3.0.0 646 2022-03-03T21:28:40Z 2022-03-03T21:28:40Z Senate S S 2013-03-21 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-03-21T20:36:05Z 2013-03-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2013-03-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2013-03-21 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2013-03-21 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2013-03-21 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2013-04-11 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2013-04-16 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2014-01-15 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Civil actions and liability Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Great Lakes Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Land transfers Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Seashores and lakeshores Tax-exempt organizations Water quality Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2013-03-21 Introduced in Senate 2013-04-26T21:06:09Z National Endowment for the Oceans Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to establish the National Endowment for the Oceans as a permanent endowment fund to support programs and activities to restore, protect, 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 agencies.

Requires the contribution of non-federal matching funds for certain projects.

Specifies 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. Prohibits the funding of litigation.

Directs the Foundation, according to a specified allocation formula, to award a minimum percentage of funds as grants to coastal states while awarding a lesser percentage of funds to entities including states, Indian tribes, regional bodies, associations, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions.

Sets forth a process for the Foundation, with approval of the Secretary, to establish application guidelines, eligibility criteria, and grant approval procedures.

Requires coastal states, as a condition to grant eligibility, to submit a five-year plan (updated at least every five years to continue receiving a grant) to the Secretary for approval after the Secretary has provided an opportunity for public comment. Directs the Foundation to establish an advisory panel to review and make recommendations with respect to the grant applications of other entities.

]]> National Endowment for the Oceans Act Short Titles as Introduced 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 2013-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s646is/xml/BILLS-113s646is.xml 2013-03-21 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.