[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3438 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3438

 To prohibit the use of funds for the establishment of National Marine 
             Monuments unless certain requirements are met.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2008

 Ms. Landrieu introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the use of funds for the establishment of National Marine 
             Monuments unless certain requirements are met.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MARINE MONUMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds made available under any Act making appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 or 2009 may be used to establish a national monument or 
otherwise convey protected status to any area in the marine environment 
of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States under the Act of 
June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.).
    (b) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce may, as applicable, and in 
compliance with all requirements under title III of the National Marine 
Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) (including the procedures for 
designation and implementation under section 304 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 
1434)) with respect to any proposed protected area, submit to Congress 
a study of the proposed protected area.
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