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HR 2548 111th Congress House

Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require establishment of a Working Waterfront Grant Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources AquacultureMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationOutdoor recreationWater resources funding
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 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
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 Latest action October 20, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Hodes, Paul
· Dec 8, 2009
Kratovil, Frank
· Oct 21, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Oct 20, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· May 21, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· May 21, 2009
Klein, Ron
· May 21, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 21, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2548: Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2548/
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"H.R. 2548: Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2548/.
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