3.0.0 3314 2020-02-12T18:55:28Z 2020-02-12T18:55:28Z Senate S S 2008-07-23 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-07-23T17:13:04Z 2008-07-23 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-07-23 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2008-07-23 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-07-23 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Advice and consent of the Senate Animals Atmosphere Biological diversity Climate change and greenhouse gases Coastal zone Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Commerce Ecological research Economics and Public Finance Ecosystem management Education Environmental Protection Environmental education Environmental research Executive Office of the President Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Great Lakes Higher education Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine ecology Marine pollution Marine resources conservation Minorities Minority education National Sea Grant Program Nonpoint source pollution Ocean Oceanography Postage stamps Presidential appointments Public service advertising Recruiting of employees Restoration ecology Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Strategic planning Water Resources Development Watersheds Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2008-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-09T17:10:36Z National Oceans Protection Act of 2008 - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to secure for future U.S. generations a full range of benefits of healthy marine ecosystems.

Specifies a national ocean policy and related principles. Requires each federal agency, as possible and not inconsistent with other laws, to interpret and administer policies, regulations and laws in accordance with such policy.

Ernest "Fritz" Hollings National Ocean Policy and Leadership Act - Reestablishes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). States that: (1) it shall be a civilian agency administered by an Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (2) there shall be transferred to the Administrator any authority that, before the date of the enactment of this Act, was vested in the Secretary of Commerce and pertains to the functions of NOAA.

Establishes: (1) a National Ocean Advisor and a Council on Ocean Stewardship in the Executive Office of the President; and (2) a Presidential Panel of Advisers on Oceans and Climate.

Designates nine ocean regions to promote coordinated regional efforts to implement the national ocean policy. Requires the NOAA Administrator to establish or designate a Regional Ocean Partnership for each region and requires each Partnership to prepare a Regional Ocean Strategic Plan.

Establishes: (1) the Committee on Ocean Science, Education, and Operations; (2) a marine biodiversity research program; (3) a network of regional Ocean Ecosystem Resource Information Systems; (4) a national interagency ocean and coastal public education program; (5) the National Ocean Science and Technology Scholarship Program; (6) the NOAA Office of Education; and (7) an educational partnership with minority-serving institutions.

Requires a national mass media campaign to increase public awareness of oceans.

Establishes the Ocean and Great Lakes Conservation Trust Fund.

Requires payments to coastal states for Regional Ocean Strategic Plan activities.

Requires the United States Postal Service (USPS) to print a special postage stamp to enable the public to help protect, maintain, and restore marine ecosystems.

]]> National Oceans Protection Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced National Oceans Protection Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Ernest "Fritz" Hollings National Ocean Policy and Leadership Act Display Title National Oceans Protection Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect the oceans and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3314is/xml/BILLS-110s3314is.xml 2008-07-23 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.