitations on funding and extend the period of authorization for certain coastal wetland conservation projects.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to strike limitations on funding and extend the period of authorization for certain coastal wetland conservation projects.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) to strike certain limitations on funding for priority project and conservation planning expenditures, coastal wetlands conservation grants, and North American wetlands conservation. Amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to extend to FY 2019 the availability of appropriations designated for implementation of coastal wetlands projects under CWPPRA.

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Official text

A bill to strike limitations on funding and extend the period of authorization for certain coastal wetland conservation projects.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2495, A bill to strike limitations on funding and extend the period of authorization for certain coastal wetlands conservation projects (2004-07-07); CBO cost estimate: S. 2495, A bill to strike limitations on funding and extend the period of authorization for certain coastal wetlands conservation projects (2004-07-07)

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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 (Passed Senate without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2495.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s2495 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108