3.0.0 5277 2023-01-11T13:33:01Z 2023-01-11T13:33:01Z House HR 2016-05-18 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PINGREE:H.R. 5277.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of the US Constitution[Page H2845]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2016-05-23T21:11:50Z hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2016-05-23T21:11:35Z Referred to 2016-05-18T14:00:32Z 2016-05-23 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2016-05-23 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2016-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 N W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2016-05-18 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] LOIS CAPPS D CA 24 2016-05-18 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Aquaculture Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Outdoor recreation Water resources funding Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2016-05-18 Introduced in House 2017-03-23T19:33:45Z Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act

This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program. Under the program, NOAA may award grants to coastal states with approved working waterfront plans in place to preserve and expand access to coastal waters for people engaged in fishing, aquaculture, boat building, and other water-dependent businesses.

In addition, NOAA is authorized to award grants to coastal states for the purpose of developing or revising working waterfront plans.

States are allowed to allocate any grant money received to eligible local governments and other entities. Each state that is awarded a grant must contribute at least 25% of matching funds towards the total cost of the project carried out with the grant, subject to certain exceptions.

The Department of the Interior must establish a Working Waterfront Task Force that will be designed to identify and address critical working waterfront needs with respect to cultural and economic importance, climate change and other environmental threats, and market conditions for water-dependent businesses.

]]> Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act Display Title Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a Working Waterfront Task Force and a working waterfronts grant program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act Introduced in House 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5277ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5277ih.xml 2016-05-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. 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.