3.0.0 3682 2023-01-11T13:38:45Z 2023-01-11T13:38:45Z House HR 2017-09-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LOWENTHAL:H.R. 3682.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H7089]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-07T13:43:45Z Referred to 2017-09-06T14:00:35Z 2017-09-07 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2017-09-06 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-09-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 N B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2017-09-06 True C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2017-09-06 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2017-09-06 True B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2018-03-22 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2018-06-22 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2018-07-10 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2018-09-05 False Environmental Protection Air quality Animal protection and human-animal relationships California Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Pacific Ocean Transportation safety and security Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2017-09-06 Introduced in House 2019-08-12T19:57:00Z Blue Whales and Blue Skies Act

This bill requires the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish the Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program and annually award Blue Whales and Blue Skies Excellence Awards to owners of certain vessels for successfully participating in, and complying with, the program. The program encourages the reduction in the speed of certain vessels transiting the Greater Santa Barbara Channel Region in California in order to reduce air pollution, harmful underwater acoustic impacts, and the risk of fatal whale strikes.

The program must be modeled after the pilot Vessel Speed Reduction Program, except financial incentives for participation in the program may not be provided. The program must require, at a minimum, that each vessel of the awardee transit that region at speeds of 12 knots or lower. In addition, the program must require vessels to participate in the Port of Los Angeles or Port of Long Beach vessel speed reduction programs if the vessels call at those ports.

The Office must create an official seal to be recognized as the symbol of excellence in compliance with the program.

Within four years after this bill's enactment, the Office must consider and report on the feasibility of extending the program to encompass all shipping channels along the U.S. Pacific Coast between Canada and Mexico.

]]> Blue Whales and Blue Skies Act Display Title Blue Whales and Blue Skies Act Short Titles as Introduced Blue Whales and Blue Skies Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Director of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create a Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program to reduce air pollution and harmful underwater acoustic impacts and the risk of fatal vessel whale strikes by recognizing voluntary reductions in the speed of vessels transiting the Greater Santa Barbara Channel Region, California, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3682ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3682ih.xml 2017-09-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime 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.