3.0.0 4788 2023-01-13T04:49:09Z 2023-01-13T04:49:09Z House H HR 2006-02-16 109 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2006-02-27T22:34:36Z Referred to 2006-02-16T15:02:05Z Coral Reef Conservation Legacy Act of 2006 109 5622 HR 2006-09-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 396. Related bill CRS Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2005 109 1390 S 2005-12-15 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. Related bill CRS 2006-02-27 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. Committee 2006-02-27 hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans. Committee 2006-02-16 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2006-02-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. N P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2006-02-16 True A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2006-02-16 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2006-02-16 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2006-02-16 True F000452 Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] Luis Fortuno R PR G. 0 2006-02-16 True O000107 Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] SOLOMON ORTIZ D TX P. 27 2006-03-30 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Authorization Congress Congressional reporting requirements Coral reefs Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Environmental education Environmental monitoring Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fishing boats Fund raising Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine ecology Marine pollution Marine resources conservation Marine safety Navigational aids Nongovernmental organizations Nonprofit organizations Oceanographic research Salvage Science, Technology, Communications Ships Social Welfare Transportation and Public Works Water pollution control Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2006-02-16 Introduced in House 2006-03-08T23:54:09Z Establishes as additional coral reef conservation project approval criteria that a project will: (1) minimize vessel impacts on coral reefs; and (2) promote and assist entities to work with local communities, and appropriate governmental and nongovernmental organizations, to support community-based planning and management initiatives for the protection of coral reef systems.

Authorizes the Administrator to undertake emergency response actions to prevent or minimize the destruction or loss of, or injury to, coral reefs or coral ecosystems from vessel impacts, derelict fishing gear, vessel anchors and anchor chains, or damage from unforeseen or disaster-related circumstances.

Authorizes, under the national program to conserve coral reefs and coral ecosystems, activities designed to minimize the likelihood of vessel impacts or other physical damage to coral reefs, including activities to identify certain at-risk coral reefs.

Authorizes the Administrator to make community-based planning grants to certain entities to work with local communities and appropriate federal and state entities to implement plans for increased protection of high priority coral reefs.

Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) maintain an inventory of all vessel grounding accidents involving coral reef resources; and (2) identify certain at-risk coral reefs that have a high incidence of vessel impacts, including appropriate measures to reduce such impacts.

Reauthorizes the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and authorizes appropriations through FY2012 for: (1) the coral reef conservation program; and (2) community-based planning grants.

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