3.0.0 1583 2023-01-12T17:52:49Z 2023-01-12T17:52:49Z Senate S S 2007-06-07 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-06-08T01:00:07Z Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 110 1580 S 2008-03-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620. Related bill CRS 2007-06-07 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7380-7385) IntroReferral 2007-06-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN Y S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2007-06-07 True Public Lands and Natural Resources American Samoa Animals Commerce Coral reefs Disaster relief Ecological research Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Environmental Protection Finance and Financial Sector Forfeiture Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Guam Law Licenses Liens Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine ecology Marine resources conservation Northern Mariana Islands Oceanography Public-private partnerships Puerto Rico Revolving funds Science, Technology, Communications Ships Transportation and Public Works Virgin Islands Wildlife conservation Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2007-06-07 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-07T19:52:59Z Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for projects for the conservation of coral reef ecosystems (under current law, conservation of coral reefs). Modifies various requirements of the grant program.

Authorizes the Secretary to make agreements with nonprofit organizations (under current law, an agreement with a nonprofit organization) for public-private partnerships promoting coral reef ecosystem conservation.

Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to provide assistance to any state, local, or territorial government agency for any unforeseen or disaster-related circumstance regarding coral reef ecosystems. (Current law does not mention FEMA.)

Authorizes the Secretary to conduct activities, including with local, regional, or international programs and partners, to conserve coral reef ecosystems. (Current law does not mention local, regional, or international programs and partners.)

Directs the Secretary to provide for the long-term stewardship of environmental data, products, and information.

Directs the Secretary to establish the Emergency Response, Stabilization, and Restoration Account in the existing Damage Assessment Restoration Revolving Fund.

Authorizes the Secretary to issue permits for activities that would otherwise be prohibited by the Act.

Amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to include coral reef ecosystems in the definition of "wildlife" and "wildlife resources." Requires construing the Acts commonly known as the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to include coral reef ecosystems in those terms.

Amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to states, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, for management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems.

]]> Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 Display Title Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other coral conservation purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-07T04:00:00Z 2007-06-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7380-7385) 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.