On the recordMarch 12, 2024
I ask unanimous consent that the Rubio substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1694) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. PENSACOLA AND PERDIDO BAYS. Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``and Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington'' and inserting ``Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington; and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida''. SEC. 3. INELIGIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO FISCAL YEARS 2024 AND 2025. With respect to the amendment made by section 2, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not use for the implementation of that amendment, including, with respect to Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida, convening a management conference, developing or carrying out a comprehensive conservation and management plan, or providing grants under section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.…





