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119-hr-1261119th Congress

Land and Water Conservation Fund Water Amendments Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

Introduced

Summary

Would add water quality projects to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. It would let the Interior Secretary fund state projects that restore and protect natural water features and require states to identify impaired waters and proposed projects in their statewide outdoor recreation plans.

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  • States would have to list any body of water identified under section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and any proposed water quality project in their comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plans. That listing would let them seek LWCF financial assistance for those projects.
  • Local projects would focus on natural hydrological systems like wetlands, marshes, living shorelines, and near-shore estuarine waters to help reduce nutrient loads.
  • The Interior Secretary could credit state funds toward the non‑Federal share, must consult with the Environmental Protection Agency, may not reimburse completed projects, and may not expand federal authority over nonnavigable waters or regulate projects.

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More federal help for water cleanup

If enacted, the Land and Water Conservation Fund would also support water quality improvement. States could get grants for projects in a State 303(d) plan to restore impaired waters, using natural systems like wetlands, marshes, or living shorelines to cut nutrient loads. State dollars could count toward the required match, but funds could not reimburse projects already finished or fully funded. Interior would consult the Environmental Protection Agency and would not gain new power over nonnavigable waters or regulate projects. State outdoor recreation plans would have to list impaired waters and proposed water quality projects.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

FL • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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