HR 2548
111th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Aquaculture
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Outdoor recreation
Water resources funding
Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 1, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program to make a grant, through a regionally equitable, competitive funding process, to any coastal state to implement a plan to preserve and expand access to coastal waters for persons engaged in commercial fishing, recreational fishing, aquaculture, boatbuilding, or other water-dependent coastal-related business.
Authorizes the Secretary to award planning grants to coastal states to develop or revise comprehensive working waterfront plans.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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