3.0.0 3552 2017-12-15T00:41:23Z 2017-12-15T00:41:23Z Senate S S 2008-09-24 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-24T17:05:15Z National Fish Habitat Conservation Act 110 7150 HR 2008-10-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Related bill CRS 2008-09-24 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2008-09-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9417) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. N B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2008-09-24 True V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2008-09-24 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-09-24 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2008-10-01 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-10-02 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Aquatic ecology Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of the Interior Environmental Protection Environmental monitoring Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Fishery management Fishes Fishing Government Operations and Politics Habitat conservation Sports and Recreation Water Resources Development Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2008-09-24 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-09T17:48:15Z National Fish Habitat Conservation Act - Establishes a National Fish Habitat Board to promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of this Act and the existing National Fish Habitat Action Plan and to review and recommend fish habitat conservation projects.

Authorizes the Board to designate Fish Habitat Conservation Partnerships to coordinate Plan implementation at a regional level and develop and carry out fish habitat conservation projects. Sets forth Partnership approval criteria, including that a Partnership: (1) have representatives of a diverse group of public and private partners that are focused on conservation of aquatic habitats to achieve results across jurisdictional boundaries and public and private lands; and (2) is able to address issues and priorities at a nationally significant scale.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to fund, from amounts appropriated under this Act, up to 50% of the cost of approved fish habitat conservation projects.

Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to: (1) create the National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Office within such Service; and (2) develop the Office's interagency operational plan and its technical and scientific assistance program.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into a cooperative agreement or contract with a Partnership for fish habitat conservation, restoration, and enhancement projects; and (2) enter into an agreement with a charitable organization to solicit private donations to carry out the this Act.

]]> National Fish Habitat Conservation Act Short Titles as Introduced National Fish Habitat Conservation Act Display Title National Fish Habitat Conservation Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to conserve the United States fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the United States and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3552is/xml/BILLS-110s3552is.xml 2008-09-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.