3.0.0 859 2023-01-11T13:18:08Z 2023-01-11T13:18:08Z Senate S S 2009-04-22 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2009-08-06T22:50:25Z Markup by 2009-05-20T18:53:15Z Referred to 2009-04-22T19:24:23Z S. Rept. 111-70 Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 111 844 HR 2009-03-03 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2009-08-06 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 154. Calendars 2009-08-06 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller without amendment. With written report No. 111-70. Committee 2009-08-06 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller without amendment. With written report No. 111-70. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2009-05-20 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2009-04-22 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4578-4579) IntroReferral 2009-04-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4578) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2009-04-22 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2009-04-22 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2009-04-22 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2009-04-22 True 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z S. 859, Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/41203 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 20, 2009</p> 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z S. 859, Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41203 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 20, 2009 Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Department of Commerce Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government trust funds Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2009-04-22 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-21T22:14:07Z Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require the collection and updating of existing practices and procedures for rescuing and rehabilitating stranded or entangled (under current law, only stranded) marine mammals. Authorizes entanglement response agreements. Broadens the allowed uses and sources of amounts in the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund.

Renames the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program as the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Funding Program and revises provisions, including adding providing for stranding or entangling events requiring emergency assistance to the program's duties. Authorizes carrying out the program through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or other arrangements.

Establishes in the Treasury the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund.

Limits support for an individual project under the program to $200,000 for any 12-month period. (Current law limits support to $100,000 and makes no reference to a time period.)

Defines the term "emergency assistance" as assistance for a stranding or entangling event that: (1) is not an unusual mortality event, leads to an immediate increase in required costs in excess of regularly scheduled costs, may be cyclical or endemic, and may involve out-of-habitat animals; or (2) is found to qualify for such assistance.

]]> 80 2009-08-06 Reported to Senate without amendment 2009-11-12T23:18:36Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require the collection and updating of existing practices and procedures for rescuing and rehabilitating stranded or entangled (under current law, only stranded) marine mammals. Authorizes entanglement response agreements. Broadens the sources and allowed uses of amounts in the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund.

Renames the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program as the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Funding Program and authorizes appropriations to it for FY2010-FY2014. Adds providing for stranding or entangling events requiring emergency assistance to the program's duties. Authorizes carrying out the program through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or other arrangements.

Establishes in the Treasury the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund.

Limits support for an individual project under the program to $200,000 for any 12-month period. (Current law limits support to $100,000 and makes no reference to a time period.)

Defines the term "emergency assistance" as assistance for a stranding or entangling event that: (1) is not an unusual mortality event, leads to an immediate increase in required costs in excess of regularly scheduled costs, may be cyclical or endemic, and may involve out-of-habitat animals; or (2) is found to qualify for such assistance.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect and rescue stranded and entangled marine mammals, including the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund and the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank.

]]> Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 Display Title Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the provisions of law relating to the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 S Senate Reported to Senate 2009-08-06T04:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2009-04-22T04:00:00Z 2009-08-06 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 154. 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.