3.0.0 1373 2023-01-11T13:37:36Z 2023-01-11T13:37:36Z Senate S 2017-06-15 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-15T20:24:45Z Gulf States Coordination Act 115 2923 HR 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Related bill CRS 2017-06-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-06-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2017-06-15 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2017-06-15 True K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely 2017-09-18 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Alabama Aquatic ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Florida Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental relations International organizations and cooperation Latin America Louisiana Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Mexico Mississippi Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Texas Water quality Watersheds Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-06-15 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-21T20:47:49Z Gulf States Protection and Restoration Coordination Act

This bill designates the Gulf of Mexico Alliance as a regional coordination partnership of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The regional coordination will strengthen collaboration efforts among federal, state, local, and private participants in the five Gulf states (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) to restore and protect the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.

The alliance may provide grants to carry out this bill, including to research the effects of natural and human-induced environmental changes on the water quality and living resources of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.

]]> Gulf States Protection and Restoration Coordination Act Display Title Gulf States Protection and Restoration Coordination Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to designate the Gulf of Mexico Alliance as a Regional Coordination Partnership of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Gulf States Protection and Restoration Coordination Act Introduced in Senate 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1373is/xml/BILLS-115s1373is.xml 2017-06-15 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.