3.0.0 345 2023-01-11T13:18:12Z 2023-01-11T13:18:12Z Senate S S 2009-01-29 111 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2009-07-16T20:45:10Z Markup by 2009-05-05T18:20:28Z Referred to 2009-01-29T18:26:04Z S. Rept. 111-49 Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act 111 52 HR 2009-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS 2009-07-16 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111. Calendars 2009-07-16 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment. With written report No. 111-49. Committee 2009-07-16 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment. With written report No. 111-49. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2009-05-05 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2009-01-29 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1062-1063) IntroReferral 2009-01-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1061-1062) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN N K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2009-01-29 True B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2009-01-29 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2009-01-29 True K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2009-01-29 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2009-02-25 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2009-02-26 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2009-02-26 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2009-03-03 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-03-16 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2009-05-07 False 2009-05-20T04:00:00Z S. 345, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20722 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 5, 2009</p> 2009-05-20T04:00:00Z S. 345, Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20722 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 5, 2009 International Affairs Aquatic ecology Foreign loans and debt Forests, forestry, trees International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Land transfers Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Wildlife conservation and habitat protection International Affairs 00 2009-01-29 Introduced in Senate 2009-02-06T18:20:23Z Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Renames the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as The Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2009.

Includes tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems within the scope of such Act.

Renames the Tropical Forest Facility as the Conservation Facility.

Authorizes U.S. government representation on the administering body that oversees the implementation of grants from a debt-for-nature swap or debt buy-back regardless of whether the United States is a party to any agreement between the eligible purchaser and the government of the beneficiary country.

Requires U.S. government and beneficiary country government review of Conservation Fund grants in excess of $250,000.

Repeals Enterprise of the Americas Board authority to carry out activities under the Act.

]]> 80 2009-07-16 Reported to Senate without amendment 2009-07-21T16:35:21Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Renames the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as The Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2009.

(3) Includes tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems within the scope of such Act.

Defines "coral" as species of the phylum Cnidaria, including: (1) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Alcyonacea (soft corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the class Anthoza; and (2) all species of the order Hydrocorallina (fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.

Defines "associated coastal marine ecosystem" as any coastal marine ecosystem surrounding, or directly related to, a coral reef and important to maintaining the ecological integrity of that coral reef, such as seagrasses, mangroves, sandy seabed communities, and immediately adjacent coastal areas.

(Sec. 4) Renames the Tropical Forest Facility as the Conservation Facility.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes U.S. government representation on the administering body that oversees the implementation of grants from a debt-for-nature swap or debt buy-back regardless of whether the United States is a party to any agreement between the eligible purchaser and the government of the beneficiary country.

(Sec. 7) Requires U.S. government and beneficiary country government review of Conservation Fund grants in excess of $250,000.

(Sec. 9) Repeals Enterprise of the Americas Board authority to carry out activities under the Act.

(Sec. 10) Changes the due date for the annual Facility report to Congress from December 31 to April 15.

(Sec. 11) Revises country eligibility criteria.

(Sec. 12) Authorizes FY2009-FY2012 appropriations for debt reduction.

Increases annual funds available for program audits and evaluation, and makes such funds available for program monitoring and administration.

]]> Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 Display Title Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2012, to rename the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the "Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2009", and for other purposes. Reported to Senate 2009-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s345rs/xml/BILLS-111s345rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-01-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s345is/xml/BILLS-111s345is.xml 2009-07-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111. 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.