3.0.0 1894 2023-03-08T20:12:25Z 2023-03-08T20:12:25Z Senate S 2021-05-27 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2021-12-17T20:40:13Z Markup by 2021-06-16T14:00:02Z Referred to 2021-05-27T16:55:59Z S. Rept. 117-78 Regional Ocean Partnership Act of 2021 117 3817 HR 2021-06-22 Committee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2022-02-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-78. Floor 2022-02-15 By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-78. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2021-12-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217. Calendars 2021-12-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2021-12-17 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2021-06-16 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2021-05-27 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-05-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2021-06-24 False 2021-10-12T17:32:00Z S. 1894, Regional Ocean Partnership Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57546 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 16, 2021 Public Lands and Natural Resources Alabama Aquatic ecology Atlantic Ocean California Congressional oversight Connecticut Delaware Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental education Environmental health Florida Government studies and investigations Gulf of Mexico Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Louisiana Maine Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi New Hampshire New Jersey New York State Oregon Pacific Ocean Regional and metropolitan planning Research administration and funding Rhode Island State and local government operations Texas Vermont Virginia Washington State Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2021-05-27 Introduced in Senate 2021-10-08T15:53:50Z Regional Ocean Partnership Act

This bill allows the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to designate and support Regional Ocean Partnerships between coastal states that share a common ocean or coastal area.

Specifically, NOAA may designate a partnership as a Regional Ocean Partnership if it (1) is established to coordinate the interstate management of ocean and coastal resources; (2) focuses on the environmental issues affecting the ocean and coastal areas of the coastal states participating in the partnership; (3) complements existing state coastal and ocean management efforts on an interstate scale, focusing on shared regional priorities; (4) does not have a regulatory function; and (5) is not duplicative of an existing Regional Ocean Partnership.

The bill designates the following entities as Regional Ocean Partnerships:

  • the Gulf of Mexico Alliance,
  • the Northeast Regional Ocean Council,
  • the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean, and
  • the West Coast Ocean Alliance.

Each partnership must maintain mechanisms for consultation and engagement with the federal government, tribal governments, and nongovernmental entities, such as academic organizations.

A partnership may use provided federal funds to award grants and enter into contracts for certain purposes, including to monitor the water quality and living resources of multistate ocean and coastal ecosystems.

]]> 25 2021-12-17 Reported to Senate 2022-10-31T13:10:59Z Regional Ocean Partnership Act

This bill allows the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to designate and support Regional Ocean Partnerships between coastal states that share a common ocean or coastal area or border the Great Lakes. It also allows partnerships between coastal states and non-coastal states that share a common watershed or would contribute to the priorities of the partnership.

Specifically, NOAA may designate a partnership as a Regional Ocean Partnership if it (1) is established to coordinate the management of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources among state governments and Indian tribes; (2) focuses on the environmental issues affecting the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes areas of the coastal states participating in the partnership; (3) complements existing coastal and ocean management efforts of states and Indian tribes on an interstate scale, focusing on shared regional priorities; (4) does not have a regulatory function; and (5) is not duplicative of an existing Regional Ocean Partnership.

The bill designates the following entities as Regional Ocean Partnerships:

  • the Gulf of Mexico Alliance,
  • the Northeast Regional Ocean Council,
  • the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean, and
  • the West Coast Ocean Alliance.

Each partnership must maintain mechanisms for coordination, consultation and engagement with the federal government, Indian tribes, nongovernmental entities, and other federally mandated regional entities.

A partnership may use provided federal funds to award grants and enter into contracts for certain purposes, including to monitor the water quality and living resources of multistate ocean and coastal ecosystems.

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