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Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act

Introduced: June 11, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Oct 3, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633.
Oct 3, 2002
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-296.
Sep 19, 2002
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 11, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 11, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5369-5370)
Jun 11, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Program to protect the environmental integrity of undeveloped coastal and estuarine areas. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make program grants to coastal States for the purpose of acquiring property interests. Prohibits any more than 75 percent of the grant funding from being derived from Federal sources.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide $5 million for a regional watershed protection demonstration project that: (1) leverages land acquisition funding from other Federal conservation or acquisition programs; (2) involves partnerships with Federal, State, and non-governmental entities; (3) creates conservation corridors; (4) protects habitats under imminent threat of development or conversion; (5) provides water quality protection for areas under the National Estuarine Research Reserve program; and (6) provides a model for future regional watershed protection projects.

Reserves 15 percent of program funds for acquisitions benefitting the National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Specifies that when property is acquired under this program: (1) title will be held by the grant recipient; (2) property will be managed consistent with the purpose of the program; and (3) funds will be returned to the Secretary if the property is sold, exchanged, or divested.

What's happening now October 3, 2002

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Oct 7, 2002
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 19, 2002
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 12, 2002
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 11, 2002
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 11, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2608: Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2608/
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