Aquaculture Employment Investment Act
Official title: To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to coastal States for development of State coastal zone management program changes to supp… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to coastal States for development of State coastal zone management program changes to support adoption of procedures and policies to evaluate and facilitate siting of certain aquaculture facilities in the coastal zone, and to establish in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a marine aquaculture development program to be known as the Nantucket Program.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans.
Aquaculture Employment Investment Act - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act to add the adoption of procedures and policies relating to the siting of coastal zone aquaculture facilities to the list of coastal zone enhancement objectives.
Establishes in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a marine aquaculture development program, to be known as the Nantucket Program, to expand coastal economic opportunities through job training, technical assistance, and employment in marine aquaculture, transplant, and relay operations. Mandates grants to coastal communities to develop marine aquaculture training and support activities. Authorizes appropriations.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2046: Aquaculture Employment Investment Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2046/
"H.R. 2046: Aquaculture Employment Investment Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2046/.
H.R. 2046, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2046/.
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