On the recordJune 15, 2021
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, H.R. 1144, the PUGET SOS Act, codifies the Environmental Protection Agency's existing restoration work in the Puget Sound and establishes a Puget Sound program office. Puget Sound was one of the first estuaries designated within the National Estuary Program in 1987, and EPA has worked with Federal and non-Federal entities to coordinate restoration efforts. This bill ensures this important work will continue. Madam Speaker, I urge support of this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.
