3.0.0 368 2022-02-03T06:08:45Z 2022-02-03T06:08:45Z House H HR 2009-01-09 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-04T20:29:16Z Referred to 2009-01-09T14:02:53Z Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act 111 170 S 2009-01-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2009-02-04 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. Committee 2009-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 N F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2009-01-09 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2009-01-09 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2009-01-26 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Performance measurement Property rights Watersheds Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-01-09 Introduced in House 2009-04-23T20:58:07Z Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program to protect important coastal and estuarine areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values and that are threatened by conversion from their natural, undeveloped, or recreational state to other uses or that could be managed or restored to effectively conserve, enhance, or restore ecological function. Requires the program to be administered by the National Ocean Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.

Authorizes the Secretary to make Program grants to coastal states with approved coastal zone management plans or National Estuarine Research Reserve units for the purpose of acquiring property that will further the goals of an approved Coastal Zone Management Plan or Program, a National Estuarine Research Reserve management plan, a regional or state watershed protection or management plan, or a state coastal land acquisition plan. Provides that grant awards may be used to purchase land, including an easement, only from a willing seller.

Provides that grant funds under the Program shall require a 100% match from nonfederal sources, subject to a waiver. Reserves 15% of program funds for acquisitions benefiting the National Estuarine Research Reserve.

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Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act Short Titles as Introduced Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act Display Title Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the acquisition of land and interests in land from willing sellers to improve the conservation of, and to enhance the ecological values and functions of, coastal and estuarine areas to benefit both the environment and the economies of coastal communities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr368ih/xml/BILLS-111hr368ih.xml 2009-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. 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.