▁protection ▁and ▁rest oration ▁policies . ▁In ▁its ▁first ▁major ▁legisl ative ▁victory , ▁R AE ▁led ▁efforts ▁to ▁successfully ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁Cong r essional ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Est u ary ▁Rest oration ▁Act , ▁which ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁More ▁recently , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ▁successfully ▁led ▁efforts ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁habitat ▁rest oration ▁fund ing ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Rec overy ▁and ▁Rein vest ment ▁Act , ▁resulting ▁in ▁$ 1 6 7 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Ocean ic ▁and ▁At mos pher ic ▁Administration ' s ▁Rest oration ▁Center . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ▁established ▁the ▁Hab Net ▁Co al ition , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁conservation ▁organizations ▁that ▁are ▁leading ▁advoc acy ▁efforts ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service ' s ▁Coast al ▁Program , ▁including ▁Cong r essional ▁authorization ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ▁and ▁its ▁member ▁organizations ▁are ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁passage ▁of ▁numerous ▁regional ▁est u ary ▁rest oration ▁b ills ▁in ▁Congress , ▁and ▁ann ually ▁organ ize ▁events ▁and ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁National ▁Est u aries ▁Day . ▁ ▁Con ven ing ▁the ▁coast al ▁and ▁est u ar ine ▁habitat ▁community ▁ ▁Rest ore