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S 668 111th Congress Senate

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2009 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources EcologyFederal-Indian relationsIntergovernmental relationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheries
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Oct 21, 2009
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.
Oct 21, 2009
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-90.
Jul 8, 2009
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 23, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3615-3616)
Mar 23, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 21, 2009

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to define "Northwest Straits" as the marine waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and of Puget Sound from the Canadian border to the south end of Snohomish County, Washington.

Sets forth the membership of the Northwest Straits Advisory Commission. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, to appoint an employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to serve as a liaison between the Commission and the Department of Commerce and to attend the Commission's meetings and events as a nonvoting participant. States the goal of the Commission as the protection and restoration of the marine waters, habitats, and species of the Northwest Straits region in Washington to achieve ecosystem health and sustainable resource use. Enumerates the duties of the Commission and establish benchmarks for its work. Requires the Commission to submit annual reports to Congress and the Under Secretary on its activities and its progress in achieving specified benchmarks.

Authorizes the Manager of the Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program of Washington's Department of Ecology, upon the recommendation of the Commission and the Director of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, to appoint and terminate a Director of the Commission. Requires the Director to be confirmed by the Commission.

Provides for the establishment of marine resources committees in specified counties of Washington.

Authorizes the Director of the Commission and the Director of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve to establish the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation as a nonprofit foundation to support the Commission and the marine resources committees established by this Act.

Authorizes appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1672 Identical bill Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 668: Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-668/
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