3.0.0 1514 2023-01-11T13:18:13Z 2023-01-11T13:18:13Z Senate S S 2009-07-24 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-07-24T16:32:04Z Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009 111 2865 HR 2009-06-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Related bill CRS Text similarities House Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2010 111 5770 HR 2010-07-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Related bill CRS 2009-07-24 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2009-07-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N Transportation and Public Works Arctic Ocean Arctic and polar regions Canada International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Navigation, waterways, harbors Russia Transportation safety and security Water quality Transportation and Public Works 00 2009-07-24 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-29T18:44:05Z Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to work through the International Maritime Organization to establish agreements to promote coordinated action among the United States, Russia, Canada, and other seafaring and Arctic nations to ensure in the Arctic: (1) placement and maintenance of aids to navigation; (2) appropriate icebreaking escort, tug, and salvage capabilities; (3) oil spill prevention and response capability; (4) maritime domain awareness, including long-range vessel tracking; and (5) search and rescue.

Directs the Committee on the Maritime Transportation System to coordinate the establishment of domestic transportation policies in the Arctic necessary to carry out this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations, to enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, or other agreements with, or make grants to, individuals and governments to carry out this Act or any agreements.

Directs the Secretary to promote safe commercial maritime navigation by means of icebreaking when necessary.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into such agreements or contracts with, or make such grants to, individuals to conduct demonstration projects to reduce emissions or discharges from vessels operating in the Arctic.

]]> Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009 Display Title Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue in the Arctic, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1514is/xml/BILLS-111s1514is.xml 2009-07-24 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.