Estuary program has been extended to 2031

The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Rep. Shomari C. Figures (DAla.) to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program through 2031. The ESTUARIES Act would extend funding for the program for five years and add the Mississippi Sound to the list of estuaries eligible for priority consideration. Figures, who represents Alabama’s Second Congressional District, is the first freshman Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to lead a standalone bill through committee and secure its passage by the full House. The National Estuary Program supports locally driven efforts to protect coastal ecosystems, improve water...

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