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Wittman, Pingree Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Preserve Working Waterfronts


Wittman, Pingree Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Preserve Working Waterfronts
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01.) alongside Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01), today reintroduced the bipartisan Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act, legislation to preserve America’s working waterfronts by creating a grant program and establishing a Working Waterfront Task Force at the Department of Congress. These resources would support coastal communities grappling with the climate crisis and preserve the character of coastal communities by protecting jobs, commercial activities, and public access to America’s coast. The legislation was passed in the 116
th Congress but did not receive a vote in the Senate. ....

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