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Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2019

Introduced: October 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund which provides funding for several things, including fisheries conservation and management, water and boating infrastructure, and recreational boating safety.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on (1) the increasing use of nonmotorized vessels and their impacts on motorized and nonmotorized vessel access, (2) user conflicts at waterway access points, (3) the use of Sport Fish Restoration Program funds to improve nonmotorized vessel access and the reasons for providing such access, and (4) the use of Recreational Boating Safety Program funds for nonmotorized boating safety programs.

What's happening now November 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

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