MARINE RESOURCES

Amendments

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (S. 256), S6258 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 753), H594 [15FE]

Arctic Ocean: provide for research, monitoring, and observation (see S. 272), S589 [11FE] (see S. 1344), S5840 [23JY]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 839), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 71), H30 [3JA]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see S. 407), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 1149), H1425 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior: implement Agreement Between the U.S. and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 812), S3028 [25AP]

——— require Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to promote artificial reefs (see S. 1079), S3844 [23MY]

Fish and fishing: develop a fishery management plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper (see S. 1161), S4481 [13JN] (see H.R. 3099), H5546 [12SE]

——— develop a strategy to address the lionfish invasion in the Atlantic Ocean and support research and capacity building to develop responses to such invasion (see H. Res. 67), H502 [13FE]

——— grant exclusive fishery management authority over red snapper fish in the Gulf of Mexico to certain States (see S. 747), S2749 [17AP]

——— provide that certain States have exclusive fishery management authority over reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico in waters that, on average, are 20 fathoms or less in depth (see H.R. 1219), H1547 [15MR]

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges (see S. 571), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1185), H1426 [14MR]

Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas platforms for artificial reefs (see S. 96), S213 [23JA]

——— provide tax relief for persons affected by the discharge of oil in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon (see S. 1506), S6518 [17SE]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1329), H1822 [21MR]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 646), S2146 [21MR]

National Marine Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 68), H502 [13FE]

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities to address marine debris impacts of 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami (see S. 1162), S4481 [13JN] (see H.R. 1491), H1955 [11AP]

——— provide for equitable management of summer flounder based on geographic, scientific, and economic data (see S. 1757), S8457 [21NO]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see S. 256), S520 [7FE] (see H.R. 573), H412 [6FE]

Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and improve oil spill response plans (see S. 1483), S6208 [1AU]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 553), H411 [6FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: exempt from certain prohibitions on the importation of wildlife animals accidentally included in shipments of aquatic species produced in commercial aquaculture (see H.R. 3105), H5587 [17SE]

Letters

Convey certain submerged lands to the Northern Mariana Islands: Delegate Sablan, S525 [7FE]

Remarks in House

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 71), E8 [3JA]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for implementation, administration, or enforcement of the National Ocean Policy, H4360 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit offshore hydraulic fracturing activities until completion of environmental and public health impact study, H7204 [19NO]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations, H4113 [27JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (H.R. 573), H2633 [15MY], E106 [6FE]

——— convey certain submerged lands (S. 256), H5453, H5454 [10SE]

Remarks in Senate

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways, S3300 [9MY], S3424 [14MY], S3452 [15MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance maritime border security, S5539 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior: implement Agreement Between the U.S. and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico (S. 812), S7431 [12OC]

Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges (S. 571), S1859–S1861 [14MR]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S3223, S3227 [8MY]

Lehman, John: testimony as former Sec. of the Navy before Committee on Armed Services (House) Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces on maintaining a strong maritime defense capability, S866 [26FE]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish, S3143 [7MY], S3223, S3227, S3246 [8MY], S3564 [16MY]

National Ocean Council: release of National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan, S2953 [24AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (S. 256), S524 [7FE], S6258 [1AU]

Reports filed

Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 113–117), S7876 [6NO]

Northern Mariana Islands Submerged Lands Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 256) (S. Rept. 113–55), S5497 [27JN]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 573) (H. Rept. 113–56), H2601 [14MY]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S. Designation: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 553) (H. Rept. 113–204), H5475 [10SE]

Testimonies

Maintaining a Strong Maritime Defense Capability: John Lehman, S866 [26FE]

Texts of

H.R. 573, Northern Mariana Islands submerged lands conveyance, H2633 [15MY]

S. 256, convey certain submerged lands to the Northern Mariana Islands, S525 [7FE]

S. 256, Northern Mariana Islands submerged lands conveyance, S6258 [1AU], H5453 [10SE]

S. 571, Great Lakes Water Protection Act, S1860 [14MR]

S. 812, Dept. of the Interior implementation of Agreement Between the U.S. and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico, S7431 [12OC]