OCEANS

Articles and editorials

Again, With Feeling—No New Drilling, S6491 [11JN]

Egmont Key, Florida, E105 [15JA]

Lighting the Way—The Egmont Key Lighthouse, E105 [15JA]

Russia To Ban Hunting of Baby Seals, S3692 [24MR], S3779 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions

Aquarium of the Pacific (organization): Alliance To Save Energy Super Nova Star of Energy Efficiency Award recipient (see H. Res. 912), H13266 [18NO]

Arctic regions: authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineate U.S. extended continental shelf, and monitor coastal changes (see S. 1515), S8094 [24JY] (see H.R. 2864), H6743 [12JN]

———enhance readiness of the U.S. to deal with increased maritime and development activity in the Arctic due to climate change (see S. 1564), S8681 [3AU]

———ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue (see S. 1514), S8094 [24JY] (see S. 1561), S8681 [3AU] (see H.R. 2865), H6743 [12JN]

———study and report on research on the U.S. Arctic Ocean (see S. 1562), S8681 [3AU]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see S. Res. 84), S3658 [24MR]

Climate: establish regional institutes as centers of excellence for research, planning, and related efforts to assess and prepare for the impacts of climate change on ocean and coastal areas (see S. 810), S4310 [2AP]

Coast Guard: assist in the defense of U.S. mariners and vessels against piracy and ensure traditional right of self-defense of those vessels against piracy (see H.R. 2984), H7085 [19JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 2548), H6008 [21MY]

Coastal zones: develop a Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal State waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 365), H158 [9JA]

———develop coastal and ocean observation system, improve warnings of natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support maritime operations, and improve coastal and marine resource management (see S. 171), S211 [8JA]

———establish a national integrated system of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems (see H.R. 367), H158 [9JA]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 2859), S12804 [9DE] (see H.R. 860), H1042 [4FE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see S. 212), S309 [12JA] (see H.R. 223), H36 [6JA]

Cousteau, Jacques-Yves: tribute (see H. Res. 518), H6306 [8JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 1905), H4520 [2AP]

———establish NOAA and a National Climate Enterprise (see H.R. 2685), H6154 [3JN]

———make grants to coastal States for surveys of coastal and Federal waters to identify areas suitable for exploration, development, and production of renewable energy (see H.R. 1690), H3834 [24MR]

Dept. of Defense: require study and report on feasibility and potential of establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance strategic U.S. interests (see S. 2849), S12708 [8DE]

———support the NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Ocean for Life Program, including covering the cost of participants (see H.R. 3294), H8585 [22JY]

Dept. of Energy: repeal the ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural gas and other petroleum research and development program (see S. 499), S2558 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 3511), H9278 [31JY]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H35 [6JA]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 783), S4310 [2AP] (see H.R. 1696), H3834 [24MR] (see H.R. 2439), H5665 [14MY]

Developing countries: provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (see H.R. 52), H30 [6JA]

Domestic policy: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (H.R. 21) (see H.R. 21), H28 [6JA]

Ecology and environment: adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies (see H. Res. 989), H15502 [16DE]

———establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification (see S. 1933), S10776 [27OC] (see H.R. 2192), H5060 [30AP]

———protect oceans and Great Lakes (see S. 858), S4573 [22AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 1311), S6845 [19JN]

Fish and fishing: authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector (see S. 1609), S8992 [6AU] (see H.R. 3910), H11712 [22OC]

———extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see S. 1255), S6542 [11JN] (see H.R. 1584), H3640 [18MR]

———strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (see H.R. 1080), H1605 [13FE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see S. 212), S309 [12JA] (see H.R. 223), H36 [6JA]

Hazardous substances: condemn and encourage prohibition on transport of nuclear mixed-oxide (MOX) material by ship in international waters and urge countries to reprocess such material within their own borders (see H. Res. 402), H5169 [5MY]

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: ensure management of bluefin tuna fishery adheres to certain scientific advice to support conservation, recovery, and spawning efforts (see S. Res. 346), S11290 [9NO]

International Whaling Commission: require U.S. Commissioner to be a Federal employee (see H.R. 2955), H7022 [18JN]

Law enforcement: improve maritime law enforcement (see H.R. 1440), H3337 [11MR]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see S. 1748), S10061 [1OC] (see H.R. 556), H380 [15JA]

———promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H5711 [18MY]

NOAA: conduct a technological capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals from shallow and deep seabed (see H.R. 2834), H6617 [11JN]

———consolidate authorization (see H.R. 300), H88 [8JA]

———establish a coordinated and comprehensive Federal ocean and coastal mapping program (see S. 174), S211 [8JA]

———establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (see S. 172), S211 [8JA] (see H.R. 366), H158 [9JA]

———establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and environmental information program to support renewable energy (see S. 2852), S12804 [9DE]

