HR 5762 · in committee · major
New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act of 2025
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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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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What specific watershed restoration projects in New York and New Jersey would qualify for these competitive matching grants?
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How would the matching grant requirement affect smaller conservation groups or municipalities with limited funding capacity?
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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
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
26/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-10-14
Joining the bill

Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original

Josh Gottheimer
D-NJ-5 · original

Daniel S. Goldman
D-NY-10 · original

Laura Gillen
D-NY-4 · original

Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
R-NJ-7 · original

Michael Lawler
R-NY-17 · original

George Latimer
D-NY-16 · original

Nicole Malliotakis
R-NY-11 · original

Gregory W. Meeks
D-NY-5 · original

Grace Meng
D-NY-6 · original

Robert Menendez
D-NJ-8 · original

LaMonica McIver
D-NJ-10 · original
+ 14 more
Legislative timeline
2025-10-14 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-10-14 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-10-14 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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