3.0.0 3641 2023-01-11T13:21:40Z 2023-01-11T13:21:40Z Senate S S 2010-07-22 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-07-22T22:54:39Z 2010-07-22 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2010-07-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6204-6205) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2010-07-22 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2010-07-22 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2010-09-14 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2010-09-22 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2010-12-16 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Alternative and renewable resources Aquatic ecology Climate change and greenhouse gases Energy revenues and royalties Government trust funds Great Lakes Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Water quality Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2010-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-06T19:04:22Z National Endowment for the Oceans Act - Establishes in the Treasury the National Endowment for the Oceans which shall fund grants (in conjunction with state matching grants) for programs to restore, maintain, or understand living marine resources and their habitats, and ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources, including baseline scientific research, ocean observing, and other programs in coordination with federal and state departments or agencies. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for such purposes.

States that programs funded in Great Lakes states shall also seek to attain the goals embodied in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Plan, the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy, the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, or other collaborative planning efforts of the Great Lakes Region.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to: (1) coastal states or affected Indian tribes; and (2) regional planning bodies to create and implement regional strategic plans.

Directs the Secretary to establish a National Endowment for the Oceans Council.

]]> National Endowment for the Oceans Act Display Title National Endowment for the Oceans Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced National Endowment for the Oceans Act Introduced in Senate 2010-08-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3641is/xml/BILLS-111s3641is.xml 2010-07-22 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.