Oil Pollution Act: strengthen and provide the Coast Guard and NOAA with additional authorities (see S. 684), S3657 [24MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: enhance domestic energy security by increasing production from fossil-based resources in an economically and environmentally responsible manner (see S. 1517), S8094 [24JY]

———lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H.R. 797), H920 [3FE]

———limit withdrawals of offshore lands from oil and gas exploration, development, or production, allow States to petition for exploration and extraction, and share offshore oil and gas revenues with States (see H.R. 1143), H2631 [24FE]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1906), H4520 [2AP]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 2120), H4839 [27AP]

Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1918), H4520 [2AP]

———prohibit issuance of oil or natural gas leases in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in Georges Bank fishing area (see S. 851), S4573 [22AP] (see H.R. 790), H875 [2FE]

Public lands: expand authorities to provide service-learning activities, establish an Indian Youth Service Corps grant program, restore natural and scenic resources, and train managers and enthusiasts (see S. 1442), S7359 [10JY]

Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine renewable energy technologies (see S. 923), S4891 [29AP] (see H.R. 2148), H4914 [28AP]

Research: develop and coordinate interagency ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish ocean acidification program within NOAA (see S. 173), S211 [8JA] (see H.R. 14), H28 [6JA]

———promote ocean and human health (see S. 1252), S6542 [11JN]

Ships and vessels: ensure traditional right of self-defense of U.S. mariners against acts of piracy (see H.R. 3376), H9054 [29JY]

———establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (see S. 1820), S10635 [21OC] (see H.R. 3888), H11580 [21OC]

States: enhance authority for coastal and ocean resources and expansion of America's natural gas and oil supply (see H.R. 1108), H2601 [23FE]

Taxation: expand credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources and investment energy credit to include ocean thermal energy conversion projects (see H.R. 2885), H6902 [16JN]

———modify the term ``5-year property'' to include certain marine renewable energy projects (see S. 922), S4891 [29AP]

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act: technical corrections (see S. 2871), S12909 [10DE]

Letters

Canadian commerical seal hunting: Nancy J. Powell, Dept. of State, S3691 [24MR]

Coral Reef Conservation Act reauthorization: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H9749 [22SE]

———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H9749 [22SE]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H9749 [22SE]

Effect of Dept. of the Interior-administrated oil and gas leasing on military training and readiness in Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Donald H. Rumsfeld, Dept. of Defense (2005), S6489 [11JN]

Messages

Agreement on Mutual Fisheries Relations Between the U.S. and Russia: President Bush, S597 [15JA], H378 [15JA]

Remarks in House

Clean Ocean Action (organization): anniversary, E515 [2MR]

Coast Guard: assist in the defense of U.S. mariners and vessels against piracy and ensure traditional right of self-defense of those vessels against piracy, H11635 [22OC]

———conduct study to determine need for the long range maritime radio navigation system (LORAN-C) program as a supplemental backup to the global positioning system (GPS), H11684 [22OC]

———report on the most frequent human errors leading to oil spills from vessels, E2623 [23OC]

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (H.R. 2548), H6420 [10JN], E1367 [10JN]

———establish a national integrated system of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, H3983 [25MR]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 860), H9744-H9750 [22SE], H10412 [1OC], E212 [4FE], E2339, E2342 [23SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish NOAA and a National Climate Enterprise (H.R. 2685), E1304 [3JN], E2985 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: embark military personnel on U.S.-flagged vessels carrying Government-impelled cargo in areas of high risk of piracy, H7365, H7366 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: permit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H9903, H9904 [24SE], E2341 [23SE]

Developing countries: provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (H.R. 52), E8 [6JA]

Ecology and environment: establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification, H7669 [26JN]

———establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification (H.R. 2192), E1025, E1029 [30AP]

EPA: impact of proposed listing of carbon dioxide as a pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act on ocean acidification, H10412 [1OC]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (H.R. 1080), H9750-H9755 [22SE], E276 [13FE]

International Whaling Commission: require U.S. Commissioner to be a Federal employee (H.R. 2955), E1493 [18JN]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (H.R. 556), H8830, H8831 [27JY], E2049 [28JY], E2413 [1OC]

NOAA: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program, H3978 [25MR]

———tribute to Aquarius undersea laboratory, H3978 [25MR]

———Western Pacific Fishery Demonstration Projects funding, H6920, H6921 [17JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H93 [9JA], H1071-H1073 [9FE], H2610 [24FE], H3127 [10MR], H6337 [9JN], H6533 [10JN], H9248 [31JY], H10490 [6OC], H11114 [8OC]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California, H7133 [23JN]

Power resources: prohibit issuance of oil or natural gas leases in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in Georges Bank fishing area (H.R. 790), E172 [2FE]

Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine renewable energy technologies, H8119 [15JY]

———promote development and use of marine renewable energy technologies (H.R. 2148), E1003 [28AP]

