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HR 5762 · in committee · major

New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • Establishes federal programs to restore and protect the New York-New Jersey Watershed and its estuaries.
  • Affects federal and state agencies, conservation groups, and entities implementing watershed restoration projects.
  • Provides competitive matching grants and technical assistance; sunsets October 1, 2031.

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  1. 01

    What specific watershed restoration projects in New York and New Jersey would qualify for these competitive matching grants?

  2. 02

    How would the matching grant requirement affect smaller conservation groups or municipalities with limited funding capacity?

  3. 03

    What measurable outcomes or environmental improvements does the bill establish before the program sunsets in 2031?

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Sponsor · D-NY-20

Paul Tonko

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Introduced 2025-10-14

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-10-14 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-10-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-10-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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