,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #i1  
#bjba,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to authorize the ,secretary of the      
,interior to make financial assistance  
to ,states under the ,land and ,water   
,conservation ,fund available for water 
quality projects1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,land and ,water    
,conservation ,fund ,amendments ,act of 
#bjba4  #b4 ,financial assistance to    
,states for water quality projects      
,section #bjjcje of title #ed1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a71 in the second sentence1 
by inserting and water quality          
improvement after outdoor recreation2   
7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#e7 ,water quality

 ,a comprehensive statewide outdoor     
recreation plan shall identify-- 7,a7   
any body of water within the boundaries 
of the ,state for which a ,state water  
quality control plan has been developed 
pursuant to section #cjc7;d7 of the     
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acac7;d772 and  7,b7   
any proposed water quality project 7as  
defined in subsection 7e77#d77;,a77 to  
be conducted with respect to a body of  
water that is identified under          
subparagraph 7,a74  2 and  7#c7 in      
subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by
 striking and development of basic      
outdoor recreation facilities and       
inserting 1 development of basic outdoor
 recreation facilities1 and conduct of  
water quality projects2  7,b7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking and 7#c7 and
 inserting 1 7#c71 and 7#d72 and  7,c7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#d7 ,water quality projects  7,a7      
,definition of water quality project ,in
 this paragraph1 the term water quality 

project means any project identified in 
a ,state water quality control plan     
developed for the purpose of restoring  
any body of water that is identified by 
the ,state under section #cjc7;d7 of the
 ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control    
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acac7;d77 as being 
impaired4  7,b7 ,financial assistance   
,under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary   
may provide financial assistance for the
 conduct of water quality projects4     
7,c7 ,non-federal share credit ,the     
,secretary may credit toward the        
non-,federal share required under       
subsection 7c7 funds allocated by a     
,state for the conduct of a water       
quality project4  7,d7 ,consultation    
,the ,secretary shall consult with the  
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency in carrying out this
 paragraph4  7,e7 ,limitations  7i7 ,in 
general ,in providing financial         
assistance to water quality projects    
under this paragraph1 the ,secretary    
shall only provide financial assistance 

to water quality projects that seek to  
improve water quality by improving1     
restoring1 remediating1 or developing   
natural hydrological systems1 such as-- 
7,i7 wetlands2  7,,ii7 marshes2  7,,iii7
 living shorelines2  7,,iv7 near-shore  
estuarine waters2 or  7,v7 any other    
naturally occurring hydrological        
features the ,secretary determines to be
 necessary for the purpose of reducing  
nutrient loads4  7ii7 ,no reimbursement 
,funds made available for a water       
quality project under this paragraph may
 not be used to reimburse the cost of   
any water quality project that has      
already been completed or is otherwise  
fully funded4  7iii7 ,effect ,nothing in
 this paragraph-- 7,i7 expands the      
authority of the ,federal ,government   
over nonnavigable waters2 or  7,,ii7    
authorizes the ,secretary to regulate   
the conduct of water quality projects4  
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