3.0.0 2565 2023-01-11T13:19:09Z 2023-01-11T13:19:09Z House H HR 2009-05-21 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Hearings by 2009-06-16T18:51:48Z Referred to 2009-06-01T19:23:16Z Referred to 2009-05-21T14:12:43Z National Fish Habitat Conservation Act 111 1214 S 2010-05-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 378. Related bill CRS 2009-06-16 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2009-06-01 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. Committee 2009-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 N T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2009-07-23 False M001120 Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] JOHN MURTHA D PA P. 12 2009-09-10 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2009-09-10 False D000327 Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] NORMAN DICKS D WA 6 2009-10-07 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2009-10-07 False C001075 Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] Bill Cassidy R LA 6 2009-12-02 False C001065 Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] Christopher Carney D PA P. 10 2009-12-08 False G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2010-01-12 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2010-01-15 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2010-01-20 False R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 2010-01-20 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2010-02-03 False D000608 Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3] Kathleen Dahlkemper D PA A. 3 2010-02-04 False B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 2010-02-04 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2010-02-26 False K000365 Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Steve Kagen D WI 8 2010-03-02 False B001235 Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] HENRY BROWN R SC E. 1 2010-03-03 False R000570 Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] PAUL RYAN R WI 1 2010-03-09 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2010-03-12 False S001154 Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] Bill Shuster R PA 9 2010-03-16 False P000265 Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] TOM PETRI R WI 6 2010-04-14 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2010-05-12 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2010-05-20 False M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 2010-05-25 False P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2010-06-23 False E000092 Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] VERNON EHLERS R MI J. 3 2010-06-24 False H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 2010-06-24 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2010-09-16 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2010-09-16 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Fishes Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-05-21 Introduced in House 2009-06-23T19:11:27Z National Fish Habitat Conservation Act - Establishes a National Fish Habitat Board to: (1) promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of this Act and the existing National Fish Habitat Action Plan; (2) establish aquatic habitat conservation goals and priorities; and (3) review and recommend fish habitat conservation projects.

Authorizes the Board to designate Fish Habitat Partnerships to: (1) coordinate Plan implementation at a regional level; (2) identify strategic priorities; (3) recommend habitat projects; and (4) develop and carry out fish habitat conservation projects. Establishes Partnership approval criteria, including that a Partnership: (1) include representatives of a diverse group of public and private partners focused on conservation of aquatic habitats to achieve results across jurisdictional boundaries and public and private land; and (2) is able to address issues and priorities on 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 on nonfederal and 100% of projects on federal land or water.

Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to: (1) establish the National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Office within the Service; and (2) develop the Office's interagency operational plan.

Requires the Director, the Assistant Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to provide technical and scientific assistance to the Partnerships, the project participants, and the Board.

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