3.0.0 3373 2020-02-12T18:55:29Z 2020-02-12T18:55:29Z Senate S S 2008-07-31 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-07-31T16:26:34Z Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization and Expansion Act of 2008 110 6746 HR 2008-08-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Identical bill CRS 2008-07-31 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-07-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7909) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-07-31 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Congress Congressional reporting requirements County politics and government Economics and Public Finance Ecosystem management Environmental Protection Federal advisory bodies Federal-Indian relations Federal-state relations Foundations Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Habitat conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine ecology Marine resources conservation Minorities Restoration ecology Social Welfare Washington State Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2008-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2008-12-17T21:08:03Z Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization and Expansion Act of 2008 - Amends the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to: (1) set forth the membership of the Northwest Straits Advisory Commission; (2) state the goal of the Commission as the protection and restoration of the marine waters, habitats, and species of the Northwest Straits region in the state of Washington to achieve ecosystem health and sustainable resource use; and (3) enumerate the duties of the Commission and establish benchmarks for its work. Provides for the appointment of a Director of the Commission and the establishment of marine resources committees in specified counties of the state of Washington.

Authorizes the Director of the Commission and the Director of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve to establish the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation as a nonprofit foundation to support the Commission and the marine resources committees established by this Act.

Authorizes appropriations for the Commission.

]]> Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization and Expansion Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization and Expansion Act of 2008 Display Title Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization and Expansion Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize and expand the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3373is/xml/BILLS-110s3373is.xml 2008-07-31 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.