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Estuary Restoration Act of 2000
The Estuary Restoration Act of 2000, S. 835, sponsored by the late Senator John
Chafee (R-RI) and Representative Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), is a comprehensive approach to estuary habitat restoration and authorizes $275 million over 5 years toward this purpose. The legislation provides a strong federal commitment and resources to restore habitat in America's estuaries: the bays, sounds, gulfs, harbors, lagoons, inlets and deltas where fresh water mixes with the salt water of the ocean. The Act received strong bipartisan support in Congress.
For more information about the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 and Restore America's Estuaries involvement, visit the links below:
Press Release - President Signs Bill to Restore One Million Acres in the Nation's Estuaries (11/7/2000) (12KB.pdf)
Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 - full text (167KB.pdf)
Conference Report from the House of Representatives - Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 (212KB.pdf)