3.0.0 2211 2023-01-11T20:20:27Z 2023-01-11T20:20:27Z Senate S S 2007-10-19 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-10-19T16:47:36Z Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act 110 2204 S 2007-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13092-13097) Related bill CRS 2007-10-19 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-10-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-10-19 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Climate change and greenhouse gases Coastal zone Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Ecosystem management Environmental Protection Environmental research Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Great Lakes Habitat conservation Land use Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine ecology Marine pollution Marine resources conservation Restoration ecology Science, Technology, Communications Sea level Water Resources Development Water use Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2007-10-19 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-18T16:46:07Z Global Warming and Acidification Coastal and Ocean Resiliency Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a national strategy to protect, maintain, and restore coastal and marine ecosystems so that they are more resilient and better able to withstand the additional stresses associated with global warming, including relative sea level rise, and ocean acidification; and (2) revise the strategy within five years and every ten years thereafter to reflect new information.

Requires the Secretary to establish an Advisory Board to provide advice on: (1) the impact of global warming and strategies and mechanisms to mitigate the impact on the ocean and coastal communities; (2) priorities for research or information collection; and (3) priority needs for achieving systematic improvements in ocean and coastal resiliency.

Requires the Secretary to make grants for protecting, maintaining, or restoring the resilience and health of coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources.

Requires the Secretary to arrange with the National Academy of Sciences for a report to Congress on the impact of global warming, including relative sea level rise, and ocean acidification and on effective mitigation strategies for the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and U.S. resources.

Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require the Secretary to establish a coastal climate change resiliency planning and response program and to issue guidelines for the implementation of climate change resiliency planning grants (authorized by this Act) to states.

]]> Global Warming and Acidification Coastal and Ocean Resiliency Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure the recovery, resiliency, and health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Global Warming and Acidification Coastal and Ocean Resiliency Act Short Titles as Introduced Global Warming and Acidification Coastal and Ocean Resiliency Act Introduced in Senate 2007-10-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2211is/xml/BILLS-110s2211is.xml 2007-10-19 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.