3.0.0 421 2022-02-03T05:25:26Z 2022-02-03T05:25:26Z Senate S S 2005-02-17 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-02-17T19:45:01Z 2005-02-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2005-02-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1634) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT N K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2005-02-17 True Sports and Recreation Accident prevention American Samoa Aquatic ecology Authorization Boats and boating Coastal zone Department of Commerce District of Columbia Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Excise tax Federal-state relations Fishery management Fishing Gasoline Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Guam Habitat conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine safety Motor vehicles Northern Mariana Islands Public Lands and Natural Resources Puerto Rico Ships Taxation Territories (U.S.) Transportation and Public Works Virgin Islands Water Resources Development Wetlands Wildlife management Sports and Recreation 00 2005-02-17 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-04T19:29:27Z Sport Fishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005 - Amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to provide for distribution of FY 2006 through 2020 appropriations for certain fish restoration and management projects, including for the multistate conservation grant program.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require transfer to the land and water conservation fund of the equivalent of certain motorboat fuel taxes received into the Highway Trust Fund.

Establishes the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (effectively merging the Sport Fish Restoration Account and the Boat Safety Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund). Transfers any excess motorboat fuel taxes not transferred to the land and water conservation fund into such Fund.

Authorizes for FY 2006 through 2010 certain expenditures from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, including for aid to States for fish restoration and management projects.

Amends the Clean Vessel Act of 1992, with respect to grants for State marine sanitation device pumpout station programs, to repeal the mandatory priority consideration given to grant applications that, in coastal States, propose constructing and renovating pumpout stations and waste reception facilities in accordance with a coastal State's approved plan.

Amends Federal shipping law to increase from one-half to 75 percent the maximum percentage of a State's total cost for its recreational boating safety program represented by the Federal allocation the State receives. Extends the availability of such allocation from two years to three years. Requires a reduction of such allocation if the State's expenditures for the program for the previous fiscal year is below the average expenditures for the three preceding fiscal years (failure of maintenance of effort).

]]> Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005 Display Title Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize programs relating to sport fishing and recreational boating safety, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-02-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s421is/xml/BILLS-109s421is.xml 2005-02-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.