Research: develop and coordinate interagency ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish ocean acidification program within NOAA, H3285 [11MR]

Shipping industry: require all containers shipped to the U.S. be scanned for nuclear and radiological weapons before loading on the vessel for shipment, H9445 [14SE]

Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements, H11636 [22OC]

———limit liability relative to acts of self-defense of U.S. mariners and vessels against acts of piracy, H11721-H11723 [23OC]

Tampa, FL: anniversary of Egmont Key Lighthouse, E104 [15JA]

Tampa Bay Watch, Inc.: anniversary, E81 [14JA]

University of Miami: Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science recipient of Dept. of Commerce grant for construction of marine science research facility, H8390 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic regions: enhance readiness of the U.S. to deal with increased maritime and development activity in the Arctic due to climate change (S. 1564), S8685 [3AU]

———study and report on research on the U.S. Arctic Ocean (S. 1562), S8685 [3AU]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (S. Res. 84), S3691 [24MR], S3778 [25MR], S5297 [7MY]

Coast Guard: eliminate the long range maritime radio navigation system (LORAN-C) program, S7243-S7248 [8JY], S10555 [20OC]

Coastal zones: develop coastal and ocean observation system, improve warnings of natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support maritime operations, and improve coastal and marine resource management (S. 171), S215 [8JA]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 2859), S12809 [9DE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (S. 212), S313 [12JA]

Dept. of Defense: require study and report on feasibility and potential of establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance strategic U.S. interests (S. 2849), S12711 [8DE]

Dept. of Energy: repeal the ultra-deepwater and unconventional onshore natural gas and other petroleum research and development program (S. 499), S2570 [26FE]

———University of Maine National Deepwater Offshore Research Center funding, S8254 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to delay implementation of the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, S9647 [22SE], S9724 [23SE], S9809 [24SE]

Ecology and environment: establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification (S. 1933), S10780 [27OC]

Fish and fishing: authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector (S. 1609), S9009 [6AU]

———rebuilding of fish stocks, fisheries, and fish harvesting funding, S1675 [5FE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (S. 212), S313 [12JA]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (S. 1748), S10067 [1OC]

National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System: establish, S423, S424 [15JA]

NOAA: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program, S423, S424 [15JA]

———establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (S. 172), S219 [8JA]

———funding, S11172 [5NO]

Oil Pollution Act: strengthen and provide the Coast Guard and NOAA with additional authorities (S. 684), S3680 [24MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: effect of lifting moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions on Navy and Air Force training bases in Florida panhandle, S6489-S6491 [11JN]

———lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, S2092 [11FE], S4159 [1AP], S6693 [17JN]

Polynesian Voyaging Society: funding, S2672 [3MR]

Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine renewable energy technologies (S. 923), S4892 [29AP]

Research: develop and coordinate interagency ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish ocean acidification program within NOAA, S423, S424 [15JA]

———promote ocean and human health (S. 1252), S6558 [11JN]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (S. 1820), S10637 [21OC]

Taxation: modify the term ``5-year property'' to include certain marine renewable energy projects (S. 922), S4892 [29AP]

Reports filed

Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 860) (H. Rept. 111-196), H8007 [10JY]

Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 212) (S. Rept. 111-64), S8759 [4AU]

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1080) (H. Rept. 111-228), H8808 [24JY]

Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 556) (H. Rept. 111-175), H7144 [23JN]

U.S. Mariner and Vessel Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3376) (H. Rept. 111-386), H15508 [23DE]

Urge Canada To End Commercial Hunt for Seals: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 84), S5281 [7MY]

Statements

Energy Development on Public Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the Interior, S3339 [18MR]

———Senator Bingaman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S3340 [18MR]

Texts of

H.R. 556, Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act, H8830 [27JY]

H.R. 860, Coral Reef Conservation Act reauthorization, H9744-H9748 [22SE]

H.R. 1080, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act, H9751-H9754 [22SE]

S. 171, Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act, S216-S219 [8JA]

S. 172, NOAA Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research Program Act, S219 [8JA]

S. 499, Withdraw Energy Addicting New Subsidies (WEANS) Act, S2570 [26FE]

S. 684, Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act, S3681-S3685 [24MR]

S. 1252, promote ocean and human health, S6559 [11JN]

S. 1609, Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act, S9009 [6AU]

S. 1820, Clean Cruise Ship Act, S10638-S10641 [21OC]

S. 1933, Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act, S10781-S10785 [27OC]

S. 2852, Renewable Energy Environmental Research Act, S12806 [9DE]

S. Res. 84, urge Canada to end commercial hunt for seals, S3691 [24MR], S5297 [7MY]

S. Res. 346, ensure International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas management of bluefin tuna fishery adheres to certain scientific advice to support conservation, recovery, and spawning efforts, S11293, S11301 [9NO]