Agenda - Public Works Committee - 10/20/2020

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S. 3021-110 (2) in subsection (d)(3), in the second sentence, by striking "50 per centum" and inserting "60 percent"; (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: "(f) REPORT.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Director of the Office, in consultation with the Governor of each Long Island Sound State, shall submit to Congress a report that — "(A) summarizes and assesses the progress made by the Office and the Long Island Sound States in imple- menting the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conserva- tion and Management Plan, including an assessment of the progress made toward meeting the performance goals and milestones contained in the Plan; "(B) assesses the key ecological attributes that reflect the health of the ecosystem of the Long Island Sound watershed; "(C) describes any substantive modifications to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan made during the 2-year period preceding the date of submission of the report; "(D) provides specific recommendations to improve progress in restoring and protecting the Long Island Sound watershed, including, as appropriate, proposed modifica- tions to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conserva- tion and Management Plan; "(E) identifies priority actions for implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the 2-year period following the date of submission of the report; and "(F) describes the means by which Federal funding and actions will be coordinated with the actions of the Long Island Sound States and other entities. "(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY. —The Administrator shall make the report described in paragraph (1) available to the public, including on a publicly accessible website. "(g) FEDERAL ENTITIES.— "(1) COORDINATION. —The Administrator shall coordinate the actions of all Federal departments and agencies that affect water quality in the Long Island Sound watershed in order to improve the water quality and living resources of the water- shed. "(2) METHODS. —In carrying out this section, the Adminis- trator, acting through the Director of the Office, may — "(A) enter into interagency agreements; and "(B) make intergovernmental personnel appointments. "(4) CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN. —TO the maximum extent practicable, the head of each Federal department or agency that owns or occu- pies real property, or carries out activities, within the Long Tclanrl ,S'nnnrl watarcharl chaff ancnra that tha nrnnartu and