H.R. 2959

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2959 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2959

To amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to prohibit anchoring in certain locations of 
the Hudson River, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 17, 2025

Mr. Ryan (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to prohibit anchoring in certain locations of 
the Hudson River, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Hudson River Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. ANCHORAGES.

Section 8437 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is 
amended--
(1) by striking subsections (d) and (e);
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Prohibition.--The Commandant shall prohibit any vessel 
anchoring on the reach of the Hudson River described in subsection (a) 
unless such anchoring is within anchorage grounds established before 
January 1, 2021.''.
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