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Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013

Introduced: April 9, 2013 Introduced by: Bonamici, Suzanne Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2014
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-398, Part I.
Dec 4, 2013
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 4, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 4, 2013
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Jun 13, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Apr 10, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Apr 9, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 9, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013 - Amends the Marine Debris Act to: (1) require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to approve or disapprove a grant application with respect to a severe marine debris event and provide grant funds to an approved applicant within 60 days after receipt of the grant application, and (2) authorize the Administrator to give preference under the Marine Debris Program to projects that address such an event.

Authorizes state governors to request that the Administrator declare a severe marine debris event for purposes of grant consideration and disbursement. Requires the Administrator, within 30 days after receiving such request, to either declare such an event or provide a response explaining why the declaration was not made.

Allows the Administrator to: (1) require a grant recipient to provide training to persons engaged in grant-funded marine debris response efforts on the potential impacts of marine debris, including nonindigenous species related to the debris, on the economy, the marine environment, and navigation safety; and (2) enter into agreements to use the personnel, services, equipment, or facilities of federal agencies, state and local governments, regional agencies, interstate agencies, and other entities on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis.

Defines "nonindigenous species" to mean any species or other viable biological material that enters an ecosystem beyond its historic range, including any such organism transferred from one country into another.

What's happening now April 2, 2014

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-398, Part I.

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