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To establish the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative. 10/2/2007--Introduced. Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative of 2007 - States as the purpose of this Act the establishment of the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative to identify, protect, and enhance sites within the Raritan Bay ecosystem with significant ecological, educational, open space, public access, or recreational value through a bi-state network of sites. Establishes the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative Region within New York and New Jersey. Establishes the Raritan Bay Stewardship Advisory Committee, which shall: (1) identify 20 initial Raritan Bay stewardship sites; (2) seek to ensure an equal distribution of funds between New York and New Jersey for the initial sites (authorizes site owners to apply to have the sites identified as stewardship sites); (3) identify additional recreation areas and natural areas with ecological value as potential stewardship sites; (4) publish a list of sites that further [...]

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  • 10/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • 10/03/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  • 10/02/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 10/02/2007 - Referred to House Natural Resources
  • 10/02/2007 - Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
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H.R.3723 Introduced in House10/05/2007