3.0.0 6537 2022-02-03T05:18:11Z 2022-02-03T05:18:11Z House H HR 2008-07-17 110 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-07-24T21:02:19Z Referred to 2008-07-21T18:59:09Z Referred to 2008-07-17T14:05:00Z 2008-07-24 hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-07-21 hsii15 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Committee 2008-07-17 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2008-07-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1491) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. N R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2008-07-17 True K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2008-07-17 True F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2008-07-17 True A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2008-07-17 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2008-07-17 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2008-07-17 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2008-07-17 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2008-07-17 True F000452 Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] Luis Fortuno R PR G. 0 2008-07-17 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2008-07-17 True K000366 Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] Ron Klein D FL 22 2008-07-17 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-07-31 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Historic sites and heritage areas Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Parks, recreation areas, trails Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2008-07-17 Introduced in House 2008-10-20T20:38:31Z Sanctuary Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to require that the National Marine Sanctuary System consist of national marine sanctuaries authorized or established by an Act of Congress (in addition to sanctuaries currently designated by the Secretary of Commerce) and marine national monuments. Sets forth the System's mission.

Requires the Secretary to prepare, maintain, and update an ecological classification of the nation's marine environment and an identification of maritime heritage resources as a national inventory of marine ecoregions and maritime heritage resources under U.S. jurisdiction.

Requires the Secretary to strive to include in the System, by 2030, sites that will incorporate a full range of the nation's marine ecoregions and rare and unique marine habitats, and a full range of maritime heritage resource areas.

Modifies various requirements regarding the designation and implementation of marine sanctuaries.

Expands the list of prohibited activities.

Amends provisions making a violation of a prohibited activity a criminal offense to: (1) exclude from those provisions foreign governments and their entities; and (2) add a requirement that a violation be knowing.

Increases the maximum term of imprisonment and the maximum civil fine.

Revises requirements regarding the preparation of fishing regulations applicable to a marine sanctuary.

Requires that System research and monitoring conducted, supported, or permitted by the Secretary be made available to the public unless the Secretary determines that public disclosure may result in the destruction of, loss of, or injury to any System resource.

Modifies requirements regarding special use permits.

]]> Sanctuary Enhancement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Sanctuary Enhancement Act of 2008 Display Title Sanctuary Enhancement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize and amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to establish a National Marine Sanctuary System, to strengthen and clarify management authorities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6537ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6537ih.xml 2008-07-24 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.