LCBP Enhancements Act of 2026

This bill changes the federal law for the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program. It replaces the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission with a "fiscal agent" chosen jointly by the program's Steering Committee and the EPA Administrator, and requires them to review the fiscal agent at least every 5 years and possibly pick a new one through a competitive process. A new fiscal agent would preferably be based in the Lake Champlain drainage basin, then in New York or Vermont, or else keep significant staff in the basin. The bill also allows the U.S. Section of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to fund and carry out work in the Lake Champlain area, such as sea lamprey control and invasive species prevention. It extends the program's funding authorization from 2027 to 2032.

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Sponsors

• Peter Welch Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors